Caterpillar Caterpillar
Read & Wonder
Written by Vivian French
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $6.99
"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"The text does an excellent job of describing the metamorphosis of a swallowtail butterfly, and the closeup, vibrant drawings of each developmental stage...
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Recycle This Book
Edited by Dan Gutman
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $6.99
With essays from renowned children’s book authors such as Ann Brashares, Jeanne DuPrau, Caroline B. Cooney, Laurie Halse Anderson, Bruce Coville, Gennifer Choldenko, and over 100 others, each piece is an informative and inspiring call to kids of all ages to understand what’s happening to the environment, and to take action...
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Recycle this Book
Edited by Dan Gutman
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $6.99
With essays from renowned children’s book authors such as Ann Brashares, Jeanne DuPrau, Caroline B. Cooney, Laurie Halse Anderson, Bruce Coville, Gennifer Choldenko, and over 100 others, each piece is an informative and inspiring call to kids of all ages to understand what’s happening to the environment, and to take action...
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Sea Horse
Read and Wonder: The Shyest Fish in the Sea
Written by Chris Butterworth
Illustrated by John Lawrence
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $6.99
"Stunning pictures and engaging words. . . . An accomplished entrée
to early science topics." — Booklist (starred review)Dive into the warm ocean and swim around amid the coral and waving sea grass. Do you see an eye like a small black bead peering out at you? Linger for a while and...
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Think of an Eel with Audio
Read, Listen, & Wonder
Written by Karen Wallace
Illustrated by Mike Bostock
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $8.99
This vibrant book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life.
This paperback title includes a CD that features:
- an engaging read-aloud with sound effects
- a read-along opportunity guided by prompts
- a segment focusing on fascinating facts
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Think of an Eel with Audio, Peggable
Read, Listen & Wonder
Written by Karen Wallace
Illustrated by Mike Bostock
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $9.99
This vibrant book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life.
This paperback title includes a CD that features:
- an engaging read-aloud with sound effects
- a read-along opportunity guided by prompts
- a segment focusing on fascinating facts
This book brings the extraordinary and mysterious life of an eel...
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Earth in the Hot Seat
Bulletins from a Warming World
Written by Marfe Ferguson Delano
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $19.95
Earth in the Hot Seat is a stunning, magazine-like presentation that celebrates the Earth and clearly explains the dangers and challenges of global warning. This beautiful volume is also a showcase for National Geographic Society’s environmental mission programs. Librarians and teachers will appreciate a book that explains the science of this...
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Earth in the Hot Seat
Bulletins from a Warming World
Written by Marfe Ferguson Delano
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $28.90
Earth in the Hot Seat is a stunning, magazine-like presentation that celebrates the Earth and clearly explains the dangers and challenges of global warning. This beautiful volume is also a showcase for National Geographic Society’s environmental mission programs. Librarians and teachers will appreciate a book that explains the science of this...
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Almost Astronauts
13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Written by Tanya Lee Stone
Foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $17.99
They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape — any checklist would include these. But when America created...
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Almost Astronauts
13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Written by Tanya Lee Stone
Foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $24.99
They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape — any checklist would include these. But when America created...
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ZigZag: The Bones You Own
Written by Becky Baines
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $16.95
Why does a baby have about 350 bones, but his mom just over 200? Why are my bones hiddennot like a skeleton’s? And why does Mom say milk is good for my bones?
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ZigZag: The Bones You Own
Written by Becky Baines
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $25.90
Why does a baby have about 350 bones, but his mom just over 200? Why are my bones hiddennot like a skeleton’s? And why does Mom say milk is good for my bones?
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National Geographic Readers: Frogs!
Written by Elizabeth Carney
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $3.99
WHAT WAS THAT? That’s the roaring burp of a bullfrog! SEE THAT? That’s the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforest frogs! Alive with froggy facts, this book has the coolest photos to bring kids deep into the swampy world of our amphibian
amigos.
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National Geographic Readers: Frogs!
Written by Elizabeth Carney
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $13.90
WHAT WAS THAT? That’s the roaring burp of a bullfrog! SEE THAT? That’s the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforest frogs! Alive with froggy facts, this book has the coolest photos to bring kids deep into the swampy world of our amphibian
amigos.
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National Geographic Readers: Penguins!
Written by Anne Schreiber
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $3.99
They waddled into stardom in National Geographic’s
March of the Penguins film. These guys are now nature’s ROCK STARS! If you’re age 5, you’re probably as tall as an Emperor. But why do they throw up so much? March this way, and find out all!
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National Geographic Readers: Penguins!
Written by Anne Schreiber
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $13.90
They waddled into stardom in National Geographic’s
March of the Penguins film. These guys are now nature’s ROCK STARS! If you’re age 5, you’re probably as tall as an Emperor. But why do they throw up so much? March this way, and find out all!
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Once Upon a Starry Night
A Book of Constellations
Written by Jacqueline Mitton
Illustrated by Christina Balit
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $8.95
National Geographic’s stunning rendition of the constellations’ glittering lightshow is now available in paperback.
Take an illuminating ride through the starry night sky, and learn how the heavens pay tribute to the gods of Greek and Roman mythology.
Once Upon a Starry Night explains the ten ancient figures whose legends are written...
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What Darwin Saw
The Journey That Changed the World
Written by Rosalyn Schanzer
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $17.95
In 1831 a 22-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin stepped aboard the
HMS Beagle as a traveling companion of an equally youthful sea captain called Robert FitzRoy. The
Beagle’s round-the-world surveying journey lasted five long years on the high seas. The young Darwin noticed everything, and proved himself an avid and detailed...
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What Darwin Saw
The Journey That Changed the World
Written by Rosalyn Schanzer
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $26.90
In 1831 a 22-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin stepped aboard the
HMS Beagle as a traveling companion of an equally youthful sea captain called Robert FitzRoy. The
Beagle’s round-the-world surveying journey lasted five long years on the high seas. The young Darwin noticed everything, and proved himself an avid and detailed...
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The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
Written by Mary Gribbin and John Gribbin
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $5.99
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is renowned for its mystery and magic. What’s the truth behind it all? Is the golden compass actually based in science? How does the subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be a bomb like the one made with Lyra’s hair? How do the Gallivespians’...
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The Planet Gods
Myths and Facts About the Solar System
Written by Jacqueline Mitton
Illustrated by Christina Balit
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $25.90
With the addition of Ceres and Eris to our solar system, every library, school, and space-gazing, mythology-loving kid needs an updated look at the planets and the gods they represent.
The Planet Gods is that volume: a new, reliable guide to the exciting recent developments in the world of astronomy from...
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The Planet Gods
Myths and Facts About the Solar System
Written by Jacqueline Mitton
Illustrated by Christina Balit
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $7.95
With the addition of Ceres and Eris to our solar system, every library, school, and space-gazing, mythology-loving kid needs an updated look at the planets and the gods they represent.
The Planet Gods is that volume: a new, reliable guide to the exciting recent developments in the world of astronomy from...
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National Geographic Investigates: Genetics
From DNA to Designer Dogs
Written by Kathleen Simpson
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $27.90
Ever since scientists first cloned Dolly, genetics has been a hot-button topic in the media and the political world.
Genetics brings readers the inside story, and looks objectively at this fascinating modern science. From the Human Genome Project to stem cell research to the National Geographic’s own Genographic Project, scientists are...
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