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Be a Bridge
In this upbeat picture book, acclaimed authors Irene Latham and Charles Waters bring key themes from their earlier collaborations (Can I Touch Your Hair? and Dictionary for a Better World) to Read More →
Lionel Poops
From the Series Lionel
A positive and practical board book that encourages potty training with humor and affirmation. Featuring a mischievous little lion called Lionel. In this pithy board book series, the… Read More →
Deb Haaland: First Native American Cabinet Secretary
From the Series Gateway Biographies
In 2021, Deb Haaland made history as the first Native American cabinet secretary in US history. As Secretary of the Interior, Haaland championed environmental protections and helped restore… Read More →
The Stars Will Be My Nightlight: A Sukkot Story
"Can we sleep in the sukkah?" the son asks his mom. She worries that it will be cold and dark, and that it might rain. “But the stars will be my nightlight,” the boy says, to which the mom smiles. Read More →
Caution: Turtles and Frogs Ahead!
From the Series Wildlife Rescue
Reptiles and amphibians need special help crossing roads. This book focuses on different approaches, from tiny turtle tunnels under railroad tracks in Japan, to salamander tunnels and… Read More →
Safe Travels for Squirrels
From the Series Wildlife Rescue
Forest villages in France, England, the U.S. and Australia feature rope bridges and buckets of acorns for squirrels. Readers will meet some of the rescuers helping these little red squirrels survive. Read More →
Amazona
This socially conscious thriller from graphic novelist Canizales examines the injustices of his home country in a stark, distinctive style. Andrea, a young Indigenous Colombian woman, has… Read More →
Attention Hijacked: Using Mindfulness to Reclaim Your Brain from Tech
Technology surrounds us every day: a phone alarm wakes us up, an electronic calendar tracks assignment deadlines, GPS directs us to the new dentist’s office, social media keeps us connected… Read More →
Glowing Bunnies!?: Why We're Making Hybrids, Chimeras, and Clones
Our brave new world is here. With modern genetic technologies, science fiction's "what if?" has become the scientist's "why not?" Bioengineering has the potential to remake animals in almost Read More →
José and the Pirate Captain Toledano
Set in the shadows of the Spanish Inquisition, this is the coming-of-age story of José Alfaro, a young refugee who forms a powerful bond with the mysterious Pirate Captain Toledano. It’s also Read More →
Gender Inequality in Sports: From Title IX to World Titles
“We trained just as hard and we have just as much love for our sport. We deserve to play just as much as any other athlete. . . . I am sick and tired of being treated like I am second rate. I Read More →
Gold Mountain
Working on the Transcontinental Railroad promises a fortune—for those who survive. Growing up in 1860s China, Tam Ling Fan has lived a life of comfort. Her father is wealthy enough to… Read More →
Make Way for Animals!: A World of Wildlife Crossings
Around the world, city highways and country roads have cut through natural spaces. Wild animals are blocked from the resources they need to survive, or must make dangerous crossings across… Read More →
Pops
A warm and comforting board book about the bond between grandfather and child, from award-winning author and illustrator. A Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2023. A small hand in Read More →
Sensational Senses: Amazing Ways Animals Perceive the World
Humans have five senses. But some animals can perceive things we can't thanks to their extraordinary senses. From science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch comes a fascinating book that introduces… Read More →
The Adventures of Dr. Sloth: Rebecca Cliffe and Her Quest to Protect Sloths
True or false: Sloths are lazy. Answer: False! True or false: Sloths are mysterious. Answer: True! Scientists are only beginning to discover how sloths live in the wild. Sloths spend most of Read More →
Today Is Different
Standing together makes all of us stronger. Mai, a young Hmong girl, and Kiara, a young Black girl, are best friends. They do everything together—riding the bus, eating lunch, playing at… Read More →
Eighteen Vats of Water
As long as he can remember, Xian has wanted to be a great calligrapher, like his father. When he turns six, he's finally old enough to start studying. Calligraphy is more than writing—it's… Read More →
Elephant Island
A shipwrecked elephant makes his tiny island a home for the many friends who come to the rescue, in the new picture book from New York Times Illustrated Book Award winning author Leo Timmers. Read More →
Little Killers: The Ferocious Lives of Puny Predators
Nature’s creatures can be ferocious! Lions and sharks leave many animals running scared. But some predators may be hunting beneath your feet or above your head—and you don’t know they’re… Read More →
Rumble and Roar: Sound around the World
Babble / Swoosh / Roar and WHOOSH! The roar of a waterfall, the chirp of insects, the thump of a heartbeat—sound is all around us! Rhyming text and atmospheric illustrations present four… Read More →
The Deep Blue Between
Twin sisters Hassana and Husseina have always shared their lives. But after a raid on their village in 1892, the twins are torn apart. Taken in different directions, far from their home in… Read More →
Washed Ashore: Making Art from Ocean Plastic
Every day, we use plastic products. And where do these items go when we are done with them? When artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi found plastic trash polluting the beach near her home, she took… Read More →
Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in Crisis
Birds are disappearing. Birds are nature's essential workers, and they are crucial members of ecosystems around the world. Hummingbirds pollinate our flowers; cardinals munch on beetles,… Read More →