Non-Fiction

Gemstones are more than just pretty rocks. These stones serve a purpose far beyond jewelry or decoration! In this book, beautiful photos and interesting text combine to create a fascinating glimpse into the world of gemstones. Many special features turn...

The brilliantly colored poison dart frog communicates with its skin. Its bright colors signal predators that this frog is poisonous. Read about this amazing creature's other physical features and behavior in this book that explores where a poison dart frog...

Severe weather can happen over land or water. With varying degrees of severity, it's important to be aware! Knowing when to take cover and retreat to shelter can keep you safe during dangerous conditions.

Time for a fossil hunt! Digging through a layer of sedimentary rock, scientists uncover many relics of prehistoric Earth. Tiny trilobites prove that a vast desert was once an ocean. Huge dinosaur fossils show where dinosaurs once roamed! With this...

Orangutans are under threat from deforestation and climate change. How can people help? Through leveled text and crisp photos, this title tells readers about the threats that orangutans face and ways that humans are trying to help them survive. Special...

Award-winning nonfiction author and science specialist Melissa Stewart offers young readers a mega-exploration of little-known prehistoric predators that rival even the mightiest of dinosaurs! It is time for T. rex and his dinosaur cousins to step aside and let other...

Put on your coat and get ready to explore glaciers! These massive ice sheets cover about one-tenth of Earth’s surface. Full of leveled text and crisp photos, this title helps young readers understand how glaciers form, what plants and animals...

Polar bears are Arctic survivors! But climate change and human activity put the bears in jeopardy. This title introduces the threats that polar bears face and how humans can help their chances for survival. Leveled text and crisp photos highlight...

A long howl rises over the dark forest. It is a gray wolf calling for its pack! Gray wolves are intelligent creatures whose bodies and behaviors are adapted to thrive in the forest biome. This title features low-level text and...

From a young age, Greta Thunberg has made it her mission to fight climate change! Through leveled text and crisp photos, this title for young readers introduces her life and work. A profile introduces basic facts about Greta, a map...

Bald eagles can be seen soaring high in the sky in search of food. After spotting a potential meal, they swoop down to grab the prey with their powerful talons.

Have you ever imagined what you might be when you grow up? When he was very young, Juan Felipe Herrera picked chamomile flowers in windy fields and let tadpoles swim across his hands in a creek. He slept outside and...

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a…flying saucer? Explanations of unidentified flying objects range from alien aircraft to balloons and everything in between. This informative title will make every young reader wonder: will we ever identify these objects?

No one climbs mountains like a mountain goat can! These nimble-footed critters easily scale steep slopes.

Elephants are huge animals! But despite their size, elephants are under threat. This title introduces young readers to the human activities that impact elephants’ survival and the protections in place to help them. Leveled text and crisp photos introduce the...

Caw! Caw! A mob of crows swarms a predator. They work together to chase it away! Teamwork is one of many skills explored in this fascinating book about crows.

In the mountain forests of Africa lives one of the world's great apes! In this leveled reader, young readers will learn about how mountain gorillas have adapted to their homes. Vibrant photos and fact-filled text bring the gorillas' mountain homes...

Scorpions and tarantulas may be small. But these two animals know how to fight! In this high-interest title, reluctant readers will learn about how these two creatures get ready to battle. Visual features offer stats and comparisons to highlight traits...

The leafy sea dragon and other masters of camouflage blend in so well with their surroundings that they become nearly invisible. Inflatable animals like the puffer fish blow up to the point of shapeshifting. Growing readers will discover how animal...

A fishing cat dives into the water. In seconds, it comes back to the surface with its latest meal! In this leveled text, young readers will explore the fascinating lives of fishing cats, from where they live to what they...

Joanna Ho’s lyrical writing and Teresa Martinez’s vibrant art weave together to tell an inspiring story of Yo-Yo Ma, who challenges conventions, expectations, and beliefs in order to build bridges to unite communities, people, and cultures. A beautiful picture book...

Sea turtles have strong flippers to propel them through water. These shelled animals may migrate thousands of miles to lay eggs. Although they are not agile on shore, some can swim faster than 20 miles (32 kilometers) per hour! Many...

The legend of the Loch Ness monster goes back hundreds of years. Believers say that sightings and blurry photographs prove the existence of what appears to be a surviving dinosaur, while skeptics argue that itÕs a hoax. Beginning readers will...

King cobras are known for their broad heads and standing defense posture. When these cobras sense prey nearby, they extend the top one-third of their body up in the air, lurching forward to attack! Learn more about what makes these...

Did you hear something? Though western diamondbacks are known for shaking their rattles, these snakes are actually silent hunters. Their tails only move to tell predators to stay away. It is their fangs that kill prey with deadly venom. Young...

The definitive picture book biography of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and one of the most crucial figures in the COVID-19 pandemic. Before he was Dr. Fauci, director of the National...