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A unique treasury of words especially written for children in grades K-2, ages 5-7. This beginner's dictionary introduces young readers to 3,000 words using 1,000 entries and hundreds of captivating...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING ILLUSTRATOR From the creator of Floriography and the Woodland Wardens Oracle Deck comes this beautifully illustrated exploration of the folklore, mythology, and history...

"A dauntingly ambitious, obsessively researched" (Los Angeles Times) global history of music that reveals how songs have shifted societies and sparked revolutions. Histories of music...

I Can Read Comics is a new early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers.What's better than a snack with...

An NPR Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Best Book of the YearA School Library Journal Best Book of the YearA Booklist Best Book of the YearA Shelf Awareness Best Book of the YearA Horn Book Best Book of...

"Vivid examples . . . plenty of thought-provoking surprises." -- The Wall Street Journal A vibrant journey through the six classification kingdoms of animals, plants, protists, fungi, archaea, and...

Humans have long transformed the planet, scratching its surface for stones and ores, planting and harvesting crops, sparking fires for light and heat. But since the dawn of industrialization and...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of YearA NPR Best Book of the YearIn Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies, the Ibis began its treacherous journey across...

These thirteen lectures on the 'punitive society,' delivered at the Collège de France in the first three months of 1973, examine the way in which the relations between justice and truth that govern...

Never has the relationship between art and nature been more complicated and more fragile, but also richer and more fascinating. The artists and architects in Natural Architecture have transformed the...

As development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. But there is an important and simple step toward reversing this alarming trend:...

This in-depth, comparative study focuses on the economy, society, and political culture of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Viewing...

In the midst of loss and death and suffering, our charge is to figure out what freedom really means--and how we take steps to get there. "In the United States, being poor and Black makes you more...

Sometimes it’s better to start small, with a sentence.Every English teacher has experienced it: students staring at an empty page, seemingly paralyzed by a writing assignment. When this happens, it...

A witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what they can illuminate about #MeToo to the radical imagery of Beyoncé. The picture of classical antiquity...

The plight of the monarch butterfly has captured public attention and sparked widespread interest in helping to save their dwindling populations. In this in-depth portrait of the monarch...

A respected physics professor and author breaks down the great debate over the Big Bang and the continuing quest to understand the fate of the universe.Today, the Big Bang is so entrenched in our...

A massive cultural phenomenon, made even bigger by the hit anime based on it. To this day, "Ashita no Joe" remains one of the most important manga of all time, and now it will finally see the light...

Why did Catholicism attract so many unlikely converts in Britain during the twentieth century? The twentieth century is understood as an era of growing, inexorable secularism, yet in Britain...

A perennial favorite and a perfect gift for anyone starting a new phase in their life! Dr. Seuss tackles the struggles of everyday life’s—difficult people, bullies, bad weather, political unrest,...