Synopsis: Did you know that the brain is in charge of everything you do, every minute of every day? You know, like thinking about funny stuff and keeping you alive. Bestselling author Nick Seluk explains the science behind everything the brain does for you--from keeping your heart beating to remembering stuff, and make you YOU.

Synopsis: A little fir tree grew at the edge of the forest. Behind it, the great pines towered, and an oak tree spread its shadow far and wide. Birds build their nests in the pines, squirrels eat the nuts and acorns. Children even build a tree house in the oak. But nobody things the fir tree is useful. It is just too little. The little tree hates being so small. Someday I'll show them, the fir tree thought. But it didn't know how. Then one day the snow…

Synopsis: The author has loved turtles ever since she first saw one in the middle of the Indian Ocean. She wrote this book to show that turtles are precious and deserve more care.

Synopsis: 'Why couldn't I be a perfumer's muse? I've come such a long way in the realm of scent. In fact, I was never really meant to poke my nose into it ...' The Perfume Lover by Denyse Beaulieu is an intimate journey into the mystery of scent. What if the most beautiful night in your life inspired a fragrance? Denyse Beaulieu is a respected fragrance writer; it is her world, her love, her life. When she was growing up, perfume was forbidden in her…

Synopsis: Illus. in full color. "Milton understands what kids like about whales, and packs a considerable amount of information into the book. This easy-reader leaps with appeal."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.

Synopsis: You won't believe what this wacky lady swallows -- a bell, a sleigh, and even a reindeer! Giggles galore!

Synopsis: Kids will love this adorable book that teaches all about numbers -- with help from the ickiest bugs around!Kids will love learning how to count with help from all the icky bugs in this book. Each page brings readers into the natural world of strange and beautiful bugs.

Synopsis: Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a…

Synopsis: Mommy and Daddy Bear convince three worried cubs that there's plenty of love to go around in this comforting new tale from the incomparable team of Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram.So that night the three baby bears asked their Daddy Bear, "Which one of us do you like the most?Who is your favorite?We can't all be the best."Every night, while tucking in their three cubs, Mommy and Daddy Bear tell them they're the most wonderful baby bears in the…

Synopsis: "I don't thumpity-thump or give warm hugs - that's for my snowman friends to do. Clever kids will try to trap me, but who will catch me ... you?" -- Back cover.

Synopsis: One day the earth gets a warm wake-up call from the sun -- it's Spring! Earth tells a little worm, and before long the happy gossip travels far and wide. . . . Lisa Campbell Ernst celebrates the awakening of life that comes with Spring. Her playful words and pictures resonate with the cheeriness that rises with the season.

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