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The Heart of a Boy: Celebrating the Strength and Spirit of Boyhood

Kate T. Parker · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Boys can be wild. But they can also be gentle. Bursting with confidence, but not afraid to be vulnerable. Ready to run fearlessly downfield - or reach out to a friend in need.

Kate T. Parker, author of the bestselling book about girls Strong Is the New Pretty, now turns...
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The Little Fir Tree

Christopher Corr · Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Deep in the forest, there lived a beautiful little fir tree who longed to see the world. When the tree is taken to town at Christmas, it feels like all his dreams have come true. But what will happen the day after? Find out in this beautifully illustrated modern retelling of Hans Christian...
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Wild Things

Lonely Planet Kids · Lonely Planet Kids
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wanted to find fairies in the garden, meet a unicorn, ride a dragon or share a picnic with a mermaid? Just because you've never seen these magical creatures doesn't mean they don't exist!

The Wild Things of stories and the imagination are everywhere, but they're...

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Life: The First Four Billion Years: The Story of Life from the Big Bang to the Evolution of Humans

Martin Jenkins · Candlewick Studio
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning children's book creators Martin Jenkins and Grahame Baker-Smith team up for a large-scale look at our planet, from the big bang to the dinosaurs and beyond.

Before humans took their first steps, there were billions of years of vibrant and varied life-forms on Earth....
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Seeds Move!

Robin Page · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Discover the fascinating and surprising ways that seeds move and find a place to grow in this gorgeous picture book from Caldecott Honoree Robin Page.

Every seed, big or small, needs sunlight, water, and an uncrowded place to put down roots. But how do seeds get to the perfect place...
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Fish Everywhere

Britta Teckentrup · Big Picture Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Best-selling illustrator Britta Teckentrup explores the world of fish in a sumptuously illustrated nonfiction book.

There are fish everywhere! Some of them live in fresh water, some of them live under ice, and some even live in the desert. Fish Everywhere is the first in a series...
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Superlative Birds

Leslie Bulion · Peachtree Publishing Company
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

Explore the fascinating world of superlative birds -- from the bee hummingbird, the tiniest bird in the world, to the peregrine falcon, the fastest creature on Earth.
Ever wonder which bird has the loudest voice? Which one builds the biggest nest or has the most feathers? Get to know...
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The Women Who Caught The Babies: A Story of African American Midwives

Eloise Greenfield · Alazar Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The Women Who Caught the Babies highlights important aspects of the training and work of African-American midwives and the ways in which they have helped, and continue to help, so many families by "catching" their babies at birth. The blend of Eloise Greenfield's poetry...
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What's Cooking at 10 Garden Street?: Recipes for Kids From Around the World

Felicita Sala · Prestel Junior
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

This delightfully illustrated children's cookbook offers a global menu of dishes to share with friends, family, and neighbors.

Something delicious is cooking in the old apartment building on Garden Street! Pilar is mixing gazpacho, Monsieur Ping is stir-frying broccoli, Señora...
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The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs

America's Test Kitchen Kids · Sourcebooks Explore
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller!

From the creators of the #1 New York Times bestselling cookbook for kids comes the ultimate baking book. America's Test Kitchen once again brings their scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to KIDS!

BAKING ISN'T JUST FOR CUPCAKES

Want...

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Comics: Easy as ABC!: The Essential Guide to Comics for Kids

Ivan Brunetti · TOON Graphics
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

This guide to comics for kids is an essential tool for all those who enjoy comics. Simple cartooning basics are outlined with easy examples to follow. kids, parents, teachers, and librarians will love the humorous step-by-step lessons by master cartoonist and teacher Ivan Brunetti. Even...
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Backyard Adventure: Get Messy, Get Wet, Build Cool Things, and Have Tons of Wild Fun! 51 Free-Play Activities

Amanda Thomsen · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

The backyard has long been a space associated with recreation and relaxation, a private patch of earth to escape to, and a springboard for the imagination. In her signature style and drawing on her personal experience as a mother, gardener, and author, Amanda Thomsen encourages kids to create...
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Harry Potter: Exploring Hogwarts: An Illustrated Guide

Jody Revenson · Insight Kids
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Explore the iconic locations of Hogwarts as seen in the Harry Potter films with this large-scale interactive book, Harry Potter: Exploring Hogwarts.

Harry Potter: Exploring Hogwarts pairs striking full-color illustrations of Hogwarts with interactive elements...
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Billie Jean!: How Tennis Star Billie Jean King Changed Women's Sports

Mara Rockliff · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A fun and inspiring picture book biography of tennis legend and women's rights activist Billie Jean King.

From award-winning author Mara Rockliff and New York Times-bestselling illustrator Elizabeth Baddeley comes this extraordinary picture book about one little girl who loved...
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers

Fred Rogers · Quirk Books
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

For the first time ever, 75 beloved songs from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and The Children's Corner are collected in this charmingly illustrated treasury, sure to be cherished by generations of children as well as the millions of adults who grew up with Mister Rogers.
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The Kids Book

Lonely Planet Kids · Lonely Planet Kids
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

If you were asked to tell someone on the other side of the world about yourself, where would you start?

Perhaps you'd mention your favorite hobbies, the pranks you play on your family, or what you want to be when you grow up. Would you include a selfie or a family photo? A cute...

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Pencils, Pens & Brushes: A Great Girls' Guide to Disney Animation

Mindy Johnson · Disney Press
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

Based on Mindy Johnson's critically acclaimed Disney Editions title, Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney's Animation, this nonfiction picture book is a fun and inspiring look at many of the amazing women who have worked at Disney Animation over the years-from Story Artists, to Animators...

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Jane Austen for Kids: Her Life, Writings, and World, with 21 Activities

Nancy I. Sanders · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Jane Austen is one of the most influential and best-loved novelists in English literature. Austen's genius was her cast of characters - so timeless and real that readers today recognize them in their own families and neighborhoods. Her book's universal themes - love and hate, hope and disappointment,...
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What Miss Mitchell Saw

Hayley Barrett · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Discover the amazing true story of Maria Mitchell, America's first professional female astronomer.

Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual - a comet no one had ever...
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Digging Deep: How Science Unearths Puzzles from the Past

Laura Scandiffio · Annick Press
Pages: 116
Format: Paperback

Every archeological find adds to our understanding of the world, but sometimes a discovery is made that is so startling and different that it changes the way we view history. Digging Deep showcases the most exciting examples of these lost puzzle pieces and how recent advances in science...

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Survivors of the Holocaust: True Stories of Six Extraordinary Children

Kath Shackleton · Sourcebooks Explore
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Between 1933 and 1945, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party were responsible for the persecution of millions of Jews across Europe.

This extraordinary graphic novel tells the true stories of six Jewish children and young people who survived the Holocaust. From suffering the horrors...

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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz · Beacon Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Spanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up history examines the legacy of Indigenous peoples' resistance, resilience, and steadfast fight against imperialism.

Going beyond the story of America as a country "discovered" by a few brave men in the "New World,"...
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Sharing Our Truths Tapwe: This Land is Our Storybook

Henry Beaver · Fifth House Publishers
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover

Join the authors as they lead the children through important Cree cultural experiences, tell stories, and share their wisdom and truths with compassion. Learn the protocols for building a tipi, trapping a beaver, laying the grandfather stones for a fire, smudging, and harvesting salt...

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