![The Kite that Bridged Two Nations](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590789385.jpg?itok=z73H3euc)
Homan Walsh wanted to win the prize for flying his kite, Union, from one side the Niagara River to the other — the first step in building a bridge connecting Canada and the U.S. Stylized paintings and simple text tell a powerful story (based in fact) of persistence and hope.
The Kite that Bridged Two Nations
![Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared into America's Heart](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596435097.jpg?itok=2QZhu6vz)
Ruth Elder was a beauty queen but in 1927 she showed her pluck when she and a copilot took off for Paris. Though she didn’t make it that time, she continued to demonstrate that women were fine pilots and could fly solo. Ruth’s early life and aviation is fascinatingly revealed through evocative narration and illustration.
Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared into America’s Heart
![What Am I? Where Am I?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823428567.jpg?itok=o5lwHUGP)
A partial image of an animal is accompanied by the question, “What am I?” With a turn of the page, a larger look at the animal is shown, accompanied by “Where am I?” Another turn reveals the habitat. Handsome, highly realistic watercolors in a predictable format introduce animals, ending with a portrait of a boy “on the beautiful Earth.”
What Am I? Where Am I?
![How Big Were Dinosaurs?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596437197.jpg?itok=t8optbje)
How big were the dinosaurs really? Though a deadly hunter, the microraptor “would barely be able to look a modern-day chicken in the eye.” Energetic illustrations contrast dinosaurs to things familiar and contemporary. Add animated text for a memorable look at size and prehistoric creatures.
How Big Were Dinosaurs?
![Hide-and-Seek Science: Animal Camouflage](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823422933.jpg?itok=CpENcSa-)
From swamps to coral reefs, animals use camouflage. Lush, realistic, double page illustrations ask readers to find a particular number of animals in each habitat. With the turn of the page, the habitat is described and all animals are identified.
Hide-and-Seek Science: Animal Camouflage
![Fly Guy Presents Space](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545564921.jpg?itok=iNvBsI7N)
Buzz and his pet fly, Fly Guy, visit a space museum for a brief introduction to stars, planets and related concepts. Photographs and funny illustrations combine with easy-to- read language for a quick, accessible, informative trip shared by old friends.
Fly Guy Presents Space
![Everything Goes by Sea](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061958115.jpg?itok=Wi1pVt5V)
A vacationing family sees many different types of boats and ships as well as what they carry. Young readers will find lots to explore as they travel over the waters in this large, highly pictorial journey.
Everything Goes by Sea
![When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596435402.jpg?itok=DeYGq2Ds)
From his early childhood in Jamaica, Clive loved all types of music. When he was 13 years old, he moved to New York where his affinity for music blossomed. Ultimately Clive, now Cool Herc, achieved his dream of being surrounded by music as a DJ and started a new music form. Angular illustrations and informative back matter complete this portrait of music and a musician.
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
![Ann and Nan Are Anagrams](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452109141.jpg?itok=uw9VRItF)
Word problems run in Robert’s family. When his grandma told him about anagrams, “different words (even phrases and sentences) that have exactly the same letters,” he just couldn’t get away from them! Playful illustrations and varied typeface add to the wordplay fun.
Ann and Nan Are Anagrams
![Toilet: How it Works](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596437804.jpg?itok=jnGAfVmq)
Everyone knows what a toilet is, but have you ever wondered what happens when a toilet is flushed? A brief introduction explains why toilets are needed (the digestive system), followed by lucid text and clear illustrations, with humorous touches, that detail what happens. This glimpse is sure to engage and heighten appreciation for the toilet.
Toilet: How it Works
![100 Most Feared Creatures](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545563429.jpg?itok=zbUom_NE)
The natural world is filled with frightening creatures that titillate, amaze and awe. Characteristics (size, “weapons” and skills) of 100 of them are presented in dramatic, full- color photographs and factoids. This installment of the series may inspire readers to find out more about the enthralling range of critters.
100 Most Feared Creatures
![Mummy Mysteries: Tales from North America](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0606318992.jpg?itok=UaIuucMC)
Mummies and mummification in North America are introduced in short, readable text accompanied by illustration and photographs. Adapted from her longer book, the easy reader format makes a fascinating topic accessible to newly independent readers.
Mummy Mysteries: Tales from North America
![Discover More Weather](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/054550516X.jpg?itok=MN7UI2aq)
Also see Discover More Reptiles (opens in a new window) from the same author. Questions, tidbits of information and full-color photographs all in an appealing format are perfect to dip and out of for information about the subjects in this series. Each title includes a table of contents, an index and even a glossary of words plus the potential to find out more online.
Discover More Weather
![Perimeter, Area and Volume: A Monster Book of Dimensions](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823427633.jpg?itok=N2Sof4up)
A group of movie-making monsters introduce the concepts needed to make a 3-dimensional film: width, height, depth. Related ideas and vocabulary follow (e.g., circumference, area, etc.) also presented with the same light touch. Flat, silly-but-colorful monsters lead the exploration to its conclusion.
Perimeter, Area and Volume: A Monster Book of Dimensions
![Millions, Billions and Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823424030.jpg?itok=iNcCOkon)
A billion is a big number, bigger than a million. “It’s written like this: 1,000,000,000 — one followed by nine zeroes.” There aren’t even that many hairs on your head! Colorful illustrations and child-friendly comparisons bring these huge numbers into clearer focus in both words and numerals enhanced by bright, cheery illustrations.
Millions, Billions and Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers
![Teddy Bear Patterns](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580894232.jpg?itok=2OltroIg)
Colorful toy teddy bears appear on open pages with an engaging, rhyming narrative. Children will be able to see the patterns and learn to “skip count” (e.g., counting by 2s) while being introduced to basic arithmetic (addition and its relationship to multiplication). One of a series of basic math books.
Teddy Bear Patterns
![The Wing Wing Brothers: Carnival de Math](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823426041.jpg?itok=ImJqQTa2)
Math is all around when the Bird brothers, Woody, Willy, Wilmer, Wendell and Walter compete at games, eat hot dogs, and ride the Ferris wheel at a carnival. Comic illustrations combine with words and numerals to highlight the brothers’ alliterative tale while illuminating basic math concepts.
The Wing Wing Brothers: Carnival de Math
![That's a Possibility: A Book About What Might Happen](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805089985.jpg?itok=tdA-BYAB)
Intriguing questions introduce the notion of possibility and its opposite which leads to the introduction of mathematical probability. Activities and games to test the chances of something happening involve coins, cards and more to bring the concepts into clear, recognizable and highly appealing focus.
That’s a Possibility: A Book About What Might Happen
![Help Me Learn Subtraction](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823424014.jpg?itok=lfwcXalS)
Simple rhymes combine with crisp, uncluttered photographs to ask (and answer visually as well as with numerals) simple questions that are answered with subtraction. Number sentences (e.g., 8 - 2=6) are also included for each as are clever asides or additional information on each double page spread.
Help Me Learn Subtraction
![The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596433078.jpg?itok=CGLNxtY9)
Paul Erdos grew up in Hungary and was always an unusual child. He enjoyed numbers, was inept at everyday activities (like tying his shoes), and hated rules but grew up to be a famous mathematician. Witty illustrations and a fluid narrative (which imbeds mathematical language), and fascinating author and illustrator notes introduce this mathematically gifted man.
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
![Bedtime Math](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1250035856.jpg?itok=VZxWg_qC)
Math is not only all around but everyday goings-on make thinking mathematically fun. Activities of varying difficulty (wee ones, little kids, big kids) use the familiar — from dogs to ketchup — to present intriguing math questions to solve, all humorously illustrated. Answers are discreetly placed on each page with additional information for adults at the end.
Bedtime Math
![The Mystery of Darwin's Frog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590788648.jpg?itok=s6jbdYmT)
Charles Darwin came across a distinctive frog in Chile during his ventures on the Beagle. The exceptional characteristics and the mysteries it created are presented in engaging text, photographs and notable, realistic collage illustrations. Additional resources are included.
The Mystery of Darwin’s Frog
![Stronger than Steel](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547681267.jpg?itok=yRFsTFmg)
The strength of Spiderman’s web wasn’t far from reality. Biologist Randy Lewis’ work proves it. A highly readable text and captivating photographs make a complicated topic, related issues, and current research understandable for sophisticated readers of all ages.
Stronger than Steel
![Python](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763663964.jpg?itok=WUe99o_q)
Like most snakes, pythons are often vilified. Realistic watercolors, however, of a Diamond Python (native to Australia) and informative text present a slice of her life from warming in the sun to hatching eggs — and, of course hunting and eating.