Reference works (Children's&YA) books

Covers record-breaking sports and games - and the people who broke...  Read More >>

This hands-on, mess-it-up journal offers creative tips and prompts to get boys drawing, sketching, doodling, and...  Read More >>

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An introduction to African-American history from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President Obama....  Read More >>

You don't have to look far to see a spider's web in the corner of the window, on a fence, or in a bush spiders make...  Read More >>

There's nothing cuter than a pony. With big black eyes and stumpy legs, these horse relatives are fun to ride and...  Read More >>

Includes a colour palette that allows amazing photography to jump off the page, icons that help kids to identify...  Read More >>

Lyuba is a four month old woolly mammoth that was discovered 31,000 years after her birth, in May 2007. Found lying...  Read More >>

Readers are invited to enter the world of butterflies and moths, where they'll learn about their life cycle, appearance,...  Read More >>

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Sea turtles, the long distance marathoners, spend their entire lives travelling the ocean to find food and a mate....  Read More >>

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""Find the animals hidden in this book!""--Cover.  Read More >>

At the start of World War II, Japanese-American third-grader Aki and her family are sent to an internment camp in...  Read More >>

Follows Annie's first year of high school, chronicling her crushes, failures, and successes.  Read More >>

Taste bud cells are replaced at a rate of 50,000 a day. Almost 40,000 trees are cut down every day just to make...  Read More >>

We all need to eat in order to live, but not everyone goes about eating a meal the same way. Simple text and fun...  Read More >>

Teaches young readers about many different languages, and some English words that originated from them.  Read More >>

Comprehensive and authoritative, this resource defines more than 4,000 words with clear, age-appropriate entries,...  Read More >>

This full-color, fact-filled book features fascinating stories and fun projects that will keep kids entertained...  Read More >>

"Award-winners Moss and U'Ren shed light on a remarkable piece of history. Based on the true story of Ida Lewis,...  Read More >>

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Suitable for 8- to 12-yearolds, this title helps pairing important news and indispensable information with facts,...  Read More >>