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Animals in Danger

Learn about how elephants and orangutans are learning to survive as habitats change around them. See how mountain gorillas nest together for protection and how lionesses hunt to feed their young. Discover how polar bears blend in with their surroundings so they can hide and why rhino horns are so important. A fact-packed series looks at the plight of each animal and the efforts to save them. Awesome photographs accompany sensitively written text; it’s a hot topic, encouraging young children to

Animals of the Rainforest

Animals with Jobs: Putting Instinct and Training to Work

For centuries, animals have worked alongside their human partners. Using their sharp senses, instincts, and training, animals provide transportation, guidance and assistance, safety and rescue, therapy, entertainment, and more. In these jobs, animals have proven to be invaluable partners to people worldwide.

Anime and Manga Creators: The Early Years

Anime and Manga Creators: The Early Years introduces readers to some of the most influential artists and writers of the formative years of anime and manga. Each chapter provides an overview of one important creative artist3s life and explains how each got started, gained experience, and overcame challenges as they produced their most famous anime or manga work. These stories offer much to encourage, guide, and inspire rising anime and manga creators of all ages.

Anime and Manga Fan Cultures

An estimated 2.9 billion people enjoyed anime and manga in 2024. Some fans are casual viewers and readers. Others celebrate the popular stories and characters in their daily lives. This book explores the many facets of anime and manga fandom and the enduring appeal of the Japanese art forms.

Another Band's Treasure: A Story of Recycled Instruments

In Asunci-n, Paraguay, Diego dreams of giving music lessons to local children. The only problem: there aren't enough instruments to go around. But when he and Nicolas, a carpenter, look to a nearby landfill, they see instruments in the making. Soon, they're building what they need to give kids in town a new way to express themselvesÑand even find recognition they never expected. A lightly fictionalized tale inspired by La Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados de Cateura.

Antisemitism: Hatred on the Rise

Anti-Semitism has been called the oldest hatred, as it has endured from ancient times to the present day. The resurgence of White supremacy and neo-Nazism, as well as the conflict between Israel and Hamas, have brought an increase in harassment and discrimination of Jews. Against this background, there are many courageous groups dedicated to ending Anti-Semitism.

Any Body: A Comic Compendium of Important Facts and Feelings about Our Bodies  

Humour combines with accurate, digestible information in this honest comic reference for children and early teens who want to understand and feel at home with their own bodies. The author's many years of experience working with children as a sex educator are the basis for this witty encyclopedia. The illustrations are relatable and funny, including charts, cartoons and more. This compendium is an encouraging starting point for conversations with children, laying the foundations for body acceptan

Anywhere but Paradise

It's 1960 and Peggy Sue has just been transplanted from Texas to Hawaii for her father's new job. To make matters worse, eighth-grader Kiki Kahana targets Peggy Sue because she is haole-white-warning her that unless she does what Kiki wants, she will be a victim on "kill haole day," the last day of school. Life looks bleak until Peggy Sue meets Malina, whose mother gives hula lessons. But when her parents take a trip to Hilo, leaving Peggy Sue at Malina's, life takes an unexpected twist in the f

Arabic Quilt, The: An Immigrant Story

Kanzi's family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that's why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that backfires when Mama shows up at school with the sandwich. Mama wears a hijab and calls her daughter Habibti (dear one). When she leaves, the teasing starts. That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic quilt her teita (grandma) in Cairo gave her and write