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An unexpected portrait of the first year of school for America's youngest learners.

When we think of kindergarten, many might imagine joyous free play, and a tangle of trucks, dress-up clothes, and blocks, as five-year-olds explore their vivid imaginations and budding social skills. Others might envision a quiet group sitting cross-legged in a circle during story time. Neither of these scenes would be an inaccurate representation of the pivotal year of entry into traditional education in this country. However, neither offers a complete picture of what children do every day in those seemingly transparent, yet actually mysterious, classrooms. What can or should we expect during the first year of school? How are children learning and growing during those hours spent away from their homes?

Susan Engel embarked on finding these answers in American Kindergarten: Dispatches from the First Year of School. Engel toured twenty-nine classrooms across fourteen states, observing each closely, with a special eye toward the ways each classroom's goals reflect its community. As she made her way across the country, Engel found that on the surface, kindergarten students are similar: good-natured, eager to learn, and deeply affectionate. Their classrooms, too, feature many of the same expectations, routines, and activities. But the differences between the classrooms were striking and often surprising. Over the two years of her classroom visits, Engel identified five promises that teachers and their classrooms make to their students: reading, order, thinking, identity, and love. Engel found that schools differ in how they prioritize and keep the promises they make; some make all five promises, while others emphasize only one or two. The five promises capture a set of values, aspirations, and goals that drive everything that happens in a classroom.

Engaging and incisive, American Kindergarten is the story of the promises our country's schools make to five-year-old children, and how those promises are kept and sometimes broken.

Good dads come in many different shapes and species. Get ready to learn a fatherly trick (or ten) from a whole lot of dads, great and small. Philip Bunting celebrates fathers with this laugh-out-loud book that combines his signature humor and glorious illustrations with fascinating facts about the what fatherhood looks like across the animal kingdom.

In Africa, a speedy cheetah chases a gazelle. Where is her place on the big blue Earth? Starting with a baby cheetah in Africa, this richly illustrated poem illuminates a unique geographical perspective, showcasing the African savanna environment. Take in ever-widening views from grasslands and hills to bustling city streets, with animals on the great migration. From continent and ocean to the planet in space, readers gain a sense of geography. Back matter includes a glossary of African animals and geographical terms. Endsheets include a labeled map of Africa.The fourth picture book in the Big Blue Earth series from Amicus Ink, this title will inspire young minds to think big. It also supports C3 standards for geography related to maps, culture, and environment.

Join Aroha and her friends as they navigate their way through four emotions (sadness, anger, shame and fear) by finding unique ways to release their feelings.

'A wonderful energized story for helping kids learn to notice and discover language for experiences of emotions.' -- DR HINEMOA ELDER, MBChB, FRANZCP, PhD, MNZM

'This book helps children better understand how to let go of the shame and blame associated with angry actions. Absolutely magic!' -- KYLIE JOHNSTON, Heart Centered Coach

African American History 3-in-1: An Unforgettable Journey of Resilience, Resistance, and Triumph

From the inhuman horrors of the Atlantic Slave Trade to the secret heroism of the Underground Railroad, and through the inspiring triumphs of African American pioneers, this book delivers a sweeping, full-scope narrative that will move, challenge, and uplift you. Across three enthralling volumes, you'll witness the heartbreak, the courage, and the legacy of a people who changed the course of history.

Three manuscripts in one book:

• African American History: An Enthralling Overview of Major Events and Figures in Black History
• The Atlantic Slave Trade: An Enthralling Overview of European Colonization and Slavery in the New World
• The Underground Railroad: An Enthralling Overview of the Secret Path to Freedom for African Americans during the 19th Century

Here's just a small glimpse of what you'll discover inside:

• • The brutal reality aboard slave ships and the forced voyage that redefined continents.
  • How injustice powered new empires, and the fight to reclaim stolen freedom.
  • The hidden mechanics and myths behind the Underground Railroad's daring escapes.
  • Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and the unsung heroes you've never heard of.
  • Madam C. J. Walker's rise to become America's first self-made Black woman millionaire.
  • The Harlem Renaissance: how art and pride redefined identity in the face of oppression.
  • And much, much more!

Whether you're a student, educator, or lifelong learner, this beautifully written volume will deepen your understanding and stir your soul. It's a celebration of strength, creativity, and hope.

The fifth book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories!

The Masked Man has captured all the royal families from the Land of Stories with the help of his army of literature's greatest villains, including the Wicked Witch of the West, the Queen of Hearts, and Captain Hook. With his sinister plan finally in motion, he is eager to destroy the families and take his place as emperor.

Alex and Conner know they are no match against the Masked Man's legion of villains, but they realize that they may be in possession of the greatest weapon of all: their own imaginations! So begins the twins' journey into Conner's very own stories to gather an army of pirates, cyborgs, superheroes, and mummies as they band together for the ultimate fight against the Masked Man.

Meanwhile, an even more dangerous plan is brewing--one that could change the fates of both the fairy-tale world and the Otherworld forever.

Conner's tales come alive in the thrilling fifth adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling Land of Stories series.

The Groundbreaker is an inspirational and riveting account of Kanwal Rekhi, who defined a generation of Indian entrepreneurs that changed the world. In many ways, Rekhi's fascinating and singular journey mirrors the rise of modern India, offering a deeply personal account of US-India relations, both past and present.

Dubbed the "Godfather of the Silicon Valley's Indian Mafia," by Fortune Magazine, Rekhi rubbed shoulders with luminaries named Gates, Jobs, and Ellison on his meteoric ascent through the tech industry. He went on to advise presidents and prime ministers on culture-shifting policies and is perhaps best known for his work inspiring and launching the careers of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs, many of whom have become millionaires and even billionaires. Underscoring his own stories as an entrepreneur, investor, and mentor, Rekhi embraces American values, proving that immigrants not only contribute to the economy but often employ thousands of Americans in the process.

In The Groundbreaker, Rekhi shares his firsthand account on what it meant to be an American at the dawn of the digital age, what it means to be an American now amidst massive change and uncertainty, and why democracy is crucial to the role entrepreneurs play in moving the world toward a better tomorrow. Drawing on his roles as an advisory board member at Stanford's Institute of Economic Policy Research and Rand Corporation's Center for Asian Pacific Policy, Rekhi explores the precarious but interdependent relationships between the US, India, China, and Russia; and how competition and alliances might evolve in the future, especially between America and India; and why the cooperation of the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy is crucial to the continued balance of global power.

More than just a business memoir, this book is a call to action--for dreamers, doers, and those brave enough to bet on themselves. With lessons on resilience, leadership, innovation, and purpose, it's at once a deeply personal story of overcoming adversity and an urgent rallying cry for the next generation of changemakers.

A Pulitzer Prize winner takes you on unforgettable adventures to some of America's most wild places in this deluxe collection of 4 classic books of nature writing

From legendary New Yorker writer John McPhee, here are four adventures in wild places. Exploring these untamed regions and the characters, skills, and ways of living they have fostered, McPhee quietly registers the costs of growth and progress and finds pleasure in what remains.

• The Pine Barrens (1968), finds McPhee traversing the byways of an unexpected near-wilderness--the New Jersey Pine Barrens--with it's unusual dwarf forests, cedar swamps, and tannin-brown creeks a world apart from the sprawling megalopolis that surrounds them.
• Encounters with the Archdruid (1971) recounts three trips, hiking and rafting, through pristine ecosystems in Washington's Cascade Mountains, off the Georgia coast, and down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Along the way, McPhee's expert companions--a mining engineer, resort developer, and dam builder among them--challenge the "archdruid" of the book's title, the environmentalist David Brower, to defend his efforts to keep them "forever wild."
• The Survival of the Bark Canoe (1975) follows New Hampshire Canoe builder Henri Vaillancourt as he crafts a new vessel out of birch Bark, using the age old tools and methods of the American Indians. McPhee then joins Vaillancourt and others on a grueling, tense 150-mile test voyage through a Maine woods full of hauntingly beautiful prospects and potential peril.
• Coming into the Country (1977) is McPhee's magisterial composite portrait of Alaska and Alaskans. Here, as he crisscrosses this vast and sublime state, are Natives and newcomers; government officials, gold miners, and oilmen; wildlife ecologists, rugged outdoorsman, and bush pilots; and much more

Edited by current New Yorker chief David Remnick and prepared with McPhee's assistance, the volume includes a newly researched chronology of the author's life, detailed notes, and index, and all of the illustrations that accompanied the original editions.

From the original libretto of Andrew Lloyd Webber's world-famous, multi-award-winning musical that has been playing continuously around the world for over 33 years comes this fully authorized graphic novel adaptation.

In 1881 the cast and crew of a new production, Hannibal, are terrorized by the Phantom of the Opera, a mysterious, hideously disfigured man who lives beneath the Paris Opera House. Hopelessly in love and obsessed with one of the chorus singers, the Phantom will stop at nothing to make her the star of the show, even if that means murder.

The darkly atmospheric and gruesome tale of Jack the Ripper unfolds against the backdrop of a Victorian London reform school, as a young inmate sets out to find the identity of the elusive serial killer in a riveting new book perfect for fans of The Square of Sevens and Enola Holmes.

**DELUXE STENCILED EDGES**

London, 1888. Committed to the Whitechapel Hall Reform School for "incurable delinquency," Adelaide "Dell" Morton is a precocious, defiant misfit. She's also a voracious reader of the sordid, sensationally popular Penny dreadful stories. In a stroke of luck, she's found a kindred spirit in her poised roommate, Pippa. Their obsession is only further fueled by the Jack the Ripper murders blazing a trail of terror throughout London's seediest streets . . . right outside Whitechapel Hall's front door.

Desperate for adventure, they embark on their own investigation--and discover an ally in Noah, son of the local butcher. The trio's budding spywork soon yields shocking results: Why was straightlaced Whitechapel teacher Miss Kaye escaping the school the night of the latest crime? Could Jack the Ripper be a she? Delving into Miss Kaye's background, Dell is both horrified and thrilled to find that within Miss Kaye's past lies a chapter dark enough to rival any Penny dreadful . . .

Dell's fixation with Miss Kaye reaches dangerous heights while a series of suspicious events leaves Miss Kaye in sole command of Whitechapel Hall. Trapped in their teacher's ever-tightening web of control, the young detectives devise a risky plan to track her. But what ensues may only propel them into secrets, lies, ruthless acts, and betrayals that go back decades--and a confrontation that will irrevocably change the fates of all involved . . . if they survive.

Author and historian Garrett Peck traces Willa Cather's adventures in the Southwest and how they influenced her best book.

Six months before she died, Willa Cather called her 1927 novel Death Comes for the Archbishop her "best book." The Atlantic magazine concurred, including Archbishop on its Great American Novels list in 2024. A perennial favorite for people who love New Mexico, the novel tells an unusual story of two French priests and best friends serving on the American frontier before the arrival of the railroad. This Western work of fiction is loosely based on two historical figures, Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy and Bishop Joseph Machebeuf.

In The Bright Edges of the World, Garrett Peck explores how Cather's travels to the Southwest inspired her writing. She visited the Southwest six times between 1912 and 1926, and from these journeys came three novels, the last of which was Death Comes for the Archbishop. Through Cather's letters, postcards, articles, and interviews, Peck traces how integral travel was to Cather's imagination while highlighting the vital contribution that Cather's longtime partner, Edith Lewis, made to the story. The Bright Edges of the World is richly illustrated to highlight Cather and Lewis's extensive Southwestern adventures.

Though Archbishop is a work of fiction, Peck explores how Cather wove some of the most legendary people in New Mexican history into her novel, such as Archbishop Lamy, Kit Carson, and Padre Antonio José Martínez, while subtly hinting toward the complexity of Pueblo Indian and Navajo (Diné) faith. Archbishop is a multicultural novel that reflects the diversity of New Mexico's people.

Death Comes for the Archbishop remains a timeless book of friendship on the American frontier and an inspiration for people who, as Cather wrote, "have gone a-journeying in New Mexico on the trail of the Archbishop."

The fifth thrilling installment of Dennis E. Taylor's Bobiverse series catapults the sentient clones into their most perilous adventure yet, confronting fractured alliances, runaway AI experiments, and a galaxy-shaking mystery that could topple everything they've worked to protect.

Life after the Starfleet War is anything but simple for the Bobs. Gone are the days of endless debates and camaraderie in a unified moot. Now they're spread thin across the cosmos, grappling with interplanetary mistrust, brewing anti-Bob sentiment, and the unpredictable antics of the Skippies, who are tinkering with something dangerously close to an AI apocalypse.

Just when some Bobs start longing for a quieter life, Icarus and Daedalus return after a 26,000-year mission to the galactic core with news that rocks the Bobiverse to its core. Their findings might hold the ultimate answer to the Fermi Paradox--but solving one of the universe's deepest mysteries comes with a price. What they've uncovered is more than a revelation; it's an existential threat that could upend everything.

From laugh-out-loud moments to thought-provoking dilemmas, the Bobiverse continues to deliver its trademark mix of humor, heart, and high-stakes adventure. Will the Bobs rise to meet their most formidable challenge yet?

What if your baby could tell you they want milk, more, or all done--before they can speak? My First 100 Signs introduces the most useful baby sign language signs for everyday life, helping babies as young as 6 months communicate their needs, reduce frustration, and build early language skills. With bright, engaging illustrations designed for little learners, this interactive first signs book turns daily routines into meaningful moments of connection.

Leave stress behind knowing that communication with your baby doesn't have to wait until they can speak. Empower your child with a way to deepen an understanding of your child, reduce tears, and aid in social development with My First 100 Signs. This colorful and engaging introduction to baby sign language features the most essential signs.

Each sign is thoughtfully chosen for real-life use and parental needs, from basics like "milk" and "diaper" to helpful expressions like "all done" and "thank you." Bright, colorful illustrations and baby-friendly visuals turn each page into a picture-book experience that invites babies to look, learn, and engage.

My First 100 Signs

• Contains 100 essential signs that's easy to learn for both babies and adults
• Is decorated with colorful illustrations and instructions
• Supports early communication and language development
• Is perfect for babies 6 months and up

Whether a mom, dad, aunt, uncle or without a child My First 100 Signs is a great gift for

• Baby showers
• New and experienced parents
• Aunts, uncles, grandparents and siblings of a newborn
• Caregivers
• Daycare classrooms
• And more!

Turn everyday moments into communication milestones - and start "talking" with your baby today.

Once night falls, Weaver emerges from the rolled-up leaf she sleeps in during the day, and begins searching for the perfect place to spin her latest web. She climbs up and scurries down, and winds around and around until she's created something perfect. But right after she catches her first crane fly, her web stretches and snaps and...Weaver is fallllllllling down. How will she catch bugs now?

Follow along as Weaver scuttles through the night and, with a bit of help, finds the perfect spot for web-making.

Elsie Parker is having a totally normal fifth grade year.

Fractions and conjunctions--check.
Stressing about middle school--check.
Body-positive puberty class at church that also covers feelings and identities--check.

Okay, maybe that last one isn't so normal. It's a little weird (and awkward) to spend her Sundays talking periods, B.O., and pimples. But Elsie's also learning a lot more than she's heard in her public-school health class -- like the difference between sex and gender, and what consent is, and what it might mean that she can't stop blushing around a certain cute girl at her school.

When her puberty lessons become the school's latest gossip, Elsie's totally humiliated... until she finds an anonymous note in her locker from a classmate who wants to know more, and realizes that other kids might have embarrassing questions of their own.

Starting an underground advice board wasn't exactly in her plans, but Elsie won't pass up a chance to turn her reputation around -- or to share words and labels that have not-so-accidentally been left off their curriculum. But when the principal tries to shut down the unauthorized puberty talk, Elsie has to decide what she's willing to risk to tell the truth to kids who really need to hear it.