Archives: Books
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Home Games
Award-winning adult author Benjamin Markovits delivers a poignant coming-of-age middle grade story that will give comfort to anyone feeling like a small fish in a Texas-size sea. Perfect for fans …
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Give Us the Vote!: Over Two Hundred Years of Fighting for the Ballot
For over 200 years, people have marched, gone to jail, risked their lives, and even died trying to get the right to vote in the United States. Others, hungry to …
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Ohana Means Family
This is the land that’s never been sold, where work the hands, so wise and old, that reach through the water, clear and cold, into the mud to pick the …
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Lost for Words
Tapir wants to express himself, but he can’t find the words! Tapir and his friends all have nice new notebooks, just waiting to be filled. Giraffe decides to write a …
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Snail Crossing
When Snail spies a plump, crisp cabbage across the road, nothing will stop him — not a speeding car or even a hungry crow. He’s cabbage bound! But when kindhearted …
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Race to the Sun
Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy suit who was in the bleachers at her basketball game. Turns out he’s …
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Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
Beginning at birth, the honeybee emerges through the wax cap of her cell and is driven to protect and take care of her hive. She cleans the nursery and feeds …
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Everybody Counts
This fun book teaches you to count from 0 to 7.5 billion, but also to do so much more. Follow the characters’ stories through the book and see how their …
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Poems Aloud: An anthology of poems to read out loud
Perfect for confident children and shy readers alike, this book teaches all sorts of clever ways to performing poetry. Children will learn 20 techniques for reading aloud by trying out …
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Wood, Wire, Wings
This picture book explores the failures and successes of self-taught engineer Emma Lilian Todd as she tackles the great challenge of designing an airplane.
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Sobre los insectos
This beginner’s guide offers a first glimpse into the natural world of insects. In this addition to the acclaimed About… series, educator and author Cathryn Sill uses simple,easy-to-understand language to …
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Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Sirens HC
The critically acclaimed Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Sirens showcases four enchanting tales of mermaids and underwater creatures, inspired by folklore from around the world and told in the spirit of …
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Scavenge the Stars
Packed with high-stakes adventure, romance, and dueling identities, this gender-swapped retelling of The CouWhen Amaya rescues a mysterious stranger from drowning, she fears her rash actions have earned her a …
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Martin Luther King Jr
Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his uncle was a preacher, his grandfather was a preacher… so maybe he’d become a great …
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Rocko’s Modern Afterlife SC
Rocko returns in this new limited series from writer Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2) and Mattia Di Meo (Ben 10: For Science!) for a spooky look at everyone’s favorite wallaby! * …
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Geronimo Stilton Reporter Volume 4
When reports of a mummy terrorizing the New Mouse City Museum flood the phone lines, Geronimo Stilton, editor-in-chief of the Rodent’s Gazette, is on the job! Geronimo is certain there …
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Bad Machinery Volume 9
Bad Machinery is back with all-new drama for these British teens in the ninth volume of the award-winning series from the creator of Giant Days, John Allison. Shauna Wickle knows …
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Not So Pure and Simple
In his first contemporary teen novel, critically acclaimed author and two-time Edgar Award finalist Lamar Giles spotlights the consequences of societal pressure, confronts toxic masculinity, and explores the complexity of …
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Only Living Girl Volume 2
Harvey Award-winning graphic novel stars David Gallaher and Steve Ellis return with their mysterious world full of super science… and ancient secrets, in the second follow-up graphic novel to THE …
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Amazing Amphibians
Readers will explore the major amphibian groups—frogs, salamanders, and caecilians— including their anatomy, behavior, and conservation needs, and will learn about slime, venom, hibernation, and much more. Amazing Amphibians gives …
