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Two clever (and hilarious!) mice use physics to retrieve a tasty treat. Ginger and Mac are pros at snatching up delicious tidbits and bringing them back to their mousehole to eat. Today, though,...

A captivating first-person story of a real-life orca rescue! When a young orca was spotted alone in Puget Sound, no one knew where she?d come from, but they knew it was dangerous for her to be left...

A charming, child-friendly tour of an environmentally sustainable city. In this green city, neighbors take care of all living things: people, plants and animals, too! Many people choose biking or...

Rhyming, fanciful allegory of the creative writing process. When a child?s carefully written poem slips out of a ripped pocket, its words join randomly with other words to form funny riffs and puns...

How do animals live in the harshest environments on Earth? Despite the bitter cold, ferocious winds and six months of darkness, the polar regions are home to many animals. These creatures can survive...

Everything from A to Z about going number one and two. This deep dive into the science and history of poop (and pee) covers everything kids ever wanted to know about their favorite subject. Both...

Everyone?s favorite space rovers are back, this time facing a watery rescue operation! Space explorers Rover and Speck are on a dangerous new mission: visiting Unexplored Planet K2-18b. It doesn?t...

Two mismatched rovers alone on a distant planet ? what could possibly go wrong? When Rover crash-lands on a rocky planet and finds Speck stranded and in need of a battery charge, the two hardly seem...

Lyrically told true story of the teacher who coached Hawaiian swimmers to Olympic glory. When the children of workers on a 1930s Maui sugar plantation were chased away from playing in the nearby...

Saling Home -ardcoverAuthor: J. TorresPublisher: Kids Can PressPublication Date: October 05, 2021Number of Pages: 112 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1525303341ISBN-13: 9781525303340

An endearing true story of an owl chick?s rescue. When Zalea, a three-week-old northern spotted owl, fell from her tree, her parents couldn?t carry her back to their nest. That meant Zalea, a member...

Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter tarantulas, green Martians or killer bees. But in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes...

Scaredy never sleeps --- sleep might mean bad dreams about dragons, ghosts, vampire bats and polka-dot monsters. Our wide-eyed hero has a plan: stay awake all night, every night. Between counting...

We know by now that Scaredy Squirrel only feels safe when he's at home in his nut tree, with his defenses, his emergency kit and his back-up plans at the ready. So even though the sun is shining and...

In the fifth book, Scaredy Squirrel plans his own birthday and surprise!... things get very crowded. Scaredy Squirrel is planning his own birthday party for one - but despite his detailed plans,...

That lovable little worrywart is back. And he's as scaredy as ever! In his latest adventure, Scaredy Squirrel sets out to make The Perfect Friend. And once he's spotted a perfectly safe candidate...

Two Ojibway sisters set off across the frozen north country to see the SkySpirits' midnight dance. It isn't easy for the younger sister to be silent, but gradually she begins to treasure the...

Orbiting 220 miles above Earth, the International Space Station is a technological marvel and a remarkable symbol of the advances that are being made through peaceful cooperation. Thanks to the...

Award-winning author Larsen offers a gently humorous take on the special bond between a boy and his grandfather and their simple yet special ritual. It also teaches a lesson on how a young child can...

An engaging introduction to debating skills. Kids are used to disagreeing with rules - not that anyone ever listens. But what if there was a way of disagreeing that worked? What if kids could change...

A unique look at the boreal forest, Earth?s vast and vital wilderness. The boreal forest, the planet?s largest land biome, spans the northern regions like ?a scarf around the neck of the world.?...

A lively tale of a cool invention. Frank William Epperson is a curious boy who loves inventing. And since inventing begins with experimenting, he spends a lot of time in his ?laboratory? (i.e., his...

The gripping story of a boy?s escape by boat from Communist Vietnam in 1980. Eleven-year-old Tho Pham lives with his family in South Vietnam. He spends his afternoons playing soccer and cricket...

A captivating look at the life of a modern-day fossil hunter who makes the find of a lifetime. Wendy has an eye for the unusual and is skilled at finding things that others don?t see. On a middle...

The global ocean is in trouble ? and kids can help! Though we think of Earth?s five oceans as separate and distinct, they are actually a linked system of circulating water that is one single ocean ?...

Explains the basic beliefs, customs, and rituals of twelve different world religions, and includes information about tribal and native religions of Africa, North America, and Australia.Author:...

In this delightful picture book, Minnow seems to be the only one of King Neptune's fifty mermaid daughters who has no particular skill or accomplishments. That is, except for her persistence in...

The long-awaited sequel to the runaway bestseller The Most Magnificent Thing! This is the story of a girl who, with her dog at her side, loves to make things. Her brain is an ?idea machine,? always...

The latest addition to The Most Magnificent series. In this vocabulary book, the characters from The Most Magnificent Thing walk readers from A to Z, through all the words little makers need to know...

A little girl and her canine assistant set out to make the most magnificent thing. But after much hard work, the end result is not what the girl had in mind. Frustrated, she quits. Her assistant...