Balzer + Bray, February 2018. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Perfect for fans of suspenseful nonfiction such as books by Steve Sheinkin, this is a page-turning narrative about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor and pacifist who became an unlikely hero during World War II and took part in a......
DK Children, September 2020. Hardcover. A new copy. Journey from Earth to the outer reaches of the universe with this stunning book about space! You'll encounter bizarre planets, distant stars, and intricate galaxies. From planets and asteroids to black holes and galaxies, every page of this captivating book reveals the.....
Penguin Workshop, July 2014. Trade Paperback. Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. won the world heavyweight championship at the age of 22, the same year he joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. He would go on to become the first and only three-time (in succession) World.....
Price Stern Sloan, December 2002. Trade Paperback. Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she.....
Penguin Workshop, July 2008. Trade Paperback. Our bestselling series is fit for a queen! The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangerous: cast out of her father's court at the age of three and imprisoned at nineteen, Elizabeth was crowned queen in 1558, when she was only twenty-five.....
Penguin Workshop, May 2017. Trade Paperback. Learn about the Eiffel Tower, beloved and iconic symbol of Paris, France, and one of the most recognizable structures in the world! When the plans for the Eiffel Tower were first announced, many people hated the design of the future landmark, calling it ungainly.....
Miles Kelly Publishing, January 2017. Trade Paperback.
Miles Kelly Publishing, January 2017. Trade Paperback.
Penguin Workshop, October 2016. Trade Paperback. A new copy. In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San.....
Big Picture Press, April 2021. Hardcover. A new copy. Welcome to the Fungarium! Step into the world of fungi and learn all about these strange and fascinating life-forms. Illustrator Katie Scott returns to the Welcome to the Museum series with exquisite, detailed images of some of the most fascinating living.....
Random House Books for Young Readers, April 2019. Hardcover. Celebrate Pride every day with the very first picture book to tell of its historic and inspiring role in the gay civil rights movement, from the author of the acclaimed Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag. A......
Knopf Books for Young Readers, November 2018. Hardcover. The perfect read for the one-hundredth anniversary of the nineteenth amendment and in advance of the upcoming presidential election, this inspiring picture book from United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand shares the stories of ten suffragists who fought for women's right to vote.....
Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press, April 2001. Trade Paperback. Dinosaurs have long been a source of speculation. This beautifully illustrated guide includes: - Fascinating facts about these animals that ruled the earth for more than 100 million years - Key features that make each individual genus distinctive - The.....
DK Children, June 2019. Trade Paperback. Supporting STEM-based learning, this fact-filled book for bird lovers ages 6-9 is the ultimate guide to nearly 150 bird species from across the globe, entertaining and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and fascinating tidbits on.....
National Geographic Kids, August 2014. Hardcover. More exciting than a video game, this boredom-busting book is an explosion of information about sensational topics kids love: dessert, underwear, amusement parks, pirates, famous criminals, marsupials, Ancient Egypt, famous landmarks, you name it! The new 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 2 has even.....
Triangle Square, June 2009. Trade Paperback. A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History of the United States.....
Dennis Dobson, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. The first in Asimov's four-volume series on United States history written for a juvenile audience. First British edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with light fading to the spine minor edge wear. A nice copy of a scarce.....
Sandpiper, October 1981. Trade Paperback. "This marvelous book recreates the building of a French Gothic cathedral from the hewing down of half a forest to the placement of the last sheet of lead on the spire. Macaulay uses voluminous knowledge and pen-and-ink sketches accompanied by a brief clear narrative." --.....
HMH Books for Young Readers, April 1982. Trade Paperback. "David Macaulay's brilliant Pyramid shows, detail by detail, how the great pharaohs' burial places were conceived and constructed . . . His draftsmanship is unexcelled, and his book is pharaonic in opulence and design." -- Time.
HMH Books for Young Readers, October 1982. Trade Paperback. "What David Macaulay can draw -- churches, cities, pyramids -- he does better than any pen-and-ink illustrator in the world. Castle once again goes through a brick-by-brick assembly, employing cross-hatches and thin black lines to evoke a medieval place and period.".....
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, December 2017. Hardcover. 87 pages. A book for children; illustrated in color. This beautifully illustrated board book edition of instant bestseller Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History showcases women who changed the world and is the perfect goodnight book to inspire big dreams.....
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, June 2017. Trade Paperback. A newspaper-style activity book for the discerning dinosaur, packed with paleo puzzles, fearsome facts and giganto games. Meet real-life reptiles and read fascinating features, which include: Seeking a self-defence class? Hear what a cetiosaur has to say about staying safe. Wondering what's.....
B.E.S., August 2018. Trade Paperback. Here's a book that transports you back to a time and place filled with incredible winged creatures, enormous sea monsters, ground-shaking carnivores, and more prehistoric beasts! The incredible creatures in this book have been compiled and categorized into four chapters, each focusing on amazing creatures.....
Ripley Publishing, March 2010. Hardcover. Ripley fans the world over will love this incredibly strange book which celebrates the incredible and the bizarre in our world today. Featuring a wealth of amazing images throughout, Ripley's Believe It or Not! "Incredibly Strange" is a 384-page extravaganza featuring, among many others, a......
Ripley Publishing, March 2008. Hardcover. Jam-packed with fascinating facts and unbelievable but totally true stories, this book will stretch your credulity to its limits.