It’s not easy being bacon in the 21st century—or eggs or pasta or parmesan, for that matter. What were once thought to be healthy, wholesome foods in most circles now face all manner of grief from animal-rights activists, gluten and... Read More
The Secret Language of Animals: A Guide to Remarkable Behavior A Guide to Remarkable Behavior Janine M. Benyus Black Dog & Levanthal Softcover $22.95 (512pp) 978-1-57912-968-2 I want to look at a cow without my mind saying cow,... Read More
Magic and mystery yarn together as Jen and her brother fall into their grandmother’s unfinished nineteenth-century tapestry, disappearing into Victorian England. Packed with action and told through Jan’s conversational voice, this... Read More
Set in Norway during the 1940 German occupation, this heartrending, heartpounding tale follows eleven-year-old Mari and her dog, Odin, as they face the dangers of the Nazis and of growing up. Teeming with emotion, the quiet narrative... Read More
Being banished from his clan after failing his initiation into cavemanhood is the least of Lug’s problems when signs of the ice age appear and the threat of extinction looms. Hiding his art cave from his no-nonsense father and... Read More
The Eurasian magpie is the only bird known to recognize itself in a mirror, the American robin eats up to of sixty-eight worms each day, and flamingos are pink because of the shrimp and algae they eat. Fascinating facts like these... Read More
Extraordinary illustrations (with full two-page spreads) create a turn-of-the-century atmosphere and detail a spectacular story of a brave mouse who flew across the Atlantic on an aircraft of his own invention. The sepia-toned images... Read More
From Jeanne Barét, botanist and first woman to circumnavigate the globe, to Gertrude Bell, historian who traversed the Arabian desert, these women pioneers and role models make for perfect children’s book material. Their brief... Read More