Pocahontas by Graphia $5.95
In 1607, when John Smith and his "Coatmen" arrive in Powhatan to begin settling the colony of Virginia, their relations with the village's inhabitants are anything but warm. Pocahontas, the beloved daughter of the Powhatan chief, is just eleven, but this astute young girl plays a fateful, peaceful role in the destinies of two peoples.Drawing from the personal journals of John Smith, American Book...
Deliver Us from Evie by HarperTeen $6.99
Told by her brother Parr, this is the story of 18-year-old Evie, her Missouri farm family, and the turmoil created by Evie's love for the local banker's daughter. "Teens will be swept up in the emotion and immediacy of Parr's fast-paced narrative, his voice perfectly pitched between wit and melancholy. It's a story that challenges stereotypes, not only about love, but also about farmers and...
On the Loose in Boston (Find the Animals) by Sage Stossel $14.95
With simple rhymes and colorful, highly detailed painting, the prize-winning Atlantic Online cartoonist creates a "Where's Waldo?"-type hit, setting animals free from Franklin Park Zoo and challenging children to find them in settings from Faneuil Hall to Fenway Park. In the city of Boston, / in fair Franklin Park, / sits a snug little zoo / that closes at dark. One morning the keeper /...
The Hello Boston!: The Best One Ever by Commonwealth Editions $9.95
A board book about Boston from the creator of the bestselling "Journey Around" series.
Bucky's Journey Through the Badger State by Mascot Books $14.95
Join the University of Wisconsin mascot, Bucky, as he takes a tour of The Badger State. Read along as Bucky travels throughout Wisconsin and makes many new friends along the way. This book is the ultimate Wisconsin travel guide for Badger fans!Full color pictures and textHardcoverMade in the USAApproximately 11" x 7.25"Officially licensed collegiate product
Even Higher! A Rosh Hashanah Story by Eric A. Kimmel $16.95
Award-winning author Eric A. Kimmel's whimsical retelling of this Rosh Hashanah tale, paired with Jill Weber's charming illustrations, will take readers to a higher place. Every year, just before Rosh Hashanah, the rabbi of Nemirov disappears. The villagers are certain their rabbi flies up to heaven to speak with God. Where else would such a great and holy man go just before the fate of every...
Rodeo (Popup Lifttheflap Books) by Bright Sky Press $15.95
This lift-the-flap, fold-out book contains fifty flaps to lift, plus a unique rodeo event on every brilliantly colored spread-Grand Entry Parade, Saddle Bronc Riding, Steer Wrestling, Cutting Competition, Mutton Busting, Calf Scramble, Barrel Racing, Calf Roping, Bull Riding, and a Square Dance with a cowboy band to round out the fun. Wild broncs and bucking bulls will leap across the pages of...
The Wonderful Towers of Watts (Reading Rainbow Books) by Frane Lessac $10.95
Simon Rodia didn't have any architectural training or any helpers, but he did have a dream. Over the course of 30 years his neighbors saw that dream slowly but magnificently rising over his backyard. Here is the true story of how one man singlehandedly built three towering monuments, right in the middle of a poor Los Angeles neighborhood. Full color.
Hello Cape Cod! by Commonwealth Editions $9.95
Commonwealth Editions best-selling author, Martha Day Zschock, has created ten books for the "Journey Around" series. Now, with her trademark artistry, whimsy, and feeling for place, Zschock has created a new board book series about favorite places in New England. Hello Cape Cod! takes children and the parents who read to them along Cape Cod, with its many fun and sometimes tasty attractions. A...