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Deadly!
The Truth About the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Neal Layton
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $14.99
Lions and scorpions and lethal little jellyfish, oh my! Kids will sink their teeth into this fascinating look at nature’s fiercest creatures.
Sometimes nature can be nasty: snakes that spit poison, insects with exploding bottoms, and tigers that have you for dinner. Throughout the animal kingdom, creatures are equipped with lethal weapons... Read more >
The Truth About the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Neal Layton
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $14.99
Lions and scorpions and lethal little jellyfish, oh my! Kids will sink their teeth into this fascinating look at nature’s fiercest creatures.
Sometimes nature can be nasty: snakes that spit poison, insects with exploding bottoms, and tigers that have you for dinner. Throughout the animal kingdom, creatures are equipped with lethal weapons... Read more >
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The Story of Silk
From Worm Spit to Woven Scarves
Written by Richard Sobol
Illustrated by Richard Sobol
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $17.99
What does worm spit have to do with the world’s most luxurious fabric? Travel to Thailand for a close-up look at wrigglers, weavers, and wearers of silk.
Join author and photographer Richard Sobol as he picks up his camera once more and travels to a small village in Thailand for an in-depth... Read more >
From Worm Spit to Woven Scarves
Written by Richard Sobol
Illustrated by Richard Sobol
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $17.99
What does worm spit have to do with the world’s most luxurious fabric? Travel to Thailand for a close-up look at wrigglers, weavers, and wearers of silk.
Join author and photographer Richard Sobol as he picks up his camera once more and travels to a small village in Thailand for an in-depth... Read more >
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National Geographic Readers: Creepy Crawly Collection
Written by National Geographic
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2012
Price: $7.99
Frogs, snakes, ants, and bats! Oh my! They come in different sizes, different colors, and have different ways of thriving where they live. But thrive they do, and sometimes with the most amazing adaptations. These four creepy crawlies, their homes, and their most interesting aspects are the topic of this book... Read more >
Written by National Geographic
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2012
Price: $7.99
Frogs, snakes, ants, and bats! Oh my! They come in different sizes, different colors, and have different ways of thriving where they live. But thrive they do, and sometimes with the most amazing adaptations. These four creepy crawlies, their homes, and their most interesting aspects are the topic of this book... Read more >
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Show me the Honey (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Christopher Moroney
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $3.99
Where does honey come from? The Cat in the Hat knows that! It comes from bees, and what better way to learn about honey making than to visit inside a hive and see firsthand how it’s done? In this rhymed easy reader based on an episode from the hit PBS Kids... Read more >
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Christopher Moroney
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $3.99
Where does honey come from? The Cat in the Hat knows that! It comes from bees, and what better way to learn about honey making than to visit inside a hive and see firsthand how it’s done? In this rhymed easy reader based on an episode from the hit PBS Kids... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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Step Gently Out
Written by Helen Frost
Photographed by Rick Lieder
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $15.99
Stunning close-up photography and a lyrical text implore children to look more closely at the world around them.
Be still, and watch a single blade of grass.
An ant climbs up to look around.
A honeybee flies past.
What would happen if you walked very, very quietly and looked ever so carefully at the natural... Read more >
Written by Helen Frost
Photographed by Rick Lieder
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $15.99
Stunning close-up photography and a lyrical text implore children to look more closely at the world around them.
Be still, and watch a single blade of grass.
An ant climbs up to look around.
A honeybee flies past.
What would happen if you walked very, very quietly and looked ever so carefully at the natural... Read more >
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Insect Detective
Read and Wonder
Written by Steve Voake
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $6.99
Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Right now, all around us, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things: wasps are building nests, ants are collecting food, and dragonflies are readying for the... Read more >
Read and Wonder
Written by Steve Voake
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $6.99
Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Right now, all around us, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things: wasps are building nests, ants are collecting food, and dragonflies are readying for the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Yucky Worms
Read and Wonder
Written by Vivian French
Illustrated by Jessica Ahlberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $6.99
Here’s to nature’s recyclers! Kids will burrow right into this book about the industrious — and danger-filled — life of the delightfully yucky earthworm.
Who would want to be friends with a wiggly, slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these lowly creatures than meets... Read more >
Read and Wonder
Written by Vivian French
Illustrated by Jessica Ahlberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $6.99
Here’s to nature’s recyclers! Kids will burrow right into this book about the industrious — and danger-filled — life of the delightfully yucky earthworm.
Who would want to be friends with a wiggly, slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these lowly creatures than meets... Read more >
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Bugs By the Numbers Counting Cards
Written by Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss
Format: Non-traditional book, 27 pages
On Sale: November 22, 2011
Price: $24.99
Awesome insects decorate these eye-catching number wall cards. One side features an insect built from a number that reflects its numerical feat (e.g. 50 comprises the dragonfly because it catches and eats about 50mosquitos each day). When the cards are flipped over, the numbers 1-25 are displayed for more counting games... Read more >
Written by Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss
Format: Non-traditional book, 27 pages
On Sale: November 22, 2011
Price: $24.99
Awesome insects decorate these eye-catching number wall cards. One side features an insect built from a number that reflects its numerical feat (e.g. 50 comprises the dragonfly because it catches and eats about 50mosquitos each day). When the cards are flipped over, the numbers 1-25 are displayed for more counting games... Read more >
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National Geographic Readers: Spiders
Written by Laura Marsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $3.99
You don’t have to look far to see a spider’s web—in the corner of the window, on a fence, or in a bush—spiders make their homes everywhere. And there are so many kinds of spiders! Some red, some blue, yellow, and more…all fascinating. Amazing photography and easy-to-understand text makes Spiders a... Read more >
Written by Laura Marsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $3.99
You don’t have to look far to see a spider’s web—in the corner of the window, on a fence, or in a bush—spiders make their homes everywhere. And there are so many kinds of spiders! Some red, some blue, yellow, and more…all fascinating. Amazing photography and easy-to-understand text makes Spiders a... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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National Geographic Readers: Spiders
Written by Laura Marsh
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $13.90
You don’t have to look far to see a spider’s web—in the corner of the window, on a fence, or in a bush—spiders make their homes everywhere. And there are so many kinds of spiders! Some red, some blue, yellow, and more…all fascinating. Amazing photography and easy-to-understand text makes Spiders a hit in... Read more >
Written by Laura Marsh
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $13.90
You don’t have to look far to see a spider’s web—in the corner of the window, on a fence, or in a bush—spiders make their homes everywhere. And there are so many kinds of spiders! Some red, some blue, yellow, and more…all fascinating. Amazing photography and easy-to-understand text makes Spiders a hit in... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Just the Right Size
Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Neal Layton
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $7.99
From a celebrated team comes a fascinating look at why we don’t have super powers (alas) — and why size matters, for creatures big and small.
Did you ever wonder why there are no high-fl ying, wall-climbing, tall-building-leaping superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from engaging... Read more >
Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Neal Layton
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $7.99
From a celebrated team comes a fascinating look at why we don’t have super powers (alas) — and why size matters, for creatures big and small.
Did you ever wonder why there are no high-fl ying, wall-climbing, tall-building-leaping superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from engaging... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Silk and Venom
Searching for a Dangerous Spider
Written by Kathryn Lasky
Photographed by Christopher G. Knight
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $16.99
Join a researcher on a passionate hunt for poisonous spiders, captured in the engaging prose and stunning photos of a masterful team.
Love them, hate them — spiders are feared and misunderstood by many, but certainly not by biology professor and arachnologist Greta Binford. Eager and willing to share her knowledge, she... Read more >
Searching for a Dangerous Spider
Written by Kathryn Lasky
Photographed by Christopher G. Knight
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $16.99
Join a researcher on a passionate hunt for poisonous spiders, captured in the engaging prose and stunning photos of a masterful team.
Love them, hate them — spiders are feared and misunderstood by many, but certainly not by biology professor and arachnologist Greta Binford. Eager and willing to share her knowledge, she... Read more >
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National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Butterflies
Written by Laura Marsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $3.99
The monarch butterfly, one of the most seemingly delicate of all of nature’s animals, proves to be one of the toughest in this reader. Making the yearly trip from the Northern United States and Canada to the Oyamel forest of Mexico is no easy task, and it takes five generations of... Read more >
Written by Laura Marsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $3.99
The monarch butterfly, one of the most seemingly delicate of all of nature’s animals, proves to be one of the toughest in this reader. Making the yearly trip from the Northern United States and Canada to the Oyamel forest of Mexico is no easy task, and it takes five generations of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Butterflies
Written by Laura Marsh
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $13.90
The monarch butterfly, one of the most seemingly delicate of all of nature’s animals, proves to be one of the toughest in this reader. Making the yearly trip from the Northern United States and Canada to the Oyamel forest of Mexico is no easy task, and it takes five generations of... Read more >
Written by Laura Marsh
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $13.90
The monarch butterfly, one of the most seemingly delicate of all of nature’s animals, proves to be one of the toughest in this reader. Making the yearly trip from the Northern United States and Canada to the Oyamel forest of Mexico is no easy task, and it takes five generations of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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What in the Wild?
Written by David Schwartz and Yael Schy
Photographed by Dwight Kuhn
Format: Hardcover, 44 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $16.99
From the creative team that brought us Where in the Wild? and Where ELSE in the Wild? come 10 new mysteries of the natural world for readers to solve. Kid-pleasing riddles paired with mystifying images give clues to guess: What creature made that pile of twigs, mass of leaves, frothy spittle... Read more >
Written by David Schwartz and Yael Schy
Photographed by Dwight Kuhn
Format: Hardcover, 44 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $16.99
From the creative team that brought us Where in the Wild? and Where ELSE in the Wild? come 10 new mysteries of the natural world for readers to solve. Kid-pleasing riddles paired with mystifying images give clues to guess: What creature made that pile of twigs, mass of leaves, frothy spittle... Read more >
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Show me the Honey (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Christopher Moroney
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2010
Price: $3.99
Where does honey come from? The Cat in the Hat knows that! It comes from bees, and what better way to learn about honey making than to visit inside a hive and see firsthand how it’s done? In this rhymed easy reader based on an episode from the new PBS Kids... Read more >
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Christopher Moroney
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2010
Price: $3.99
Where does honey come from? The Cat in the Hat knows that! It comes from bees, and what better way to learn about honey making than to visit inside a hive and see firsthand how it’s done? In this rhymed easy reader based on an episode from the new PBS Kids... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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Show me the Honey (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Christopher Moroney
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2010
Price: $12.99
Where does honey come from? The Cat in the Hat knows that! It comes from bees, and what better way to learn about honey making than to visit inside a hive and see firsthand how it’s done? In this rhymed easy reader based on an episode from the new PBS Kids... Read more >
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Christopher Moroney
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2010
Price: $12.99
Where does honey come from? The Cat in the Hat knows that! It comes from bees, and what better way to learn about honey making than to visit inside a hive and see firsthand how it’s done? In this rhymed easy reader based on an episode from the new PBS Kids... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Face to Face with Butterflies
Written by Darlyne Murawski
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $25.90
You’re keeping soooo still. You’re trying not to even breathe too loudly. You don’t want to disturb the most wonderful, delicate-looking creature you’ve ever seen. Insect expert Darlyne Murawski leads young readers inside the fascinating world of butterflies: learn how they are magically transformed from squirmy caterpillars; discover how each species... Read more >
Written by Darlyne Murawski
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $25.90
You’re keeping soooo still. You’re trying not to even breathe too loudly. You don’t want to disturb the most wonderful, delicate-looking creature you’ve ever seen. Insect expert Darlyne Murawski leads young readers inside the fascinating world of butterflies: learn how they are magically transformed from squirmy caterpillars; discover how each species... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Face to Face with Butterflies
Written by Darlyne Murawski
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $16.95
You’re keeping soooo still. You’re trying not to even breathe too loudly. You don’t want to disturb the most wonderful, delicate-looking creature you’ve ever seen. Insect expert Darlyne Murawski leads young readers inside the fascinating world of butterflies: learn how they are magically transformed from squirmy caterpillars; discover how each species... Read more >
Written by Darlyne Murawski
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $16.95
You’re keeping soooo still. You’re trying not to even breathe too loudly. You don’t want to disturb the most wonderful, delicate-looking creature you’ve ever seen. Insect expert Darlyne Murawski leads young readers inside the fascinating world of butterflies: learn how they are magically transformed from squirmy caterpillars; discover how each species... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Caterpillar Caterpillar with Audio
Read, Listen & Wonder
Written by Vivian French
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $8.99
"The text does an excellent job of describing the metamorphosis of a swallowtail butterfly, and the closeup, vibrant drawings of each developmental stage are outstanding." — School Library Journal
Watch with a girl and her grandfather as a caterpillar hatches, sheds its skin, grows bigger and bigger, and emerges from its pupa... Read more >
Read, Listen & Wonder
Written by Vivian French
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $8.99
"The text does an excellent job of describing the metamorphosis of a swallowtail butterfly, and the closeup, vibrant drawings of each developmental stage are outstanding." — School Library Journal
Watch with a girl and her grandfather as a caterpillar hatches, sheds its skin, grows bigger and bigger, and emerges from its pupa... Read more >
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Caterpillar Caterpillar with Audio, Peggable
Read, Listen, & Wonder
Written by Vivian French
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $9.99
"The text does an excellent job of describing the metamorphosis of a swallowtail butterfly, and the closeup, vibrant drawings of each developmental stage are outstanding." — School Library Journal
Watch with a girl and her grandfather as a caterpillar hatches, sheds its skin, grows bigger and bigger, and emerges from its pupa... Read more >
Read, Listen, & Wonder
Written by Vivian French
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $9.99
"The text does an excellent job of describing the metamorphosis of a swallowtail butterfly, and the closeup, vibrant drawings of each developmental stage are outstanding." — School Library Journal
Watch with a girl and her grandfather as a caterpillar hatches, sheds its skin, grows bigger and bigger, and emerges from its pupa... Read more >
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Insect Detective
Written by Steve Voake
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 23, 2010
Price: $16.99
Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Right now, all around us, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things: wasps are building nests, ants are collecting food, and dragonflies are readying for the... Read more >
Written by Steve Voake
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 23, 2010
Price: $16.99
Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Right now, all around us, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things: wasps are building nests, ants are collecting food, and dragonflies are readying for the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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National Geographic Readers: Ants
Written by Melissa Stewart
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $3.99
Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, and they fall. But they get up and they keep on working. Ants come in all different shapes, different sizes, and different colors. And they do a lot of different jobs. These hard-working little creatures thrive wherever they go, making whatever adaptations... Read more >
Written by Melissa Stewart
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $3.99
Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, and they fall. But they get up and they keep on working. Ants come in all different shapes, different sizes, and different colors. And they do a lot of different jobs. These hard-working little creatures thrive wherever they go, making whatever adaptations... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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National Geographic Readers: Ants
Written by Melissa Stewart
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $13.90
Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, and they fall. But they get up and they keep on working. Ants come in all different shapes, different sizes, and different colors. And they do a lot of different jobs. These hard-working little creatures thrive wherever they go, making whatever adaptations... Read more >
Written by Melissa Stewart
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $13.90
Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, and they fall. But they get up and they keep on working. Ants come in all different shapes, different sizes, and different colors. And they do a lot of different jobs. These hard-working little creatures thrive wherever they go, making whatever adaptations... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Just the Right Size
Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Neal Layton
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $14.99
From a celebrated team comes a fascinating look at why we don’t have super powers (alas) — and why size matters, for creatures big and small.
Did you ever wonder why there are no high-fl ying, wall-climbing, tall-building-leaping superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from engaging... Read more >
Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Neal Layton
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $14.99
From a celebrated team comes a fascinating look at why we don’t have super powers (alas) — and why size matters, for creatures big and small.
Did you ever wonder why there are no high-fl ying, wall-climbing, tall-building-leaping superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from engaging... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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