Winner of the Clark C. Spence Award from the Mining History Association!While the histories of gold, silver, and copper mining and smelting are well studied, lead has not received much scholarly attention despite a long history of both Native American and European desire for the ore. Over time, native peoples made lead ornaments in molds; French and American settlers used lead to form musket balls; red lead became an important production element for flint and crystal production; an...

Janey is sick of hearing that she's not big enough to do anything fun. If she's not big enough to do the fun stuff, she's not big enough to do the boring stuff, either.

Ruth loves her super soft, cushy-wushy pink pajamas and wants to wear them to school. Her mom knows it's a bad idea, but Ruth doesn't listen. Ruth soon learns her lesson and realizes her mom was right all along.

Brian is a very smelly bear, But he doesn't seem to care! All the animals are sick of Brian's stinky stench. How can they get rid of his terrible smell? It's time to come up with a clever plan to eliminate the rotten pong once and for all! Includes audio for read-along fun.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • MORE THAN A MILLION COPIES SOLD • Get ready for kindergarten with this picture book of rhyming poems that shows kids what to expect from their first year in school—includes a sticker sheet for interactive fun!“Kindergarten, here I come…I’m checking off the listOf everything I need for school.Let’s see… what have I missed?”Celebrate all the familiar moments of kindergarten with th...

Embark on another swashbuckling SKY PIRATES adventure in The Dragon's Gold, perfect for 8+ explorers and fans of Abi Elphinstone, Peter Bunzl and Vashti Hardy.Echo Quickthorn has been reunited with her sky-pirate mother, Indigo Lil, and is now a fully-fledged member of the Black Sky Wolves. So when Lil is summoned to the Alliance of the Seven Skies, Echo decides to sneak along with her friend Horace. There, Horace is captured by t...

Dogs of all shapes and sizes star this delightful book, but which of them is the biggest?From tiny Chihuahua Agnes who loves to burrow beneath cushions, to Holly the Collie, who loves chasing her tail; from Popcorn the Beagle with the very waggly tail, to Poncho the friendly Dalmatian, this book contains a pack of adorable dogs. Each is special in their own way, but which of them is the BIGGEST dog in the book?With a gatefold that opens out...

Take to the skies in this thrilling new series from author Alex English. (BEWARE: THERE WILL BE PIRATES!)11 year-old Echo Quickthorn has grown up believing that nothing exists outside the Kingdom of Lockfort, but everything changes when an eccentric professor parks his airship outside her window armed with a map that shows all the magical places that exist beyond the city walls.Together with her pet lizard, Gilbert, Echo sets off on an incr...

All Rock wants to do is celebrate his 3 billionth birthday with his friends. But who will come to his party?It's been a long few years since Rock joined the planet in something called the Big Bang. Since then, he's seen a few friends come and go, but now that it's his 3 billionth birthday, he just wants to celebrate with his best friends, Gary the Dinosaur and Worm.But Worm is always busy, and Gary the Dinosaur hasn't responded. Will Rock have anyone at his party?A ...

Cats of all shapes, colors and sizes star in this playful picture book, but which of them is the biggest?From tiny kitten Pippa, who loves to explore slippers, to Paisley the Persian cat, who loves cardboard boxes, and Dave the Devon Rex, who is DEFINITELY not related to the T. rex, this book contains a bunch of adorable cats.Each is special in its own way, but only one of these lovable fluffballs can be the biggest. A fun surprise at the end of the book re...

This spick and span crew of pirates have had enough of Pete's pongy feet! So he's been ordered to walk the plank. But it turns out that hungry sharks didn't like the smell of cheese either. What will the pirates do without Pete's feet to keep those snappy sharks away?Have fun sticking the cheesy scratch and sniff stickers to the pirates in this riotous, rhyming romp!Pirate Pete and His Smelly Feet is the first Macmillan picture book for Lucy Rowland and Mark Chambe...