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...
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Oscar Peterson
The Man and His Jazz
Written by Jack Batten
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $19.95
Called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson released over 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, received the Order of Canada and is considered to have been one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. This new biography from award-winning author Jack Batten, promises to tell Oscar...
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Also available as an
eBook.
Oscar Peterson
The Man and His Jazz
Written by Jack Batten
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $10.99
Called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson released over 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, received the Order of Canada and is considered to have been one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. This new biography from award-winning author Jack Batten, promises to tell Oscar...
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Also available as an
eBook.
A President from Hawaii
Written by Joanna Carolan and Dr. Terry Carolan
Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $15.99
A celebration of President Obama's ties to Hawaii highlights the state's cultural traditions and includes photos from Barack Obama's childhood.Barack Obama is the first United States President to be born in Hawai‘i, the Aloha State. A President from Hawai‘i — originally distributed exclusively in that state — explores the unique history...
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A President from Hawaii
Written by Joanna Carolan and Dr. Terry Carolan
Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Format: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $7.99
A celebration of President Obama's ties to Hawaii highlights the state's cultural traditions and includes photos from Barack Obama's childhood.Barack Obama is the first United States President to be born in Hawai‘i, the Aloha State. A President from Hawai‘i -- originally distributed exclusively in that state -- explores the unique history...
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Laura Secord
A Story of Courage
Written by Janet Lunn
Illustrated by Maxwell Newhouse
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $9.95
The war between Great Britain and the United States was a bitter one. For two years, from the summer of 1812 to the winter of 1814, fierce and bloody battles were fought.
Laura Secord never thought of herself as brave. She was gentle, shy, and soft-spoken. But she was brave. When American...
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Chicharito
La historia de Javier Hernandez
Written by Charles Samuel
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $13.00
“El día más feliz de mi vida fue cuando me hicieron parte del equipo nacional mexicano”. Javier “Chicharito” Hernández es sin duda una de los mejores jugadores del fútbol mundial. Estrella del Manchester United —el primer mexicano en la historia del famoso equipo inglés— y del equipo nacional, “Chicharito” es admirado...
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I, Galileo
Written by Bonnie Christensen
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $17.99
Acclaimed author-illustrator Bonnie Christensen adopts the voice of Galileo and lets him tell his own tale in this outstanding picture book biography. The first person narration gives this book a friendly, personal feel that makes Galileo's remarkable achievements and ideas completely accessible to young readers. And Christensen's artwork glows with the...
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I, Galileo
Written by Bonnie Christensen
Format: eBook, 40 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $10.99
Acclaimed author-illustrator Bonnie Christensen adopts the voice of Galileo and lets him tell his own tale in this outstanding picture book biography. The first person narration gives this book a friendly, personal feel that makes Galileo's remarkable achievements and ideas completely accessible to young readers. And Christensen's artwork glows with the...
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I, Galileo
Written by Bonnie Christensen
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $20.99
Acclaimed author-illustrator Bonnie Christensen adopts the voice of Galileo and lets him tell his own tale in this outstanding picture book biography. The first person narration gives this book a friendly, personal feel that makes Galileo's remarkable achievements and ideas completely accessible to young readers. And Christensen's artwork glows with the...
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Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child
Written by Jessie Hartland
Illustrated by Jessie Hartland
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $20.99
In a starred review,
Publishers Weekly raves, "Chef and TV personality Julia Child likely would have delighted in and hooted over this wide-ranging picture-book biography... Readers young and old will devour this
fete pour les yeux."
Follow Julia Child—chef, author, and television personality—from her childhood in Pasadena, California, to her life as...
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Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child
Written by Jessie Hartland
Illustrated by Jessie Hartland
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $17.99
In a starred review,
Publishers Weekly raves, "Chef and TV personality Julia Child likely would have delighted in and hooted over this wide-ranging picture-book biography... Readers young and old will devour this
fete pour les yeux."
Follow Julia Child—chef, author, and television personality—from her childhood in Pasadena, California, to her life as...
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The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
Written by Dan Yaccarino
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $7.99
Jacques Cousteau was the world’s ambassador of the oceans. His popular TV series brought whales, otters, and dolphins right into people’s living rooms. Now, in this exciting picturebook biography, Dan Yaccarino introduces young readers to the man behind the snorkel.
From the first moment he got a glimpse of what lived under...
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The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
Written by Dan Yaccarino
Format: eBook, 40 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $7.99
Jacques Cousteau was the world’s ambassador of the oceans. His popular TV series brought whales, otters, and dolphins right into people’s living rooms. Now, in this exciting picturebook biography, Dan Yaccarino introduces young readers to the man behind the snorkel.
From the first moment he got a glimpse of what lived under...
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Meet Christopher Columbus
Written by James T. de Kay
Illustrated by John Edens
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: April 25, 2012
Price: $4.99
Schoolchildren will be fascinated by this clear account of Columbus's voyages and his encounters with storms, Indians, and political intrigue. A map of the world in Columbus's time and a detailed drawing of the
Santa Maria add depth to this exciting, real-life adventure tale.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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