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TitleTo the Top of the World
AuthorBlumenthal, Deborah
IllustratorMagloire Williams, Anastasia
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
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ISBN-139781665927734
On Sale10/21/25
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$27.99
Pages40
Go exploring with Barbara Hillary, the first Black woman to set foot on both the North and South Poles in this thrilling and inspiring picture book biography about perseverance, imagination, and following your dreams.
TitleWhen Science Stood Still
AuthorRao, Shruthi
IllustratorSrinivasan, Srinidhi
ImprintMargaret K. McElderry Books
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ISBN-139781665949965
On Sale10/14/25
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$27.99
Pages40
Discover the remarkable true story about the man who discovered the science of black holes and persisted in his theories against the disbelief of the scientific community in this nonfiction picture book perfect for fans of Counting the Stars and What Miss Mitchell Saw.
TitleRock Star
AuthorWallace, Sandra Neil
IllustratorCarpenter, Nancy
ImprintBeach Lane Books
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ISBN-139781534493339
On Sale10/14/25
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$27.99
Pages48
Ursula Marvin was a rock star in the field of geology at a time when it was nearly impossible for women to pursue careers in science. Discover her story in this nonfiction picture book biography by Orbis Pictus award recipient Sandra Neil Wallace.
TitleThe High-Flying, Deep-Diving Adventures of Kathy Sullivan
AuthorStanley, Diane
IllustratorHartland, Jessie
ImprintBeach Lane Books
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ISBN-139781665926409
On Sale09/16/25
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$27.99
Pages40
Discover the true story of Kathy Sullivan, the first woman to walk in space and the only woman who has been to both outer space and the depths of the ocean, in this inspiring nonfiction picture book biography.
TitleOur Frozen Planet
AuthorStewart-Sharpe, Leisa
IllustratorSmith, Kim
ImprintBeach Lane Books
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ISBN-139781665972888
On Sale09/02/25
US Price$21.99
CDN Price$30.99
Pages64
Introduce young readers to the mystery, wonder, and beauty of the quarter of our world that’s frozen with this picture book companion to the BBC Earth series Frozen Planet narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
TitleI, Rock
AuthorSlivensky, Katie
IllustratorStilwell, Steph
ImprintBeach Lane Books
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ISBN-139781665940368
On Sale06/10/25
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$26.99
Pages40
“Rockhounds will delight in finding out how rocks are born” (School Library Journal, starred review) in this charmingly funny and thoroughly informative nonfiction picture book told from the perspective of a proud four-billion-year-old rock.
TitleFirefly Song
AuthorPaeff, Colleen
IllustratorKim, Ji-Hyuk
ImprintMargaret K. McElderry Books
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ISBN-139781665931847
On Sale06/10/25
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$24.99
Pages40
The Leaf Detective meets fireflies in this inspirational nonfiction picture book from Sibert Honoree Colleen Paeff about how one woman proved to scientists that the fireflies she had watched as a young girl put on dazzling and impossibly synchronous nighttime performances.
TitleLiving Bridges
AuthorAcharya, Sandhya
IllustratorDwivedi, Avani
ImprintBeach Lane Books
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ISBN-139781665950299
On Sale06/03/25
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$26.99
Pages40
A boy learns how to care for and weave the roots of the living tree bridges in his village in India in this narrative nonfiction picture book that “offers young readers insight into a positive way to sustain the environment” (School Library Journal, starred review).
TitleThe Glass Pyramid
AuthorHarvey, Jeanne Walker
IllustratorLe, Khoa
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
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ISBN-139781665953337
On Sale05/27/25
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$26.99
Pages40
Two starred reviews!

In this “stunning” (Booklist, starred review) picture book, award-winning picture book biographer Jeanne Walker Harvey tells the story of the renowned architect I. M. Pei and his triumph in redesigning the Louvre through problem-solving and persistence.
TitleClara the Triumphant Rhinoceros
AuthorKurtz, Jane
IllustratorMesser, Claire
ImprintBeach Lane Books
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ISBN-139781481467032
On Sale04/08/25
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$26.99
Pages40
Meet Clara the world-traveling rhino in this adorable picture book based on the fascinating true story of how, in the late 1700s, she showed the world that big animals aren’t scary beasts but noble and intelligent creatures.