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Join us for author interviews, book chat, and more!Lerner Publishing Group creates nonfiction and fiction books that educate, empower and entertain readers. Whether you are looking for engaging picture books, high-quality supplemental nonfiction, graphic novels, or boundary-pushing young adult novels, you will find what your readers need to grow and learn. Visit our website at lernerbooks.com.Music credits:"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Join us to learn about our forthcoming middle grade and YA fiction from Lerner Publishing Group!
Make a Little Wave
When shy Savannah discovers her friend's family is involved in inhumanely killing endangered sharks for profit, she forces herself out of her comfort zone to stand up for the sharks.
The Rule of Three
As a biracial kid in a mostly white town, Wyatt feels like an outsider everywhere except the baseball field. But when travel team tryouts get tense, mysterious wisps of smoke surround him. Can he discover the cause of—and learn to control—this unusual stress reaction?
Indigo and Ida
Indigo, an eighth-grade investigative reporter, is torn between fighting a racist school policy and keeping her friends—until she discovers a series of letters written by Black journalist and activist Ida B. Wells.
This Last Adventure
When Archie's beloved grandpa is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Archie tries to slow the progression of his grandpa's memory loss through shared role-playing fantasies. But he has to face the reality of what he's losing.
They Thought They Buried Us
Horror movie fan Yuiza gets a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school that isn't what it seems. Yuiza must uncover the school's sinister secrets and try to get out alive.
Here Goes Nothing
Eighteen-year-old Beatrice isn't a fan of her neighbor Bennie, but when Beatrice's sister starts dating Bennie's friend and throws them into frequent contact, Beatrice must wrestle with complicated feelings and questions about her identity.
Funeral Girl
When Georgia revives the spirit of a recently deceased classmate at her family's funeral home, she's forced to sort out her complex feelings about grief and mortality.
Somebody Told Me
After an assault, bigender teen Aleks/Alexis moves in with their uncle, a Catholic priest. When they overhear parishioners' confessions through a wall, their instinct is to anonymously help. But what will they do when another priest confesses to sexual abuse?
Music credits
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Join us to learn about our forthcoming educational books from Lerner Publishing Group!
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Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Happy Purim, Grover!
It's Purim! Join Grover as he bakes hamantaschen, dresses up in his Purim costumes, listens to the story of Queen Esther and makes noise with his grogger when Haman's name is said.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728492841&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Afikotective
During the bear family's Passover seder, Grandma breaks the middle matzah and hides the afikomen. It's a good thing one little bear has turned his toy elephant into an Afiko-Sniffer. Can it help find the afikomen?
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728475363&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Tyrannosaurus Tsuris
The dinosaurs are getting ready for Passover, but no one will come to Tyrannosaurus Rex's seder because they think their host will eat them. This gives him terrible tsuris until the dinosaurs come up with an idea.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728492377&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Sophie's Monster Goes to Shul
There's an imaginary monster in Sophie's closet, and he follows her everywhere, even to shul. When she uses her imagination to write a story about him, everyone can see him and he isn't scary anymore.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728460239&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Jewish Mindfulness for Kids
"The exercises in this unique book encourage children to use everyday items to inspire mindfulness. Mindfulness, the Jewish value of Yishuv Hada'at, means paying attention to what is happening around us.
Page Plus QR codes link to Jewish mindfulness exercises for kids."
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728486444&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Everybody's Book
The true story of the famous Sarajevo Haggadah begins long ago in Spain. Used for centuries and declared a treasure, people of many faiths have protected the haggadah up to this day.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728486468&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
A Feather, a Pebble, a Shell
When the Israeli author-illustrator runs in a field or swims in the sea, she looks for something to hold in her hand: a pebble or a feather. She leaves them in their habitats . . . for the reader to find.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9798765607749&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
All Aboard for Noah's Ark!
Noah is building an ark and Lionel and Dolores, a pair of hedgehogs, are there to make sure the plan goes off without a hitch. Luckily for Noah, the two hedgehogs have thought of everything.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728486826&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
The Apple Argument
In the Garden of Eden, God buried the vegetables and put the fruits where they could be seen. Wanting easy picking, the caretakers of the Garden listen to the snake, pick the apples, and suffer the consequences.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728486451&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
This Is Not a Cholent
Amira loves her Nana's Iraqi cholent and it's time for the "Best Cholent Competition Down Under." "This is not a cholent," say the other participants. But everyone agrees the stew is the best cholent ever.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728486482&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Things That Shimmer
Melanie desperately wants to be accepted by the Shimmers, the popular kids in her class—until she gets to know the new girl in town. Soon she must choose between popularity and true friendship.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728476261&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Join us to learn about our forthcoming educational books from Lerner Publishing Group!
Math All Around
Math is everywhere in this paired fiction/nonfiction set designed to support young readers as they learn beginning math concepts.
Read for a Better World™
Read about Citizenship
This series combines engaging examples and SEL connections to help students understand what citizenship means and how it fits into the world around them.
Read about Weather
Let beginning readers learn more about the different types of weather that they observe each day.
Sesame Street® Habitats
Meet the animals, learn about the plants, and discover key characteristics of each habitat in this accessible series for young learners.
Grow Your Colors
Join Tamir, Abby, and the Sesame Street friends as they introduce young learners to the basics of planting a garden and eating healthy.
Guías de personajes de Sesame Street® en español
(Sesame Street® Character Guides)
Elmo, Abby, Big Bird, and their Sesame Street friends join this positive introduction to character traits and social-emotional wellness.
Formas de iniciar amistades en cinco minutos
(Five-Minute Friendship Starters)
Young readers learn fun ways to approach, get to know, and have fun with a new friend—in just five minutes!
Monstruo tranquilo, monstruo amable
(Calm Monsters, Kind Monsters)
Sesame Street characters present big emotions alongside simple solutions like belly breathing to help kids cope with what they're feeling.
Casting Shadows
The year 2024 is set to have multiple solar and lunar eclipses. With engaging diagrams and photos, readers will learn all about eclipses in an approachable way.
Early Bird Stories™
Early Bird Readers — Blue
These fun stories combine age-appropriate text and kid-friendly illustrations perfect for reading levels E-G.
Early Bird Readers — Orange
Engaging, leveled text at guided reading levels H-J help build literacy skills.
Lightning Bolt Books®
Nature's Most Massive Animals
Introduce young readers to the lives of nature's most massive animals, including their life cycle, what they eat, and how they behave.
Under the Hood
Readers get an inside look at vehicles that drive, fly, and run on electricity to learn what makes them go.
Lightning Bolt Books® en español
Explorador planetario (Planet Explorer)
From Jupiter's moons to Neptune's winds, these books reveal key planetary information and the technology scientists use to study them.
Hair Magic (Read Woke™ Chapter Books)
Shimmer, sparkle, twirl . . . Imani's hair magically changes when she embraces her inner powers, such as bravery, compassion, creativity, and more.
Lerner™ Sports
All-Access Gymnastics
This engaging series gives readers an inside look at gymnastics, including its history and the top gymnasts of the past and present.
All-Star Smackdown
Read about the world's greatest athletes and compare their careers in a fun and exciting head-to-head format. Explore their stats and greatest moments, and then choose a winner.
Greatest of All Time Players
Read about the world's greatest athletes who play some of the most important positions in sports. The amazing stats, thrilling moments, and record-breaking performances packed into each book will fascinate sports fans.
Sports VIPs
Explore the lives of the world's best and hottest sports superstars. From childhood to the present, find out how they rule their sports, prepare for big events, and help their communities.
Searchlight Books™
High-Tech Science
Explore evolving topics in scientific research, including cryobiology, drones
Join us to learn about our forthcoming middle grade and YA fiction from Lerner Publishing Group!
The Color of Sound
Musical prodigy Rosie stops playing the violin, upsetting her ambitious mother but making room in her life for new experiences, including a glitch in space-time that lets her meet her mom as a twelve-year-old.https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728487779&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Cruzita and the Mariacheros
Cruzita wants to be a pop star. She doesn't want to take mariachi lessons—until she and her fellow mariacheros come up with a plan to save her family's struggling bakery and to let Cruzita shine.https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9798765608500&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Pangu's Shadow
When Ver and Aryl, rival apprentices at the most prestigious biology lab in the Pangu Star System, become the prime suspects in their teacher's murder, they must team up to clear their names.https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728477510&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Eyes Open
Living under the Salazar dictatorship in 1960s Portugal, Sónia must find her voice as a poet and an activist after the government arrests her boyfriend and shuts down her family's business.https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9798765610114&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Join us to learn about our forthcoming picture books from Lerner Publishing Group!
Best Believe
Rhythmic verse presents three sisters who moved from Puerto Rico to New York City as children and grew up to be pioneering activists in their Bronx community, focusing on schools, libraries, and the arts.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728460444&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
The Rock in My Throat
In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a Hmong refugee child navigating life at home and school in America while carrying the weight of her selective mutism.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728445687&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Touch the Sky
Both heartfelt and hilarious, this picture book captures the unforgettable moment when a child learns how to pump on a swing. It's a story for every kid on the cusp of learning something new.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728460451&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Dino Board Books
There's tons of dino-fun for everyone in this high-energy board book series. Dinosaurs face off on the field, battle on the court, and rally in the rink, then gather together to celebrate their favorite holidays!
https://lernerbooks.com/series/pid/6615&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Dino-Earth Day
What do dinosaurs do on Earth Day? They care for the planet! They ride bikes and scooters, clean up a park, plant an urban garden, visit a recycling center, and more.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728467979&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Haiku, Ew!
These gross and engrossing haiku highlight thirteen animals (and a few fungi) and the exceptionally icky things they do! Accompanied by bonus facts that will delight—and disgust—readers of all ages.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728492506&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
If I Were a Fungus
If you were a fungus, what would you do? Would you live in the mountains or the city? Or on some cheese? Discover more in this colorful introduction to these surprisingly fascinating life-forms!
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9798765627136&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Mami King
The true story of an intrepid young man, Ma Mon Luk, who leaves China for the Philippines, desperate to earn a living—and the approval of the parents of the woman he loves.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728492353&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Eating My Words
A playful and punny illustrated poetry collection from Brian Cleary that's perfect for middle grade readers. Includes quick tips about poetic forms and poetic devices that teachers can use in poetry lessons.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728487649&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
The Lost Forest
Take a deep dive with scientists exploring a sunken cypress forest that had been undisturbed in the Gulf of Mexico for fifty thousand years. Page Plus links lead to videos of the scientists at work.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728493015&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Nature Spy Guide
What can you find in nature? Use all five senses to explore the outdoors. This book is full of tips and activities to encourage close observation and foster connection with nature!
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9798765610152&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
The Great Wolf Rescue
Red wolves had been hunted until only fourteen survived in the wild. So scientists hatched a daring plan—capture all of the wild red wolves and breed them in captivity. Discover the story of their recovery.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728467962&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
The Monarchs Are Missing
Why are monarch butterflies disappearing? Scientists are racing to find answers. Go on a quest to discover what cou
Join us to learn about our forthcoming graphic novels from Lerner Publishing Group!
Super Potato and the Return of Zort
Zort is back! When the Slug King escapes his outer-space prison, he heads to Earth with revenge in mind. Meanwhile, our hero has his hands full with Big Jaw, a metal-mouthed robber . . .
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728487052&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
The Climate Crisis
The impacts of climate change are becoming more and more visible, transforming people's lives and the environments around them. This series explores the causes and effects of climate change in an accessible graphic nonfiction format.
https://lernerbooks.com/series/pid/6701&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
The Robot Makers
When soccer fanatic La Ion transfers to a new school, he discovers a different kind of competition: robotics! Learn about robotics history, building blocks of a robot, coding basics, and more in these high-energy manhwa graphic novels.
https://lernerbooks.com/series/pid/6745&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Hotelitor
Luxury ship Hotelitor is equipped with a hyperspace engine and single, double, and adjoining rooms. When an alien attack strands the craft in deep space, 18-year-old intern Anna Greene must save its guests from chaos.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728446073&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Just Another Story
Una historia más (Just Another Story)
When Carlos was nineteen, his mother decided to leave her life in El Salvador. Refusing to let her go without him, Carlos joined her journey north. Together they experienced the risks countless people face as they migrate.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728474137&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728487038&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Join us to learn about our forthcoming young adult nonfiction titles from Lerner Publishing Group!
Technology through the Ages
Ancient societies developed incredible inventions and complex techniques that continue to surprise scientists and historians today. Discover how ancient innovations laid the groundwork for modern technology in this fascinating and thoroughly researched series.
https://lernerbooks.com/series/pid/6800&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Pigeons at War
Pigeons were crucial to communications between Allied troops in both world wars. When phone, radio, and telegraph lines were cut or officers needed to send top secret messages, pigeons delivered information from the front. Discover how pigeons accomplished these daring flights.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728487083&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Wildfire
Environmental scientist Ferin Davis Anderson and author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson examine how Indigenous people, farmers, and forestry departments have used fire to manage resources and how climate change is impacting the future of fire.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728424002&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Votes of Confidence, 3rd Edition
In this newly updated 3rd edition, author Jeff Fleischer explains how the US election process has evolved throughout history and into the present, why understanding it matters, and how young adult citizens can get involved.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9798765611180&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
The Gender Binary Is a Big Lie
Author Lee Wind takes readers on a journey to examine gender identity and representation throughout history—from ancient third-gender burial sites to people identifying as gender fluid today. Learn how cultures past and present debunk the idea of a gender binary.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/isbn/9781728414539&utm_source=yt&utm_medium=link
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Meet Caitlin Donohue, author of Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas! This inclusive and comprehensive overview of cannabis in the Western Hemisphere uses interviews with medical researchers, educators, activists, artists, business leaders, and other experts to share the history and future of cannabis with young adults. In this video, Caitlin answers her most frequently asked questions and addresses what she thinks young adults should know about this book.
Weed is available now!
Visit the Lerner website for more information: https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23086
Connect with Caitlin: http://www.donohue.work
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Join us to learn about our forthcoming young adult nonfiction titles from Lerner Publishing Group!
Beyond Sex Ed: Understanding Sexually Transmitted Infections
Young people account for almost half of the 26 million new sexually transmitted infections reported in the US each year. This timely and informative book outlines symptoms, treatment, and risk reduction practices for common STIs.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22953
Reimagining Police: The Future of Public Safety
Readers will learn about the history of law enforcement, approaches to public safety, and strategies for building a more just and inclusive society in this survey of policing and reform in the United States.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23033
Smashing Stigma: Dismantling Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Stigma is everywhere, from mistrust of unhoused people to discrimination based on weight. Discover how to identify and confront stigma and stop the spread of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Informational text is paired with personal stories.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23051
Breakthrough: Katalin Karikó and the mRNA Vaccine
Breakthrough chronicles the life, hard work, and accomplishments of Katalin Karikó, one of the pioneering mRNA researchers whose work led to COVID-19 vaccines, depicting her as an inspirational figure for readers interested in science.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22944
The Beasts in Your Brain: Understanding and Living with Anxiety and Depression
A clever, approachable, and empathetic read that reminds readers they are not alone in their feelings, teaches them the science of mental illness, and empowers them to quell the brain beasts of depression and anxiety.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23050
Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas
Culture writer Caitlin Donohue uses interviews with medical researchers, educators, activists, artists, business leaders, and other experts to craft an inclusive and comprehensive overview of cannabis in the Western Hemisphere for young adults.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23086
The Denim Diaries: A Memoir
From relationships and makeup to divorce and disordered eating, Laurie Boyle Crompton recounts the humor and heartbreak of her coming of age in rural Pennsylvania and New York City during the 1970s and 1980s.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23069
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Join us to learn about our forthcoming picture books from Lerner Publishing Group!
Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality
A powerful true story about three Black girls—Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost—who courageously integrated a New Orleans school on November 14, 1960. Award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson brings this little-known event in the Civil Rights Movement to light.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22795
Sensitive
A young girl hears messages that she's too sensitive and needs to change. The messages travel into her body, and she ultimately changes the negative comments into an affirmation that being sensitive is her strength.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22839
The Knight of Little Import
Charlie is a young knight who can't find a single beast to slay. Until . . . she discovers there are monsters all around, and only she knows what to do to help her town of Little Import!
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22893
Dino-Hanukkah
Light the menorah! Enjoy the eight days of Hanukkah in this dino-sized celebration from Lisa Wheeler and Barry Gott.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22968
Dino Board Books
There's tons of dino-fun for everyone in this high-energy board book series. Dinosaurs face off on the field, battle on the court, and rally in the rink.
https://lernerbooks.com/series/11027-dino-board-books
From the Tops of the Trees, Spanish and Hmong
A powerful true story of a young girl who has never known life outside a refugee camp and a father determined to help her dream beyond the fences that confine them, now in Spanish and Hmong.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22881
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22887
Piece by Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt
During the Great Depression, Ernestine Guerrero's family didn't have much. This is the true story of a resourceful Mexican American teen who made a remarkable gift to thank President Roosevelt for the food aid that helped them survive!
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23019
The Power of Snow
Experience a snowstorm through playful verse and the power of exponential growth! Clever rhymes and dynamic illustrations combine in a fun winter readaloud that introduces the key math concept, starting with two and ending with an astonishing 16,384!
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23064
I Ship: A Container Ship's Colossal Journey
Engines ahead! Come aboard a container ship and voyage across oceans to deliver goods to people who need them. Highly engaging text and delightfully detailed illustrations will appeal to a wide range of readers!
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22990
El campo flotante (The Floating Field): Cómo un grupo de niños tailandeses construyó su propio campo de fútbol (How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field)
On a tiny Thai island without room for a soccer field, a group of resourceful teen boys works together to build a floating field so they can play the game they love. Now in Spanish!
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22711
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Join us to learn about our forthcoming photographic nonfiction from Lerner Publishing Group!
Nature's Rule Breakers: Creatures That Don't Fit In
Scientists often organize animals into categories based on similar traits and behaviors. But what if an animal doesn't fit in? Author Jessica Fries-Gaither introduces eight common categories and the animals that break those rules.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23017
Nature Is a Sculptor: Weathering and Erosion
With wind and water, nature shapes our planet in amazing ways. Stunning photos of the world's geological marvels accompany lyrical verse in this exploration of the forces of weathering and erosion.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23023
On a Flake-Flying Day: Watching Winter's Wonders
With winter's arrival, plants and animals hunker down for the cold season. Eye-catching photos and rhyming text sparkle in this exploration of how creatures survive the snow.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23026
Wild Inventions: Ideas Inspired by Animals
Where do inventors find inspiration? Sometimes they look to animals! Author Sandra Markle presents twelve animal adaptations and the amazing inventions they've inspired.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23091
Mysterious Glowing Mammals: An Unexpected Discovery Sparks a Scientific Investigation
One night a scientist discovered something surprising in his backyard: a flying squirrel that glowed bright pink! Follow this exciting investigation into mammals that glow when exposed to ultraviolet light, and see it in action by scanning a QR code.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23016
Nature's Ninja: Animals with Spectacular Skills
Discover a stealthy lizard that can hang upside down by its toes, a sea urchin that defends itself with throwing star-type weapons, and more! Science meets martial arts in this fast-paced look at ninja-like animals.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/17952
Little Monsters of the Ocean: Metamorphosis under the Waves
Everyone knows that butterflies and frogs go through metamorphosis. But a number of sea creatures do too! Explore wacky details in the life cycles of some of the world's most bizarre and fascinating ocean animals.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/17591
Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation
Can understanding how forest elephants communicate help scientists find ways to protect them? Come behind the scenes of Cornell University's Elephant Listening Project to see what's being done to keep these majestic animals safe, with QR codes linking to audio of the elephant sounds.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/16464
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Join us to learn about our forthcoming middle grade and YA fiction from Lerner Publishing Group!
Forsooth
Thirteen-year-old Eddie needs to do a community service project in preparation for his bar mitzvah. He ends up volunteering at a retirement home, where intrigues and hijinks upend all his assumptions about the elderly.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22979
A Pocketful of Stars
When Safiya's mother falls into a coma, Safiya comes to terms with their complicated relationship and discovers more about herself through dreams that transport her to her mother's childhood in Kuwait.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22929
Eighth Grade vs. the Machines
The entire population of Earth's solar system has been kidnapped by aliens. It's up to Jack and his classmates and teachers aboard the PSS 118 to rescue the rest of humanity.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/21079
Last Summer in Outer Space
As eighth grade aboard PSS 118 comes to an end, Jack and his friends must rally their teachers, classmates, robot allies, and a pet hamster in order to rescue the rest of the human race from a sinister alien plot.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22829
Fly Back, Agnes
Twelve-year-old Agnes hates everything about her life: her name, her parents' divorce, her best friend's abandonment, and her changing body. So while staying with her dad over the summer, she decides to become someone else.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/19674
How to Live on the Edge
Cayenne learns that her aunt, who raised her, has the same gene mutation that caused her mom's fatal cancer—and discovers the challenges of living life to the fullest when death is in your DNA.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/19634
All the Things We Never Said
Three girls with overwhelming depression meet through a website that binds them in a suicide pact. As they become friends, they realize their struggles aren't insurmountable with the right support. But breaking the pact won't be simple.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22941
Gallows Hill
In 1692 Salem, Puritan Patience and Quaker Thomas are caught up in a community panic over witchcraft. As the list of accusers and accused grows, they question their faiths and fight to protect their families.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22981
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Zhen Yu and the Snake
A fortune teller warns a man that his daughter will be bitten by a snake on her wedding day. But fate intervenes when a stranger appears at the young bride’s door, and she performs a mitzvah. Based on the Talmudic tale of Rabbi Akiva’s daughter and a snake.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23094
The Mexican Dreidel
Danielito loves Janucá, especially playing dreidel. When his dreidel leads his new friends’ Mexican tops called trompos on a spinning adventure through the neighborhood, Danielito makes some new friends, nuevos amigos.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23074
A Wild, Wild Hanukkah
On the first night of Hanukkah, a polar bear comes to the party. Every night, more wild animals join the party—singing, making latkes, and spinning dreidels—before Hanukkah comes to an end and it’s time for bed.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22930
Mrs. Maccabee's Miracle
The five Maccabee sons are always losing things. A spear. A traveling cloak. A scroll. Good thing their mom is always there to remind them where to look. After defeating the Greek army, they can’t find oil to light the Temple menorah, until they remember their mom’s words.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23009
Three Jumps to Sorry: A Yom Kippur Story
The day before Yom Kippur, Hannah kicks a soccer ball in the living room and breaks her mother’s glass apple. Will she learn to apologize and promise to never kick her ball in the house again?
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23082
Counting on Shabbat
Shabbat brings 1 table, 2 candles, 3 braids in the challah, and more. Count from 1 to 10 as you get ready for Shabbat.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22967
Ruth First Never Backed Down
Ruth First was born in South Africa, where her Jewish family fled from danger in Europe in the early 1900s. Committed to speaking out against apartheid, she did so all her life, never backing down.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23034
Doña Gracia Saved Worlds
In 16th-century Portugal, to be Jewish was to live in secret. Doña Gracia used her wealth and power to escape, helping many other Jews to do the same. She built synagogues, hospitals, and schools to help her people.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22969
Dream by Dream: The Story of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise
Isaac Mayer Wise always dreamed of becoming a rabbi, but sometimes people didn’t like it when he questioned old customs. He inspired a new kind of Judaism, dream by dream.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22962
A Book about Bupkes
This is a book about bupkes: nothing, zero, zilch. An empty garden, an empty bench at the playground, an empty soup bowl all seem like nothing—bupkes! The funny thing is that bupkes may mean nothing - but it can feel like everything.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/22939
The Promise
In a Moroccan village, a Jewish boy, Jacob, and a Muslim boy, Hassan, are best friends who care for a beautiful garden. When war comes, and it’s time for Jacob’s family to leave, his friend promises to care for their garden.
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Pull Ahead Readers - Let's Look at Fall
Learn all about fall in this paired fiction/nonfiction series about our most colorful season.
Early Bird Stories™Early Bird Readers — Yellow
Discover silly, fun, and simple stories perfect for building reading skills for guided reading levels C-F.
Early Bird Readers — Green
Emergent readers at guided reading levels G–J will delight in these books that blend charming, leveled text and illustrations.
Read for a Better World™
Read about Dinosaurs
Go back millions of years in time to meet the dinosaurs that used to walk the Earth.
Read about the Past
Give young readers a peek at life in the past, comparing and contrasting how things were for previous generations with how they are now.
Read about Vehicles
From emergency trucks to race cars, kids will love this close up look at all types of vehicles.
Sesame Street® Character Guides
Gabrielle, Ji-Young, the Count, and Grover offer a positive introduction to key social-emotional concepts. h
Sesame Street® Directional Words
This series is a fun, interactive way to explore spatial language. Each book features the Sesame Street friends in a fun guessing-game format that invites readers to test their knowledge about the words that describe where things are.
My Friend Julia
Meet Julia! Julia is an autistic girl who loves art and her family. Join Elmo, Abby, and the rest of the Sesame Street crew as they introduce Julia and all the things that make her special.
Lightning Bolt Books®
Baby North American Animals
Primary grades readers meet a variety of young—and, of course, adorable!—animals that live in North America.
That's Scary!
Treat young readers to this delightfully scary yet fun and kid-friendly series about ghosts, haunted places, mummies, and more.
Searchlight Books™
Exploring Robotics
Explore the high-interest and evolving topic of robots.
Hunting and Fishing
Explore the great outdoors and examine popular hunting and fishing practices.
World Traveler
Travel around the world to discover the peoples, cultures, histories, and landscapes of different countries.
Lerner™ Sports
All-Star Smackdown
Read about the world's greatest athletes and compare their careers in a fun and exciting head-to-head format.
Esports Zone
Discover some of the most thrilling aspects of esports, including the industry's biggest stars, its greatest events, and the technology that makes it all possible.
Sports VIPs
Explore the lives of the world's best and hottest sports superstars.
Super Sports Teams
Learn about the history, greatest players, and most iconic moments of the world's most popular sports teams.
Military Machines (UpDog Books™)
Learn more about the high-tech military equipment that supports US troops in this high/low series.
Alternator Books®
Destination Mars
Readers learn what it would take to get humans to Mars—from how long the space flight would be (about seven months!) to what life would be like once we got there.
Wonderfully Weird
Celebrate all things weird! This series centers on unusual and eye-catching places, animals, sports, and more.
Black Excellence Project (Read Woke™ Books)
Celebrate notable contributions and accomplishments of Black Americans—many of whom have been left out of history books.
Animal Scavengers in Action
Scavengers come alive through amazing photographs and thrilling narrative text!
Countries on the World Stage
Explore the world's most influential countries and how they became economic, military, and political powers.
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Strikers: A Graphic Novel
Flint, Michigan. 1986. Evan just wants to win a game. Bobby would rather fight than win. Hockey—and life—keep handing them losses, but together, they’ll find their reasons to keep taking the ice.
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The First Invasion: Book 1
Truly's parents are arguing all the time. Kaz isn't the best at making friends. And Maximo Skulldigg gets bullied by his older brother—plus, he has to conquer Kaz and Truly's home planet of Earth!
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The Robot Makers
When soccer fanatic La Ion transfers to a new school, he discovers a different kind of competition: robotics! Learn about robotics history, building blocks of a robot, coding basics, and more in these high-energy manhwa graphic novels.
https://lernerbooks.com/series/11171-the-robot-makers
The Wolf in Underpants Gets Some Pants
When the Wolf's signature striped briefs become a trend across the forest, he feels like he has lost his identity. But when he abandons his favorite outfit, he'll have to learn who he is without it.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23077
Timothy Dinoman and the Attack of the Dancing Machines: Book 2
When Timothy learns crooks have used robot parts from tech celebrity Ellis Heron, he's excited to stop whoever stole from the famous inventor. But what if Heron’s robot dance squad hides another sinister secret?
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23087
Night and Dana
When special-effects obsessives Dana and Lily begin work on an eco-horror movie, tempers flare. But as everything starts going up in flames, Dana begins to forge her voice as a climate activist.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23028
The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women's Suffrage, and Jujitsu
In the early 20th century, the English suffragist group the Women's Social and Political Union formed an all-women security unit. Trained by Edith Garrud, these "jujitsuffragettes" fought against abuse and arrest while pursuing long overdue rights.
https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23047
Graphic Mythology
See classic stories in a bold new light with Graphic Mythology. Each title in this series draws from world storytelling traditions and includes two legends—an illustrated double feature full of adventure and intrigue.
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Today, we’re delighted to share with you the first episode of a new podcast, Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill. In response to legislation and other attempts to prevent young people from accessing uplifting LGBTQIA2+ content, author Lee Wind has turned the audiobook of his YA novel Queer as a Five Dollar Bill into a podcast. Listen to the first episode in our feed, then find Queer as a Five Dollar Bill wherever you get your podcasts. Bonus episodes of Lee’s podcast will include the author interviewed by legendary children’s and YA author and poet Lesléa Newman, a new audio recording of the Lincoln chapter from the Lerner YA nonfiction book No Way, They Were Gay?, and a sneak peek at the introduction from the author’s upcoming nonfiction title The Gender Binary Is a Big Lie, coming from Zest Books at Lerner next spring.
Enjoy!
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Get an up-close look at new and already beloved picture books from a few of Lerner Publisher Services' exceptional publishing partners. During this free webinar, you'll hear from both US-based and international publishers about their most exciting picture books this spring.
Explore inclusive picture books about activism and changemaking, as well as a book of mindful haiku poems exploring twenty-four flower species. Learn about an astute and sensitive picture book about the process of grief and new hope, which the Wall Street Journal called “a tender story,” and Kirkus starred, saying “Quietly contemplative, mingling hope and healing, this is a book that will offer comfort to many." Find the perfect present in Perfect Presents!, a happy little hardcover book about gifts and giving, and discover a joyful, energetic picture book perfect for reading aloud that will spark imaginative play for preschoolers. Meet Justice, aka Miss Freedom Fighter, Esquire—a young girl discovering that she can make a difference in the world, inspired by men and women throughout history who change the world. Explore Amazing Africa in an abecedarium celebrating this diverse continent, and count to ten while celebrating the history, heritage, and ingredients of gumbo. Glimpse the heart of a compassionate child who asks questions about a refugee that grownups aren’t always brave enough to ask, and discover the magic of books in The Bookshop Mice.
Our passionate presenters will share their delight in these joyful reads, and you’ll come away with new inspiration for perfect spring picture books.
Click here to find the book list. You can also download the slides.
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"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Are you looking for books that cover topics that have historically been hidden, covered up, or outright denied? Join creators Lee Wind, Paula Yoo, Don Tate, Natasha Donovan and Annette Bay Pimentel as they discuss recent publications covering LGBTQ history, violence against Asian Americans, how Black History Month came to be, lesser-known African American and Native American heroes, and disability rights activists. From picture books to young adult titles, more and more books are pulling back the curtain and bringing these stories to light.
This powerhouse panel covers:
1. How to find hidden history to present to young readers
2. How to help readers understand that history is broader than what textbooks and popular media portray
3. Great examples of books for kids that bring hidden history to life, including a crowd-source booklist from our esteemed panelists and webinar attendees
4. How to evaluate your collection to make sure you have these books available
You can access the resources referenced in the webinar at our website.
Graphic novels have come a long way since their debut, being embraced by kids, librarians, and many teachers. The stigma about graphic novels not being “real” books is (almost) gone. But are educators using graphic novels to their full potential? What literacy skills can be practiced and honed using graphic novels? Which books are best for which purposes? Who still needs to be convinced that graphic novels have a role in promoting literacy—and how?
As a follow up to our popular webinar “Not Just for Kids: How to Use Picture Books with Tweens and Teens,” we are hosting a powerhouse panel of experts—Betsy Bird, Shveta Miller, Susannah Richards, and Ted Anderson—who will discuss using graphic novels with all types of readers at all grade levels.
Are you taking full advantage of the skill-building potential provided by graphic novels? Join us to learn more about the benefits of using graphic novels, and come away with a recommended book list and strategies to employ right away.
You can access the resources referenced in this webinar at our website.
Join us to learn about our forthcoming young adult nonfiction titles from Lerner Publishing Group!
Walls and Welcome Mats: Immigration and the American Dream
Examine the United States' history of immigration, as well as the backlash that so many immigrants have faced, while also understanding the optimism that leads people to seek a better future in a new land.
Roads to Family: All the Ways We Come to Be
Examine—and appreciate—the many ways in which people can create a family. This informative compendium goes beyond the basics of sexual reproduction to examine the diversity of methods people use, including in-vitro fertilization, surrogacy, adoption, and more.
The Big Backyard: The Solar System beyond Pluto
Deep space holds materials left over from the formation of the solar system. Astronomers have been making exciting discoveries on the outermost fringes and the New Horizons spacecraft brings new insights into the origins of the sun and planets.
Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself
Explore Olaudah Equiano's life story—his childhood in Africa, enslavement, liberation, and life as a free man—through "found verse," a creative approach to primary source analysis. The authors selected excerpts from Equiano's autobiography to create the poetic retelling, adding annotations to deepen understanding.
Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War
Nicknamed the Borinqueneers, the 65th Regiment was the envy of generals and the pride of Puerto Rico. How could a regiment known for honorable service in two world wars lay down their arms and refuse to fight in the Korean War?
Thank you for listening!
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"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Dino Board Books
There's tons of dino-fun for everyone in this high-energy board book series. Dinosaurs face off on the field, battle on the court, and rally in the rink.
Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport
Discover the powerful and sensitively told true story of the Czech Kindertransport, which rescued 669 children from Nazi persecution on the eve of World War II.
Sasquatch and Squirrel
Strawberry the Sasquatch is happy on her own—or so she thinks until an extremely enthusiastic squirrel named Nutty shows up. After a series of hilarious mishaps, they find a way to be friends.
Rise to the Sky: How the World's Tallest Trees Grow Up
What are the tallest living things on Earth? Trees! Discover what growing trees need so they can rise to the sky in this poetic look at the tree life cycle.
Finding Family: The Duckling Raised by Loons
Discover the true story of an unlikely family—an orphaned mallard duckling being raised by a pair of loons. Intriguing verse and striking illustrations combine in this heartwarming tale of unexpected animal cooperation.
Never Give Up: Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future of Vaccines
This picture book biography introduces Hungarian American biochemist Katalin Kariko, who played a critical role in developing the mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. Follow the journey of Katalin (Kati) Kariko from her childhood in rural Hungary.
Poop for Breakfast: Why Some Animals Eat It
Eating poop is gross! So why do some animals do it? Get the scoop on the surprisingly good reasons animals such as elephants, butterflies, rabbits, robins, and dogs devour disgusting doo-doo!
Hidden Creature Features
Animals have adaptations to help them survive. But some of those traits can be hard to spot at first glance. Rhyming text and eye-catching photos introduce eight creatures with hidden features.
Patterns Everywhere
When you take the time to look, you'll find that nature is full of patterns. Rhyming verse and stunning photographs introduce young readers to patterns throughout the natural world.
Climate Warriors: Fourteen Scientists and Fourteen Ways We Can Save Our Planet
Meet fourteen different scientists who are working to solve the climate crisis and the surprising ways they are doing it. This book informs young readers and gives them the tools they need to make a difference.
The Great Giraffe Rescue: Saving the Nubian Giraffes
After oil was discovered in the Nubian giraffes' habitat in Uganda, conservationists needed to move some of these endangered animals across a river to safer territory. But there was no bridge and giraffes can't swim. What did scientists do? Follow this unusual—and successful—rescue!
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My World (Pull Ahead Readers — Paired Fiction and Nonfiction)
Explore aspects of everyday life, including clothes, food, homes, holidays, school, and transportation.
Early Bird Stories™
Building Character
Engaging, story-driven titles follow diverse characters through age-appropriate situations in which they need to draw on character values, such as learning to listen and treating others fairly.
Early Bird Readers — Pink, Red, Blue
Emergent readers will delight in these silly, simple, and carefully leveled stories.
Read for a Better World™
Read about Holidays
Give young readers a peek inside various holidays we celebrate.
Read about Sports
Introduce young readers to popular sports!
Sesame Street® World of Science
Ernie, Big Bird, and the rest of your Sesame Street friends make key science concepts like color, light and shadow, and states of matter accessible and engaging for young learners.
Read Woke™ Books
Bo at the Buzz
Young readers will love following Bo’s daily life and adventures in these early chapter books.
Left Out of History
Explore the misunderstood and underexamined past in this engaging series.
Lightning Bolt Books®
Dirt Bike Zone
Readers will speed through this series as they learn about everything from the rules and bikes used to popular events and superstars of the sport.
Minecraft 101
Readers will be exposed to digital literacy and fundamental programming concepts alongside everything players love about the game.
Searchlight Books™ — World Traveler
Travel around the world to discover the peoples, cultures, histories, and landscapes of different countries.
Top Secret (Alternator Books ®)
Examine some of the top secrets and unsolved mysteries in history with this spooky series including Area 51 and the Bermuda Triangle.
Lerner™ Sports
Epic Sports Bios
These biographies of the biggest superstars in sports history cover each athlete's rise to the top and the moments that cemented their status as sports legends.
Sports VIPs
Explore the lives of the world's best and hottest sports superstars. From childhood to the present, find out how they rule their sports, prepare for big events, and help their communities.
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My Family Haggadah
A colorful board book haggadah for the youngest seder-goer highlighting the main parts of the ceremonial meal. A Page Plus QR code in the book links to Songs for a Family Seder.
Mazal Bueno!
Parents celebrate baby’s first grin to baby’s first word, and all the milestones in between in this book featuring Ladino words, the language of the Sephardic Jewish community. Mazal bueno! Go, baby go!
Moses and the Runaway Lamb
A young lamb wanders away from the flock, but Moses the shepherd brings her back to safety. On that day, God sees that Moses is the right person to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
Debbie's Song
Debbie Friedman always had music inside of her, and she had a dream. She thought music could heal the world and bring people closer. She did something radical and new—created Jewish music that brings the whole Jewish community together.
Luis de Torres Sails to Freedom
Luis de Torres is a secret Jew. When the Inquisition comes, Luis joins a sailing expedition to explore new worlds with only his faith, his wits, and a silver hamsa for protection. Could it be that Jewish tradition helped protect the ship?
The Rabbi and His Donkey
Hamor the donkey is proud to take Rabbi Moses Maimonides to the sultan’s palace every day—until he is replaced by a faster horse. But Rabbi and donkey are soon reunited, as each learns a lesson from the other.
The Blue Glass Heart
When Sarah accidentally breaks Bubbe’s blue glass bowl, she sets a heart-shaped piece of blue glass on an adventure, touching the lives of children around the world, until it finally—remarkably—finds its way back home.
The Babka Sisters
Dueling baker sisters Esther and Hester meet their new neighbor Sylvester, who gladly becomes their babka tester, determining which shvester’s (sister’s) Babka is the best. With cat Lester and dog Chester, the new friends enjoy a delicious Shabbat. But whose Babka is the best?
Not So Shy
Twelve-year-old Shai hates having to move to America. She's determined to find a way to get back home to Israel—until she starts opening up to new experiences and friendships.
Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber
Ruth Gruber, a Jewish American born in 1911, was drawn to adventure and driven to fight injustice. Her career as a renowned journalist spanned seven decades, reporting on places like Nazi Germany and remote Arctic regions of the Soviet Union.
Pirate Passover
The pirates are getting ready for Passover, until their ship is washed ashore in a storm! What will they do? Luckily, they find a house with an open door, and everyone is invited in to enjoy the seder.
Thank you for listening!
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The Search for the Slimy Stone
Felix and Calcite are on a journey to a muddy swamp in the faraway Land of the Ogres. Their mission: find the Slimy Stone, the only thing that can save the Master Troll from illness!
The Green Girls
Emma, Lily, and Fadila want to save the planet . . . but no one around them seems to care. Frustrated, they name themselves the Green Girls, take to social media, and launch a series of bold protests.
Another Band's Treasure: A Story of Recycled Instruments
In Paraguay, teacher Diego and carpenter Nicolas look to a nearby landfill and see instruments in the making. Soon, they're building what they need to begin music lessons for local children. A fictional reimagining inspired by true events.
Strange Alliances
Xinyue, guardian to a baby deity, has escaped death, waking in a strange land. Qiliu, his estranged brother, has been captured by enemies. Both young men will have to choose allies carefully as powerful forces emerge.
Super Potato's Middle Ages Adventure
Super Potato is on a time-travel mission, searching the Middle Ages for a scientist trapped in the past! Soon he finds a heroic knight who turned into a serpent. Say, that sounds familiar . . .
Graphic Science Biographies
Explore the lives of scientists who changed how people see the world. Follow famous figures from their childhoods throughout pivotal moments in their lives, learning about their groundbreaking scientific theories and discoveries as well as their personal stories.
Invenciones Increíbles (Amazing Inventions)
Discover true stories of invention behind coveted pop-culture objects—from sneakers to smartphones. With high-interest graphic novel art, these books profile the products' creators and subsequent innovators, as well as social history, revealing how people's needs in a particular period led to creative solutions. Now in Spanish!
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"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Enly and the Buskin' Blues
Hoping to earn money for band camp tuition, twelve-year-old Enly Wu Lewis starts busking. His mission quickly turns into a series of misadventures that change how he sees his family, his dreams, and himself.
Indigo and Ida
Indigo, an eighth-grade investigative reporter, is torn between fighting a racist school policy and keeping her friends—until she discovers a series of letters written by Black journalist and activist Ida B. Wells.
The Weight of Everything
When Sarah's mom dies in an accident, Sarah must balance her new role as the family caretaker with her own needs: to grieve, to create art, and to open herself up to love.
The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent
Eighteen-year-old Del is in a healthier place more than a year after a suicide attempt, but her aunt's terminal cancer diagnosis forces her to confront the demons she's been keeping at bay.
Thank you for listening!
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"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Are you pigeonholing your picture books, limiting them to just primary grades? Gain insights from librarians and literacy luminaries Betsy Bird, Cicely Lewis, and Susannah Richards as they discuss the benefits of and strategies for using picture books with older students—including middle grade and high schoolers. Listen to our webinar, moderated by Carol Hinz, Associate Publisher, Millbrook Press & Carolrhoda Picture Books.
You can find the resources referenced in the webinar at our website.
Get the behind-the-scenes story of Notes from a Sickbed, a collection of memoir comics from artist Tessa Brunton.
In 2009, Tessa Brunton experienced the first symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome). She spent much of the next eight years unwell, in a medical holding pattern, housebound and often alone. In 2017, she found a strategy that helped reduce her symptoms, and soon began creating the first installments of a graphic memoir. Notes from a Sickbed collects previously released and brand-new, unseen comics that recall her experiences with honesty, a pointed wit, and a lively visual imagination.
Learn more about Notes from a Sickbed at lernerbooks.com.
Find Tessa online at:
Tessa's website
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Lerner Publishing Group presents children’s & YA book creators to talk about their books in honor of LGBT+ History Month in October. We’ll cover the importance of queer history in literature for today’s young readers, how readers can find role models in both fiction and nonfiction, and the difference and importance of recognizing queer history in addition to LGBTQ+ Pride in June. Participants will leave this powerful webinar with inspiration as well as a wonderful, crowd-sourced list of resources for teachers, librarians, educators, and parents looking to share LGBTQ+ history with young readers.
Celebrate the pub date of Yuck, You Suck! Poems about Animals That Sip, Slurp, Suck by Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple with some spectacular samplings of the poems from the book.
Warning: this book sucks! It bites, slurps, and sticks too.
Dare to open these pages and you’ll find ticks, mosquitos, stingrays, elephants, jellyfish, and the particularly sucky lamprey. Sixteen slurpy poems from Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple introduce a suction-filled selection of animals, and spectacularly sticky illustrations from Eugenia Nobati spotlight these stupendous suckers.
Ready to find out more? Prepare to get sucked in and read on . . .
Learn more about Yuck, You Suck! at lernerbooks.com.
Find the authors online at:
Jane's website
Jane's Facebook
Jane's Twitter
Heidi's website
Heidi's Facebook
Heidi's Instagram
Heidi's Twitter
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Listen to Tameka Fryer Brown discuss her first nonfiction picture book, written in narrative free verse, about the amazing Shirley Chisolm.
Shirley Chisholm was a natural-born fighter. She didn’t like to be bossed and she wanted things to be fair.
Brooklyn-born Shirley Chisholm was smart and ambitious. She poured her energy into whatever she did—from teaching young children to becoming Brooklyn’s first Black assemblywoman. Not afraid to blaze a trail, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first woman to seriously run for US president. With a vision of liberty and justice for all, she worked for equal rights, for the environment, for children, and for health care. Even now, her legacy lives on and inspires others to continue her work . . . which is not done yet.
Stirring free verse by Tameka Fryer Brown and evocative illustrations by Nina Crews provide an inspirational look at changemaker Shirley Chisholm.
Learn more about Not Done Yet at LernerBooks.com.
Find Tameka Fryer Brown online at:
Tameka's website
Instagram
Twitter
Facebook
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Learn about the unexpected inventor of the aquarium, who studied and experimented on animals in the early 19th century.
Jeanne Villepreux-Power was never expected to be a scientist. Born in 1794 in a French village more than 100 miles from the ocean, she pursued an improbable path that brought her to the island of Sicily. There, she took up natural history and solved the two-thousand-year-old mystery of how of the argonaut octopus gets its shell.
In an era when most research focused on dead specimens, Jeanne was determined to experiment on living animals. And to keep sea creatures alive for her studies, she had to invent a contraption to hold them—the aquarium. Her remarkable life story is told by author, marine biologist, and octopus enthusiast Danna Staaf.
Learn more about The Lady and the Octopus at LernerBooks.com.
Find Danna online at:
Danna's website
YouTube
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Music credits:
"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Author Sandra Nickel shares the story of Big Bear and Little Fish – the most precious picture book this year.
At the carnival, Bear wants a teddy bear. And not just any teddy bear—she wants the biggest one of all.
But instead she gets a fish. A very small fish. Bear is so very big and Fish is so very small that Bear worries they have nothing in common. Can they possibly be friends?
Gentle, accessible prose by Sandra Nickel is paired with richly textured illustrations by Il Sung Na in this sweet story of unexpected friendship.
Learn more about Big Bear and Little Fish at LernerBooks.com.
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Debut author Emma K. Ohland shares the story of Funeral Girl, what inspired the book, and what she hopes readers take away from it.
Sixteen-year-old Georgia Richter feels conflicted about the funeral home her parents run—especially because she has the ability to summon ghosts.
With one touch of any body that passes through Richter Funeral Home, she can awaken the spirit of the departed. With one more touch, she makes the spirit disappear, to a fate that remains mysterious to Georgia. To cope with her deep anxiety about death, she does her best to fulfill the final wishes of the deceased whose ghosts she briefly revives.
Then her classmate Milo’s body arrives at Richter—and his spirit wants help with unfinished business, forcing Georgia to reckon with her relationship to grief and mortality.
Learn more about Funeral Girl at Lernerbooks.com.
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Meet author Kerry O’Malley Cerra as she describes Hear Me, and shares her own story of progressive hearing loss.
One year after being diagnosed with hearing loss, Rayne’s hearing keeps getting worse, even with aids. It’s a struggle to maintain friendships and keep up in school, surfing is now a wipeout, and she can’t understand her favorite singer’s lyrics. But worst of all, Rayne’s parents are pushing for her to get cochlear implants, a surgery Rayne’s not convinced is worth the risks and challenges.
Rayne begs her parents to consider other options, but they’re not budging. With the surgery looming, Rayne sets off on a bus journey that forces her to face her own assumptions about what her hearing loss means and what kind of life she could have. With the help of some new friends, Rayne realizes that even though her ears may be broken, she is not.
Learn more about Hear Me at Lernerbooks.com.
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Join author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator (and son!) Jeffrey Boston Weatherford as they discuss their new picture book Call Me Miss Hamilton, the book's protagonist Mary Hamilton, and the lasting impact of her activism.
Call Me Miss Hamilton
Discover the true story of the woman Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nicknamed “Red” because of her fiery spirit!
Mary Hamilton grew up knowing right from wrong. She was proud to be Black, and when the chance came along to join the Civil Rights Movement and become a Freedom Rider, she was eager to fight for what she believed in. Mary was arrested again and again—and she did not back down when faced with insults or disrespect. In an Alabama court, a white prosecutor called her by her first name, but she refused to answer unless he called her “Miss Hamilton.” The judge charged her with contempt of court, but that wasn’t the end of it. Miss Mary Hamilton fought the contempt charge all the way to the Supreme Court.
Powerful free verse from Carole Boston Weatherford and striking scratchboard illustrations by Jeffery Boston Weatherford, accompanied by archival photographs, honor this unsung heroine who took a stand for respect—and won.
Learn more about Carole's books with Lerner, including the Caldcott-Honoree Unspeakable and find out how you can invite her to speak to your students at LernerBooks.com.
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Listen in as author Lee Wind discusses his YA nonfiction title No Way, They Were Gay?, discusses research and primary sources, and talks about what he's working on next, live from the ALA exhibit floor in Washington DC.
No Way, They Were Gay?
“History” sounds really official. Like it’s all fact. Like it’s definitely what happened.But that’s not necessarily true. History was crafted by the people who recorded it. And sometimes, those historians were biased against, didn’t see, or couldn’t even imagine anyone different from themselves.
That means that history has often left out the stories of LGBTQIA+ people: men who loved men, women who loved women, people who loved without regard to gender, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Historians have even censored the lives and loves of some of the world’s most famous people, from William Shakespeare and Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cary Grant and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Join author Lee Wind for this fascinating journey through primary sources—poetry, memoir, news clippings, and images of ancient artwork—to explore the hidden (and often surprising) Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures.
Learn more about Lee and how to book him for school visits at LernerBooks.com.
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Join Sue Fliess live from ALA as she discusses her picture books Rumble and Roar and Flash and Gleam.
Rumble and Roar
Babble / Swoosh / Roar and WHOOSH!The roar of a waterfall, the chirp of insects, the thump of a heartbeat—sound is all around us! Rhyming text and atmospheric illustrations present four children in different parts of the world who encounter all sorts of sounds.
Flash and Gleam
The soft glow of a candle, the blink of a firefly, a burst of fireworks—light is everywhere in our world!
Rhyming text and luminous illustrations follow four children as they experience many different forms of light.
“[M]ultiple STEAM applications, from poetry and creative writing to introductions to energy and light to how the sun affects human life, and doubles as a great read-aloud or a starry bedtime story.”—starred, BooklistLearn more about Sue or book her for school visits at LernerBooks.com.
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Listen in as Patricia Newman is interviewed in the Live from the 25 podcast booth at ALA. She discusses her excellent environmental justice panel and how her books support her goals of increasing environmental awareness and action in the next generation.
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Plastic Ahoy
Follow a team of researchers as they explore the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where millions of pieces of plastic have collected. You'll learn about how scientists studied the Garbage Patch—and what alarming discoveries they made.
A River's Gifts
There's more to a river than meets the eye. The story of the Elwha River in Washington State is one of both environmental harm and restoration involving advocacy, persistence, cooperation, and hope.
Sea Otter Heroes
Marine biologist Brent Hughes discovered a surprising connection between seagrass and sea otters at an estuary in California. Learn about the delicate balance of ecosystems and follow science in action as Brent conducts the research that led to his discovery.
Learn more about Patricia and her books, and find out how to book her for in-person or virtual school visits at LernerBooks.com.
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Author and actor Doua Moua introduces young readers to his new picture book, TODAY IS DIFFERENT.
Mai, a young Hmong girl, and Kiara, a young Black girl, are best friends. They do everything together—riding the bus, eating lunch, playing at recess. But one day Kiara misses school and Mai goes looking for answers. When she learns that her best friend is protesting an act of police violence against the Black community, Mai decides to join the protest too. Her parents at first want to protect her by keeping her at home, but she shows them that standing together makes all of us stronger.
Learn more and start reading on the Lerner website or visit Doua's website or check out Kim Holt's illustrator website. Download a transcript of this episode here.
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Author Meeg Pincus introduces readers to their new picture book, MAKE WAY FOR ANIMALS!
Around the world, city highways and country roads have cut through natural spaces. Wild animals are blocked from the resources they need to survive, or must make dangerous crossings across busy roads to get to them. Fortunately, solving this problem has inspired some creative solutions! Take a tour of wildlife crossings across the globe, from grassy badger bridges to underpasses for elephants. Discover how these inventive pathways have saved both animal and human lives and helped preserve ecosystems.
Learn more and start reading on the Lerner website or visit Meeg's author website. Download a transcript of this episode here.
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Author Laura Purdie Salas introduces readers to her new picture book WE BELONG!
Explore and celebrate who you are and who others are too! Rhyming verse by Laura Purdie Salas invites others to notice the diversity of our world and affirm that we all belong, just as we are. Bright illustrations by Carlos Vélez Aquilera feature a diverse group of children, playing and learning in an urban setting.
Learn more and see inside the book on the Lerner website or visit Laura Purdie Salas on her website! Download a transcript of this episode here.
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Author Sue Fliess introduces readers to her new picture book, RUMBLE AND ROAR.
The roar of a waterfall, the chirp of insects, the thump of a heartbeat—sound is all around us! Rhyming text and atmospheric illustrations present four children in different parts of the world who encounter all sorts of sounds.
Learn more and see a preview on the Lerner website or visit Sue at her author website. Download a transcript of this episode here.
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Author and photographer introduces readers to his new environmental nonfiction, WASHED ASHORE.
Every day, we use plastic products. And where does these items go when we are done with them? Too many end up in the ocean. Enter artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi, the founder of Washed Ashore. With the help of volunteers, she collects ocean trash and uses it to construct sculptures of ocean wildlife. The sculptures go on display to educate people about the effects of trash in our oceans. Author and photographer Kelly Crull highlights this phenomenal work, featuring fourteen sculptures. Each sculpture is accompanied by information about the animal as well as tips for how to reduce your plastic use.
Learn more and see an excerpt on the Lerner website.
Visit Kelly's author website or learn more about the Washed Ashore organization, including finding teach materials at http://www.washedashore.org. Download a transcript of this episode here.
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Author Ryan Dalton introduces readers to his new middle grade novel, THIS LAST ADVENTURE.
When Archie's beloved grandpa is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Archie tries to slow the progression of his grandpa's memory loss through shared role-playing fantasies. But he has to face the reality of what he's losing.
This imaginative and heartfelt story sensitively portrays the common experience of slowly losing a loved one to Alzheimer's as Archie faces the unknown, and redefines what it means to be a hero.
Learn more and start reading on the Lerner website or visit Ryan Dalton on his website! Download a transcript of this episode here.
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Author Carole Boston Weatherford introduces readers to the new picture book, CALL ME MISS HAMILTON.
Discover the true story of the woman Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nicknamed "Red" because of her fiery spirit! Civil Rights activist Miss Mary Hamilton was found to be in contempt of court after she demanded that an Alabama judge address her with the same honorifics used to address white people. Her case ultimately went to the Supreme Court of the United States, which ruled in her favor in 1964 and brought about a permanent change in courtrooms nationwide. This is a fascinating story from acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford about a Black woman who took a stand for respect—and won.
Learn more and read an excerpt, on the Lerner website or at Carole's website. Download a transcript of this episode here.
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Learn about Josh's inspiration and motivation behind Glorious Wrestling Alliance, a workplace comedy/ode to wrestling/exploration of anxiety that can't help but bring home the belt.
Step into the ring at Glorious Wrestling Alliance, the universe’s least-professional wrestling company. The Great Carp, an amphibious wonder, is feeling the weight of his championship. Miranda Fury has donned a mask to smash wrestling’s glass ceiling. And Gravy Train is desperate for a new gimmick, but it’s hard when you’re shaped like a giant gravy boat.
Collected in colossal full color for the first time, Josh Hicks’s cult-hit comic covers identity, anxiety, and leg drops. In this hilarious love letter to the surreal theater of pro wrestling, the insecure grapplers of GWA lock up, throw things, throw each other, and occasionally curl up into little balls.
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Author Cynthia Argentine shares details about her new nonfiction picture book, Night Becomes Day.Whether sudden or gradual, change is a constant in our world. Author Cynthia Argentine describes transitions including acorns sprouting, deserts blooming, canyons forming, and volcanoes erupting. Explore the transformative power of nature all around us.
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Blake Hoena gives advice to young writers about finding things to write about, and dives into the inspiration and neat things he learned while writing the Amazing Inventions graphic novel series.
Discover true stories of invention behind coveted pop-culture objects—from sneakers to smartphones. With high-interest graphic novel art, these books profile the products’ creators and innovators, as well as the scientific or technical developments that made the inventions possible. The books also cover social history, revealing how people’s needs in a particular period led to creative solutions.
Titles include:
Cell Phones and SmartphonesSneakersThe Electric Guitar Video GamesLearn more about Blake's books and read excerpts at LernerBooks.com.
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Science author Kate Messner talks about her forthcoming book, Tracking Tortoises, and its predecessor, Tracking Pythons. These fascinating books share Kate's experiences as she follows scientists who are using radio telemetry and other tracking tools to learn more about animal species around the world. Both books include QR codes linking to videos that Kate took while she was in the field.
Tracking Tortoises
Galápagos giant tortoises. are fascinating—and endangered. They live only on the Galápagos Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador. These tortoises face threats from the humans who live on—and visit—the islands, as well as from Earth's warming climate. Join author Kate Messner on an a journey to the Galápagos Islands to see these incredible creatures up close and discover how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists to study and protect them. Page Plus links lead to videos of scientists at work in the field.
Tracking Pythons
Burmese pythons are native to Southeast Asia, so when one showed up dead along the side of a Florida highway in 1979, scientists wondered where it came from. No one knew the snakes had launched a full-scale invasion. Pet pythons that escaped or were released by their owners started breeding in the wild, and these enormous predators began eating every animal in their path. Today a group of scientists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is tracking Burmese pythons to find ways to stop their spread. Page Plus links lead to video clips and photos of the scientists working in the field. Delve into the science of pythons and their role as invasive predators.
Learn more about these and other new titles at LernerBooks.com.
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Scientists work hard in the lab and in the field to make important discoveries. But who are they really?
It turns out they are just like us! Scientists can be any race. And any gender. They can wear lab coats, jeans, or even tutus. And they are people who love to fly drones, make art, and even eat French fries!
Meet fourteen phenomenal scientists who might just change the way you think about who a scientist is. They share their scientific work in fields like entomology, meteorology, paleontology, and engineering as well as other interesting facts about themselves and their hobbies. An "if you like this, you'll like that" flowchart in the back of the book helps students identify science careers they might be interested in. Scan a QR code at the end of the book for a video of the scientists introducing themselves!
Learn more, get a free teaching guide, and see inside at LernerBooks.com.
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In the spring of 2018, Guatemalan American high school senior Milagros “Millie” Vargas knows her life is about to change. She’s lived in Corpus Christi, Texas, ever since her parents sought asylum there when she was a baby. Now a citizen, Millie devotes herself to school and caring for her younger siblings while her mom works as a housekeeper for the wealthy Wheeler family. With college on the horizon, Millie is torn between attending her dream school and staying close to home, where she knows she’s needed. She’s disturbed by what’s happening to asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, but she doesn’t see herself as an activist or a change-maker. She’s just trying to take care of her own family.
Then Mr. Wheeler, a U.S. Senate candidate, mentions Millie’s achievements in a campaign speech about “deserving” immigrants. It doesn’t take long for people to identify Millie’s family and place them at the center of a statewide immigration debate. Faced with journalists, trolls, anonymous threats, and the Wheelers' good intentions—especially those of Mr. Wheeler's son, Charlie—Millie must confront the complexity of her past, the uncertainty of her future, and her place in the country that she believed was home.
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With rhythmic, rhyming verse, this picture book follows two girls—one non-Black Puerto Rican, one Black—as they discover the stories their hair can tell.
Preciosa has hair that won’t stay straight, won’t be confined. Rudine’s hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules.
Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, and cultural icons. They discover that their hair holds roots of the past and threads of the future.
With rhythmic, rhyming verse and vibrant collage art, author NoNieqa Ramos and illustrator Keisha Morris follow two girls as they discover the stories hair can tell.
Learn more, see inside, and download a free teaching guide at LernerBooks.com.
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While many scientists believed influenza would cause the next great pandemic, no one was prepared for the new strain of coronavirus that appeared in 2019. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has infiltrated every country and put global public health and the economy at risk. Health-care systems have been pushed to the limit as protective gear, life-saving equipment, tests, and vaccines are scarce and in high demand. From the initial infection to the widespread impact on daily life, Understanding Coronaviruses examines the intricacies of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 and how they compare to previous viruses and pandemics.
Connie Goldsmith writes books about history, health, and science for older children. A retired RN with a master's degree in health, Ms. Goldsmith lives near Sacramento, California.
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Editorial Director Shaina Olmanson presents highlights from our Fall 2021 young adult nonfiction list.
Teen readers will learn about the science behind coronaviruses, the story of the jaguar in the American Southwest, gripping details about Antarctica, and a deep exploration of climate change. They'll also enjoy in-their-own-words stories of teen refugees, and a call to action for rights for children around the world.
Learn more about our upcoming titles at www.LernerBooks.com.
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Join Lerner Publishing Group editors for a rundown of our Fall 2021 nonfiction titles from our flagship Lerner Publications imprint. There's something for every library in our list: high-interest nonfiction featuring cryptology, sports superstars, curricular support for topics like nature cycles, science and STEM topics; social-emotional offerings from Sesame Street; paired fiction and low-level early readers; and an important new series examining Issues in Action in partnership with Read Woke Librarian Cicely Lewis.
Visit www.lernerbooks.com to learn more about our forthcoming titles.
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Illustrated and Photo Picture Books from Carolrhoda and Millbrook Press | Lerner Publishing Group
Join associate publisher Carol Hinz as she shares highlights from Lerner Publishing Group's Fall 2021 picture books and photo books published in the Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books imprints.
These titles will appeal to readers looking for science, nature, entertainment, and more. Robo-Motion highlights technology inspired by animals. In Night Becomes Day, readers learn about changes in nature, from waves washing away a footprint in the sand to the day-night cycle. In Tracking Tortoises, author Kate Messner visits the Galapagos Islands and brings back information on the endangered tortoises who live there. Animals to the Rescue features hero animals of all kinds, from elephants who help with tsunami clean up to the lamb who befriended a baby rhino. Author Kao Kalia Yang shares her story of living in a refugee camp in Thailand, and how parents can help their children see over the limitations of their own circumstances. Night Creatures covers the amazing nightlife of forest creatures. In A Peek at Beaks, veterinarian and best-selling author Sarah Levine uses a guessing game format to share details about the unusual beaks birds have. Author Chris Barton goes behind the scenes in How to Make a Book (about My Dog), taking a meta look at the process of publishing a children’s book. Everyone’s favorite Monkey with a Tool Belt is back with a Christmas caper that celebrates gift-giving from the heart, and NoNieqa Ramos tells a Hair Story of two little girls whose natural curls simply can’t be constrained.
Learn more about these and other forthcoming titles at www.lernerbooks.com.
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Check out our new Fall 2021 titles coming from Graphic Universe, the graphic novel imprint of Lerner Publishing Group.
Presented by Greg Hunter, editorial director of Graphic Universe, this sneak peek shares details on the forthcoming series Amazing Inventions, covering the history of favorite items like cell phones, sneakers, video games, and electric guitars. Greg also highlights the first US release of Josh Hicks’ Glorious Wrestling Alliance (“GLOW meets Bojack Horseman”), the seventh book in the widely praised Super Potato series, a debut #ownvoices supernatural graphic novel from Olivia Stephens called Artie and the Wolf Moon, and the third in the Spanish translation of the Cici: A Fairy’s Tale series.
See all of Graphic Universe's upcoming titles at LernerBooks.com.
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After sneaking out against her mother's wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf—then watches it don a bathrobe and transform into her mom. Thrilled to discover she comes from a line of werewolves, Artie asks her mom to share everything—including the story of Artie's late father. Her mom reluctantly agrees. And to help Artie figure out her own wolflike abilities, her mom recruits some old family friends.
Artie thrives in her new community and even develops a crush on her new friend Maya. But as she learns the history of werewolves and her own parents' past, she'll find that wolves aren't the scariest thing in the woods—vampires are.
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Ashley "Ash" Bishop has always known who he is: a guy who loves soccer, has a crush on his friend Michelle, and is fascinated by the gruesome history of his hometown—Salem, Massachusetts. He's also always known that he's intersex, born with both male and female genitalia. But it's never felt like a big deal until his junior year of high school, when Ash gets his first period in front of the entire boys' soccer team. Now his friends and teachers see him differently, and his own mother thinks he should "try being a girl."
As tensions mount with his parents and Ash feels more and more like an outcast, he can't help feeling a deeper kinship with his ancestor Bridget Bishop, who was executed for witchcraft. She didn't conform to her community's expectations either; she was different, and her neighbors felt threatened by her. And she paid the ultimate price. Ash is haunted by her last recorded words: You will keep silent.
Ash realizes that he needs to find a way to stand up for who he really is, or the cost of his silence might destroy his life, too.
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Chico Bon Bon's epic Christmas party is three days away! Is our intrepid monkey ready? Of course not!
But thanks to his trusty tool belt and plenty of ingenuity, Chico helps his friends decorate, turns a pile of junk into a bundle of gifts, and finishes preparing for the party just in the nick of time. WHEW!
The latest installment from author and illustrator Chris Monroe is packed full of fun, friendship, and holiday cheer!
"Monroe's manic cartooning will have kids laughing from start to finish."—starred, Publishers Weekly for Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Maniac Muffins
The inspiration for the Netflix original series Chico Bon Bon!
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Editorial director Amy Fitzgerald book talks new middle grade and YA novels from Carolrhoda Books and Carolrhoda Lab.
For the science fiction fans, Eighth Grade vs. the Machines picks right up where Seventh Grade vs. the Galaxy leaves off, with Jack and his friends now having to save their trusty public school spaceship from a robot civil war—all while keeping up with their homework. A contemporary middle grade novel, Eddie Whatever follows thirteen-year-old Eddie as he begins a community service project at a nursery home, and has his expectations of the residents turned upside down as he learns about their past lives, their current intrigues, and even a dramatic courtship. Fully of whimsy and intrigue, this is ultimately a touching and humorous story of intergenerational bonds. AfterMath introduces readers to seventh-grader Lucy, who’s struggling with the recent loss of her brother to a congenital heart defect, and who’s also the new kid at school. Her classmates are dealing with the effects of a school shooting four years ago. As Lucy finds comfort in math and mime, this sensitive, poignant book explores all kinds of grief and healing.
Teen and young adult readers can follow the story of Millie Vargas, a high school senior trying to figure out her next steps. Now a citizen, Millie was brought to the US by her parents as a baby, and when her family is unexpectedly held up as “deserving immigrants” by a Senator on the campaign trail, Millie must decide what she wants to stand for. In Just Ash, intersex teen Ashley “Ash” Bishop has always known who he is – but when he gets his period in front of the whole boys’ soccer team, other people, including his parents, start to question him. A rare book about an intersex character, written by an intersex author, this story explores identity, acceptance, and empowerment.
Learn more about these and other forthcoming Fall 2021 titles at www.lernerbooks.com.
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"Father, is all of the world a refugee camp?"
Young Kalia has never known life beyond the fences of the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp. The Thai camp holds many thousands of Hmong families who fled in the aftermath of the little-known Secret War in Laos that was waged during America's Vietnam War. For Kalia and her cousins, life isn't always easy, but they still find ways to play, racing with chickens and riding a beloved pet dog.
Just four years old, Kalia is still figuring out her place in the world. When she asks what is beyond the fence, at first her father has no answers for her. But on the following day, he leads her to the tallest tree in the camp and, secure in her father's arms, Kalia sees the spread of a world beyond.
Kao Kalia Yang's sensitive prose and Rachel Wada's evocative illustrations bring to life this tender true story of the love between a father and a daughter.
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How do you make a picture book? Well, you need an author, an illustrator, and . . . a dog?!
Acclaimed author Chris Barton and his trusty pooch Ernie talk about how to make a nonfiction picture book . . . about Ernie! From coming up with ideas, researching, and writing a first draft to finding the perfect illustrator, deciding what goes on the cover, and getting every last wrod—er, word just right, you'll see how a book is made from beginning to end.
From acquisitions and editing to graphic design and dog treats, find out what's required to bring a book to life. This title perfectly blends how-to and humor for an informative look at book publishing. And look, this is part of the marketing step!
Chris Barton shares why and how he researched this book (and whether Ernie helped!).
Learn more and get a sneak peek at LernerBooks.com.
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"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"This book is a gift to the culture." —Amy Schumer, writer, actor, and activist
After her brother's death from a congenital heart defect, twelve-year-old Lucy is not prepared to be the new kid at school—especially in a grade full of survivors of a shooting that happened four years ago. Without the shared past that both unites and divides her classmates, Lucy feels isolated and unable to share her family's own loss, which is profoundly different from the trauma of her peers.
Lucy clings to her love of math, which provides the absolute answers she craves. But through budding friendships and an after-school mime class, Lucy discovers that while grief can take many shapes and sadness may feel infinite, love is just as powerful.
Learn more, read an excerpt, and download a free discussion guide at LernerBooks.com.
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"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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In this new series, examine hard topics facing our society—from gun violence to immigration. Learn how problems developed and hear from underrepresented persons involved in these struggles. Reflection questions help readers challenge their perspectives, while an activism toolkit and a Read Woke reading list empower readers to make a difference.
Read Woke™ Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to challenge social norms, give voice to the silenced, provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, disrupt the status quo, and share perspectives from underrepresented or oppressed groups.
Issues in Action includes:
- Gun Violence and the Fight for Public Safety: Among similar countries, the United States has a unique problem with gun violence. Gun-related deaths and injuries happen at high rates every year. Debates over how to reduce gun violence wrestle with defining Second Amendment rights, different ideas of freedom, and which reforms to enact. Learn how organizations and governments are working to stop gun violence; which laws, regulations, and technology could effect change; and how young activists are fighting for public safety.
- Immigration, Refugees, and the Fight for a Better Life: Throughout history and into the modern day, people have moved from place to place to flee danger and seek out better lives. But immigrants and refugees often meet harsh realities on their journeys. Learn about immigration and refugee resettlement within the United States and throughout the world. Follow both historical and recent large migrations, understand the challenges of life in a new country, and see how activists fight for immigrants' and refugees' rights.
- Income Inequality and the Fight over Wealth Distribution: In America, the amount of money people earn for doing the same job isn't always equal. The United States only recently made it illegal to pay men more than women for the same job, and the country's history of racism has created big wealth gaps between white and Black people that persist in the twenty-first century. Learn how income inequality originated, why it is a problem, and the ways people are fighting for an equal playing field.
- Mass Incarceration, Black Men, and the Fight for Justice: In the United States, Black men are almost six times more likely to be imprisoned than white men. This disproportionate impact can be traced back to slavery, Jim Crow laws, and the criminalization of Black people into the modern day. With growing awareness about unfair treatment in the justice system, more and more people are calling for change. Read more about the history and causes of mass incarceration and how activists are reforming and rethinking justice.
- The Opioid Epidemic and the Addiction Crisis: The US has seen an alarming rise in the numbers of people addicted to and overdosing on opioid drugs, including oxycodone, codeine, fentanyl, and heroin. Learn about history of the opioid crisis, the science behind addiction, and how people help those in danger.
- Use of Force and the Fight against Police Brutality: In the spring and summer of 2020, several high-profile cases put a renewed spotlight on law enforcement's use of force in the United States, especially against Black people. Activist groups such as Black Lives Matter demanded accountability for police and justice for victims of police violence. Read about the history of police brutality in the US, the role of technology in police accountability, and community movements calling for changes to police training, equipment, and funding.
Learn more at LernerBooks.com and ReadWoke.com.
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"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"History" sounds really official. Like it's all fact. Like it's definitely what happened. But that's not necessarily true. History was crafted by the people who recorded it. And sometimes, those historians were biased against, didn't see, or couldn't even imagine anyone different from themselves.
That means that history has often left out the stories of LGBTQIA+ people: men who loved men, women who loved women, people who loved without regard to gender, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Historians have even censored the lives and loves of some of the world's most famous people, from William Shakespeare and Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cary Grant and Eleanor Roosevelt.
In No Way, They Were Gay?, author Lee Wind takes readers on a fascinating journey through primary sources—poetry, memoir, news clippings, and images of ancient artwork—to explore the hidden (and often surprising) Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures.
Learn more and download a discussion guide at www.lernerbooks.com.
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"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Some parents want their children to turn out just like them. Only a few secretly turn their kids into elite special operatives.
Josie Black can infiltrate any building, speak a dozen languages, and fight like a martial arts master. But no one told her that. After J.B. detects gaps in her memory, her mom reveals the truth: she works for a covert agency, and she's given J.B. the skills of a super spy. After J.B. freaks out, runs off, and tries to escape the weird world of espionage, she'll have to decide who she wants to be.
Learn more and read an excerpt at www.lernerbooks.com.
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"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Miranda Paul shares the inspiration for her new picture book, Beyond: Discoveries from the Outer Reaches of Space.
Journey far beyond our solar system and explore the marvels of interstellar space. A wonder-filled poem and spectacular illustrations bring readers across the observable universe to encounter dwarf planets, black holes, brand-new stars, and other incredible phenomena. Award-winning author Miranda Paul and illustrator Sija Hong present a fresh and fascinating journey to the outer reaches of outer space.
Learn more, see a sneak peek, and download a free teaching guide at www.lernerbooks.com.
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"Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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