Juvenile Nonfiction

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Miller (Author)From hook-and-ladder trucks to water-pumping trucks to the fire chief's car, kids can have the run of every kind of fire vehicle imaginable. So climb aboard and ring the bell!Edward Miller lives in Hoboken, NJ.Author BiographyEdward Miller has written and illustrated many books for children, including The Monster Health Book: A Guide to Eating Healthy, Being Active & Feeling Great for Monsters & Kids! He is the creator of many Stic...

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Report copyright infringementby Janet B. Pascal (Author), Who Hq (Author), Tim Foley (Illustrator)Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the world's most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!Author BiographyJanet Pasca...

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Report copyright infringementby Jim O'Connor (Author), Who Hq (Author), Ted Hammond (Illustrator)Discover the true story of the Twin Towers--how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers--also known as the...

Together: A First Conversation about Love

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Report copyright infringementby Megan Madison (Author), Jessica Ralli (Author), Passchier (Illustrator)A picture book edition of the board book about love, relationships, and families, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way. Now in a hardcover picture book! Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven book offers clear, concrete language and beautifu...

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Report copyright infringementby Taylor Oughton (Author)The lives and achievements of notable African Americans spring to life in this carefully researched and finely rendered coloring book. Spanning over 150 years of American history, the volume pays tribute to figures in civil rights, music, sports, politics, literature, government, and other areas.Forty-five ready-to-color illustrations depict a group of remarkable people -- Dred Scott, a slave who sued for his freedom in 1838; Sojourner Tr...

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Report copyright infringementby Megan Stine (Author), Who Hq (Author), John Hinderliter (Illustrator)Armchair adventurers can set sail for the remote Galapagos Islands and learn about the strange and unique animals that live there. The Galapagos Islands are a chain of volcanic islands located on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean. The isolated location of the islands has allowed a vast number of species to develop that are original to each island, such as the marine iguana, the b...

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Report copyright infringementby Kirsten Anderson (Author), Who Hq (Author), Ted Hammond (Illustrator)Learn how Judy Blume went from a stay-at-home mother to one of the most beloved American authors of the twentieth century. Readers adore Judy Blume for her personal stories about the journey from childhood to adolescence. She has always been an imaginative person and an avid reader. As a child, Judy spent time looking through library shelves for the perfect books, and if she couldn't find the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie Spinner (Author), Who Hq (Author), Dede Putra (Illustrator)Follow the amazing journey of Pope Francis, whose warmth and humility made him beloved around the world. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, aka Pope Francis, from Argentina, was the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere. During his time as pope, he used a humbler, less formal approach to his office than his predecessors: a warm style that was referred t...

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Report copyright infringementby Deborah Hopkinson (Author), Who Hq (Author), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting "useless" experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the coasts of Africa, South America, and the Galapagos Islands, and expanded his groundbreaking ideas that w...

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Report copyright infringementby Pam Pollack (Author), Meg Belviso (Author), Who Hq (Author)Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a ground-breaking animation studio. A college dropout, Jobs took unconventional steps in his path to success and...

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Report copyright infringementby Roberta Edwards (Author), Who Hq (Author), Stephen Marchesi (Illustrator)On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a "giant leap for mankind." This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut. Over 80 black-and-white illustrations bring Armstrong's story to life.Author BiographyRober...

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Report copyright infringementby Nico Medina (Author), Who Hq (Author), John Hinderliter (Illustrator)As the recent deaths of sixteen Sherpas underscore, climbing Mount Everest remains a daunting challenge. Located in the Himalayas, Everest is the highest mountain in the world at a whopping 29,028 feet. In this compelling narrative, Nico Medina guides readers through the mountain's ancient beginnings, first human settlers, historic climbs, and the modern commercialization of mountain-climbing....

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Report copyright infringementby Ginjer L. Clarke (Author), Neecy Twinem (Illustrator)Deep in the swamp, a baby alligator crawls out of its broken shell. What's in store for this little reptile? Follow it through its first adventures, and get a glimpse into the world of these amazing creatures. The easy-to-read text describes how alligators live, from what they eat to how they swim so quickly. You'll also find fun facts about alligators' dinosaur-hunting ancestors and their more contemporary c...

Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

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Report copyright infringementby Jen Bryant (Author), Boris Kulikov (Illustrator)An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille--a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.**Winner of a Schneider Family Book Award!** Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books f...

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Report copyright infringementby Pam Pollack (Author), Meg Belviso (Author), Who Hq (Author)"Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, you...

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Report copyright infringementby Ashley Evanson (Illustrator), Ashley Evanson (Author)Hello, World is an exciting board book series that pairs early learning concepts with colorful, stylish illustrations of cities around the world. From the Golden Gate Bridge to seals to cable cars, there's no shortage of bright, bold, and interesting things to count in San Francisco. Explore numbers through the best the city has to offer in this gorgeous board book!Author BiographyAshley Evanson lives in San ...

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Report copyright infringementby David Long (Author), Terri Po (Illustrator)Discover the exciting and dangerous lives of spies and secret agents from Award-winning author David Long and rising star Terri Po. A single spy can save thousands upon thousands of lives . . . From Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur, to Margery Booth, the spy who sang for Hitler, to Scotch Lass, Britain's smallest ever agent, discover twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring spies . . . For as long as there hav...

How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World

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Report copyright infringementby Steven Johnson (Author)Did you drink a glass of water today? Did you turn on a light? Did you think about how miraculous either one of those things is when you did it? Of course not--but you should, and New York Times bestselling author Steven Johnson has. This adaptation of his adult book and popular PBS series explores the fascinating and interconnected stories of innovations--like clean drinking water and electricity--that changed the way people live. Innova...

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Kerley (Author), Brian Selznick (Illustrator)This extraordinary true story introduces readers to the unforgettable Waterhouse Hawkins: Victorian artist and visionary who built the world's first life-size models of dinosaurs!Can you fathom a time when almost no one in the world knew what a dinosaur looked like? That was true in the mid-nineteenth century, until Victorian artist Waterhouse Hawkins built the first life-size models of dinosaurs, first in hi...

So You Want to Be President?: The Revised and Updated Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Judith St George (Author), David Small (Illustrator)This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-second president, George W. Bush. There are now three Georges in the catalog of presidential names, a Bush alongside the presidential family tree, and a new face on the endpaper portraiture. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this cele...

The Muppets Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game

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Report copyright infringementby Kendra Levin (Author), Mad Libs (Author)Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about the Muppets! Monster, put the NOUN down! With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about Kermit, Fozzie Bear, Grover, Miss Piggy, and all the other Muppets, The Muppets Mad Libs has something for every fan of everyone's favorite ...

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Report copyright infringementby Dorothy Hoobler (Author), Thomas Hoobler (Author), Who Hq (Author)In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake--one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines sp...

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Report copyright infringementby Tomie dePaola (Illustrator), Iona Opie (Author)This board book of classic nursery rhymes introduces children to the magic of Mother Goose! Heartwarming illustrations and over 24 traditional rhymes and verses -- taken from the classic versions -- will delight babies, toddlers, and parents alike. This charming board book lovingly brings to life Little Miss Muffett, Humpty Dumpty, Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, and Little Boy Blue, as well as a host of other favorites...

Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey

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Report copyright infringementby Maira Kalman (Author), Maira Kalman (Illustrator)* "A hundred years from now, when people want to know what we told our children about 9/11, Kalman's book should be among the first answers."--Booklist, starred review * "Intelligently conveys those unfathomable events in a way that a picture book audience can comprehend. . . . With this inspiring book, Kalman sensitively handles a difficult subject in an age-appropriate manner."--Publishers Weekly, starred revi...

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Report copyright infringementby James T. de Kay (Author)Learn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with this revised edition of the popular Random House Step Up(TM) Biography of the great civil-rights leader and advocate for peaceful resistance --includes new text and additional dynamic photos. Perfect for reading level: 2.2. When Martin Luther King Jr., was growing up, he wasn't allowed to use the water fountains the white children drank from--and he didn't understand why. As he gre...

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Report copyright infringementby Nico Medina (Author), Who Hq (Author), David Groff (Illustrator)A mesmerizing overview of the world as it was when glaciers covered the earth and long-extinct creatures like the woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats battled to survive. Go back 20,000 years ago to a time of much colder global temperatures when glaciers and extensive sheets of ice covered much of our planet. As these sheets traveled, they caused enormous changes in the Earth's landscape and clim...

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Report copyright infringementby Eric Carle (Author), Eric Carle (Illustrator)Can you tell how many cherries there are? How many apples? In the brilliantly colorful My Very First Book of Numbers, children can find the number of fruits in the bottom half of a page that matches the number of boxes and numerals in the top half. This new, bilingual edition will also allow them to match English and Spanish words for each. Children will love solving the puzzles of this clever, vibrant book.Author B...

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Report copyright infringementby Diana Secker Larson (Editor)In this enchanting and comprehensive collection, the lullabies we all were rocked to sleep with, such as "Rock-a-Bye Baby" and "Hush Little Baby, Don't You Cry," mingle with traditional lullabies from around the world. Here are beautiful lyrics to sing or read to little ones, from Shakespeare's lullaby for the fairy queen, Titania, to Brahms's "Lullaby"; and from Gershwin's "Summertime" to Langston Hughes's lovely lullaby for a "nigh...

The Children of Willesden Lane: A True Story of Hope and Survival During World War II

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Report copyright infringementby Mona Golabek (Author), Emil Sher (Adapted by), Lee Cohen (Author) A young readers' edition of an important and inspiring true story of hope and survival during World War II. Fourteen-year-old Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when Hitler's armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. Able to secure passage for only one of their three daughters through the Kindertransport, th...

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Report copyright infringementby Vida (Author) Ahora en una edición bilingüe inglés/español! Dios salva a Noé, porque Noé tiene fé. No importa que tan grandes o espantosos sean tus problemas. Dios protege a aquellos que le aman. Now in this English/Spanish bilingual edition! God saves Noah, because Noah has faith. No matter how big or scary your problems are, God protects those who love him. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN Illustrated:...

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Report copyright infringementby Todd Parr (Author)From bestselling and beloved author Todd Parr, a new book that reassures kids everywhere that even when things are scary or confusing, there's always something comforting around the corner. Todd Parr brings his trademark bright colors and bold lines to his new book about things that might make kids worry--from loud news, to loud neighbors, or a big day at school. With his signature humor and instantly recognizable style, Todd speaks out to kid...

Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains

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Report copyright infringementby Ed Emberley (Author), Ed Emberley (Illustrator)"Anyone can be an artist with Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains."--Publishers Weekly Learn to draw all sorts of tremendous trains and terrific trucks with this how-to-draw book by drawing master Ed Emberley! Using his "alphabet" of a few letters and squiggles, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to draw an exciting variety of vehicles. These thirty-two pages are packed with the trucks and trains t...