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August 1, 2019
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Discover the technology that’s responsible for sending animals, astronauts, machines, and a well-balanced variety of vegetables into outer space through this lively collection of fun facts and fast stats. Forty colorful infographic... Read More
Peek into the heart of New Zealand’s lush landscape in this riveting tale of survival and suspense. A fierce mother fantail zealously guards her nest of eggs against scavenging rats, each scene created in contrast, its snippets of... Read More
When bulldozers and loud construction threaten to tear down her idyllic seaside home and replace it with a highway, Lula finds an unlikely champion in the multi-tentacled resident of a nearby tidal pool. In this title that’s big on... Read More
Jennifer M. Silva’s We’re Still Here is insightful, thoughtful, and necessary for anyone trying to understand contemporary American politics, especially in the wake of the 2016 election. It contains a wealth of information, stories,... Read More
In 1976, the Cold War is turning up some chilling evidence for a detective in East Berlin. David Young’s "A Darker State" follows the mysterious case of a drowned teenage boy with a tattoo that links him to a conspiracy within the... Read More
Joyful and curious characters enliven this spirited picture book about a grandfather’s magical gifts to his granddaughter. In B. C. R. Fegan’s imaginative children’s picture book Don’t Drink the Pink , a quirky grandfather and... Read More
"Stealing Home" is a poignant memoir about the intersections of sports and fatherhood. Former sportswriter Ron Seybold’s affecting memoir "Stealing Home" is about using sports to break negative family cycles and become a better father.... Read More
"Ever Alice" is an enthralling take on a classic story. H. J. Ramsay’s young adult fantasy "Ever Alice" is an intriguing reinvention of Lewis Carroll’s Alice through the Looking-Glass. Here, Alice finds herself confined to an asylum... Read More