Kids Books
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Environment
Four Seasons Make a Year
$21.50 Add to cartBeloved author Anne Rockwell takes young readers through the year, as each season brings new surprises and discoveries.
In the spring, leaves sprout, showers come, and it’s time for planting. Bees buzz and roses bloom as summer arrives. The fall turns pumpkins orange and leaves red and gold, and the wind grows cold. In wintertime, snow twirls down, and the flames in the fireplace leap and glow. Next year, it will all happen again, but it will be a little different, too. Everything is always growing and changing on a farm. Megan Halsey’s charming collage illustrations are the perfect complement to this delightful introduction to the wonders of the seasons.
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Kids Books
Anna Banana and the Monkey in the Middle
$5.95 Add to cartAnna finds herself torn between two friends in the second book of a charming illustrated chapter book series about the joys and challenges of elementary school friendships.
Sadie and Isabel are Anna’s two best friends, and Anna can’t wait to go with them on the class field trip to the zoo—but she keeps getting caught in the middle. Isabel wants Anna to see the tortoise with her, but Sadie wants to see the spiny anteater. Isabel wants to do their group report on giant pandas, while Sadie wants them to write about zebras. With a little help from her beloved dog, Banana, as well as some wise advice from her family, can Anna figure out what it means to be a best friend to two very different people—and still be a friend to herself?
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Kids Books
What is it Made of?
$17.30 Add to cartCould window panes be made out of wood? Or a shirt out of glass? Go on a treasure hunt with Ms. Sampson’s class as they search for different kinds of materials―cloth, rock, glass, metal, and more. They’ll record the look and feel of everyday objects and learn what properties each type of material has.
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Indigenous Studies
The Old Ways
$32.15 Add to cartSimon enjoys school, TV, pizza, and video games. So when his grandmother tells legends of the sea goddess, Sedna, and his grandfather invites him to build an igloo, Simon’s heart sinks.
“Sorry Ananaksaq, my show is on. Sorry, Ataatga, maybe another time,” he responds.
Secretly he thinks his grandparents are stuck in their old ways. Secretly his grandparents hide their disappointment and wait for “another time.”
Soon enough, that other times comes. When he and his grandparents prepare to visit relatives in Igloolik, Simon thinks it is ridiculous to heap oil lamps, extra fuel, tools, food, snowshoes, and caribou skins onto their sled. But when a blizzard closes in, and the snowmobile breaks down, Simon begins to understand the value of traditional ways.
As the storm rages, they manage to stay snug and fed thanks to the igloo Ataatga builds and the supplies Ananaksaq has provided. When the weather clears, Ataatga snowshoes off in search of help, and that is when Simon learns the true value of Ananaksaq’s stories. Afraid, and with nothing to distract him from their situation, Simon listens to tales of flying polar bears and crows bringing light to the North. When his grandmother’s voice falters, Simon even discovers he is a good storyteller too.
Finally, the hum of engines signals rescue. The family is reunited and makes it safely to Igloolik. But that night, Simon has a special request. “Ataatga, I would like to learn more about the old ways. Tomorrow will you show me how to build an igloo?”
Carefully researched and beautifully illustrated, The Old Ways brings the sparkle of sun on fresh snow to the traditional wisdom of the elders.
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Christmas
The Polar Express
$25.95 Add to cartTake a ride aboard the Polar Express in this award-winning, classic holiday story, complete with an ornament gift, perfect for every child’s library.
A young boy, lying awake one Christmas Eve, is welcomed aboard a magical train to the North Pole. The Polar Express makes its way to the city atop the world, where the boy will make his Christmas wish. This is a story for all who believe in the spirit of Christmas and those who treasure the sound of a reindeer’s silver bell.
The Polar Express is the 1986 Caldecott Medal winner, and reading the story together is a beloved holiday tradition held by generations of families. It was also made into an animated feature film starring Tom Hanks.
In this special edition, the inimitable artistry of Chris Van Allsburg is highlighted with a new jacket design and expanded interior layout. Includes an author’s note and downloadable audio read by Liam Neeson.
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Kids Books
Photosynthesis: Changing Sunlight into Food
$10.95 Add to cartPhotosynthesis is the basis for all life on Earth! This exciting and sensitive book looks at how plants take a gas that is poisonous to people and animals and, with the help of the Sun, create food and oxygen for all creatures. Children will delight at learning about the little “chloroplast” factories inside the leaves of plants and become aware of how important plants really are! Children of all ages will love this book!
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Kids Books
Peril in the Palace: The Imagination Station
$7.95 Add to cartThe place? China in 1271. The quest? The golden tablet of Kublai Khan. The problem? Just about everything!
The Imagination Station adventures continue as cousins Patrick and Beth are kidnapped by Mongol warriors. Only the friendship of fellow traveler Marco Polo saves them from harm. They are brought to the Mongol palace, where the Kublai Khan dislikes both their gifts and their message about Christianity. The tension grows when the Mongol magicians challenge the cousins to a spiritual power showdown. As war breaks out, Beth and Patrick are locked in a secret room to prevent their escape.
How do the cousins get the golden tablet they need to save Mr. Whittaker’s friend Albert? How do they escape the city and find the Imagination Station? Enter the perilous palace and find out!
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Christmas
Perfect Christmas Pageant
$18.95 Add to cartIt’s Christmas time at the Everyday Zoo and Hayley the Hippo has been selected to direct the annual Christmas Pageant! She is so excited and is determined to make everything perfect, so this will be the best pageant yet! But everything seems to go wrong and no matter how hard Hayley tries, she simply can’t make everything perfect. In the end, Hayley and all of her friends learn an important lesson about what Christmas is truly about.
