Juvenile Nonfiction

With engaging photos and reward stickers, this title in the DK First Steps series helps youngsters with the nervousness they may feel in visiting the doctor for the first time. Full color. Consumable. more...

Price: $6.99

Winner of a Gold Medal in the Moonbeam Children's Book awards Non-Fiction picture book category. Praise for Jennifer Elder's last book, Different Like Me :. 'This book will help inspire kids who are different and shows them that they too can succeed.'. - Temple Grandin , Associate Professor of Animal Science, Colorado State University , and author of Animals in Translation. '…this is a great confidence booster for children with a 'high functioning' Autistic Spectrum Disorder, an opportunity for them to show off, and an enjoyable read for everyone, to boot!'. - Education Otherwise. Autistic Planet is a magical world where all trains run exactly to time, where people working in offices have rocking chairs, and where all kids dream of winning the chess World Cup. Join us on a journey to this alternative reality, where being different is ordinary, and being typical" is unheard of!. Full of color illustrations and written in child-friendly rhyme, this book will be much loved by children, particularly those on the autism spectrum, their parents, teachers, carers and siblings. " more...

Price: $16.95

What do toads like to eat? Why do crickets sing? Why does a firefly glow? If you’ve ever longed to know more about the habits of the animals and insects that live in your backyard, here’s the book you’ve been waiting for! With Backyard Pets , you’ll find out how to catch and care for lots of different, easy-to-find critters, from terrific toads to slithering slugs. You’ll perform all sorts of investigations and activities, including discovering how snails eat and how caterpillars protect themselves, before you return your newly found pets safely to their natural home. And you’ll even find out how to attract birds and butterflies to homemade feeders and gardens so that you can observe them every day as they go about their amazing lives. more...

Price: $12.95

How magical is the experience of attending your very first baseball game and hearing the crack of the bat resound throughout the stadium? What’s more terrifying than being out in left field praying the ball doesn’t come your way? Who better are the friends you make while playing out on that diamond?. Here are ten new fictional stories that celebrate all aspects of the game of baseball. And what a starting lineup! From John H. Ritter, author of The Boy Who Saved Baseball, to Newbery Award–winning Jerry Spinelli, this is a gathering of ten great authors for children, some of whom are specifically known for their writing about baseball. Featuring a story told in poems and another in a play format, Baseball Crazy is a truly diverse collection that will appeal to fanatics of the sport as well as those sitting hesitantly out on the bench. Batter up! more...

Price: $16.99

"A guide to overcoming the worries of the world, written specifically for teen readers"--Provided by the publisher. more...

Price: $8.99