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Roaring Brook Press Finding Narnia: The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother Warnie
Before C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, he was a young boy named Jack who spent his days dreaming up stories of other worlds filled with knights, castles, and talking animals. His brother, Warnie, spent his days imagining worlds filled with trains, boats, and technology. One rainy day, they found a wardrobe in a little room next to the attic, and they wondered, What if the wardrobe had no end? Years later, Jack began to think about what could be beyond that wardrobe, and about a girl named Lucy and her siblings. This picture book biography introduces the beloved creator of The Chronicles of Narnia to a new generation of children who see hidden magic in the world around them.
£18.71
Roaring Brook Press Hungry Ghost
Sixteen-year-old Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, suspects that she has been binging and purging for years. But Valerie’s life, and priorities, are upended when her father dies abruptly. At home, she abandons her ED patterns as she tries to comfort her mother and little brother. Val begins to re-evaluate her life, her choices, and her own body. She realizes that the path to happiness might lead her away from her hometown and her mother's toxic projections. But first she must apologize to Jordan and find the strength to seek help. This beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family dynamics, and, ultimately, a journey to self-love.
£12.46
Roaring Brook Press Ruined
The whole town is whispering about how Catherine Benson lost her virtue, though they can never agree on the details. Was it in the public garden? Or a moving carriage? Only a truly desperate man would want her now - and that’s exactly what Andrew Davener is. His family’s estate is in disrepair, but Catherine’s sizeable dowry could set it to rights. After the two wed, Catherine finds herself inexplicably drawn to Andrew. But could falling in love with her husband tear her marriage apart? In this richly detailed Regency romance, duty and passion collide in a slow-burn tale of intertwined fates.
£24.61
Roaring Brook Press Homicide: The Graphic Novel, Part One
Homicide, the celebrated true crime-book from the creator of HBO's The Wire, is reenvisioned in this first volume of a gritty, cinematic graphic novel duology. In 1988, journalist David Simon was given unprecedented access to the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit. Over the next twelve months, he shadowed detectives as they took on a slew of killings in a city where killings were common. Only the most heinous cases stood out-chief amongst them, the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Latonya Wallace. Originally published in 1991, Simon's Homicide became the basis for the acclaimed television show Homicide: Life on the Streets and inspired HBO's The Wire. Now, this true-crime classic is reimagined as a gritty two-part graphic novel series.
£18.38
Roaring Brook Press Science Comics: Cats: Nature and Nurture
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic-dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! In this volume, we meet feline friends from the tiniest kodkod to the biggest tiger and find out what makes your neighborhood domestic cats so special. Equipped with teeth, claws, and camouflage to survive everywhere from deserts to mountaintops, how did these ferocious felines make the leap from predators to playmates and are they even done leaping?
£18.40
Roaring Brook Press Science Comics: Polar Bears: Survival on the Ice
For countless generations, polar bears have made the ice their home. It's a habitat that changes from day to day, season to season, keeping these marine mammals on their furry toes! Polar bears are the ultimate survivors, adapting to an environment constantly in flux. Join two curious polar bear cubs as they play, hunt, and navigate life in the Arctic. With each season, they learn polar bear biology and behavior, as well as strategies and skills that will help them thrive in a landscape that is rapidly changing beyond their control.
£13.10
Roaring Brook Press The Big Bad Fox
Fox dreams of being the terror of the hen house, but no one on the farm is the least bit intimidated by him - when he picks a fight with a hen, he always ends up on the losing end. He tries to take lessons from his mentor Wolf, but Fox's incompetence always gets in the way. It looks like Fox will have to spend the rest of his life eating turnips. But then Fox and Wolf have a brilliant idea. If Fox steals some eggs, he could raise the chicks himself and have a plump, juicy chicken dinner. But Fox's plans change when three adorable chicks hatch and call him 'Mummy.' Beautifully rendered in watercolour by Benjamin Renner, The Big Bad Fox is a hilarious and surprisingly tender parable about parenthood that's sure to be a hit with new parents (and their kids too).
£14.66
Roaring Brook Press Secret Coders
Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes! From graphic novel superstar (and high school computer programming teacher) Gene Luen Yang comes a wildly entertaining new series that combines logic puzzles and basic coding instruction with a page-turning mystery plot!
£11.10
Roaring Brook Press Science Comics: Coral Reefs
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic: dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty year old with a secret passion for planes, these books are for you! In Coral Reefs, we learn all about these tiny, adorable sea animals! This absorbing look at ocean science covers the biology of coral reefs as well as their ecological importance. Nonfiction comics genius Maris Wicks brings to bear her signature combination of hard-core cuteness and in-depth science.
£11.86
Roaring Brook Press Science Comics: Solar System: Our Place in Space
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic - dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty- year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! In this volume, go where no kid has gone before! You'll get up close and personal with Earth's nearest neighbours - Venus with its acid rain storms, Saturn and its rings of ice, and the heart of it all, the Sun. Join Sara, Jill, and their space-faring pets on a quest to learn more about the wonders of our solar system - and beyond!
£12.46
Roaring Brook Press Noisy Night
It's a noisy night in this city building! The residents of each floor can hear their neighbours above them, and are wondering what's going on above their heads. Climb floor by floor and page by page to find out whose singing, dancing, cheering, and cooing are keeping a grumpy old man awake. With innovative split-level spreads that offer the feeling of climbing an apartment building floor by floor, this clever and colourful collaboration between New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and gifted illustrator Brian Biggs offers an irresistible investigation of one noisy night.
£17.15
Roaring Brook Press Legends of Zita the Spacegirl
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBen Hatke brings back our intrepid space heroine for another delightful sci-fi/fantasy adventure. Zita is determined to find her way home to earth, following the events of the first book. But things are never simple, and certainly never easy, in space. Zita's exploits from her first adventure have made her an intergalactic megastar! But she's about to find out that fame doesn't come without a price. And who can you trust when your true self is being eclipsed by your public persona, and you've got a robot doppelganger wreaking havoc ...while wearing your face? Still, if anyone can find their way through this intractible mess of mistaken identity and alien invaders, it's the indomitable Zita, in "Legends of Zita the Spacegirl."Legends of Zita the Spacegirl" is one of "Kirkus Reviews'" Best Children's Books of 2012.
£13.79
Roaring Brook Press Nerdy Babies Insects
Nerdy Babies is a series that will ignite curiosity in even the youngest readers and encourage them to ask questions and explore the world around them.
£9.56
Roaring Brook Press The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour
The Bureau of Balance has located yet another Grand Relic, and this time it’s . . . time? A small mining town called Refuge has been locked away behind an arcane bubble, and somewhere inside it the Temporal Chalice is causing unknown mayhem. Taako, Magnus, and Merle are launched into their investigation, but they’ve barely had a chance to get their feet under them before the situation literally falls apart. When the town clock strikes noon, Refuge and its citizens are destroyed in a sudden chaos of flame and ruin, and our heroes’ relic hunting - along with their lives - comes to an abrupt end. But whoa, what’s this? It’s 11:00 AM, our heroes are alive again, and Refuge definitely hasn’t just been exploded. Looks like a classic time loop, friends.
£15.40
Roaring Brook Press The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour
The Bureau of Balance has located yet another Grand Relic, and this time it’s . . . time? A small mining town called Refuge has been locked away behind an arcane bubble, and somewhere inside it the Temporal Chalice is causing unknown mayhem. Taako, Magnus, and Merle are launched into their investigation, but they’ve barely had a chance to get their feet under them before the situation literally falls apart. When the town clock strikes noon, Refuge and its citizens are destroyed in a sudden chaos of flame and ruin, and our heroes’ relic hunting - along with their lives - comes to an abrupt end. But whoa, what’s this? It’s 11:00 AM, our heroes are alive again, and Refuge definitely hasn’t just been exploded. Looks like a classic time loop, friends.
£16.60
Roaring Brook Press The Girl Who Sang
A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl''s fight for survival in Nazi occupied Poland, The Girl Who Sang illustrates the power of a brother''s love, the kindness of strangers, and finding hope when facing the unimaginable. Born to a Jewish family in a small Polish village, Estelle Nadelthen known as Enia Feldwas just seven years old when the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939. Once a vibrant child with a song for every occasion, Estelle would eventually lose her voice as, over the next five years, she would survive the deaths of their mother, father, their eldest brother and sister, and countless others.A child at the mercy of her neighbors during a terrifying time in history, The Girl Who Sang is an enthralling first-hand account of Estelle''s fight for survival during World War II. She would weather loss, betrayal, near-execution, and spend two years away from the warmth of the sunall before the age of eleven. And once the war was ov
£12.46
Roaring Brook Press My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness
£17.98
Roaring Brook Press To Dogs, with Love
Dear Dogs, Thank you for being there when we are sick, or hurt, or in trouble. Thank you for licks and hugs when we feel down, or just need to smile. Thank you for all that you do, for always being at our sides. This is our love letter to you! There are many types of service dogs that perform important jobs, from providing emotional support, to supporting disabled people, to visiting those who just need a furry friend. No matter the job, it's valuable to recognise the service so many dogs provide for us, and to show them how much we appreciate them, too!
£13.06
Roaring Brook Press Learning to Be Wild (A Young Reader's Adaptation): How Animals Achieve Peace, Create Beauty, and Raise Families
What do chimpanzees, macaws, and whales all have in common? Some believe that culture is strictly a human phenomenon. But that's not true! Culture is passed down from parent to child in all sorts of animal communities. It is the common ground that three very different animals - chimps, macaws, and whales - all share! Peek behind the curtain of life on Earth, to witness through the lives of chimpanzees in Uganda, scarlet macaws in Peru, and sperm whales in the Caribbean how they - and we - are all connected. A smart, accessible, superbly fascinating look into the lives of three distinct animals we share the Earth with, by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Carl Safina.
£17.64
Roaring Brook Press Wild Bird
Her name was Rype. That wasn’t really her name. It was what the strangers called her. She didn’t remember her real name. She didn’t remember anything at all. Rype was hiding in the hollow of a tree trunk when they found her. She was hungry, small, cold, alone. She did not speak their language, or understand their mannerisms. But she knew this: To survive, she would have to go with them. In fourteenth-century Norway, the plague has destroyed the entire village of Skeviga. To stay alive, Rype, the only one left, must embark on a sweeping adventure across Europe with the son of an English ship captain and a band of troubadours in search of a brighter future and a new home. Expertly crafted, beautifully written, and completely unique, Diane Zahler has created a historically rich, stunning story of survival and hope in the face of tragedy.
£16.39
Roaring Brook Press Sailor Twain: Or: The Mermaid in the Hudson
When a riverboat captain rescues an injured mermaid from the waters of the busiest port in the United States, he unleashes a calamity that only true love - if such a thing is possible - could avert. A mysterious and beguiling love story with elements of Poe, Twain, Hemingway, and Greek mythology, Sailor Twain is a study in romance, atmosphere, and suspense.
£31.00
St Martin's Press The Rescuer of Tiny Creatures
Covered in earthworm slime and assisted only by her cat and her little brother, Roberta rescues tiny creatures. You know, the ones stranded in the middle of the sidewalk. Upside-down, flopping, or near-frozen. A lot of the time, that earns her funny looks from kids in school. But when a swarm of baby spiders finds its way into the classroom, Roberta will save the day with her knowledge and creativity, showing everybody that tiny creatures aren't so scary after all. They just need friends who rescue and understand them! Established Roaring Brook Press author Curtis Manley has teamed up with up-and-coming illustrator Lucy Ruth Cummins, creator of Truman and Stumpkin, to present this quirky and adorable picture book.
£17.04
Roaring Brook Press Science Comics: Bats: Learning to Fly
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic - dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty year old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! This volume: In Bats, we follow a little brown bat whose wing is injured by humans on a nature hike. He is taken to a bat rehabilitation center where he meets many different species of bats. They teach him how they fly, what they eat, and where they like to live.
£13.91
Roaring Brook Press We the People and the President: An Infographic Look at the American Presidency
£18.13
Roaring Brook Press So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans. Her story is told with lyricism and pathos by Gary D. Schmidt, one of the most celebrated writers for children in the twenty-first century, and brought to life by award winning and fine artist Daniel Minter. This combination of talent is just right for introducing this legendary figure to a new generation of children.
£16.79
Roaring Brook Press Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust
£16.55
Roaring Brook Press History Comics: The Transcontinental Railroad: Crossing the Divide
The year is 1863, and America is divided not just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad companies, one from the East and one from the West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental undertaking, difficult and dangerous. The work falls to immigrant laborers from the lowest social and economic classes. They accomplish astounding feats of engineering while waiting for an answer: Will those who connect the country be accepted into it?
£17.10
Roaring Brook Press Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747
In 1968, the biggest passenger jet the world had ever seen premiered in Everett, Washington. The giant plane was called the Boeing 747, but reporters named it “the Jumbo jet.” There was only one problem. It couldn’t fly. Yet. Jumbo details the story of the world’s first wide-body passenger jet, which could hold more people than any other jet at the time. The Boeing 747 introduced new technologies to the aviation industry and played a pivotal role in middle class families affording travel overseas. With an innovative design, the Jumbo jet took its first flight on January 22, 1970, taking passengers from New York to Paris in seven hours.
£20.34
Roaring Brook Press Maker Comics: Build a Robot!: The Ultimate DIY Guide; with 6 Robot projects
The family toaster is preparing to take over the world, and he needs your help! Several obstacles lie in his path to greatness: your homework, household chores, and a dastardly kitty cat. All you have to do is build an army of robots, and world domination is within reach! Anyone can build a robot if they have the right tools! With some wire, a battery, and a simple motor-which you can often find lying around the house-building a robot is within your reach. Follow the easy step-by-step instructions and you can learn to make these robots! Brush bot Art bot Scare bot Noisy bot LED throwie Remote controlled car bot
£17.28
Roaring Brook Press Go with the Flow
High school students embark on a crash course of friendship, female empowerment, and women''s health issues in Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann''s graphic novel Go With the Flow. Good friends help you go with the flow.Best friends help you start a revolution.Sophomores Abby, Brit, Christine, and Sasha are fed up. Hazelton High never has enough tampons. Or pads. Or adults who will listen. Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, the girls confront a world that shrugsor worse, squirmsat the thought of a menstruation revolution. They band together to make a change. It's no easy task, especially while grappling with everything from crushes to trig to JV track but they have each other's backs. That is, until one of the girls goes rogue, testing the limits of their friendship and pushing the friends to question the power of their own voices.Now they must learn to work together to raise each other u
£15.38
Roaring Brook Press Why the People: The Case for Democracy
Is democracy still the best form of government? Does it ever work like it's supposed to? In the middle of an airport, while waiting for a flight, Julie and Lin wonder aloud how America can ever be a democracy when citizens seem to disagree over everything. From there, the reader is whisked through political history, as Julie and Lin explain the differences between systems of power, including monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship, and oligarchy. In this witty and well-argued political graphic novel, Beka Feathers and Ally Shwed shed light on how democracy works, what makes it more effective, and the way it truly gives power to the people as long as we choose to wield it.
£23.73
Roaring Brook Press Science Comics: Coral Reefs
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic - dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for aeroplanes, these books are for you! This volume: in Coral Reefs, we learn all about these tiny, adorable sea animals! This absorbing look at ocean science covers the biology of coral reefs as well as their ecological importance. Non-fiction comics genius Maris Wicks brings to bear her signature combination of hardcore cuteness and in-depth science.
£19.64
Roaring Brook Press Magellan: Over the Edge of the World: Over the Edge of the World
£18.89
Roaring Brook Press Kitten Construction Company: A Bridge Too Fur
Marmalade and her crew of construction kittens are in high demand! Their latest assignment (and biggest job yet) is to build the new Mewburg bridge. But with the bridge comes the one thing that cats hate most of all-water! As the team struggles to face their fears and do their jobs, they are forced to get help from some unlikely allies. . . slobbery, car-chasing DOGS.
£12.58
Roaring Brook Press Two Many Birds
In Two Many Birds, birds line up to perch on a tree as a monitor shouts rules at them: No fluffin' feathers! No pooping on the ground! No nudity! Eventually, the tree fills to capactiy (100 birds), but what happens when two more are accidentally born among the branches?
£17.06
Roaring Brook Press History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire: Rising From the Ashes
Following the success of Science Comics, First Second is launching a new nonfiction series: History Comics! Travel back in time to the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, the deserts of the American southwest, the riot at the Stonewall Inn, and beyond! With History Comics, the past comes alive in a way that's edifying, entertaining, and relevant to our modern lives. In this volume, turn the clock back to 1871. Red-hot embers swirl on a dry prairie wind, igniting a blaze that will engulf Chicago for two terrifying days. As a young brother and sister rescue a helpless puppy, they race to stay one step ahead of the devilish inferno and reunite with their lost families. With downtown reduced to a charred skeleton of itself, how will the once-proud city ever rebuild?
£12.50
Roaring Brook Press Julia's House for Lost Creatures
Julia's housemates have to do their chores - even if they're fairies, goblins, mermaids, and dragons! When Julia and her walking house come to town, she likes everything about her new neighbourhood except how quiet it is! So Julia puts a sign up: "Julia's House for Lost Creatures." Soon she's hosting goblins, mermaids, fairies, and even a dragon. Quiet isn't a problem anymore for Julia...but getting her housemates to behave themselves is!
£18.19
Roaring Brook Press Hispanic Star En Español: Roberto Clemente
£10.06
Roaring Brook Press Last Pick
An alien abduction has left behind only those younger than sixteen, older than sixty-five, or too 'disabled' to work. In other words, people who weren't a threat - until now. Twins Sam and Wyatt are ready to chuck their labels, break free from their captors, and inspire others to do the same. It’s time for “the last picked” to step into the game. Jason Walz pairs vivid world-building and a fast-paced adventure in a beautiful story of sibling devotion. With humour and action, Last Pick shares an empowering message about the dangers of labeling and writing people off.
£16.94
Roaring Brook Press Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece
£18.59
Roaring Brook Press I Used to be Afraid
There are a lot of things to be afraid of in this world: spiders, the dark, being alone. In this simple, beautifully-crafted picture book, acclaimed author/illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger shows that what seems scary at first, can become magical. It all depends on perspective. Using die-cuts, learn that a scary spider can actually produce an intricate and gorgeous web and that sometimes the dark can transform into a magical night sky. You'll be surprised, awed, and inspired by this clever book.
£16.73
Roaring Brook Press Hispanic Star En Español: Ellen Ochoa
£8.78
Roaring Brook Press Science Comics Boxed Set Coral Reefs Sharks and Whales
Dive into the deep end with this ocean-themed Science Comics boxed set!These three fan-favorite graphic novels are now available in a boxed set! Included are Science Comics: Coral Reefs by Maris Wicks; Science Comics: Sharks by Joe Flood; and Science Comics: Whales by Casey Zakroff and Pat Lewis.You''ll also get a full-color Science Comics poster perfect for the wall of a library, classroom, or a kid''s bedroom!
£38.20
Roaring Brook Press The Skunk: A Picture Book
£16.01
Roaring Brook Press Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos
£16.19
Roaring Brook Press Bubble
Built and maintained by corporate benevolence, the city of Fairhaven is a literal bubble of safety and order (and amazing coffee) in the midst of the Brush, a harsh alien wilderness ruled by monstrous Imps and rogue bands of humans. Humans like Morgan, who’s Brush-born and Bubble-raised and fully capable of fending off an Imp attack during her morning jog. She’s got a great routine going - she has a chill day job, she recreationally kills the occasional Imp, then she takes that Imp home for her roommate and BFF, Annie, to transform into drugs as a side hustle. But cracks appear in her tidy life when one of those Imps nearly murders a delivery guy in her apartment, accidentally transforming him into a Brush-powered mutant in the process. And when Morgan’s company launches Huntr, a gig economy app for Imp extermination, she finds herself press-ganged into kicking her stabby side job up to the next level as she battles a parade of monsters and monstrously Brush-turned citizens, from a living hipster beard to a book club hive mind.
£15.03
Roaring Brook Press A Perfect Day
£16.91
Roaring Brook Press Science Comics: Volcanoes: Fire and Life
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic--dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a 4th grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! This volume: In VOLCANOES, we explore these exciting and explosive vents in the Earth's surface. Along the way readers will learn about lava, tectonic plates, islands and other land masses generated by volcanoes, famous volcanoes, and famous eruptions. Jon Chad's detailed and quirky story-telling style, as found in the Leo Geo series of books, is perfectly suited to bring volcanoes to life.
£18.46
