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The latest landmarks and locations series provide enchanting sights and facts for readers. Most offer detailed text supplemented with colorful photographs to help readers build vocabulary and make connections.

Bigfoot. The Chupacabra. Atlantis. We can learn a lot about civilizations from their folklore and mythologies and this selection of series gives readers a great variety to choose from. Our world may feel small right now but these books will open up minds to great possibilities.

A deep connection to the natural world and how it is evolving around us permeates this season’s natural science series. There is a major focus on visual literacy, presenting a variety of media from forecast data generated by weather software to crisp animal photography. 

Our current consciousness remains focused on social injustices in the world. While issues such as immigration and climate change have been in the forefront for a while, the injustice of underrepresented groups is now receiving more attention. Each of these series will open readers’ minds to the world around them and expand their knowledge.

The world seems like an increasingly complicated place. These series help children put the world in order by breaking society into manageable chunks. They cover musical instruments, cultural holidays, current events, and nations around the world.

This season’s astronomy series feature new planet sets with individual titles for each of the eight planets in our solar system, fun-fact themed sets filled with high interest space trivia, introductory sets for independent readers or with adult-directed text, and a set full of the latest cutting-edge space technology projects. 

There’s a lot to get excited about this season, including quality translations and excellent artwork in most of these books. While finding quality books for children in Spanish remains a challenge, this season delivers value, choice, and new perspectives that foster literacy and social-emotional development.

Looking for new ways to make your sports nonfiction collection the G.O.A.T.? We’ve busted through over 100 fresh-off-the-presses nonfiction titles to be your personal Bob Uecker, delivering play-by-plays for some of the best books in the game. 

Close your eyes and think of the word “technology.” Where does your mind take you? Whatever you dwell on, you can’t deny that tech and machines have made our lives very different than those of our ancestors. Let us make your life easy by breaking down the best in show for this season’s publications.