Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome in the segregated All-American Girls Pro Baseball League due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball for the Negro Leagues' Indianapolis Clowns, becoming the first...

Jim was a South African railway inspector in the late 1800s who lost his legs in an accident while at work. Unable to perform all his tasks with his disability but desperate to keep his job, Jim discovered a brilliant solution, a baboon named Jack. Jim trained Jack to help him both at home and at the depot. But when the railway authorities and the public...

What do we do with our hands? Featuring exuberant photos of young children building, drawing, playing, and loving, My Hands offers examples to readers of how to use and care for these masterful body parts.

This is a wonderful photographic read-aloud that will help young learners see and understand the many ways we use our hands creatively and playfully.

What can we do with our feet? With pictures of children walking, jumping, skipping, and more, My Feet is a marvelous resource for caregivers aiming to teach readers about their body parts. It encourages youngsters to identify their own activities and how much fun they can be!

This is a wonderful photographic read-aloud that will help young learners see and...

Dinosaurs Count is a fun-filled numerical journey to the prehistoric land of dinosaurs. Together, young readers and baby dinosaurs learn to count 1-10 using tails, claws, wings, toes, and other body parts. Each scene depicts a cuddly creature paired with its name and pronunciation. The color palettes of the numerals and respective body parts match to help...

Nature's most disgusting creatures take centre stage, in this humorous but enlightening collection of downright disgusting creatures.

From puking vultures and farting goats to stinky opossums who pretend to be dead, this title will include disgusting facts exploring each animal’s unusual skills and how they use them to survive. Humorous illustrations...

Science isn’t limited to the classroom—it can be cooked up in the kitchen! This photographic book of experiments and projects covers covers chemical reactions, states of matter, microbiology, and much more– all with ingredients and equipment that can be found in the kitchen.

The STEAM Ahead series shows readers that science isn’t limited to the classroom—it...

There are almost eight billion people alive today. Having that many people in the world puts pressure on both social and natural resources, and we have to ask ourselves difficult questions like, What is our fair share? And how do we share more equitably? Ours to Share starts by giving an overview of human population growth, from the time when there were...

Orcas are found in every ocean on the planet. But can they survive their relationship with humans? Orcas Everywhere looks at how humans around the world (Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike) related to orcas in the past, how we relate to them now and what we can do to keep cetacean communities alive and thriving. The book deals with science, philosophy...

An Interactive ADVENTure for Your Family
 
Toys and games are great, but the best gifts from God last a lifetime and beyond. Help your children understand the real meaning of Christmas with this 25-day discovery of the good things God has given us, leading up to the greatest gift of all, Jesus Christ.
 
From creation to Christmas, your little ones will gain...

Two Best Friends Tell Their Tale of Adoption
 
Reagandoodle and Little Buddy know how wonderful it is to be adopted—to be chosen, to feel special, and to be loved. And they want to share that joy with other families.
 
Follow these best buddies as they celebrate all the heartwarming meanings of adoption, from hearing “I love you” to the happiness of having...

Talk to God and Give Him Thanks
 
Dear God, thank you for this new day—
for a new start, with birds singing.
Every day is special, dear God.
Help me to be good and kind all day long.
Thank you. Amen.
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Little ones will delight in this charming book of simple prayers they can say throughout the day.

From rise and shine to bedtime, children will encounter...

Share Special Praises with God

Thank you, dear God, for today.
Thank you for who you are.
Thank you for my family.
Please help me to sleep well tonight.
Thank you that Jesus watches over me. Amen.
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Little ones will love learning simple praises they can offer to the Lord about all the special people, places and things in their lives.

When your children...

Meet some of the wackiest creatures under the sea—creatures that look like food—through eye-catching photos and engaging text. This funny, informative book introduces readers to the egg yolk jellyfish, the lettuce sea slug, the chocolate chip sea star, and many more! Accessible text and engaging photos make this a very fun read.

From Heather Corinna, founder and director of Scarleteen.com, and Isabella Rotman, cartoonist and sex educator, comes a graphic novel guide that covers essential topics for preteens and young teens about their changing bodies and feelings.

Join friends Malia, Rico, Max, Sam and Alexis as they talk about all the weird and exciting parts of growing up! This...

Prayers That Will Change Your Daughter’s Life
 
Bestselling author Wynter Pitts’s life was a beautiful reflection of the power of prayer. Here, in her final words before her untimely passing, Wynter shows your tween girl all the wonderful things God has in store for her when she talks to Him.
 
Your daughter will learn when and why and how to pray and what...

Discover what dinosaurs were REALLY like in this myth busting book! Find out how the real dinosaurs actually lived, what they looked like, and how they sounded in this fascinating book. While popular Hollywood movies have given us a simplistic view of these magnificent creatures, the latest scientific research is changing assumptions and providing a far...

Teach children that God loves them using Jesus’s own words. The Lost Son Comes Home is a beautifully illustrated version of the prodigal son parable, with text taken directly from Scripture. Themes of God’s love and forgiveness come alive through the expressive illustrations of the two sons and their father. An application page at the end of the book...

As a parent, discussing diversity with your child can be difficult, especially if you have your own questions. Some People Do boils this topic down to provide the simplest of answers. By the time your child finishes reading this book, they will have been introduced to all facets of people, without any one being more revered than the other.

In today's rapidly changing world, children are being exposed to digital devices at younger and younger ages. Now nicknamed Digital Natives, our children have never lived in a world without screens. Without guidance, however, they are left to interpret what they don't understand and fend for themselves in the increasingly complex arena that wasn't created...

She invents crazy contraptions, solves big sums, and reads all the books in the library.

Although she may look like an ordinary little girl, Ada Lovelace is about to change the world.

Zoë Tucker and Rachel Katstaller tell the amazing true story of a little girl who didn't go to school, but grew up to create the world's first computer program. 

Do you know Washington D.C.? The nation's capital attracts people from all over the world—even little monsters! Did you know that? Monsters are masters of camouflage who can easily hide in plain sight. They get lost among the Cherry Blossoms at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, go undercover in the National Gallery of Art and even stow away at the Smithsonian...

NOTE: Because this title is image-heavy it is not available for Kindle. 

Ages 10 and up

Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!--I have as much soul as you,--and full as much heart!
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is a beloved classic, celebrated today by readers of all ages and revered as a...

In her New York Times bestseller White Rage, Carol Anderson laid bare an insidious history of policies that have systematically impeded black progress in America, from 1865 to our combustible present. With One Person, No Vote, she chronicles a related history: the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision...

The globetrotting naturalists of the eighteenth century were the geeks of their day: innovators and explorers who lived at the intersection of science and commerce. Foremost among them was Carl Linnaeus, a radical thinker who revolutionized biology.

In What Linnaeus Saw, Karen Magnuson Beil chronicles Linnaeus’s life and career in readable, relatable prose...

From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII.

Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the escalating violence of World War II, British parents by the thousands chose to send their children out of the...

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter and today is one of the world's favourite artists. As a child, she was badly affected by polio, and later suffered a terrible accident that left her disabled and in pain. Shortly after this accident, Kahlo took up painting, and through her surreal, symbolic self portraits described the pain she suffered, as well as the...

Vincent van Gogh was born in the Netherlands and today is one of the world's best-loved painters. But during his lifetime, Van Gogh struggled to find fame and fortune through his art, making very little money from his paintings, which now sell for millions of dollars. This book tells the story of Van Gogh's life through his own artworks, and shows...

This survival guide introduces the basics of financial literacy and money management for kids—from earning and saving money to spending and donating it—and gives readers essential skills for financial know-how. The book also explores how choices about money and finances connect to character development and social-emotional well-being. Readers...

First Achievements by Women, Told in Their Own Words

Inspirational women tell their stories in their own words in this young people’s edition of FIRSTS: Women Who Are Changing the World, the groundbreaking book of pioneers based on the multi-platform documentary project from TIME Magazine. She Changed the World is essential reading for girls who crave...

Grab your carry along book and learn road safety rules with the Robocar Poli rescue team.

What is the best way to cross the street? What are the rules for riding a bike or a car? Poli, Amber, Roy, Helly and Jin will teach you all this and much more.

A fun book that teaches children the right moves to be safe aroud traffic!

The book is based on the...

Join Peg Patrick as he travels around Ireland in the footsteps of Saint Patrick. In this unique and meticulously researched book, children will be introduced to the true story of St. Patrick and the ancient sites where he lived and preached. A geotagged pilgrimage guide and instructions for making your own 'Peg Patrick' round out this innovative book that...