A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Written by Jen Bryant
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $20.99
As a child in the late 1800s, Horace Pippin loved to draw:
He loved the feel of the charcoal as it slid across the floor. He loved looking at something in the room and making it come alive again in front of him. He drew pictures for his sisters, his classmates...
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You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!
Written by Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Terry Widener
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $17.99
According to
Booklist in a starred review, "the Say Hey Kid had style to spare, and so does this irrepressible book."
He hit 660 home runs (fourth best of all time), had a lifetime batting average of .302, and is second only to Babe Ruth on
The Sporting News's list of "Baseball's...
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You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!
Written by Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Terry Widener
Format: eBook, 40 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $10.99
According to
Booklist in a starred review, "the Say Hey Kid had style to spare, and so does this irrepressible book."
He hit 660 home runs (fourth best of all time), had a lifetime batting average of .302, and is second only to Babe Ruth on
The Sporting News's list of "Baseball's...
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You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!
Written by Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Terry Widener
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $20.99
According to
Booklist in a starred review, "the Say Hey Kid had style to spare, and so does this irrepressible book."
He hit 660 home runs (fourth best of all time), had a lifetime batting average of .302, and is second only to Babe Ruth on
The Sporting News's list of "Baseball's...
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National Geographic Readers: Abraham Lincoln
Written by Caroline Crosson Gilpin
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2012
Price: $3.99
The most effective method used to influence children to read is to incorporate the information that interests them the most.
National Geographic Readers are educational, high-interest, and comprehensive for children. In this title, readers will learn about the fascinating life and legacy of our 16th President of the United States, Abraham...
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National Geographic Readers: Abraham Lincoln
Written by Caroline Crosson Gilpin
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2012
Price: $13.90
The most effective method used to influence children to read is to incorporate the information that interests them the most.
National Geographic Readers are educational, high-interest, and comprehensive for children. In this title, readers will learn about the fascinating life and legacy of our 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln and...
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National Geographic Readers: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Written by Kitson Jazynka
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2012
Price: $3.99
The most effective method used to influence children to read is to incorporate the information that interests them the most.
National Geographic Readers are educational, high-interest, and comprehensive for children. In this title, readers will learn about the fascinating life and legacy civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In...
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National Geographic Readers: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Written by Kitson Jazynka
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2012
Price: $13.90
The most effective method used to influence children to read is to incorporate the information that interests them the most.
National Geographic Readers are educational, high-interest, and comprehensive for children. In this title, readers will learn about the fascinating life and legacy civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this level two...
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Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies
Ella Fitzgerald
Written by Roxane Orgill
Illustrated by Sean Qualls
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2012
Price: $4.99
A swinging bio of young Ella Fitzgerald, who pushed through the toughest of times to become one of America’s most beloved jazz singers.When Ella Fitzgerald danced the Lindy Hop on the streets of 1930s Yonkers, passersby said good-bye to their loose change. But for a girl who was orphaned and hungry...
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Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies
Ella Fitzgerald
Written by Roxane Orgill
Illustrated by Sean Qualls
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2012
Price: $14.99
A swinging bio of young Ella Fitzgerald, who pushed through the toughest of times to become one of America’s most beloved jazz singers.When Ella Fitzgerald danced the Lindy Hop on the streets of 1930s Yonkers, passersby said good-bye to their loose change. But for a girl who was orphaned and hungry...
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Muhammad Ali: Champion of the World
Written by Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Francois Roca
Format: eBook, 40 pages
On Sale: December 19, 2012
Price: $10.99
In the history of legendary boxers, there was Joe Louis and Sonny Liston . . . and then, “the heavens opened up, and there appeared a great man descending on a cloud, jump-roping into the Kingdom of Boxing. And he was called Cassius Clay.” Clay let everyone know that he was...
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Harlem's Little Blackbird
Written by Renee Watson
Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $17.99
Zora and Langston. Billie and Bessie. Eubie and Duke. If the Harlem Renaissance had a court, they were its kings and queens. But there were other, lesser known individuals whose contributions were just as impactful, such as Florence Mills. Born to parents who were former-slaves Florence knew early on that she...
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Harlem's Little Blackbird
Written by Renee Watson
Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Format: eBook, 40 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $10.99
Zora and Langston. Billie and Bessie. Eubie and Duke. If the Harlem Renaissance had a court, they were its kings and queens. But there were other, lesser known individuals whose contributions were just as impactful, such as Florence Mills. Born to parents who were former-slaves Florence knew early on that she...
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Harlem's Little Blackbird
Written by Renee Watson
Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $20.99
Zora and Langston. Billie and Bessie. Eubie and Duke. If the Harlem Renaissance had a court, they were its kings and queens. But there were other, lesser known individuals whose contributions were just as impactful, such as Florence Mills. Born to parents who were former-slaves Florence knew early on that she...
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Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird
A True Story
Written by Stephanie Spinner
Illustrated by Meilo So
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $17.99
In 1977, graduate student Irene Pepperberg walked into a pet store and bought a year-old African grey parrot. Because she was going to study him, she decided to call him Alex--short for Avian Learning EXperiment. At that time, most scientists thought that the bigger the brain, the smarter the creature; they...
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Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird
A True Story
Written by Stephanie Spinner
Illustrated by Meilo So
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $20.99
In 1977, graduate student Irene Pepperberg walked into a pet store and bought a year-old African grey parrot. Because she was going to study him, she decided to call him Alex--short for Avian Learning EXperiment. At that time, most scientists thought that the bigger the brain, the smarter the creature; they...
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Going Up!
Elisha Otis's Trip to the Top
Written by Monica Kulling
Illustrated by David Parkins
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $17.95
This is the fourth book in Tundra's
Great Idea Series of biographies for young readers. The story behind the invention of the elevator is one that all young children can relate to! The previous books in the series have been well reviewed, and this new book will be equally compelling.
A short...
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Also available as an
eBook.
Going Up!
Elisha Otis's Trip to the Top
Written by Monica Kulling
Illustrated by David Parkins
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $10.99
This is the fourth book in Tundra's
Great Idea Series of biographies for young readers. The story behind the invention of the elevator is one that all young children can relate to! The previous books in the series have been well reviewed, and this new book will be equally compelling.
A short...
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When I Get Older
The Story behind "Wavin' Flag"
Written by K'NAAN and Sol Guy
Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2012
Price: $17.95
“Wavin’Flag” has become an international anthem. Its powerful words of hope have crossed generations and borders, and have made K’NAAN an international star.
In his first book for children,
When I Get Older, Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer, and songwriter K’NAAN tells his own story. Born in Somalia, he grew up in Mogadishu...
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Annie and Helen
Written by Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by Raul Colon
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $17.99
"What is breathtakingly shown here, through accurate, cross-hatched watercolor paintings; excerpts from Sullivan’s correspondence to her former teacher; and concise and poetic language, is the woman’s patience and belief in the intelligence of her student to grasp the concepts of language," praised
School Library Journal in a starred review.
Author Deborah Hopkinson...
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Annie and Helen
Written by Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by Raul Colon
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $20.99
"What is breathtakingly shown here, through accurate, cross-hatched watercolor paintings; excerpts from Sullivan’s correspondence to her former teacher; and concise and poetic language, is the woman’s patience and belief in the intelligence of her student to grasp the concepts of language," praised
School Library Journal in a starred review.
Author Deborah Hopkinson...
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Beyond Courage
The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
Written by Doreen Rappaport
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $22.99
In a stirring chronicle, Doreen Rappaport brings to light the courage of countless Jews who organized to sabotage the Nazis and help other Jews during the Holocaust.Under the noses of the military, Georges Loinger smuggles thousands of children out of occupied France into Switzerland. In Belgium, three resisters ambush a train...
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Discovering Wes Moore
Written by Wes Moore
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $15.99
Through the telling of events from his own life, Wes Moore (author of the bestselling adult title
The Other Wes Moore) explores the issues that separate success and failure. He also counterpoints his story with another man, someone who shared the same name, was almost the same age, grew up fatherless in a similar...
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Discovering Wes Moore
Written by Wes Moore
Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $10.99
Through the telling of events from his own life, Wes Moore (author of the bestselling adult title
The Other Wes Moore) explores the issues that separate success and failure. He also counterpoints his story with another man, someone who shared the same name, was almost the same age, grew up fatherless in a similar...
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Discovering Wes Moore
Written by Wes Moore
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 176 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $18.99
Through the telling of events from his own life, Wes Moore (author of the bestselling adult title
The Other Wes Moore) explores the issues that separate success and failure. He also counterpoints his story with another man, someone who shared the same name, was almost the same age, grew up fatherless in a similar...
Read more >