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A new book in the clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book series that focuses on endangered species.Meet the quokka. Most of them live on a tiny island off of Western Australia. Like their relatives kangaroos and wallabies, they hop to get around and carry their babies in pouches.People say they are the happiest animal in the world. That's because they're very friendly, and their faces look like they are built for smiling--perfe...

Say hello to a sloth, and learn all about this incredible endangered species—and why they need protecting—in this clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree.Did you know sloths only poop once a week?Or that they can fall up to 100 feet without getting hurt?They have hundreds of bugs living on them, including a species of moths that only lives on sloths!And they move so slowly that algae grows on ...

Say hello to a pangolin, and learn all about this incredible endangered species—and why they need protecting—in this clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree.Did you know pangolins are the only mammals with scales? Not even the teeth of a lion can break through their tough armor.And did you know pangolins have a super-sticky tongue as long as their entire body? (The better to eat 20, 000 bugs a...

An inspiring and accessible picture book biography of the world's best-known naturalist—broadcaster and documentarian David Attenborough—stunningly illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree.Follow David as a young boy growing up in England, to his early career in television, where he had the innovative idea to travel all over the world to film animals in their natural habitats. He played with penguins on icebergs in Antarctica, cuddled with sloths in...

Perfect for Valentine's Day promotions and all year round, here is a book that celebrates the timeless appeal and meaning of handwritten letters, illustrated by Caldecott Honoree John Rocco!

A young working-class teen fights to save his family's diner after his father is lost in a fishing-boat accident. When his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, fourteen-year-old Jake refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. But suddenly, nothing seems certain in Jake's future, and now his family's diner may be repossessed by loan sharks. In Narragansett Bay, scrabbling out a living as a quahogger isn't easy, but with the h...

The grumpy old wolf is too tired to chase after goats, too creaky to tend to his garden, and very hungry. One day he hears a young boy calling his name...could it be he's calling him over to share a meal? Why yes, look at all those delicious goats! The boy may fancy himself a prankster but our old wolf is just as crafty as ever and manages to outfox the boy to get one step closer to that double goat pie he's been dreaming of....But in an unexp...

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Steeped in atmosphere and rich in detail, this adventure captures the salt in the air as well as the omnipresent ticking deadline." - Publishers WeeklyWhen his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, fourteen-year-old Jake refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. But forever or not, it's up to Jake to pay the loan sharks threatening to repossess his family's diner. Scrabbling out a living as a quahogger isn't easy in Narragan...

With his signature breathtaking art, Rocco creates a modern parable, inspired by an ancient Chinese tea ceremony, full of adventure, heart, humor, and a gentle message about the importance of focus and finding joy in simple tasks. Full color.

Photos, memoirs, magazine stories, and cartoons tracing the career of the ebullient psychedelic band from its mid-1960's genesis to guitarist Jerry Garcia's death in 1995.