LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • YALSA EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION FINALIST • A ROBERT F. SIBERT HONOR BOOKThis beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco (illustrator of the Percy Jackson series) is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks.Everyone knows of Neil Armstrong's famous first steps on the moon. But wh...

John Rocco shows that if we are willing to put our cares aside for a while, there is party potential in a summer blackout.One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner. What's a family to do? When they go up to the roof to escape the heat, they find the lights—in stars that can be seen for a change—and so many neighbors i...

A young working-class teen fights to save his family’s diner after his father is lost in a fishing-boat accident.When his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, fourteen-year-old Jake refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. But suddenly, nothing seems certain in Jake’s future, and now his family’s diner may be repossessed by loan sharks. In Narragansett Bay, scrabbling out a living as a quahogger isn’t easy, but with the help of some local clamm...

★凱迪克銀牌獎《停電了！》作者約翰．洛可全新力作★▋一場颶風來襲，展示出社區團結合作的力量與精神，以及彼此互助重建美好家園的可貴。▋為了守護心愛的碼頭，小男孩勇敢面對逆境，努力修復殘破的碼頭，他的堅持打動了身邊的人，紛紛伸出援手，和他一起重建碼頭。與小男孩一同成長，一同感受團結的力量，帶著勇氣走向更美好的未來！▋改編自作者童年的真實經歷，質樸動人的故事，充滿勇氣、團結與希望；具有戲劇張力的細膩插畫，以及巧妙多變的分鏡設計，帶給讀者身歷其境的閱讀體驗。又破又舊的社區碼頭，是小男孩最喜歡的地方。在這裡，他可以游泳、釣魚，看小魚在岩石間游來游去。但是，颶風來了！經過一整夜狂風暴雨無情的肆虐，颶風怪獸摧毀了社區，也摧毀了男孩最愛的碼頭！小小的他只能請鄰居們幫忙，但大家都忙著重建家園，沒有人有空……小男孩有辦法靠自己的力量修補好殘破的碼頭嗎？是否有人會伸出援手呢？凱迪克銀牌獎《停電了！》作者約翰．洛可全新力作，再次以童年時期的真實經歷為靈感，打造了這個令人動容的故事。他以...

Humans and half-bloods agree—Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a series fit for heroes! Relive the adventure from the beginning with this eBook set containing the first three books from the best-selling series: The Lighting Thief, The Sea of Monsters, and The Titan's Curse.

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Meet the loris in this clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book, part of a series that focuses on endangered species.“Wild, fun, and truly eye-opening, Meet the Wild Things gets us up close and personal with some of the world's most amazing creatures. With this series, Hayley and John Rocco are doing more than entertaining our kids—they’re inspiring them to care about the future of our planet.” —Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of the Ordi...

Say hello to a sloth, and learn all about this incredible endangered species—and why they need protecting—in this clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree.“Wild, fun, and truly eye-opening, Meet the Wild Things gets us up close and personal with some of the world's most amazing creatures. With this series, Hayley and John Rocco are doing more than entertaining our kids—they’re inspiring them to care about the future...

Colori ed emozioni si elevano dalla Cupola di Michelangelo alla cupola del Brunelleschi unendo passato, presente e futuro... il viaggio della pittura continua nel segno della bellezza.

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleThis book provides an accessible space for interdisciplinary scholarship and narrative through an analysis of the power of media and sports, focusing on the intersectionality of identity, politics, social justice, and social movements within this context. Contributors examine how identities coalesce in sports and discuss the ways in which sports provide spaces for marginalized communities and create unique platforms that shift how soci...

Say hello to a pangolin, and learn all about this incredible endangered species—and why they need protecting—in this clever, funny, and informative nonfiction picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott Honoree.“Wild, fun, and truly eye-opening, Meet the Wild Things gets us up close and personal with some of the world's most amazing creatures. With this series, Hayley and John Rocco are doing more than entertaining our kids—they’re inspiring them to care about the fut...

A Free Society Reader rises to the challenge of freedom in the twenty-first century, offering thoughts and insights with significant implications for citizens of today's brand new world. Our era's most prominent figures in the fields of Christianity and liberty speak about Pope John Paul II's vision of a free society, conceptualize Christianity and political economy, debate issues of democracy and the free society, and question the role of culture. Together for the first time in o...