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The Little Recycler
Written by Jan Gerardi
Format: Board, 16 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $6.99
Heavy machinery and going green don't mix? NO WAY! This colorful, action-packed lift-the-flap board book takes toddlers on an environmentally friendly ride through the basics of recycling. Read more >
Written by Jan Gerardi
Format: Board, 16 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $6.99
Heavy machinery and going green don't mix? NO WAY! This colorful, action-packed lift-the-flap board book takes toddlers on an environmentally friendly ride through the basics of recycling. Read more >
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Black Gold
The Story of Oil in Our Lives
Written by Albert Marrin
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $15.99
Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks.
Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil... Read more >
The Story of Oil in Our Lives
Written by Albert Marrin
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $15.99
Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks.
Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil... Read more >
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It's Our Nature
Written by Rebeca Orozco
Illustrated by Menena Cottin
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $12.95
A unique look at the social behaviour of wild animals for very young children, this book will find a home on school and library shelves, and in the hands of careful parents.
Offering a unique perspective on the animal kingdom and its social habits, young children will embrace this beautifully illustrated book... Read more >
Written by Rebeca Orozco
Illustrated by Menena Cottin
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $12.95
A unique look at the social behaviour of wild animals for very young children, this book will find a home on school and library shelves, and in the hands of careful parents.
Offering a unique perspective on the animal kingdom and its social habits, young children will embrace this beautifully illustrated book... Read more >
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #26: Pandas and Other Endangered Species
A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas
Written by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $5.99
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce? How can we help? Find out the answers to these questions and more... Read more >
A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas
Written by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $5.99
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce? How can we help? Find out the answers to these questions and more... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #26: Pandas and Other Endangered Species
A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas
Written by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $12.99
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce? How can we help? Find out the answers to these questions and more... Read more >
A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas
Written by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $12.99
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce? How can we help? Find out the answers to these questions and more... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #26: Pandas and Other Endangered Species
A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas
Written by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $5.99
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce? How can we help? Find out the answers to these questions and more... Read more >
A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas
Written by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $5.99
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce? How can we help? Find out the answers to these questions and more... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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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... Read more >
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... Read more >
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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... Read more >
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... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Vegan Is Love
Having Heart and Taking Action
Written by Ruby Roth
Illustrated by Ruby Roth
Format: Hardcover, 44 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $16.95
In Vegan Is Love, author-illustrator Ruby Roth introduces young readers to veganism as a lifestyle of compassion and action. Broadening the scope of her popular first book That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals, Roth illustrates how our daily choices ripple out locally and globally, conveying what we can do to protect... Read more >
Having Heart and Taking Action
Written by Ruby Roth
Illustrated by Ruby Roth
Format: Hardcover, 44 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $16.95
In Vegan Is Love, author-illustrator Ruby Roth introduces young readers to veganism as a lifestyle of compassion and action. Broadening the scope of her popular first book That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals, Roth illustrates how our daily choices ripple out locally and globally, conveying what we can do to protect... Read more >
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10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
Written by Melanie Walsh
Illustrated by Melanie Walsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $8.99
Even young children are eager to help the environment — and here is a bright, inviting novelty book that offers simple ways to make a difference.
Do you remember to turn off the tap while you brush your teeth? How about using both sides of the paper when writing and drawing? Or... Read more >
Written by Melanie Walsh
Illustrated by Melanie Walsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $8.99
Even young children are eager to help the environment — and here is a bright, inviting novelty book that offers simple ways to make a difference.
Do you remember to turn off the tap while you brush your teeth? How about using both sides of the paper when writing and drawing? Or... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Who Needs a Jungle?
Written by Karen Patkau
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $17.95
Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and... Read more >
Written by Karen Patkau
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $17.95
Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and... Read more >
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Who Needs a Swamp?
Written by Karen Patkau
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $17.95
Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and... Read more >
Written by Karen Patkau
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $17.95
Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and... Read more >
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Who Needs an Iceberg?
Written by Karen Patkau
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $17.95
Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and... Read more >
Written by Karen Patkau
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $17.95
Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and... Read more >
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Who Will Save My Planet?
Written by Cristina Urrutia
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2012
Price: $10.95
This unique and powerful wordless book uses striking photos to show the impact of humans on the environment. Each provocative image speaks volumes. On every spread we are shown a treasure that nature has given us beside a picture of how we’ve abused that treasure. We see a beautiful forest glade... Read more >
Written by Cristina Urrutia
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2012
Price: $10.95
This unique and powerful wordless book uses striking photos to show the impact of humans on the environment. Each provocative image speaks volumes. On every spread we are shown a treasure that nature has given us beside a picture of how we’ve abused that treasure. We see a beautiful forest glade... Read more >
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Black Gold
The Story of Oil in Our Lives
Written by Albert Marrin
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $19.99
Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks.
Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil... Read more >
The Story of Oil in Our Lives
Written by Albert Marrin
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $19.99
Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks.
Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil... Read more >
Black Gold
The Story of Oil in Our Lives
Written by Albert Marrin
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $10.99
Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks.
Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil... Read more >
The Story of Oil in Our Lives
Written by Albert Marrin
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $10.99
Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks.
Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil... Read more >
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Black Gold
The Story of Oil in Our Lives
Written by Albert Marrin
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 192 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $22.99
Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks.
Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil... Read more >
The Story of Oil in Our Lives
Written by Albert Marrin
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 192 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $22.99
Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks.
Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil... Read more >
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Cube Book
Written by Jessica Bruin
Format: Board, 48 pages
On Sale: November 22, 2011
Price: $16.95
This hands-on first look at endangered animals has so much to offer in a simple, bold, yet very creative format. Striking photographs of birds, mammals, reptiles, and aquatic creatures fill each page of six board books for little hands. Short, first person text pulls young listeners into the natural world and... Read more >
Written by Jessica Bruin
Format: Board, 48 pages
On Sale: November 22, 2011
Price: $16.95
This hands-on first look at endangered animals has so much to offer in a simple, bold, yet very creative format. Striking photographs of birds, mammals, reptiles, and aquatic creatures fill each page of six board books for little hands. Short, first person text pulls young listeners into the natural world and... Read more >
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Gaia Warriors
Written by Nicola Davies and James Lovelock
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $14.99
A book on global warming like no other, merging key concepts with firsthand accounts from people of all ages who have found ways to help.
Inspired by the work of outstanding scientist and thinker James Lovelock and written by acclaimed author Nicola Davies, here is a book that takes a clear look... Read more >
Written by Nicola Davies and James Lovelock
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $14.99
A book on global warming like no other, merging key concepts with firsthand accounts from people of all ages who have found ways to help.
Inspired by the work of outstanding scientist and thinker James Lovelock and written by acclaimed author Nicola Davies, here is a book that takes a clear look... Read more >
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Grouches Are Green (Sesame Street)
Written by Naomi Kleinberg
Illustrated by Joe Mathieu
Format: Board, 12 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $6.99
Being green means recycling, which is important for our planet. Elmo knows that and so does his friend Oscar the Grouch, who has always been green, in every way. Oscar loves trash, and he loves to reuse it! As everyone's favorite grouch shows his Sesame Street friends (including Big Bird, Bert... Read more >
Written by Naomi Kleinberg
Illustrated by Joe Mathieu
Format: Board, 12 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $6.99
Being green means recycling, which is important for our planet. Elmo knows that and so does his friend Oscar the Grouch, who has always been green, in every way. Oscar loves trash, and he loves to reuse it! As everyone's favorite grouch shows his Sesame Street friends (including Big Bird, Bert... Read more >
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Human Footprint
Everything You Will Eat, Use, Wear, Buy, and Throw Out in Your Lifetime
Written by Ellen Kirk
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $6.95
What is your human footprint? Well, it's 13,056 pints of milk, 28,433 showers, 12,888 oranges, 14,518 candy bars, and $52,972 worth of clothes, all in one lifetime. Makes you want to step more lightly on the planet! Perfectly timed for Earth Day, this book doesn't preach or judge, but simply shows... Read more >
Everything You Will Eat, Use, Wear, Buy, and Throw Out in Your Lifetime
Written by Ellen Kirk
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $6.95
What is your human footprint? Well, it's 13,056 pints of milk, 28,433 showers, 12,888 oranges, 14,518 candy bars, and $52,972 worth of clothes, all in one lifetime. Makes you want to step more lightly on the planet! Perfectly timed for Earth Day, this book doesn't preach or judge, but simply shows... Read more >
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Can We Save the Tiger?
Written by Martin Jenkins
Illustrated by Vicky White
Format: Hardcover, 56 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $16.99
The team behind the award-winning APE returns with an inspiring look at a range of endangered species sure to engage every child who loves animals.
Tigers are pretty special — and so are ground iguanas and partula snails and even white-rumped vultures. But these and many other animals are in danger of... Read more >
Written by Martin Jenkins
Illustrated by Vicky White
Format: Hardcover, 56 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $16.99
The team behind the award-winning APE returns with an inspiring look at a range of endangered species sure to engage every child who loves animals.
Tigers are pretty special — and so are ground iguanas and partula snails and even white-rumped vultures. But these and many other animals are in danger of... Read more >
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The Young Activist's Guide to Building a Green Movement and Changing the World
Written by Sharon J. Smith
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $11.99
Written by Sharon J. Smith
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $11.99
If you want to make a significant and sustainable impact on the health of our planet, this powerful and practical guide can help. Author and activist Sharon J. Smith shares proven strategies and lessons learned from the winners of Earth Island Institute’s Brower Youth Awards—America’s top honor for young green leaders...
Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Young Activist's Guide to Building a Green Movement and Changing the World
Written by Sharon J. Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $14.99
Written by Sharon J. Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $14.99
If you want to make a significant and sustainable impact on the health of our planet, this powerful and practical guide can help. Author and activist Sharon J. Smith shares proven strategies and lessons learned from the winners of Earth Island Institute’s Brower Youth Awards—America’s top honor for young green leaders...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Face to Face with Whales
Written by Flip Nicklin and Linda Nicklin
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $6.95
You slip over the side of your boat, descending deep into the dark realm of the Earth’s largest creature. Then the whale starts to sing, just feet away from you. Photographer Flip Nicklin brings you face to face with whales as they communicate, nurse their young, and surface dramatically for air... Read more >
Written by Flip Nicklin and Linda Nicklin
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $6.95
You slip over the side of your boat, descending deep into the dark realm of the Earth’s largest creature. Then the whale starts to sing, just feet away from you. Photographer Flip Nicklin brings you face to face with whales as they communicate, nurse their young, and surface dramatically for air... Read more >
