Rebecca E. Hirsch & Mia Posada Plants Can’t Sit Still Do plants really move? Absolutely! You might be surprised by all ways plants can move. Plants might not pick up their roots and walk away, but they definitely don’t sit still! Discover the many ways plants (and their seeds) move. Whether it’s a sunflower, a…
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Calvin Alexander Ramsey & R. Gregory Christie The Library in the Woods After a storm devastates the farm his parents have been renting, Junior moves with his family to Roxboro, North Carolina. The year is 1959, and the nine-year-old boy has to navigate the realities of the segregated South while adjusting to life in town….
Lorenz Pauli & Miriam Zedelius Look after Me! Here, the adult asks the child how best to look after children. And the child admonishes him when the man’s suggestions lead to dangerous games. But that is not the whole story yet: Why does Mr Snip not fall from his hammock when you turn the book…
Kathrin Schärer Death in the Apple Tree An old fox catches a magical weasel. He lets the weasel go when it promises that from now on, any apple thief will get stuck to the tree – for evermore. Now the fox can enjoy his apples in peace … until his Death comes to claim him….
Sandra Markle Call the Bee Doctor! How Science is Saving Honey Bees From the Series Sandra Markle’s Science Discoveries Honey bees are among the world’s most important insects. They help pollinate many of the crops we depend on for food. Without them, the global food supply would be in great danger. In 1998, beekeepers in…
Cornelia Boese & Stefanie Jeschke Boa’s Ark Loud fanfare for all animals In times of climate change and species extinction, thousands of animals compete in a spectacular show. The prize: a ticket aboard the luxury liner “Boa’s Ark”. Twelve animals appear in the grand finale and explain why their habitat and thus their existence is…
Dita Zipfel, Finn-Ole Heinrich & Nele Brönner Eely Has to Go Eely has spent almost his entire life in a very beautiful canal, happily doing his laps with his friend Frank. But suddenly Eely realises that he is changing, that he has to say goodbye and take the plunge into new waters: A long, exciting…
Ella Grace Foutz Lullabies for the Insomniacs A teen with bipolar disorder fights for survival in Ella Grace Foutz’s memoir in verse. Foutz weaves an intimate and gripping chronicle of her experience with mental illness. Amidst the turbulence of manic and depressive episodes, often accompanied by insomnia, Foutz relentlessly pursues stability and self-understanding. She examines…
Jona Manow Spy No. 9 and the Art of Not Being Noticed The adventure of being different Estrick is different. He counts things in steps of nine, often doesn’t understand his fellow human beings and has countless questions: Why are there zebra crossings but no zebra stripes on the road? Why are some people nice…
Kelly Rice Schmitt & Jam Dong I Fuel – How Energy Powers Our Busy World From the Series On the Move We’re mighty fuel—ready to power the world! From lightbulbs and stoves to cars and planes, many things around us need fuel to work. Where does that fuel come from? Follow oil on its journey…
Lorenz Pauli & Kathrin Schärer Fur and Feather The dog is all agog, and the hen is suffering from stage fright, too. The performance is about to start. They’re acting in their own story! It goes like this: The hen dreams of pirate treasure and the dog of a strong friend. They meet by chance,…
Kelly Rice Schmitt & Jam Dong I Fuel – How Energy Powers Our Busy World From the Series On the Move Honk! Honk! Follow along as a semitruck travels cross country with a load of toys. Turbo-powered text and illustrations will appeal to truck-loving kids everywhere! Climb on up into the cab of a semitruck…
Andrea Hensgen & Hannah Brückner We Children on the Train Jamil, his friend Sergey and many other children have been travelling across the country by train for weeks. The train is their home, where they learn, play and sleep, safe and cared for until their parents have rebuilt their destroyed homes. Every Sunday, the train…
Will Gmehling & Antje Damm At the Very Beginning Was the Ball Kiki, Coco, Klaas and Kalle, every burbot, every jellyfish – they all love football, all of them! As fast-paced and cheeky as a rap song, this picture book celebrates football as a passion that spans the globe: Me near the Rhine and you…
Jennie Liu The Red Car to Hollywood Los Angeles, 1924 Sixteen-year-old Ruby Chan considers herself a modern, independent American girl. But when her secret relationship with a white boy implodes—and then is revealed to her very traditional Chinese parents—she’s in a tough spot. Horrified that Ruby’s reputation is at risk, her parents hire a matchmaker…
Kelly Rice Schmitt & Jam Dong I Ship – A Container Ship’s Colossal Journey From the Series On the Move Cast off on a journey across the ocean with a container ship as a guide in the delightful picture book I Ship. Come aboard a massive container ship as it pulls into port, loads up…
Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic & Chris Park Touch the Sky Vern longs to be one of the kids who swoop until their toes touch the sky. He heads to the swings and desperately tries to pump his legs, but he just can’t get it. A chance encounter with precocious (and hilarious) Gretchen gives him just…
Giselle Clarkson Omnibird – An Avian Investigator’s Handbook This highly illustrated, playful field guide to common international birds brings the art of observology to the science of ornithology, showing the many ways these familiar creatures are remarkable if you take time to look. Have you seen a bird today? Probably, unless you’re reading this in…
Shafaq Khan Zeyna Lost and Found In 1970, twelve-year-old Zeyna has grown up in London but has never quite felt like she fits in. Her monotonous life is suddenly interrupted when Zeyna’s parents decide to visit their native Pakistan―where Zeyna feels she doesn’t fit in either. But then her parents disappear, leaving behind a string…
Beth Mills Ella McKeen, Kickball Queen In her debut picture book, Beth Mills offers a pitch-perfect look at recess, friendship, and being a good sport. First grader Ella McKeen is the undisputed kickball queen until a new girl named Riya shows up—and shows her up at recess. How does Ella handle losing? By throwing herself on the…