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Inspiration for Every Age Infancy and Early Childhood Browse All See all items Don't Be a Bully, Little Tiger Carol Roth Current price: $19.95 For the youngest readers just starting school or day care, a playful story that teaches how a little kindness toward others can make a big difference. ... I Am Somebody Nyasha Williams Current price: $17.99 An empowering picture book about the importance of stepping up (and speaking up) to address injustice and effect change within our daily lives, from the author of I Affirm Me: The ABCs of Inspiration for Black Kids. ... Antiracist Baby Picture Book Ibram X. Kendi Current price: $8.99 A #1 New York Times Bestseller! ... Yes Means Yes: A Kid's Book about Consent, Boundaries, & Listening to Your Body Elaine Tai Current price: $19.95 Teach kids about the importance of consent and body boundaries in this full-color picture book, perfect for parents and young readers. ... I Can Be All Three Salima Alikhan Current price: $18.99 Our Favorite Day of the Year meets Alma and How She Got Her Name in this warm, lyrical picture book about a child who learns to celebrate her multicultural identity and finds pride in all the stories and worlds that live inside of her. ... You, Me, We: A Celebration of Peace and Community Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus Current price: $18.99 Coauthored by one of the grandsons of Mahatma Gandhi, this gentle guide to cultivating peace will find a welcome place at home and in classrooms. Peace is you. Peace is me.Peace is the great big WE of community. ... The Worry Balloon Mónica Mancillas Current price: $18.99 A thoughtful and reassuring picture book about how one child experiences anxiety, and what she can do to manage her worries. ... You Can't Be a Pterodactyl! James Breakwell Current price: $18.99 Popular comedy writer James Breakwell brings us the story of a determined boy with big dreams who remains undeterred by all the naysayers! ... My Name Supriya Kelkar Current price: $18.99 My Name is an inspiring picture book that encourages kids to celebrate themselves and all the things that make them unique, especially their name. Your name means you’re differentYour name means you’re you ... The Wave Tyler Charlton Current price: $18.99 When a boy is swept up in a wave of sadness, he finds himself tumbling. But when he remembers that this sadness won't last forever, and that the wave will eventually carry him back to shore, he discovers his friends and family waiting to gently pull him out of the water and back home. ... Baller Ina Liz Casal Current price: $18.99 Swish! Sure to be a slam-dunk at storytime, this rhyming picture book introduces readers to Ina, a graceful ballerina...who also loves to get competitive on the basketball court! ... The First Day of Peace Todd Shuster, Maya Soetoro-Ng Current price: $18.99 In a new picture book presented by the Peace Studio and its cofounder Maya Soetoro-Ng, author Todd Shuster and illustrator Tatiana Gardel offer a moving modern parable highlighting the wondrous power of kindness and sharing. ... Girls on Wheels Srividhya Venkat Current price: $18.99 Inspired by the skateboarding revolution in India, Girls on Wheels follows three friends who support one another through the ups and downs of learning to skateboard. ... Everybody Has a Body Molli Jackson Ehlert Current price: $18.99 In this body neutral picture book, debut author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Lorian Tu show us all of the different ways bodies can look and all of the things they can do - now with three starred reviews! ... Trusty Town Hall: A Community Helper’s Book Lindsay Ward Current price: $19.99 Fans of Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World will enjoy this fun, interactive Community Helpers picture book that introduces children to everyone who works together within the local government. ... Give Jen Arena Current price: $18.99 A gorgeous and powerful book about how simple acts of kindness can change the world. ... Ally Baby Can: Be Antiracist Nyasha Williams Current price: $12.99 Ally Baby Can books introduce allyship to tiny change-makers! Perfect for shared reading with an adult. Ally Baby Can: Be Antiracist models how young kids can stand up for members of the BIPOC community in the fight against systemic racism. ... The Artivist Nikkolas Smith Current price: $18.99 An inspiring picture book about how children can combine art and activism in their daily lives. "They say I'm an artist. They say I'm an activist." ... Footsteps on the Map Barbara Kerley Current price: $17.99 In this enchanting picture book, two children set out on separate adventures to blaze their very own trail, mapping it as they go. ... Abolition is Love Ware Syrus Marcus Current price: $16.95 What can abolition mean for a child? How can it help them dream a different future for their community? ... Discounted The Time Machine: Because it's never too late to apologize Pauline David-Sax Previous price: $17.95 Current price: $14.36 When apologizing to her best friend proves too difficult, Bailey feels her only hope lies in building a time machine to return to the day she said something mean. ... Middle School Childhood Browse All See all items Let's Fill This World with Kindness: True Tales of Goodwill in Action Alexandra Stewart Current price: $19.95 The perfect book for troubled times, this collection of over twenty-five real-life stories shows how heroic acts of kindness can change our world for the better. ... Gender Identity for Kids: A Book About Finding Yourself, Understanding Others, and Respecting Everybody! Andy Passchier Current price: $15.99 Help kids make sense of who they are and how they feel with this illustrated guide to understanding and answering questions about gender. ... Your Freedom, Your Power: A Kid's Guide to the First Amendment Allison Matulli, Clelia Castro-Malaspina Current price: $16.99 A nonpartisan, unbiased look at the First Amendment and how it informs our daily lives, this book clearly explains the fundamentals of American politics to middle grade readers. A Junior Library Guild Selection! Chicago Public Library’s BEST BOOKS OF 2023! ... Can I Recycle This?: A Kid's Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics Jennie Romer Current price: $18.99 You probably know that you're supposed to recycle—but you may not know how or why. This adaptation of the successful adult book, written by a lawyer and sustainability expert, will answer all your recycling questions. ... Middle School Superpowers: Raising Resilient Tweens in Turbulent Times Phyllis L. Fagell Current price: $19.99 From the author of Middle School Matters, discover how to bolster any middle schooler’s resilience by leveraging the 12 Middle School Superpowers they need to manage disappointment, self-regulate emotions, take healthy risks, and recover from any setback. ... Born Reading: 20 Stories of Women Reading Their Way into History Kathleen Krull, Virginia Loh-Hagan Current price: $19.99 Once books kick-start their brains, girls change history. Discover the foundation of reading that empowered some of the world’s most influential women in this informative and inspirational illustrated middle grade collection of twenty biographies. ... A Child's Introduction to Hip-Hop: The Beats, Rhymes, and Roots of a Musical Revolution (A Child's Introduction Series) Jordannah Elizabeth Current price: $21.99 This definitive guide to hip-hop teaches kids about the history and world-wide cultural impact of the genre, covering everyone from early heroes like The Sugar Hill Gang, Kurtis Blow, and Run D.M.C., to modern day titans like Kanye West, Cardi B, and Kendrick Lamar. ... Learning to Be Wild (A Young Reader's Adaptation): How Animals Achieve Peace, Create Beauty, and Raise Families Carl Safina Current price: $19.99 From New York Times-bestselling author Carl Safina comes Learning to Be Wild, a young readers adaptation of the notable book Becoming Wild that explores community, culture, and belonging through the lives of chimpanzees, macaws, and sperm whales. ... All Bodies are Wonderful: Use Science to Celebrate Everyone's Body! Beth Cox Current price: $12.99 Through science, help prepare children for the big feelings that come with developing bodies. ... You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell Leonard S. Marcus (Editor) Current price: $14.99 What happens when freedom of expression comes under threat? In frank and wide-ranging interviews, historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus probes the experience of thirteen leading authors of books for young people. ... The Antiracist Kid: A Book About Identity, Justice, and Activism Tiffany Jewell Current price: $9.99 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist, Tiffany Jewell, with art by Eisner-nominated illustrator Nicole Miles, The Antiracist Kid is the essential illustrated guide to antiracism for empowering the young readers in your life! ... Goodbye: A First Conversation About Grief (First Conversations) Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli Current price: $15.99 A picture book edition of the board book about grief, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way. ... A Kids Book About Immigration MJ Calderon Current price: $19.99 A clear explanation of what immigration is, and the reasons people immigrate. ... Robert Winston: The Story of Science: How Science and Technology Changed the World Robert Winston Current price: $24.99 Let Professor Robert Winston take you on a scientific journey through human history in this fact-packed science book. ... Teens and Young Adults Browse All See all items Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities Ismée Williams, Rebecca Balcárcel Current price: $20.99 With twenty stories that center and celebrate the multiracial and multicultural experience from your favorite award-winning and bestselling authors, this is a groundbreaking anthology perfect for fans of COME ON IN and BLACK ENOUGH. ... The Teen Anxiety Guidebook: Improve Self-Esteem, Discover New Coping Skills, and Relieve Social Anxiety, Worry, and Panic Attacks Jon Patrick Hatcher, Dr. Thomas McDonagh Current price: $15.95 Break free from anxiety and manage stress with simple strategies and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques in this straightforward and encouraging handbook. ... From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement Paula Yoo Current price: $12.95 Winner of the 2021 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist for the 2022 YALSA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction An NPR Best Book of 2021 ... Writing in Color: Fourteen Writers on the Lessons We've Learned Julie C. Dao, Chloe Gong, Joan He, Kosoko Jackson, Adiba Jaigirdar, Darcie Little Badger, Yamile Saied Méndez, Axie Oh, Laura Pohl, Cindy Pon, Karuna Riazi, Gail D. Villanueva, Julian Winters, Kat Zhang Current price: $19.99 Rethink the way you approach writing in this “honest, useful craft book that all fledgling writers need” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) from fourteen diverse authors that demystifies craft and authorship based on their experiences as writers of color—perfect for fans of Fresh Ink and Our Storie ... The Book of Radical Answers: Real Questions from Real Kids Just Like You Sonya Renee Taylor Current price: $17.99 The go-to guide to growing up, rooted in radical self-love and body empowerment, by the NYT bestselling author of The Body Is Not an Apology. ... Adulthood Browse All See all items The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer: Lessons From the Healthiest Places on Earth Dan Buettner Current price: $32.50 The creator of National Geographic's popular Blue Zones—now a documentary on Netflix—brings readers a beautifully illustrated and informative guide to the places on Earth where people live the longest—including lessons learned, top longevity foods, and the behaviors to help you live to 10 ... Through the Wilderness: My Journey of Redemption and Healing in the American Wild Brad Orsted Current price: $29.00 Award-winning Yellowstone photographer and documentary filmmaker Brad Orsted's seven-year search for refuge and redemption in America's greatest wilderness. ... In Light-Years There's No Hurry: Cosmic Perspectives on Everyday Life Marjolijn van Heemstra Current price: $26.00 A New Scientist Best Popular Science Book of 2023 How seeing Earth through the eyes of an astronaut brings new wonder and meaning to life on our planet. ... Flourish: The Extraordinary Journey Into Finding Your Best Self Antonia Case Current price: $26.00 What is a meaningful life? What does it mean to flourish? Antonia Case, the co-founder of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, quits her corporate job in the city and, with her partner, travels across the world in search of meaning. ... The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, M.D. Current price: $28.99 “The key is managing stress, so we can lead healthier, happier lives. The 5 Resets will help you do just that.” — Katie Couric, Journalist and Founder and CEO, Katie Couric Media ... Lessons from an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life Mark Matousek Current price: $28.99 "This is a beautiful book, full of ideas that could help restore America’s genius for freedom and promise.” — Thomas Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Care of the Soul ... All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive Rainesford Stauffer Current price: $28.00 From journalist and author of An Ordinary Age, an examination, dismantling, and reconstruction of ambition, where burnout is the symptom of our holiest sin: the lonely way we strive. ... Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood Satya Doyle Byock Current price: $18.00 An innovative psychotherapist tackles the overlooked stage of Quarterlife—the years between adolescence and midlife—and provides a “fascinating” guide “on how to navigate and thrive—rather than just survive—these odd years” (PureWow). ... Twenty-Seven Letters to My Daughter Ella Ward Current price: $17.99 When death is dancing closer than you'd like, what becomes important? What do you need to tell your child? And how do you want to be remembered? A beautiful, tender, funny and poignant guide on how to really live, from a mother to her daughter. ... Reverse Meditation: How to Use Your Pain and Most Difficult Emotions as the Doorway to Inner Freedom Andrew Holecek Current price: $19.99 Disruptive practices to revolutionize your relationship with meditation and fully engage with the full breadth of your experience. ... Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life Jill Bolte Taylor Current price: $17.99 The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight blends neuroanatomy with psychology to show how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to peace. ... Healing Breath and Mudras: Channel the power of yoga for connection and wellbeing Christine Burke Current price: $19.99 Discover how to heal both body and mind using only your breath and your hands. ... Look: How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World Christian Madsbjerg Current price: $29.00 A powerful exploration of how we pay attention that will transform the ways we connect with one another – at home, at work, and beyond. ... Travel Light: Spiritual Minimalism to Live a More Fulfilled Life Light Watkins Current price: $24.99 Discover Spiritual Minimalism: the “inside-out” path to getting rid of inner clutter and living a more fulfilled life. ... Deeper Mindfulness: The New Way to Rediscover Calm in a Chaotic World Mark Williams, Danny Penman Current price: $29.00 Use the hidden foundations of mindfulness to rediscover calm and reclaim your life in our chaotic world. ... The Sacred Woman Journal: Eighty-Four Days of Reflection and Healing Queen Afua Current price: $18.00 From the author of the ever-popular and celebrated Sacred Woman: This beautifully-formatted, life-changing, interactive journal welcomes all women to explore a blueprint for healing by connecting their inner vision to daily, actionable steps ... Let's Talk About Hard Things: The Life-Changing Conversations That Connect Us Anna Sale Current price: $17.99 From the host of the popular WNYC podcast Death, Sex, & Money, Let’s Talk About Hard Things is “like a good conversation with a friend” (The New Yorker) where “no topic is off-limits when it comes to creating meaningful connection” (Lori Gottlieb, author of ... The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough Thomas Curran Current price: $28.00 “Offers a hopeful beacon and a steady path for anyone struggling to find their footing in a world of impossible standards.” —Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive and The Power of Regret ... The Little Book of Zen Healing: Japanese Rituals for Beauty, Harmony, and Love Paula Arai Current price: $19.95 Accessible and adaptable Japanese Buddhist rituals to infuse your life with purpose, healing, and gratitude when you need it most. ... Desire: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships Lauren Fogel Mersy, Jennifer A. Vencill Current price: $28.95 A radically inclusive, sex-positive guide to managing the inevitable libido differences in our relationships, authored by two certified sex therapists who are passionate about good sex ... Directions to Myself: A Memoir of Four Years Heidi Julavits Current price: $27.00 New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A sharply observed memoir of motherhood and the self, and a love letter to Maine, by a writer Eula Biss calls “witty, sly, critical, inventive” and whose mind Leslie Jamison calls “electric.” ... Elderhood Browse All See all items The A to Z of Grandparent Names: From Abuela to Zayde Katie Hankinson Current price: $10.95 Learn the cultural significance behind the traditional and unique names for grandparents all over the world with The A to Z of Grandparent Names. ... New Release Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End Alua Arthur Current price: $28.99 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America’s most visible death doula. ... Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It Tracey Gendron Current price: $19.95 Why do we still tolerate stereotypes and discrimination based on age? ... Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble Stephen Jenkinson Current price: $19.95 In his landmark provocative style, Stephen Jenkinson makes the case that we must birth a new generation of elders, one poised and willing to be true stewards of the planet and its species. ... Tough Broad: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking—How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age Caroline Paul Current price: $27.99 From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Gutsy Girl, a funny, inspiring, deeply researched exploration into the science and psychology of the outdoors and our place in it as we age. ... Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life Louise Aronson Current price: $20.00 Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionWinner of the WSU AOS Bonner Book Award ... Last Light: How Six Great Artists Made Old Age a Time of Triumph Richard Lacayo Current price: $35.00 CLICK HERE to read our review of this book! ... A Divine Language: Learning Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus at the Edge of Old Age Alec Wilkinson Current price: $19.00 A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice ... How to Say Goodbye Wendy MacNaughton Current price: $19.99 A USA TODAY BestsellerAn NPR "Book We Love"A finalist for the California Book Award “A poem to mortality and the beauty of how we can cope with it.” -Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal ... The Measure of Our Age: Navigating Care, Safety, Money, and Meaning Later in Life M.T. Connolly Current price: $30.00 An expert on elder justice maps the challenges of aging, how things go wrong, and presents powerful tools we can use to forge better long lives for ourselves, our families, and our communities. ... Get Fit Where You Sit: A Guide to the Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Method Lakshmi Voelker, Liz Oppedijk Current price: $24.95 This practical guide offers a pioneering method of chair yoga for every body: a full practice of asana, breathing, and meditation with 250 instructional photos. ... Quick Functional Exercises for Seniors: 50 Exercises to Optimize Your Health Cody Sipe Current price: $17.99 The perfect gift for the senior in your life looking to increase function, improve energy, decrease joint pain, and enhance cognition! ...
Don't Be a Bully, Little Tiger Carol Roth Current price: $19.95 For the youngest readers just starting school or day care, a playful story that teaches how a little kindness toward others can make a big difference. ...
I Am Somebody Nyasha Williams Current price: $17.99 An empowering picture book about the importance of stepping up (and speaking up) to address injustice and effect change within our daily lives, from the author of I Affirm Me: The ABCs of Inspiration for Black Kids. ...
Yes Means Yes: A Kid's Book about Consent, Boundaries, & Listening to Your Body Elaine Tai Current price: $19.95 Teach kids about the importance of consent and body boundaries in this full-color picture book, perfect for parents and young readers. ...
I Can Be All Three Salima Alikhan Current price: $18.99 Our Favorite Day of the Year meets Alma and How She Got Her Name in this warm, lyrical picture book about a child who learns to celebrate her multicultural identity and finds pride in all the stories and worlds that live inside of her. ...
You, Me, We: A Celebration of Peace and Community Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus Current price: $18.99 Coauthored by one of the grandsons of Mahatma Gandhi, this gentle guide to cultivating peace will find a welcome place at home and in classrooms. Peace is you. Peace is me.Peace is the great big WE of community. ...
The Worry Balloon Mónica Mancillas Current price: $18.99 A thoughtful and reassuring picture book about how one child experiences anxiety, and what she can do to manage her worries. ...
You Can't Be a Pterodactyl! James Breakwell Current price: $18.99 Popular comedy writer James Breakwell brings us the story of a determined boy with big dreams who remains undeterred by all the naysayers! ...
My Name Supriya Kelkar Current price: $18.99 My Name is an inspiring picture book that encourages kids to celebrate themselves and all the things that make them unique, especially their name. Your name means you’re differentYour name means you’re you ...
The Wave Tyler Charlton Current price: $18.99 When a boy is swept up in a wave of sadness, he finds himself tumbling. But when he remembers that this sadness won't last forever, and that the wave will eventually carry him back to shore, he discovers his friends and family waiting to gently pull him out of the water and back home. ...
Baller Ina Liz Casal Current price: $18.99 Swish! Sure to be a slam-dunk at storytime, this rhyming picture book introduces readers to Ina, a graceful ballerina...who also loves to get competitive on the basketball court! ...
The First Day of Peace Todd Shuster, Maya Soetoro-Ng Current price: $18.99 In a new picture book presented by the Peace Studio and its cofounder Maya Soetoro-Ng, author Todd Shuster and illustrator Tatiana Gardel offer a moving modern parable highlighting the wondrous power of kindness and sharing. ...
Girls on Wheels Srividhya Venkat Current price: $18.99 Inspired by the skateboarding revolution in India, Girls on Wheels follows three friends who support one another through the ups and downs of learning to skateboard. ...
Everybody Has a Body Molli Jackson Ehlert Current price: $18.99 In this body neutral picture book, debut author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Lorian Tu show us all of the different ways bodies can look and all of the things they can do - now with three starred reviews! ...
Trusty Town Hall: A Community Helper’s Book Lindsay Ward Current price: $19.99 Fans of Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World will enjoy this fun, interactive Community Helpers picture book that introduces children to everyone who works together within the local government. ...
Give Jen Arena Current price: $18.99 A gorgeous and powerful book about how simple acts of kindness can change the world. ...
Ally Baby Can: Be Antiracist Nyasha Williams Current price: $12.99 Ally Baby Can books introduce allyship to tiny change-makers! Perfect for shared reading with an adult. Ally Baby Can: Be Antiracist models how young kids can stand up for members of the BIPOC community in the fight against systemic racism. ...
The Artivist Nikkolas Smith Current price: $18.99 An inspiring picture book about how children can combine art and activism in their daily lives. "They say I'm an artist. They say I'm an activist." ...
Footsteps on the Map Barbara Kerley Current price: $17.99 In this enchanting picture book, two children set out on separate adventures to blaze their very own trail, mapping it as they go. ...
Abolition is Love Ware Syrus Marcus Current price: $16.95 What can abolition mean for a child? How can it help them dream a different future for their community? ...
Discounted The Time Machine: Because it's never too late to apologize Pauline David-Sax Previous price: $17.95 Current price: $14.36 When apologizing to her best friend proves too difficult, Bailey feels her only hope lies in building a time machine to return to the day she said something mean. ...
Let's Fill This World with Kindness: True Tales of Goodwill in Action Alexandra Stewart Current price: $19.95 The perfect book for troubled times, this collection of over twenty-five real-life stories shows how heroic acts of kindness can change our world for the better. ...
Gender Identity for Kids: A Book About Finding Yourself, Understanding Others, and Respecting Everybody! Andy Passchier Current price: $15.99 Help kids make sense of who they are and how they feel with this illustrated guide to understanding and answering questions about gender. ...
Your Freedom, Your Power: A Kid's Guide to the First Amendment Allison Matulli, Clelia Castro-Malaspina Current price: $16.99 A nonpartisan, unbiased look at the First Amendment and how it informs our daily lives, this book clearly explains the fundamentals of American politics to middle grade readers. A Junior Library Guild Selection! Chicago Public Library’s BEST BOOKS OF 2023! ...
Can I Recycle This?: A Kid's Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics Jennie Romer Current price: $18.99 You probably know that you're supposed to recycle—but you may not know how or why. This adaptation of the successful adult book, written by a lawyer and sustainability expert, will answer all your recycling questions. ...
Middle School Superpowers: Raising Resilient Tweens in Turbulent Times Phyllis L. Fagell Current price: $19.99 From the author of Middle School Matters, discover how to bolster any middle schooler’s resilience by leveraging the 12 Middle School Superpowers they need to manage disappointment, self-regulate emotions, take healthy risks, and recover from any setback. ...
Born Reading: 20 Stories of Women Reading Their Way into History Kathleen Krull, Virginia Loh-Hagan Current price: $19.99 Once books kick-start their brains, girls change history. Discover the foundation of reading that empowered some of the world’s most influential women in this informative and inspirational illustrated middle grade collection of twenty biographies. ...
A Child's Introduction to Hip-Hop: The Beats, Rhymes, and Roots of a Musical Revolution (A Child's Introduction Series) Jordannah Elizabeth Current price: $21.99 This definitive guide to hip-hop teaches kids about the history and world-wide cultural impact of the genre, covering everyone from early heroes like The Sugar Hill Gang, Kurtis Blow, and Run D.M.C., to modern day titans like Kanye West, Cardi B, and Kendrick Lamar. ...
Learning to Be Wild (A Young Reader's Adaptation): How Animals Achieve Peace, Create Beauty, and Raise Families Carl Safina Current price: $19.99 From New York Times-bestselling author Carl Safina comes Learning to Be Wild, a young readers adaptation of the notable book Becoming Wild that explores community, culture, and belonging through the lives of chimpanzees, macaws, and sperm whales. ...
All Bodies are Wonderful: Use Science to Celebrate Everyone's Body! Beth Cox Current price: $12.99 Through science, help prepare children for the big feelings that come with developing bodies. ...
You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell Leonard S. Marcus (Editor) Current price: $14.99 What happens when freedom of expression comes under threat? In frank and wide-ranging interviews, historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus probes the experience of thirteen leading authors of books for young people. ...
The Antiracist Kid: A Book About Identity, Justice, and Activism Tiffany Jewell Current price: $9.99 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist, Tiffany Jewell, with art by Eisner-nominated illustrator Nicole Miles, The Antiracist Kid is the essential illustrated guide to antiracism for empowering the young readers in your life! ...
Goodbye: A First Conversation About Grief (First Conversations) Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli Current price: $15.99 A picture book edition of the board book about grief, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way. ...
A Kids Book About Immigration MJ Calderon Current price: $19.99 A clear explanation of what immigration is, and the reasons people immigrate. ...
Robert Winston: The Story of Science: How Science and Technology Changed the World Robert Winston Current price: $24.99 Let Professor Robert Winston take you on a scientific journey through human history in this fact-packed science book. ...
Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities Ismée Williams, Rebecca Balcárcel Current price: $20.99 With twenty stories that center and celebrate the multiracial and multicultural experience from your favorite award-winning and bestselling authors, this is a groundbreaking anthology perfect for fans of COME ON IN and BLACK ENOUGH. ...
The Teen Anxiety Guidebook: Improve Self-Esteem, Discover New Coping Skills, and Relieve Social Anxiety, Worry, and Panic Attacks Jon Patrick Hatcher, Dr. Thomas McDonagh Current price: $15.95 Break free from anxiety and manage stress with simple strategies and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques in this straightforward and encouraging handbook. ...
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement Paula Yoo Current price: $12.95 Winner of the 2021 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist for the 2022 YALSA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction An NPR Best Book of 2021 ...
Writing in Color: Fourteen Writers on the Lessons We've Learned Julie C. Dao, Chloe Gong, Joan He, Kosoko Jackson, Adiba Jaigirdar, Darcie Little Badger, Yamile Saied Méndez, Axie Oh, Laura Pohl, Cindy Pon, Karuna Riazi, Gail D. Villanueva, Julian Winters, Kat Zhang Current price: $19.99 Rethink the way you approach writing in this “honest, useful craft book that all fledgling writers need” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) from fourteen diverse authors that demystifies craft and authorship based on their experiences as writers of color—perfect for fans of Fresh Ink and Our Storie ...
The Book of Radical Answers: Real Questions from Real Kids Just Like You Sonya Renee Taylor Current price: $17.99 The go-to guide to growing up, rooted in radical self-love and body empowerment, by the NYT bestselling author of The Body Is Not an Apology. ...
The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer: Lessons From the Healthiest Places on Earth Dan Buettner Current price: $32.50 The creator of National Geographic's popular Blue Zones—now a documentary on Netflix—brings readers a beautifully illustrated and informative guide to the places on Earth where people live the longest—including lessons learned, top longevity foods, and the behaviors to help you live to 10 ...
Through the Wilderness: My Journey of Redemption and Healing in the American Wild Brad Orsted Current price: $29.00 Award-winning Yellowstone photographer and documentary filmmaker Brad Orsted's seven-year search for refuge and redemption in America's greatest wilderness. ...
In Light-Years There's No Hurry: Cosmic Perspectives on Everyday Life Marjolijn van Heemstra Current price: $26.00 A New Scientist Best Popular Science Book of 2023 How seeing Earth through the eyes of an astronaut brings new wonder and meaning to life on our planet. ...
Flourish: The Extraordinary Journey Into Finding Your Best Self Antonia Case Current price: $26.00 What is a meaningful life? What does it mean to flourish? Antonia Case, the co-founder of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, quits her corporate job in the city and, with her partner, travels across the world in search of meaning. ...
The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, M.D. Current price: $28.99 “The key is managing stress, so we can lead healthier, happier lives. The 5 Resets will help you do just that.” — Katie Couric, Journalist and Founder and CEO, Katie Couric Media ...
Lessons from an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life Mark Matousek Current price: $28.99 "This is a beautiful book, full of ideas that could help restore America’s genius for freedom and promise.” — Thomas Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Care of the Soul ...
All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive Rainesford Stauffer Current price: $28.00 From journalist and author of An Ordinary Age, an examination, dismantling, and reconstruction of ambition, where burnout is the symptom of our holiest sin: the lonely way we strive. ...
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