An in-depth look at the people and policies behind the government agency known as the FBI, from its founding in 1908 to the controversies and challenges it faces today.
An exploration of Rocky Mountain National Park, including how its mountainous landscape was formed, its history of preservation, and tourist attractions such as the towering summit of Longs Peak.
An exploration of Big Bend National Park, including how its desert canyons were formed, its history of preservation, and tourist attractions such as the hiking route called Chimneys Trail.
An in-depth look at the people and policies behind the government agency known as the Fed, from its founding in 1913 to the controversies and challenges it faces today.
An exploration of Badlands National Park, including how its carved landscape was formed, its history of preservation, and tourist attractions such as the rock formation known as the Badlands Wall.
An exploration of the life cycle and life span of penguins, using up-close photographs and step-by-step text to follow a penguin’s growth process from egg to chick to mature penguin.
A look at meerkats, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their tails, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their stable status in the world today.
A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and innovations of Lululemon Athletica, the Canadian athletic apparel company that was founded in 1998 and today has hundreds of retail locations.
A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and innovations of Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company that was founded by Warren Buffett in 1965 and today is among the largest ownership groups.
A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and innovations of AT&T, the telecommunications company that was founded in 1877 and today provides services to hundreds of millions of subscribers worldwide.
A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and innovations of Southwest Airlines, the low-fare airline that was founded in Texas in 1967 and today carries more than 100 million passengers annually.
An exploration of the life cycle and life span of koalas, using up-close photographs and step-by-step text to follow a koala’s growth process from embryo to joey to mature koala.
An exploration of the life cycle and life span of beans, using up-close photographs and step-by-step text to follow a bean’s growth process from seed to seedling to mature plant.
An exploration of the life cycle and life span of corn, using up-close photographs and step-by-step text to follow a corn plant’s growth process from seed to seedling to mature plant.
A kindergarten-level introduction to speedboats, covering their speed, drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their v-shape.
A kindergarten-level introduction to whales, covering their growth process, behaviors, the oceans they call home, and such defining features as their blowholes.
A kindergarten-level introduction to motorcycles, covering their speed, drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their engines.
Author and illustrator Etienne Delessert reflects on his lifelong pursuit of art using the dreamlike scenario of a circus procession filled with fairy-tale allusions and literary inspirations. As each car passes, a different act represents a “stage” in life, and the performers direct a question to the bystander, prompting him to participate and follow the caravan into the great unknown.
An early reader’s introduction to the connections between the vegetables food group and staying healthy, benefits of vegetables such as carrots, nutritional concepts such as potassium, and recipe instructions.
A kindergarten-level introduction to bullet trains, covering their speed, drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their cars.
An early reader’s introduction to the connections between the dairy food group and staying healthy, benefits of dairy products such as yogurt, nutritional concepts such as calcium, and recipe instructions.
An early reader’s introduction to the connections between being fit and staying healthy, benefits of aerobic exercises such as biking, nutritional concepts such as calories, and recipe instructions.
A kindergarten-level introduction to Indy cars, covering their speed, drivers, role in racing sports, and such defining features as their wings.
An elementary introduction to the relationship between cooking and Mexican culture, the effect of local agriculture on the diets of different regions, common tools such as rolling pins, and recipe instructions.
An elementary introduction to the relationship between cooking and French culture, the effect of local agriculture on the diets of different regions, common dishes such as ratatouille, and recipe instructions.
