Children's Books
Hawksbill Promise: The Journey of an Endangered Sea Turtle
Hardback
There is a deserted bay on a small island off Antigua where hawksbill turtles crawl ashore at night during the mating season to lay their eggs. Two months later the hatchlings—each weighing less than an ounce—emerge from the sand and scramble to the sea in the moonlight. Only a lucky few survive.
Don't Mess with Me: The Strange Lives of Venomous Sea Creatures
Hardback
Scorpions and brown recluse spiders are fine as far as they go, but if you want daily contact with venomous creatures, the ocean is the place to...
Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11's Third Man
Paperback
*Junior Library Guild Selection 2017*
A unanimous selection to the 2018 Maverick Graphic Novel List!
This graphic retelling of the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission follows astronaut Michael Collins, commander of the lunar orbiter, to the far side of the moon.
Say Something: 10th Anniversary Edition
Paperback
At this school, there are some children who push and tease and bully. Sometimes they hurt other kids by just ignoring them.
If You Are a Kaka, You Eat Doo Doo: And Other Poop Tales from Nature
Hardback
Baby golden tortoise beetles pile poop on their backs to create a shield as protection from predators. Silver-spotted skipper caterpillars can...