For the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747's first commercial flight, a picture book about the development of the iconic passenger plane and how it changed the history of air travel. In 1968, the biggest passenger jet the world had ever...
Juvenile nonfiction
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Author:Gall, ChrisSummary: - Author:Lanan, JessicaSummary:
From critically acclaimed illustrator of The Lost Package comes a bold nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider - meticulously researched and utterly charming. What if you were small as a bean, Could...
- Author:Dublin, AnneSummary:
A biography for young readers on the inspiring life of June Callwood, one of Canada’s greatest journalists and humanitarians. Filled with images and details of June’s life, from her humble beginnings in small-town Ontario to her work as...
- Author:Peters, KatieSummary:
Juneteenth is about being free. Young learners will explore this cultural and historic holiday through engaging text and photos.
- Author:Levi, LiaSummary:
A Jewish girl grows up during a difficult time of racial discrimination and war, and discovers light in unexpected places.
- Author:Sotomayor, SoniaSummary:
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and award-winning artist Rafael Lopez create a kind and caring book about the differences that make each of us unique. Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that...
- Author:Chopra, MallikaSummary:
For kids ages 8 to 12, this is an accessible and fun meditation and mindfulness how-to book filled with full-color illustrations, written by Mallika Chopra and with a foreword by Deepak Chopra. Just Breathe is a fun and accessible,...
- Author:Kulekjian, JessicaSummary:
Here’s a step-by-step story of a volcanic eruption — told from the volcano’s point of view! Readers meet the volcano as it placidly slumbers, which it’s been doing for thousands of years. Then things begin to stir to life deep inside....
- Author:Montgomery, Sy.Summary:
On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a...
- Author:Lewis, MarionSummary:
The legend of Kaugjagjuk--a mistreated orphan who gains the strength to stand up for himself with a little help from the Man of the Moon--is a traditional Inuit tale told throughout the Arctic.
Re-imagined for modern audiences by...
- Author:Floca, BrianSummary:
Caldecott Award winner Brian Floca gives a heartfelt thank you to the essential workers who keep their cities going during COVID-19 quarantine in this tenderly illustrated picture book. We are here at home now, watching the world...
- Author:Lawley, KianSummary:
From personalities and entertainers Kian Lawley and Jc Caylen comes a completely wild and entirely true account of their rise to internet fame.
- Author:Stabler, DavidSummary:
Every great artist started out as a kid. Forget the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless masterpieces. When the world's most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Jackson...
- Author:Stabler, DavidSummary:
Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker that his family sent him to...
- Author:Stabler, DavidSummary:
Every great author started out as a kid. Before the bestsellers, fan clubs, and beloved stories we know today, the world's most celebrated writers had regular-kid problems just like you. Sam Clemens (aka Mark Twain) loved to skip school...
- Author:Montgomery, MonteSummary:
A humorous kid's guide to the strange and mysterious habits of grown-ups, covering why adults drink coffee, why your dad wears a suit, and what teachers really talk about in the teacher's lounge, and featuring advice on how to make a...
- Author:Stevenson, RobinSummary:
Throughout history people have experimented, invented, and created new ways of doing things. This book tells the stories of a diverse group of brilliant thinkers in fields like technology, education, business, science, art, and...
- Author:Stevenson, RobinSummary:
Athletes throughout history have dreamed of competing in the Olympics - and some were kids themselves when those dreams and plans began! In Kid Olympians: Summer, discover the childhood stories of legends such as -Usain Bolt, who used...
- Author:Stabler, DavidSummary:
Every president started out as a kid! Forget the legends, tall tales, and historic achievements-before they were presidents, the future leaders of the United States had regular-kid problems just like you. John F. Kennedy hated his big...
- Author:Stabler, DavidSummary:
Before their experiments, inventions, and discoveries that changed the world, the world's most celebrated scientists had regular-kid problems just like you. Stephen Hawking hated school and preferred to spend his free time building...
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