This STEM-based nonfiction illustrated picture book introduces readers to several well-known animal and insect endlings, the last known survivors of a species, while discussing the mass extinction crisis facing our planet and what kids can do to make a difference.
International
How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures
Perfect for future engineers, architects, and anyone who loves to build, this beautiful book explores the mechanics of the world’s most daring architectural marvels.
Movements & Moments
An ambitious feminist anthology chronicling Indigenous rebellions around the world
The Little Book Of Joy
Nobel Peace Prize winners His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share their own childhood struggles to show young readers how they can thrive and find joy even during the most challenging times in this picture book adaptation of the international bestseller The Book of Joy.
Secret Schools
Education goes undercover in this compelling look at some of the world’s most secretive schools through history.
Mama: A World Of Mothers And Motherhood
A unique and emotive celebration of the different facets of motherhood with striking portraits by an award-winning illustrator. Powerful, emotive, unforgettable, Mama speaks to all mothers in the international language of love.
Where We Live: Mapping Neighborhoods Of Kids Around The Globe
This fascinating look at 16 children’s neighborhoods around the world broadens readers’ understanding of global cultures.
Windows
Told through the voices―and windows―of children from around the world, this story’s comforting message and bright illustrations bring hope into your home even as our world changes outside. The book’s beautiful design reveals similarities―“In different windows everywhere, I see rainbows, hearts, and teddy bears”―that can comfort and unite us, even in hard times.
Sea Lions In The Parking Lot: Animals On The Move In A Time Of Pandemic
A Junior Library Guild selection. With the skies, roads, and waterways clear and quiet during the COVID-19 pandemic, the natural world seemed to return to an earlier, wilder state. Animals crossed boundaries that people had set over centuries, reclaiming ancient habitats. From sea lions who clambered into a parking lot in Argentina to deer who wandered in a Japanese subway to lions lounging in the middle of South African roads to kangaroos who bounced through a shopping district in Australia, this thoroughly researched, stunningly illustrated book tells the stories of these newly footloose creatures — and describes what the COVID-19 “pause” taught scientists about how ecosystems and wildlife can rebound if the right environmental conditions are achieved.
I’ll Love You From Afar
A rhyming story that shares ways we can send our feelings to one another across any distance.