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Science & Nature

9 Months: A Month by Month Guide to Pregancy
Van De Paal, Esther
Can you believe that every one of us started as a tiny egg in our mummy's belly? One tiny cell, not bigger than a speck of dust, will grow into a baby in just nine months time. In this book, we follow this amazing process called pregnancy, and see the miracle of a creation of a new life. This fun...
Item No. 9781847809759
$17.99
A Butterfly is Patient (Hardcover)
Dianna Hutts Aston

The creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet and A Seed Is Sleepy have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to the world of butterflies. From iridescent blue swallowtails and brilliant orange monarchs to the worlds tiniest butterfly (Western...

Item No. 9780811864794
$18.99
A Butterfly is Patient - Softcover
Dianna Aston

From the creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, and A Rock Is Lively comes this gorgeous and informative introduction to the world of butterflies. An incredible variety of butterflies are celebrated here in all of their beauty and wonder, from...

Item No. 9781452141244
$7.99
Actual Size
Jenkins, Steve

In this visually stunning picture book, Caldecott Medalist Steve Jenkins illustrates animals both large and small at actual size.

How big is a crocodile? What about a tiger, or the world's largest spider? Can you imagine a tongue that is two feet long or an eye that's...

Item No. 9780618375943
$19.99
All the Water in the World
Lyon, George Ella
Faucet
well
raincloud
sea ...

from each of these
comes water.

But where does
Water go?

To find out, honey,
turn the page,
dive in
with tongue
or toes,
with eyes and ears and nose--
and wonder
at the flow
of...

Item No. 9781416971306
$17.99
Barefoot Books Solar System
Jankéliowitch, Anne
"...is sure to bring wonder and learning for budding astronomers, scientists and astronauts" -- Youth Services Book Review

Spark curiosity about the great beyond in this interactive, fact-packed guide to the universe! Learn about stars, telescopes, space exploration, galaxies and more...

Item No. 9781782858232
$19.99
Beaks - Softcover
Sneed B. Collard III

How can a toucan fly with such a large, cumbersome beak? A toucan's beak is actually light as a feather due to its honeycomb construction. And not only is it beautiful, but it's an extremely useful tool in foraging for food. Find out more fascinating facts in this remarkably illustrated study of...

Item No. 9781570913884
$6.95
Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From
Pimentel, Annette Bay

From award-winning author Annette Bay Pimentel and illustrator Madison Safer, Before Colors is an oversize nonfiction picture book exploring pigments and dyes made from natural sources--across time and around the world.

Colors don't come out of nothing.
...

Item No. 9781419757068
$24.99
Better Than New: A Recycle Tale / Mejor que Nuevo: Un cuenta de reciclaje
Broder, Robert

"Will You Help Me?"

Isidora and Julian, playing in the Chilean ocean, hear a plaintive cry -- a sea lion is tangled in an abandoned fishing net. They free their ocean friend then consider what to do with the net. With the help of a bird building its nest, they recycle it into...

Item No. 9781952338038
$18.95
Body Actions
Rotner, Shelley

The human body can be astonishing. This book is filled
with energy-packed photographs of kids running, jumping,
riding bikes, and using all five senses. The photos
are overlaid with depictions of the nervous, skeletal,
muscular, respiratory, and circulatory systems and...

Item No. 9780823423668
$16.95
Body Bones
Rotner, Shelley
In this fascinating introduction to skeletal systems, images show how different types of skeletons work. Full-color photographs of people and animals are overlaid with illustrations of bones to show these supporting frameworks. Kids will learn that bones come in all shapes and sizes to serve myriad...
Item No. 9780823431625
$16.95
Bridges
Majewski, Marc
Explore bridges around the world--and how they unite us--in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book

Bridges can be high or low, long or short, straight or curvy. Some are designed to blend in, while others stand out. But each one tells a story: a reminder of our history, a...

Item No. 9781419756818
$19.99
Building Our House
Bean, Jonathan

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
Winner of the 2013 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Best Picture Book
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013

In this...

Item No. 9780374380236
$19.99
Buried Sunlight
Chisholm, Penny
Acclaimed Caldecott Artist Molly Bang teams up with award-winning M.I.T. professor Penny Chisholm to present the fascinating, timely story of fossil fuels.

What are fossil fuels, and how did they come to exist? This engaging, stunning book explains how coal, oil, and gas are really "buried...
Item No. 9780545577854
$18.99
Cathedral (Full Color Edition)
Macaulay, David

A Caldecott Honor Book

Readers worldwide recognize Caldecott Medal winner David Macaulay's imaginary Cathedral of Chutreaux. This critically acclaimed book has been translated into a dozen languages and remains a classic of children's literature and a touchstone for...

Item No. 9780544100008
$19.99
Cricket Limited Edition Print

From Eric Carle's The Very Quiet Cricket.

Signed limited edition of 500 prints
18" x 24" Sappi Lustro Dull 80 lb cover paper
Oxbow Press; Hatfield, MA

Actual print not watermarked with "ECMPBA"

Item No. X4723
$250.00
Crossing on Time
Macaulay, David

David Macaulay, co-creator of the international bestseller The Way Things Work, brings his signature curiosity and detailing to the story of the steamship in this meticulously researched and stunningly illustrated book.

Prior to the 1800s, ships crossing the Atlantic...

Item No. 9781596434776
$24.99
Different Kinds of Minds
Grandin, Temple

Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. Elon Musk. Katharine Johnson. These geniuses are all visual thinkers. Are you?

Do you like puzzles, coding, and taking things apart? Do you write stories, act in plays, slay at Wordle? The things you are good at are clues to how your brain works....

Item No. 9780593352885
$9.99
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Diving Deep: Using Machines to Explore the Ocean - Autographed
Cusolito, Michelle

From snorkeling to freediving, scuba, submarines, and Challenger Deep, discover the different technologies scientists use to explore the ocean in this deep-sea STEM picture...

Item No. 96158814
$17.99
Dragonfly Limited Edition Print

From Eric Carle's The Very Quiet Cricket

Signed limited edition of 500 prints
18" x 24" Sappi Lustro Dull 80 lb cover paper
Oxbow Press; Hatfield, MA

Actual print not watermarked with "ECMPBA"

Item No. X4724
$250.00
Dreaming Up
Hale, Christy

A picture book that connects great works of architecture to the ways children build and play.

Cup
on cup
s tacking up,
smaller, smaller,
and growing taller!

Children building-
Concrete poetry-

Pair them with notable structures from around the...

Item No. 9781600606519
$19.95
Eric Carle Postcard - Bee

Illustration from The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle. Measures approximately 4"x6".

Item No. X7605
$1.00
Eric Carle Postcard - Cricket

Illustration from The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle. Measures approximately 4"x6".

Item No. X7585
$1.00
Eric Carle Postcard - Fireflies

Illustration from The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle. Measures approximately 4"x6".

Item No. X7609
$1.00
Eric Carle Postcard - Firefly

Illustration from The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle. Measures approximately 4"x6".

Item No. X7611
$1.00