New Releases

Blast off into outer space and explore the mysteries of the red planet with Discovering Mars.

Did you know that Mars is twice the size of Earth’s moon? Or that it is home to the Valles Marineris—the largest canyon in our solar system? Blast off and explore the surface of the fourth planet from the Sun with Discovering Mars. This book is a complete scientific guide to Mars, including information on geography, atmosphere, unique landscape features, and more. Discover Mars’s moons Phobos and Deimos, learn all about unique polar spiders, and investigate past, present, and future life on Mars. Incredible illustrations and NASA imagery of Mars’s surface, craters, and volcanoes bring outer space right to your fingertips and let you explore the red planet like never before. Learn all about past missions to Mars, and take a sneak peek into future projects from NASA and beyond. 

An avid traveler, Alexandra Lefort has lived in France, Scotland, Switzerland, and the U.S., and has now made her home in Vancouver, B.C. Passionate about exploration, she completed a PhD in planetary sciences at the University of Bern, Switzerland, focusing her academic research on the investigations of Martian water, with a particular interest for the question of habitability and extraterrestrial life. This interest in the origin and development of life also translates into artistic representation of terrestrial lifeforms and environments. A self-taught artist, her favorite media are photography, with a portfolio which includes wildlife portraits, macro photography, landscapes, and traditional drawing and painting, including graphite, pastels, acrylics, and digital art. She has designed several coins for the Royal Canadian Mint and has collaborated with paleoartist Julius Csotonyi on realistic depictions of prehistoric wildlife, including a mural for the 2015-2018 exhibit “Ice Age Bison Discovery: Our Frozen Past and Thawing Future” at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, and collaborative paintings in The paleoart of Julius Csotonyi, Why Did T. rex Have Short Arms?: And Other Questions about Dinosaurs, and Discovering Sharks.

Learn amazing facts about the world’s most incredible sharks with Shark Flash Cards!

Become a shark expert and learn dozens of facts and fascinating creatures about the coolest sharks to swim the seven seas. Kids of all ages will love learning about these apex predators, vividly illustrated by Julius Csotonyi. Swim through an ocean of shark species, from the infamous great white to the bizarre goblin shark. Dive deep into facts about these magnificent creatures, including their diet, where they live, how they hunt, and other species-specific information. Did you know? 

- The largest whale shark ever measured came in at 40 feet long, making it the largest living fish in the world. 
- The basking shark can suck in as many as 2,000 tons of seawater per hour. 
- The megamouth shark has a silvery mouth that helps it attract prey right into its mouth. 
- The great white’s sense of smell is so well honed that it can sense a drop of blood in 100 liters of water.
- The bigeye thresher has a tail nearly as long as the rest of its body, which it uses as a weapon to stun or kill prey.
- The zebra horn shark rests facing the current and pumps water over its gills so it can breathe while staying still. 
- The Halmahera shark is a species of walking shark— it has leg-like pelvic and pectoral fins that help it move along the bottom of the ocean, which makes it look like it’s walking!
- When it’s in danger, the sarawak pygmy swellshark gulps in seawater to inflate its stomach and make itself look bigger to scare off predators.
- Female lemon sharks have a special homing sense that allows them to return to the same nursery area every time they give birth.
- Shortfin mako sharks can travel up to 36 miles a day, and keep that pace for more than a month—that’s about the same distance as 41 marathons in a month!
- Only four taillight shark specimens have ever been studied.

Study up on your shark facts then put your knowledge to the test with Shark Flashcards

Sit with little Miss Muffet on her tuffet, climb the hill with Jack and Jill, and baa with the black sheep in The Classic Treasury of Nursery Rhymes.

Mother Goose has been charming readers for centuries. This beautifully illustrated collection will bring these timeless rhymes to life and make cherished memories for you and your child. This treasury is perfect for reading aloud at bedtime, and will be beloved by kids and parents alike. With these rhymes, you will:

- Strengthen your bond with your child and build a lifelong love of reading.
- Promote speech and cognitive development. Children will recognize the sounds, syllables, and rhythms in the rhymes and build reading comprehension.
- Encourage imagination and creativity in your child. They will visualize concepts in their head when they listen to the verses, and even come up with rhymes of their own.

Rediscover old favorites like Tweedle-dum and Tweddle-Dee, Humpty Dumpty, The Man in the Moon, The Cat and the Fiddle, The Old Woman Under a Hill, Hickory, Dickory, Dock, Mary Had a Little Lamb, and many more with The Classic Treasury of Nursery Rhymes.

Rub-a-dub-dub! Sail away with the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker, play ring-around-the-rosie, or visit the old woman in her shoe as you rediscover these timeless nursery rhymes of Mother Goose.

Classic Nursery Rhymes is an enchanting introduction to rhymes and limericks for young readers. Vibrant illustrations by Gina Baek bring this beautiful collection to life, including favorites such as Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Where Has My Little Dog Gone?, Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Rock-A-Bye Baby, Little Bo-Peep, Little Miss Muffet, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, and Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary. With these rhymes, you will:

- Strengthen your bond with your child and build a lifelong love of reading.
- Promote speech and cognitive development. Children will recognize the sounds, syllables, and rhythms in the rhymes and build reading comprehension.
- Encourage imagination and creativity in your child. They will visualize concepts in their head when they listen to the verses, and even come up with rhymes of their own.

Mother Goose has been charming readers for centuries. This rhyming board book will be beloved by kids and parents alike, and is a great addition to any home’s bookshelf

From the best-selling cookbook Rubs comes Rubs Recipe Cards, featuring 60 flavor profiles to maximize your cooking.

Revolutionize your cooking with 60 impactful rubs, marinades, sauces, seasonings, bastes, and glazes. This deck is made to transform the flavor of any dish. The smart design informs readers of flavor profiles—such as “spicy,” “sweet,” “savory,” and “tangy”—and the types of proteins each one works best with. Whether you’re cooking beef, seafood, veggies, or tofu, Rubs Recipe Cards will have something for you. Now it is easy to make a different dish every night as you experiment with new flavor profiles and combinations. Take your cookouts to the next level with your favorite BBQ basics and creative new blends. Rubs Recipe Cards includes:

- Cilantro-Lime Marinade
- Spicy Peach BBQ Sauce
- Hot & Spicy Steak Rub
- Wasabi Butter
- Ginger-Sesame Marinade
- Homemade Maple BBQ Sauce
- Buffalo Dry Rub
- Tabasco Butter Baste 
- Red Wine and Dijon Marinade
- Bourbon & Brown Sugar Glaze
- Southwestern Dry Rub
- Apple-Mustard BBQ Sauce

This deck is easy to use and BBQ-safe—you won’t have to worry about stray marinades or glazes with these spill-proof cards. Keep this deck in the kitchen or by the grill and choose a recipe from the deck or pick one at random for a new experience. Fire up the grill and spice things up with Rubs Recipe Cards.

Now the classic novel by Herman Melville is an illustrated storybook perfect for kids! Kid Classics: Moby Dick is full of adventure and excitement!  

Herman Melville was a sailor before he was a famous author, and he pulled from his seafaring experience when he wrote Moby Dick; Or, the Whale in 1851. Now, here is the fun new just-for-kids version of Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick, abridged and retold while remaining true to Melville’s original text. It’s a story that you can’t put down: The sailor Ishmael tells the tale of whaling ship Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to get revenge on Moby Dick, the legendary giant white sperm whale who bit off his leg! With page after page of captivating illustrations, this magical hardcover will be the fought over favorite in your home and schoolroom!  

Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. He also worked as a schoolteacher, clerk, and sailor, and his writing was not well known at the time of his death; however, in years since Moby Dick has become known as one of the greatest novels of all time. 

Learn to care for your feet and make them stronger with The Foot Book!

Feet support us from the time we start walking, so why not be sure to always put your best foot forward? The Foot Bookis a fun and informative examination of foot-related issues, ranging from ankle pain, athlete’s foot, bunions, and heel spurs. Covering issues experienced by both children and adults, the expert advice provides strategies for both care of existing issues and strategies for strengthening that will help prevent future discomfort.

Dr. Todd Brennan and Dr. Leslie Johnston are a married podiatric couple practicing in Tampa, Florida. They met at the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, now known as Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Brennan owns Healthy Feet Podiatry, the most popular podiatric group on YouTube, with nearly 400,000 subscribers. He has also been voted the best podiatrist in Tampa multiple years in a row. Dr. Brennan holds an undergraduate degree in Biology from Bridgewater College in Virginia and he is board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in foot surgery as well as the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. He is a fellow of both organizations as well. Dr. Johnston is a podiatrist at a Tampa area hospital where she helps to teach and train podiatric residents. She holds an undergraduate degree in Biology with a minor in Psychology from Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky. She is double board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in foot and reconstructive rear foot and ankle surgery. 

Together, the doctors coauthored the article “Underlying Synovial Sarcoma in a Patient with a History of CRPS: A Case Report,” which was published in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. They also coauthored the children’s book The Footprint Hunt.

Explore the Northeast through the most notable wineries, breweries, and distilleries in the region!

Drink the Northeast is your guide to the wineries, breweries, and distilleries that call the Northeast home. Explore the region and celebrate its rich history while discovering your new favorite drink. This guide is perfect for anyone who appreciates enjoying a carefully crafted drink in the rolling hills or bustling cities of the Northeast. 

Count along with Ten Little Fish and watch as they disappear!

Count down from ten with tactile fish buttons that will engage your child and help teach them how to count. Make reading and counting fun for everyone! Babies and toddlers will love the colorful, built-in fish counting toys. From birthdays to baby showers, this is the perfect gift to start young ones on a lifetime of loving books and reading.

Jerky is the essential cookbook for preparing, drying, and curing meats!

Whether you’re a hunter in need of preserving the game that you’ve harvested or simply a fan of jerky but don’t want to keep spending money on store-bought options, Jerky: The Essential Cookbook has you covered. The over 100 recipes in this book provide easy-to-follow instructions for making a dizzying array of flavorful types of jerky, for any and all types of animal protein. Learn the basics of making jerky and then explore how to work with various meats. Homemade jerky is nutritious and lasts, ensuring you and yours will always have an ample supply of healthy and delicious snacks on hand.