Nonfiction

Gr 5–8—In the text's opening chapters, readers will gain the background needed to understand the building blocks of the universe: atoms, subatomic particles, elements, and compounds...

Gr 3–6—Rhatigan describes the different ways in which humans become sick or injured, along with how the human body reacts and what can be done to help the healing process...

Gr 9 Up—This volume provides students with a scholarly overview of art and architecture in the medieval Islamic world, from its beginnings through the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates and later dynasties, including the Fatimids, Ayyubids, and Mamluks...

Gr 5–8—What was life really like in early America? Readers are transported back to the 1700s for a bird's-eye view...

K-Gr 3— Having fun is the order of the day in these recipes inspired by the classic picture book; there are no pretentious foodies here...

Gr 1–4—This book poses the question, "Who was the greatest dinosaur that ever lived?" Each beautifully illustrated page declares "I, ----, was the greatest of them all!" The succinct text describes the superlative characteristic (biggest herbivore, stongest teeth, fastest runner) of the species and offers the gross, interesting, and informative facts that dinosaur-obsessed readers want to know...

PreS-Gr 2—Keller was a lifelong dog lover...

PreS-K—The colorful photographs are the focus of this counting book...

Gr 6–10—More likely to be used with teens pedagogically than recreationally, this collection of short tales in a variety of genres explores the experiences of young people bridging cultures...