A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day.The story
of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish ...
Eight sled dogs and one woman set out from Barrow, Alaska, to mush 2,500 miles.
"ALONE ACROSS THE ARCTIC" chronicles this astounding expedition. For an entire year, Pam Flowers and her dogs made this epic journey across North America arctic ...
An exciting board book set about asking deep questions in a wonderfully accessibly way.This box
set features four board books on prominent philosophers and their main teachings: Imagination with René Descartes, Equality with Simone de Beauvoir, Happiness with Aristotle, and ...
Crazy Canucks recounts the trials and triumphs off the Canadian men's alpine ski team of
the 1970s and early 1980s. Eric Zweig offers a behind-the-scenes look at this innovative team that dared to take risks other skiers were too afraid ...
From the Thirteenth century through the Nineteenth, the waterways of the world provided the major
means of transportation for exploration, trade, the military, and even criminals. Find out what life was like for those who chose to sail the high ...
Extreme sports are highly popular among young people today. These sports include a wide variety
of activities—from surfing and skateboarding to mountaineering and parachute jumping—but one characteristic unites them all: their inherent risk of injury. This book details the injuries ...
Award-winning author Simon Van Booy introduces readers to a magical, whimsical world, perfect for fans
of Circus Mirandus and Serafina and the Black Cloak.When twelve-year-old Gertie Milk washes up on the island of Skuldark, she finds that all of her memories are gone. ...
A fascinating look at the real Jeff Corwin! From growing up in an urban community
near Boston, to falling in love with snakes, to traveling to exotic places, to becoming a beloved Emmy Award-winning television host of Animal Planet, this ...