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Squids - Blastoff! Readers: Ocean Life Up Close

Squids - Blastoff! Readers: Ocean Life Up Close

Squids are one of the most fascinating creatures of the sea! About 1,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, these cephalopods are experts at evading enemies. Some squirt ink, while others change colors to confuse predators. Young readers will learn all...

Poison Dart Frogs - Blastoff! Readers: Animals of the Rain Forest

Poison Dart Frogs - Blastoff! Readers: Animals of the Rain Forest

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...

Tarantulas - Blastoff! Readers: Creepy Crawlies

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...

Red Animals - Blastoff! Readers: Animal Colors

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...

Imagine Harrera

Imagine Harrera

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...

Book Title: Saturdays at Harlem Grown

Saturdays at Harlem Grown

In this companion to the bestselling nonfiction picture book Harlem Grown about the real-life urban community farm featured on Humans of New York, it’s harvest time for the employees and volunteers that tend the lush garden. Mr. Tony and Nevaeh,...

Book Title: Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair

Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair

Celebrate the beauty of Black hair creations through the rhyming text and vibrant collage art of lauded Coretta Scott King Award winners Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes. Our hair is a lioness, born to be wild. We pride ourselves...

Book Title: Love Is Hard Work: The Art and Heart of Corita Kent

Love Is Hard Work: The Art and Heart of Corita Kent

The story of how a Catholic nun became one of the twentieth century’s most significant artists and activists is brought to life in a colorful picture book biography. “To be fully alive is to work for the common good.” —Corita...

Book Title: Animals at Risk: Snowy Owls

Animals at Risk: Snowy Owls

Snowy owls silently fly over their Arctic homes. But those homes face many threats that put the owls at risk. In this title, leveled text helps readers learn about the impact that human activity has on snowy owls. Special features...

Mr. Pei’s Perfect Shapes: The Story of Architect I. M. Pei

Mr. Pei’s Perfect Shapes: The Story of Architect I. M. Pei

From APALA Award–winning author Julie Leung comes the inspirational story of Chinese American architect I. M. Pei and how he revolutionized the world of architecture. As a boy, Ioeh Ming Pei and his grandfather explored the gardens of Suzhou, where...