Moving to a new home in a new school can be one of the scariest challenges in a young child’s life. When Ice moves from the North Pole to the jungle, everything seems very different. The kindness and friendship offered by her new... Read More

This charming book is about a child exploring nature as she walks through the woods with her father. She is enthralled by the world around her and wants to hold on to everything she finds. Her father helps her to see that she can only... Read More

Little Gerbil cannot follow one of the all-important mottos of gerbil life: no matter how hard she tries, or how much she pretends, she cannot sleep curled nose to toes. She decides that she must tell the other gerbils the truth, and by... Read More

A baby Ankylosaurus, born alone in the midst of a volcano, encounters a Tyrannosaurus Rex and assumes that the giant predator is his father. In this sweet story, the two dinosaurs form a bond that illustrates the true meaning of family... Read More

When Girl gets lost in the night while playing hide and seek, Dragon frantically tries to find her. With rhythmic, lyrical text that is a joy to read out loud, the bond between these two friends is clear on every page. Illustrations in... Read More

Ava is more than a sweet little girl in glasses. When she realizes that her stuffed piggy is alone in the basement and no one can go and get him for her, she puts on her brother’s superhero cape and sets out to rescue her toy. Any... Read More

Claude is a charming little dog in a beret and a sweater. He sets off one morning for a walk with his best friend, Sir Bobblysock, and ends up participating in a variety show with the chance to win all the cake he can eat. As performer... Read More

Julian M. Allwood and Jonathan M. Cullen, the authors of Sustainable Materials, have engineering backgrounds, and that allows them to discuss an area that doesn’t receive enough attention—making buildings and goods more efficient by... Read More