A focus on children for whom school is a privilege they don’t take for granted: studying in a Nepalese refugee camp; a portable bamboo structure for migrant workers in Thailand; and a Canadian “green” school, where kids have... Read More

Dedicated to all children seeking a sense of place, Dunlap reveals the passion of America’s leading landscape architect, the man largely responsible for how our major cities look and function today. From Boston’s Emerald Necklace of... Read More

When a machine replaces an inefficient but beloved employee at a donut shop in this spirited and delightful graphic novel, proprietor Big Mama wishes she’d never complained in the first place. “How did you get that giant box in my... Read More

After her family moves to Minnesota so her father can look for work during the Great Depression, Hannah is the only Jewish child in her class. She’s lonely. But the opportunity to go on a picnic and meet new friends brings on anxiety... Read More

These engaging close-up photographs of eighteen animals will make children and adults grin and quiver simultaneously. Each page or spread reveals a new creature, including a fox snake, an American bullfrog, an Eastern screech owl, an... Read More

“A compendium of trouble, disaster, fun, and examples from which to learn,” this book follows six mischievous adventures of Iktomi, the Lakota name for the American Indian “Trickster.” As he encounters animate forces in the wind... Read More

This painted history of exceptional, sacred Jewish spaces, mostly from the 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s, pivots around their destruction under German rule during WWII. In their absence, these built symbols of faith and beauty were instantly... Read More

A smart, sweet, and savvy meditation on form and function as well as a lesson in rhyming and alliteration that explores the many roles of a leaf: “Air Cleaner/Earth Greener. Wind rider/Lake Glider.” The inventive text and gentle,... Read More