Join Richard Scarry's beloved characters Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and more as they learn about the importance of manners. From how to behave at school, to sharing, to important safety rules - and featuring bright and fun illustrations - young children will gain an understanding of the right ways to behave in a variety of situations. Now includes a sticker sheet!

This Richard Scarry board book introduces babies and toddlers ages zero to three to Busytown friends Lowly Worm and Huckle Cat as well as 100 essential first words!

This super-sturdy casebound board book introduces babies and toddlers ages zero to three to 100 essential first words and to the artwork of Richard Scarry! Illustrated with images of everyday items from Richard Scarry’s most-popular Busytown books, there's something fun to find on every page! Perfect for learning and for play—and also a great way to introduce young children to the friendly characters in Richard Scarry’s Busytown!

Back in print after twenty years! Now readers can once again follow all the busy people who keep Busytown running smoothly. Everyone’s favorite friends are there: Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Sergeant Murphy, bumbling Mr. Frumble, and more. Preschoolers learning about their communities will enjoy seeing the inner workings of a farm, the harbor, the airport, and even the busy Cat household! This classic book, from the one and only Richard Scarry, will bring hours of fun to a whole new generation.

Celebrate 50 years of planes, trains, and pickle cars with this anniversary edition of the beloved classic, complete with never-before-seen sketches!

Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go celebrates 50 years in 2024! This humorous hardcover storybook introduces readers to a wide variety of wild and wacky Busytown vehicles. Plus, children can search each spread for friendly little Goldbug! This anniversary edition is the perfect gift for Richard Scarry fans—it features a removeable Cars and Trucks poster and never-before-seen original sketches!

Delight curious little ones who love Disney Frozen with this early learning board book, featuring tactile elements and lovely imagery that will encourage the development of fine motor skills.

Discover the magic of Frozen with five pop-up surprises! Explore the enchanting kingdom of Arendelle inside this pop-up board book, where young fans of Frozen can play peekaboo with Sven and Kristoff, join Anna as she searches for Olaf, and see Elsa’s ice palace expanding from the snow.

This interactive pop-up book for 0-3 year olds includes:

• Hands-on play elements that build all-round learning skills.
• Lift the 5 flaps throughout the book to find the pop-ups, helping to develop fine motor skills.
• Rhythmic, read-aloud text that aids language development.
• Rounded edges and chunky board book pages rigorously tested (and chewed) by toddlers.

Ideal for interactive preschool play, Pop-Up Peekaboo! Frozen will appeal to both parents and children and is certain to keep little ones entertained time and time again, with easy-to-read text to help babies and toddlers remember the new words they are learning for early language development.

The lively, read-aloud rhymes encourage literacy and early learning, while the surprise pop-up scenes will delight curious toddlers. With the help of parents and caregivers, children will have fun turning the sturdy board book pages, guessing what’s hiding under each flap, and then lifting the flaps to reveal characters from the Frozen movies, and play peekaboo!

Explore the hidden depths of the ocean in this jam-packed visual encyclopedia for children.

Explore our blue planet through amazing facts and colorful diagrams in this fully updated edition of the popular Ocean: A Children’s Encyclopedia.

This encyclopedia for children aged 9-12 is full of beautiful pictures that bring the ocean to life and show its most amazing features. Each concept is broken down clearly, with colourful diagrams describing scientific processes, "wow" facts, and graphics to engage and educate curious kids.

This ocean book for kids offers:

• All aspects of the ocean explained clearly with the help of diagrams, facts, data, and images.
• A refreshed and updated edition, including a new design and the latest facts and stats on the subject.
• An essential reference for children, covering a variety of topics like sea creatures, tsunamis, the seafloor, and much more.

Brimming with detailed information, Ocean: A Children's Encyclopedia is the ideal choice for school projects, marine enthusiasts, and water babies everywhere.

Take a dip in all the world's waters to experience their incredible diversity. Make a splash in the icy Arctic waters before warming up in the tropical Indian Ocean. Experience the super size of mighty whales compared to swarms of tiny krill. Cast your eyes to the skies to see circling sea birds before diving down to meet mysterious creatures of the deep.

Age 9-12 years | Grades 4-7

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What could be more fun than learning about fish while soaking in the sudsy tub? Bath Time Fish features parrot fish, clown fish, butterfly fish, grouper, sailfish, sharks, and more.

This charming board book introduces young bird-watchers to the fascinating loon. Little ones will learn all about loon life, including the common loon, yellow-billed loon, red-throated loon, arctic loon, Pacific loon, habitat, food, colors, raising young, loon calls, and more.

This adorable and educational board book will have little mariners squealing with delight as they tour all kinds of unique lighthouses from coast to coast, including ocean lighthouses, lake lighthouses, land lighthouses, offshore lighthouses, brick and stone lighthouses, lighthouse colors, lighthouse keepers, tower and lantern room, beacon, and more.

Put on your boots and spurs, it’s rodeo time! Young buckaroos will get a front-row seat at the most exciting event in town. This adorable board book will teach young ones all about rodeo life, including bull riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, saddle bronc riding, team roping, bareback riding, rodeo clowns, and more. Yee-haw!

Make way for the sea otters! This adorable and educational board book gives young readers a peek into the fascinating world of sea otters, featuring northern and southern sea otters, habitat, sea otter pups, predators, sea otter fur, kelp forests, diet, sea otter rafts, aquariums, and more.

Stomp out the bad mood feeling with Bluey and Bingo in this padded board book, based on the wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+!

Bingo is in a bad mood and begins to cause chaos in the Heeler house! Can Bluey and Mum cheer Bingo up? Read along to find out!

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One morning, two frisky puppies leave the family farm for a day of play in Chesapeake country. In spite of many promising opportunities, the fun they seek always seems to be around the next corner. They meet some Chesapeake people, but they are working, and puppies can't work. They watch some people catching crabs, but pups and crabs don't mix. They meet some other Chesapeake creatures, but none are looking for new playmates. By the end of the day, the tired and discouraged puppies return home to find a party in their own front yard. Everyone's having a good time; lots of food, lots of friendly folks, lots of fun. But the pups, alas, are too pooped to play. They learned a lot today, but play must wait for another day. Tomorrow, perhaps, they'll be happy to know there really is no place like home. For ages 5-8. Edition 1. Hardback binding. 33 color illustrations. 32 pages.

The creatures of the Chesapeake Bay come to life in this delightful, informative story about how and where they sleep. Herons, crabs, clams, turtles, and fish each find a different place to rest in the water and along the shore. Ducks, butterflies, birds, beavers, and even oysters sleep in their own "beds." Once heard, this charming poem will be asked for every night. Beddy bye! Picture book–ages 0-6. Hardback binding. 32 color illustrations. 32 pages.

Explore the wonderful world beneath the waves in this fun, non-fiction graphic novel packed with fun facts and engaging characters.

Learn about waves, tides, and currents, which keep our oceans moving continuously in this comic book for children aged 6-8.

Filled with bite-sized information, colorful illustrations, and a fun story, this graphic novel will engage every budding marine enthusiast and nature explorer. With the help of the Fact-Finders, children will stock up on their knowledge as well as understand the importance of the ocean and how crucial it is to protect it.

This educational graphic novel for kids offers:

• Age-appropriate vocabulary that explains a wide range of both familiar and unfamiliar topics and terms.
• Fun and engaging characters and facts provided in in a conversational style for an immersive learning experience.
• Content by award-winning author Tracey Turner which has been checked by experts to ensure all information is credible.

Put on your wetsuit, jump into the ocean, and swim along to explore with your guides, Shelly and Bubbles. Learn all about the world's oceans, underwater habitats, and the fascinating lives of countless creatures that live there.

What lurks in the ocean's darkest depths? Where can you find gummy squirrels and yeti crabs? Why are cookie cutters and chocolate chips part of marine life? Find out all this and much more in this guide to our underwater world!

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Whish! Whoosh! When the river rises, Turtle-Turtle needs his friends’ help reaching higher ground in this epic, but ultimately reassuring, ode to friendship and resilience.

The rain pelted down, down, down
And the wide, wide river rose up, up, up
All around, all around.

When a storm strikes, most of the animals know what to do: Skiddaddle! But Turtle-Turtle doesn’t realize he should swim away . . . until the water rises. Although he’s scared to weather it on his own, he learns that he doesn’t have to. Comforting companions Heron and Frog help Turtle-Turtle until—bit-by-bit, friend-by-friend—he finds the strength within himself to push onwards to safer shores.

Rich with rhythm and read-aloud potential, Turtle-Turtle and the Wide, Wide River is a perfect bedtime book that masterfully melds an epic adventure with a reassuring ending. Drawing on their years of shared experience teaching and creating picture books, Jane & Will Hillenbrand offer readers a celebration of friendship and a gentle reminder that, even when you’re stuck on the stormiest seas, your loved ones will help you to stay afloat.

Follow a hermit crab on the perilous journey to replace his outgrown shell in this classic picture book by the author of the popular Judy Moody and Stink series.

Hermit Crab has outgrown his shell, and it’s time for a new home to keep him safe from predators. The beach is strewn with possible choices, but none are quite right. A rock is too heavy; a tin can is too noisy; a fishing net has too many holes. 

He stepped along the shore,
by the sea, in the sand . . .
scritch-scratch, scritch-scratch

When a giant wave sends Hermit Crab careening toward a hungry porcupine fish, will he find a hiding place in time? 

Katherine Tillotson’s immersive artwork breathes new life into this classic text by Megan McDonald, beloved author of the Judy Moody series. Brand-new backmatter provides further learning about all things hermit crab.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

A gorgeously illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide to the wonderful whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the world.

Some of the world's most fascinating and beloved animals, cetaceans have captivated the human imagination for centuries. Whales: An Illustrated Celebration explores the most interesting and illuminating facts about these marine mammals, from the enormous blue whale (which has a heart the size of a car!) to the Amazon river dolphin (which is pink!). Gorgeously illustrated with full-color art on every page, this giftable guide delves into cetaceans' mysterious evolution (from land to water mammals), their place in mythology, and their ecology, habitats, and behaviors (such as singing, fluking, beaching, bubble feeding, and more). Perfect for nature and animal lovers from eight to eighty, Whales also covers the current state of wild and captive cetaceans worldwide, why we should care, and what we can do to help our beautiful marine mammal friends.

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