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Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival

Lindsay Moore · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Lindsay Moore's remarkable and beautifully illustrated picture book follows a lone polar bear as she makes her way across sea ice in the Arctic. Sea Bear is a deeply moving and informative story about perseverance, family, nature, and climate change that will resonate with readers of all ages....
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Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines

Sarah Aronson · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Discover how Rube Goldberg followed his dreams to become an award-winning cartoonist, inventor, and even an adjective in the dictionary in this inspiring and funny biographical picture book. Want to become an award-winning cartoonist and inventor? Follow your dreams, just like Rube Goldberg!...
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Sanity & Tallulah

Molly Brooks · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 240
Format: Book

Life on space station Wilnick is threatened when Sanity's latest science experiment yields unexpected results.  
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How to Spot a Sasquatch

J. Torres

On a camping trip with the Junior Rangers, Jay feels like the odd one out. He's determined to get a photo of Bigfoot -- but none of his friends believe Bigfoot exists. But if there's no such thing as Bigfoot, why is there a giant footprint? And who is stealing all the snacks?<
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Nature All Around: Trees

Pamela Hickman · Kids Can Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated introduction to trees and the important role they play is part of the essential Nature All Around series. The book first explores the parts of trees, their life cycles, the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees, leaf types and the processes...
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Monstrous Devices

Damien Love · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"I enjoyed everything about Damien Love's debut - its title, its breakneck action, its sly sense of humor. I wish my first novel had been as imaginative and assured." - Anthony Horowitz, New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider seriesOn a winter's day in a British...
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Wildheart: The Daring Adventures of John Muir

Julie Bertagna · Yosemite Conservancy
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

A Junior Library Guild Selection!John Muir led an adventurous life, starting with his wild and playful boyhood in Scotland to his legendary exploits in America, where he became an inventor, a global explorer, and the first modern environmentalist - and even made friends with a president!...
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