Books

For middle grade readers curious about how medicine actually works and the brave, messy history of how humanity conquere

One arm and a thousand miles of churning river water couldn't stop John Wesley Powell from conquering 500 rapids in his

Dolphins navigate the deep blue using a complex system of whistles and clicks that work just like a natural underwater s

Pasha the wolfhound finally makes it onto the grand stage of the Metropolitan Opera, but her operatic debut doesn't go e

Seaman the Newfoundland dog journeys across the American wilderness with Lewis and Clark. His journal entries and sketch

Centuries-old fables from Spain take on new life in the American Southwest as the clever Native American coyote becomes

Tuscan monk Guido d'Arezzo transforms the world of sound by dreaming up a system of lines and spaces to turn music into

A marine biologist tracks whales and lives in an underwater laboratory while helping to design a deep-water submarine fo

A 65-million-year-old mystery comes to light as scientists excavate, transport, and rebuild the most complete T. Rex ske

The grit and grace of the Paris Opera come alive through the eyes of Edgar Degas, the artist who spent his life painting

The blueprint of life is hidden within our DNA, and scientists are working to decode the mysteries and ethics behind our

Search for hidden objects and count all the way to one hundred in these wordless double-page puzzles. Each clever illust

One brother was a hardworking planner and the other was a creative magician; together they experimented until they inven

Vibrant watercolor art illustrates these translated oral traditions, capturing the spirit and wisdom of Native American

Peel back the metal skin of rockets, moon landers, and space shuttles to see the complex inner workings that make space

Jack climbs the beanstalk and the Gingerbread Boy runs as fast as he can in this collection of eight legendary tales fea

Explore the history of burial rituals, from famous gravestone carvings to cultural traditions, in this comprehensive and

Big Brown Rooster finds a family cookbook and recruits a turtle, iguana, and pig to help bake a strawberry shortcake in

Three primary colors argue over how to paint a gray world until they realize that blending their pigments creates the ul

Lyric poems and abstract collages capture the quiet wonder and big emotions of traveling through the world and the journ

A group of determined elementary students takes charge of a polluted local stream to transform it into a healthy sanctua

Artists use silk, velvet, and stone to tell stories through fashion; see how clothing has changed from ancient Greek sta

Giant umbrellas and orange gates in Central Park come to life as you learn how this artistic duo transformed entire land

Jane Goodall recounts her groundbreaking years in Tanzania, sharing intimate stories and photographs of the chimpanzees