New Nonfiction

Secondary school can seem scary. Corridors are wide, older students look terrifying and there's homework, messy friendships and stressful exams to deal with. But, whether you're about to land at secondary school or you're still settling in, Mr Burton is here to guide you through your journey - worry-free. From your first day to your final exams, this handbook will have you achieving, succeeding and being the best you can be!

All children are a gift from the Lord—fearfully and wonderfully made! In a safe and cozy family setting, author Courtney Siebring tells the whole story of how every "little spark" grows into a one-of-a-kind, wonderful creation of human life. She explains how every detail—boy or girl, blue eyes or brown, curly or straight hair—is set in place from the very beginning, and how week by week the baby inside Mom grows and changes until Baby is finally ready to be born!

Scared is a feeling that can be hard to face, but if we listen to it, we can learn things about ourselves. In God, I Feel Scared, children will discover that it’s okay to be scared and that God is with us in all things, including fear. With simple, accessible text, scared becomes an emotion that kids don’t need to avoid and instead something they can use to better understand themselves and grow closer to God. A note at the end provides tips and techniques parents and caregivers can use to help young children process their feelings in a beneficial way.

Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven book offers clear, concrete language to introduce the concept of grief. This book aims to normalize the topic of death by discussing what it means and how it feels to experience loss. It centers around several questions that arise about grief and honest, simple ways to answer them.

How to make friends is one of the most daunting parts of school for young students. With strategies for meeting new people, and kid-friendly reflection questions, this book is an excellent choice for beginning learners.

When babies are born early, they often have trouble surviving. But special containers called incubators help babies grow by keeping them warm and protected. At first, people in the medical world were skeptical about incubators. But some trailblazing doctors believed in the technology—and put it on display across Europe and the United States. "Incubator exhibits" showed the public how incubators saved lives. The controversial displays led people to accept this medical innovation. Meet the doctors who invented the incubator and follow the incubator's fascinating rise with this history.

New dual language edition in both Spanish and English. I Dreamed You is a love poem, a testament to the gift that every child is to those who care for him or her and to the unbreakable bond between them. I Dreamed You gives a voice to the feelings so difficult to express and so important to share. Award-winning and beloved children's author Justine Avery thoughtfully, reverently expresses the sentiments behind welcoming a child into our lives, whether we're a grandparent, adopting parent, step-parent, sibling, or anyone else blessed with a cherished young one.

In 1920, as art and writing flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, W. E. B. Du Bois published The Brownies’ Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sun—the first periodical for African American youth, collecting original art, stories, letters, and activities to celebrate their identities and inspire their imaginations and ambitions. Building upon Du Bois’s mission, esteemed professor and scholar Karida L. Brown and celebrated artist Charly Palmer reimagine the groundbreaking publication with The New Brownies’ Book, gathering the work of more than 50 contemporary Black writers.

The Children’s Bible is a wonderful collection of bible stories from both the New and Old Testaments that brings Christian teaching to life for a new generation. With short simple stories, verses from the bible and ‘did you know’ sections, this is an engaging audiobook for families to enjoy together.

Contested Boundaries: A New Pacific Northwest History is an engaging, contemporary look at the themes, events, and people that have shaped the history of the Pacific Northwest over the last two centuries.

Get ready to clap your hands and sing along to a brand-new version of a song/audiobook combo you all know and love. Fun lyrics and a catchy melody make The New Happy Birthday Song a party and classroom favorite!

Kernstück des Buches ist ein Essay, in dem er sich ausführlich mit den neuen Medien und ihrem Plattformcharakter beschäftigt, die traditionelle Massenmedien–maßgebliche Antreiber des »alten« Strukturwandels–zunehmend in den Hintergrund drängen. Fluchtpunkt seiner Überlegungen ist die Vermutung, dass die neuen Formen der Kommunikation die Selbstwahrnehmung der politischen Öffentlichkeit als solcher beschädigen.

Recess is many kids' favorite part of the school day. Kid-friendly information on safety and expected behavior make this book perfect for young learners.

The first day of school is all about meeting new people and learning new routines. Listeners preparing to start a new school year will enjoy this look at what to expect on Day One.

There's a lot of responsibility that comes with riding a school bus. Instructive text brings bus safety to life in this accessible book.

There are many ways to celebrate 100 days of school. With text depicting 100th Day activities and questions to engage learners, this book is a perfect complement to this important milestone.

School libraries are the hub for learning, community, and creating. Kid-friendly text highlights all the things a library can be.

Mya is a bright little girl. She loves to learn and explore, but most of all, she loves meeting new friends. Could the school be the place for her? Follow Mya as she discovers what it's like to be a preschooler.

The plan was as idealistic as it was audacious - and utterly unprecedented. Take thousands of broke writers and put them to work charting a country on the brink of social and economic collapse, with the aim of producing a rich and beguiling series of guidebooks to the 48 states. All this fell within the singular purview of the Federal Writers' Project - a division of the Works Progress Administration founded to employ jobless writers, from best-selling novelists and acclaimed poets to the more dubiously qualified.

¿Quién necesita pañales? ¡Yo no! es el ímpetu para tener éxito a la hora de ir al baño y dominar el uso del mismo que has estado esperando. Simple, tenaz e infinitamente entretenido, este es el nuevo tema musical para las nuevas experiencias de su hijo en el logro del uso del baño: ¡Un canto de orgullo por ir al baño! Aprobado para niños pequeños y verificado para dar risas, ¿Quién necesita pañales? ¡Yo no! trae emoción y nueva motivación para deshacerse de los pañales y anular la necesidad de usarlos.