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The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton
Audrey Vernick · Clarion Books
Pages: 36
Format: Print book |
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Audrey Vernick and Steven Salerno have again collaborated to bring us a captivating picture book about a compelling but little-known piece of baseball history. Beginning in 1922, when Edith Houghton was only ten years old, she tried out for a women's professional baseball team, the Philadelphia... |
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Insects
Seymour Simon · Harper
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explores the wonderful world of insects, with fascinating facts and stunning full-color photographs, in his latest nonfiction picture book. Readers will learn all about insects' life stages, senses, bodies, and the many different kinds, including... |
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Seven and a Half Tons of Steel
Janet Nolan · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 36
Format: Print book |
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There is a ship, a navy ship. It is called the USS New York. It is big like other navy ships, and it sails like other navy ships, but there is something special about the USS New York. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the governor of New York gave the Navy a steel beam that was once... |
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That's a Rap
MattyB · Gallery Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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An uplifting and candid memoir from thirteen-year-old YouTube sensation, boy-next-door heartthrob, and musical artist MattyB."Don't worry about what others think. Don't try to be cool or be someone else or be this-that-or-the-other. Be you." - MattyB Matthew David Morris,... |
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The Deadliest Creature in the World
Brenda Z Guiberson · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Which creature is the deadliest? Is it the insect that bites, the ostrich that kicks, the snake that squeezes, or the shrew that paralyzes? Is it the most venomous, the most poisonous, or the one that infects its victims with a fatal disease? Fascinating facts and spectacular illustrations... |
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DK Readers L4: Big Fantastic Earth
Jen Green · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover |
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How do waterfalls form? How long is the Nile River? Who led the first expedition on Mount Everest?Discover the earth's most amazing natural wonders in Big Fantastic Earth!Explore the highest peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to the deep grooves of the Grand Canyon, and discover how the incredible... |
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Around the World with the Ingreedies: A Taste Adventure
Zo©± Bather · Lawrence King Publishing
Pages: 63
Format: Print book |
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Chef and his intrepid gang of ingredient hunters - comic characters called the Ingreedies - take you on a world trip that will tantalize your taste buds and inspire adventures in the kitchen. Join Melvin in the rainforest for some edible Amazonian treats, and try explosive chillis in Mexico... |
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DK Readers L1: Sea Otters
DK · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover |
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Get a close-up look at the lives of sea otters and watch them eat, play, groom, and dive together. Filled with bold, adorable images of these aquatic creatures in their natural habitat, Sea Otters explores a day in the life of these furry, whiskered marine mammals.Perfect for 3-5 year olds... |
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Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars
Gregory Zuckerman · Philomel Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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Discover the inspirational real-life stories of superstar athletes like LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Tim Howard, and more! Team USA goalkeeper Tim Howard was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome in 6th grade. He went on to become a national treasure after single-handedly keeping America... |
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You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen
Carole Boston Weatherford · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 96
Format: Print book |
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Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford's innovative history in verse celebrates the story of the Tuskegee Airmen: pioneering African-American pilots who triumphed in the skies and past the color barrier.I WANT YOU! says the poster of Uncle Sam. But if you're a young black... |
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