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  • Ice Bears at Ice Edge

    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    From writer Robert Burleigh and illustrator Wendell Minor, an award-winning and bestselling picture book team, comes a gripping climate change–themed tale of a polar bear family fighting to survive.It is March in the cold North. The long-gone sun is rising.Silvery ice glitters. Snow sparkles in the hazy glow.Two polar bears stand at ice edge: mother and cub.A mother polar bear and her cub are busy ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hit the Road, Jack

    In this delightful picture book, loosely inspired by Jack Kerouac's On the Road, a scat-singing, bebopping jackrabbit travels across the United States and marvels at all the wonders that the country reveals—from hopping on the subway in New York City to playing a jukebox in Chicago, and from gazing at Mount Rushmore to crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Written in the rhythm and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • O Captain, My Captain

    Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

    Illustrated by Sterling Hundley ...
    This beautifully illustrated children's book explores how Walt Whitman was affected by the Civil War and inspired by President Lincoln.O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America's greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America's greatest presidents. Whitman and Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Though the two men never met, Whitman ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Teammates

    Illustrated by Barry Root ...
    Tiki struggles to recover from a game day fumble until his brother helps him out in this story about perseverance.Tiki can’t believe it when the ball is knocked out of his hand in the Cave Spring Viking’s last preseason game against their rival Knights. And when nobody wants to talk to him the next day at lunch, he feels even worse. Can his brother and coach help him regain his confidence? ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Tiny Bird

    A Hummingbird's Amazing Journey

    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    Robert Burleigh's narrative nonfiction picture book follows a hummingbird’s migration south for the winter, with stunning art by Wendell Minor.When the last summer flowers open their petals to the sun, it’s time for a tiny ruby-throated hummingbird to dip its beak into the heart of each bloom, extracting as much nectar as possible before the hard trip ahead.Today is the day Tiny Bird begins its ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Sylvia's Bookshop

    The Story of Paris's Beloved Bookstore and Its Founder (As Told by the Bookstore Itself!)

    Illustrated by Katy Wu ...
    Meet the trailblazer and book lover who started the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, France, in this beautifully illustrated picture book that celebrates stories, reading, and the importance of sharing ideas.“Books are my treasures—the best that I’ve got.”Books are like rivers that flow through my head.Books are like roads,” she just might have said.“Roads that connect my old self to my ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Tiger of the Snows

    Tenzing Norgay: The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest (with audio recording)

    Illustrated by Ed Young ...
    Growing up at the foot of Mount Everest, a Sherpa boy named Tenzing Norgay dreamed about one day being the first to climb the giant in his backyard. For years he practiced, carrying loads of rocks in his backpack to grow stronger, prowling the mountain's lower levels; later, carrying loads of equipment for other adventurers, but always, always, wanting to climb himself.But his dream never seemed ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Into the Woods

    John James Audubon Lives His Dream (with audio recording)

    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    As a young man, John James Audubon, the renowned American woodsman and artist, had to make a choice between following his father's dreams for him and discovering his own special destiny.In this beautifully conceived book, Robert Burleigh imagines a conversation in which Audubon tells his father why he has chosen to forgo the ordinary life of a shop-keeper and instead live out in nature to develop ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Edward Hopper Paints His World

    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Night Flight

    Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic

    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    Amelia Earhart is a legend in the field of aviation, and no accomplishment of hers is more acclaimed than her unparalleled 1932 solo flight across the Atlantic. As only the second person—and the first woman—to achieve such a feat, Amelia Earhart earned a place in the history books, and award-winning author Robert Burleigh has captured every nuance of her remarkable journey in this detailed picture ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Zoom! Zoom!

    Sounds of Things That Go in the City (with audio recording)

    Illustrated by Tad Carpenter ...
    Listen up! The sounds of the city come to life in this vivid picture book that’s ready-made for repetition and perfect for preschool.From the TING-A-LING-A-LING of an alarm clock in the morning to the RUMBLE RATTLE of the subway and the BEEEEEP-BEEEEP of the streaming traffic, all the way to the SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH hush of evening, the exciting and lively sounds of the city are vibrantly expressed. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty

    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    In Robert Burleigh's nonfiction picture book Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty, illustrated by Wendell Minor, two American icons meet during Wilbur Wright's dramatic flight circling the Statue of Liberty.On September 29th, 1909, Wilbur Wright performed his first public flight for a crowd of disbelievers in the New York Harbor, home to the Statue of Liberty. With courage and caution, he put his ... Read more

    $14.99 USD