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Baby Raccoons - Blastoff! Readers: Super Cute!
Who's afraid of the dark? Well, not raccoon cubs! These fluffy youngsters are creatures of the night, looking a lot like masked trickortreaters when foraging for food.
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Diggers - Blastoff! Readers: Mighty Machines
Diggers come in all sizes and can dig very deep holes. The biggest digger weighs more than one million pounds! Find out how the different parts of this machine work together to dig into the ground.
Earth Movers - Blastoff! Readers: Mighty Machines
These huge trucks move, carry, and dump big loads of earth. There are different kinds of earth movers and each has a specific task. Kids will get a first look at the types of earth movers and how they do...
Fire Trucks - Blastoff! Readers: Mighty Machines
There's smoke coming from a building and sirens blaring in the distance. A fire truck is coming to the rescue! Tour a fire truck and all the different equipment, from hoses to ladders, that firefighters use to put out fires.
Golden Retrievers - Blastoff! Readers: Level 2: Awesome Dogs!
This loveable, familyfriendly dog is a people pleaser. Trained to hunt and retrieve, Golden Retrievers enjoy physical activity. Their obedient nature also makes them great as therapy and assistance dogs. Cozy up with this furry friend in this beginner book.
Hey Black Child
This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals.
Monster Trucks - Blastoff! Readers: Monster Machines
Modified pickup trucks, or monster trucks, offer drivers an adrenaline rush and audiences action-packed shows. They race around rugged tracks and crush regular cars beneath their oversize tires. Readers should prepare for a monster truck rally inside.
Puffer Fish - Blastoff! Readers: Oceans Alive
Did you know that a puffer fish inflates into a ball when it senses danger? It uses size to intimidate predators. This book introduces children to the appearance, eating habits, and predator escape tactics of puffer fish.
Trains - Blastoff! Readers: Mighty Machines
From freight carriers to passenger transports, trains have chugged along throughout history. Over time, these traveling machines have advanced and picked up speed. The fastest bullet trains of today zoom around at more than 300 miles per hour! This book...
Lovely Beasts: The Surprising Truth
Spiders are creepy. Porcupines are scary. Bats are ugly. Or are they... This captivating book invites you to learn more about aweinspiring animals in the wild. After all, it’s best not to judge a beast until you understand its full,...
Honeybees - Blastoff! Readers - Insects Up Close
Honeybees are in the honeymaking business. These insects turn nectar collected from plants into honey and then store it in honeycombs. In this book, young kids will jobshadow honeybees working hard in their hives. Readers will see how busy bees...
Tarantulas - Blastoff! Readers: Creepy Crawlies
Packed with less of a punch than your typical honeybee, tarantula bites are merely harmless to humans. Their large, fuzzy bodies and legs send some squirming, but these bugs are quite misunderstood. Get educated on the life of these arachnids...
A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars
Did you know that the earth is covered in three trillion trees? And that seven billion people weigh about the same as ten quadrillion ants? Our world is full of constantly changing numbers, from a hundred billion trillion stars in...
Airplanes Blastoff Readers Mighty Machines In Action
An airplane taking off and disappearing into the clouds is a remarkable sight. It’s like a bird’s flight taken to a new level. In fact, only the Ruppell’s griffon vulture can fly as high, at heights above 30,000 feet! This...
Baby Ducks - Blastoff! Readers: Super Cute!
Just like young children, ducklings enjoy running, swimming, and searching for snacks. When they see mom start to waddle away, they quickly form a singlefile line behind her. Better catch up and explore this fun read for beginning readers!
Bulldozers - Blastoff! Readers: Mighty Machines in Action
Pushing ahead and moving anything in its way, the bulldozer is a bladed beast. And a blade is often not the only sharp tool on this machine. A clawlike ripper can pierce through hard ground. This elementary title will push...
Nelson Mandela
This stunning picture book biography of Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson is a receipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor award. In this lush, acclaimed book, awardwinning authorillustrator Kadir Nelson tells the story of global icon and Nobel Peace Prize...
Red Animals - Blastoff! Readers: Animal Colors
Red means stop! Sometimes. Ladybugs are red to scare away predators, but cardinals turn red from the berries they eat. Pygmy seahorses blend in with red coral around them to hide. Curious readers will love this informative title about red...
Butterflies - Blastoff! Readers: Insects Up Close
Butterflies always use a straw when sipping nectar. This is because their mouths are crafted like suction tubes. In this insect profile, young readers are invited to travel from page to page like butterflies travel from flower to flower. They...
Baby Elephants - Blastoff! Readers: Super Cute!
Being a baby elephant can be hard work. Babies must learn how to use more than 100,000 different muscles—and that’s just in their trunk! Learn more about these cuties in this title for beginning readers.
In the Past
Care to meet a dunkleosteus? An apatosaurus? How about the dragonflyesque meganaura? In a collection that’s organized chronologically by epoch and is sure to intrigue everyone from armchair dino enthusiasts to budding paleontologists, David Elliott and Matthew Trueman illuminate some...
Warthogs and Banded Mongooses - Blastoff! Readers: Animal Tag Teams
Ouch! Pesky insects bite up warthogs under the hot sun. Luckily, banded mongooses are here to help. They ride atop warthogs’ backs, picking insects out of their skin. The warthogs are happy to provide meals for the mongooses. The symbiotic...
Martí's Song for Freedom/Martí y sus versos por la libertad
As a boy, José Martí was inspired by the natural world. He found freedom in the river that rushed to the sea and peace in the palmas reales that swayed in the wind. Freedom, he believed, was the inherent right...
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creció en el Bronx
The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat...
