Author: | Rachel Ignotofsky |
Category: |
People |
It's a scientific fact: Women rock! A charmingly illustrated and educational book, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering... read more
Author: | Rachel Ignotofsky |
Category: |
People |
Series: | Women in Science Ser. |
Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, including trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breakers in more than forty sports. The athletes featured include well-known figures like... read more
Author: | R. J. Palacio |
Category: |
Young Adult |
Series: | Wonder |
Reading Level: | Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 |
Awards: | UK Literacy Association Book Award: Ages 3-11 2012. Winner 2012 CYBILS Award Middle Grade Fiction The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013 shortlist |
My name is August.
I won't describe to you what I look like.
Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.
Ten-year-old August Pullman wants to be ordinary. He does ordinary things. He eats ice-cream. He plays on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But Auggie is far... read more
Author: | R. J. Palacio |
Category: |
Young Adult |
My name is August.I won't describe to you what I look like.Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.'Ten-year-old August Pullman wants to be ordinary. He does ordinary things. He eats ice-... read more
Author: | Robert Ingpen |
Category: |
Photographic |
Step into Robert Ingpen's magical world with this book of wonderful images that have made Robert a worldwide household name for children's illustration. Here you will find his own autobiographical tales, illustrator's notes, original sketches and ... read more
Author: | Hugh Thomson |
Category: |
Photographic |
From Stonehenge to the Empire State Building, and from Angkor Wat to the Pyramids, this book surveys every continent to discover the most impressive, exotic and intriguing man-made wonders... read more
Author: | Brian Selznick |
Category: |
Young Adult |
Reading Level: | Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 |
Awards: | Winner of California Young Reader Medal (Middle School) 2014 and Buckeye Children's Book Award (Grades 3-5) 2012 and NAPPA Gold Awards (Ages 6 & Up) 2011 and Schneider Family Book Award (Teen) 2012 and Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (Children's Literature) 2012. Runner-up for West Virginia Children's Book Award 2013. Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2012 and Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) (Fiction) 2011 and Alabama Camellia Award (Grades 4-6) 2012 and Cybils (Graphic Novel Elem/Mid) 2011. Short-listed for Bluebonnet Awards 2013 and Young Reader's Choice Award (Junior/Grades 4-6) 2014 and Virginia Readers Choice Award (Middle School) 2014 and Golden Sower Award (Intermediate) 2014 and South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Children's) 2013 and Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award 2013 and Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2013 and Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Grades 3-5) 2013 and Volunteer State Book Awards (Middle School) 2013 and Colorado Children's Book Award (Junior Novel) 2013 and Golden Archer Award (Intermediate) 2013 and Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2013 and William Allen White Childens Book Award (Grades 3-5) 2014 and Great Stone Face Book Award 2012 and Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2014 and Rhode Island Children's Book Awards 2013 and Mark Twain Readers Award 2013. |
In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. ... read more
Author: | Craig Smith |
Category: |
Book and CD Sets |
Four hilarious all-time favourite best-selling picture books with song CD by the honky-tonky, Wonky Donkey author and musician Craig Smith, in a must-have Wonky Donkey carry bag. Includes the award-winning song The Wonky Donkey and the hits Willbee the Bumblebee, My Daddy Ate an Apple and Square Eyes.
Author: | Samantha Hartman |
Category: |
Craft & Handiwork |
Rustic meets modern with the charming DIY guide, Wood Pallet Wonders. This instructional collection of twenty incredible home design projects uses wood pallets and reclaimed materials to create eye-catching storage ... read more
Author: | Edward Woo; Hannah Schubert (Illustrator); Alissa Dinallo (Illustrator) |
Category: |
Non Fiction |
Reading Level: | 4 Science |
Why is a rainbow curved? Why aren't left-handers extinct? How is a sunflower like a synchronised swimmer? Why is 'e' a magic number?The answer to these questions is contained within one simple word: MATHS. Because maths is all about patterns, and our universe is e... read more
Author: | Kate Jane Neal |
Category: |
Picture Books |
Simple, direct, and emotive, this timely and deeply moving debut picture book explores the power of words--to harm and to heal; to create and to destroy; and to make the world a better place. Full color.x 10.
Author: | Brandon Sanderson |
Category: |
Fantasy |
Series: | Stormlight Archive Ser. |
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kings began.
Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a ... read more