School & Library Catalog 2014 / 2015

SCHOOL & LIBRARY CATALOG 2014 / 2015 Books for Middle School & High School

BOOKS PUBLISHED BY Annick Press • Firefly Books• Mikaya Press • Robert Rose SCIENCE Ecology...... 1 Animal Kingdom...... 3 To our customers: Mammals...... 6 Amphibians & Reptiles...... 8 The world is changing — slowly. Insects...... 11 And the world is changing — fast! Birds...... 14 Oceans & Marine Life...... 18 Your students are learning about geologic Dinosaurs & Extinction...... 21 change (formation of continents) and evolution. Geology & Earth Science...... 23 Billions of years: how slow can you get? Geography...... 25 Astronomy...... 27 Yet they are coping with speedy changes in Human Biology & Health...... 29 their bodies, emotions, computers, phones, Forensics...... 31 relationships … How to understand, cope, Plants...... 32 and thrive? Engineering & Technology...... 34 Math...... 36 We have many new books for these kids and General Science...... 37 young adults. All are well-researched and edited General Nonfiction to offer real answers to curious, young minds. Cross-Discipline...... 42 Especially strong values are World Heritage Financial Literacy...... 46 Sites, 5th edition (896 pages, in color, $29.95) and Social Issues...... 47 Teen Issues...... 51 Sci-Fi Chronicles (576 pages, in color, $29.95). General Interest...... 53 Thanks for your interest. Social Studies History of the Americas...... 56 Native American Studies...... 57 Ancient & Medieval History...... 62 African, Middle East & Asian History...... 63 Lionel Koffler Military History...... 64 President Social History...... 66 World History...... 67 Literature Fiction...... 68 Graphic Novels...... 71 Science Fiction...... 73 Literary Criticism...... 74 Arts Music...... 75 Visual Arts...... 76 Fashion...... 78 Crafts...... 80 Origami...... 81 See page 25. See page 73. Cuisine...... 82 Sports & Hobbies The publisher gratefully acknowledges the financial support of our Pets...... 84 publishing program by the Government of Canada through the . Sports & Fitness...... 86 Book Publishing Industry Development Program. Index and Ordering Information Title Index...... 95 Cover illustration from: Creatures of the Deep by Erich Hoyt (see page 18). Ordering Information...... inside back cover Photograph © Brandon Cole.

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Your Water Footprint The Shocking Facts About How Much Water We Use to Make Everyday Products by Stephen Leahy The average American lifestyle is kept afloat by about 2,000 gallons of water a day. Presented in clever, understandable infographics, Your Water Footprint raises our awareness of how much water we use to satisfy our consumption lifestyle. This book shows the true cost of our lifestyle and what it is doing to Earth, including draining it dry. A “water footprint” is the amount of fresh water used to produce the goods and services we consume, including growing, harvesting, packaging, and shipping. From the foods we eat to the clothes we wear to the books we read and the music we listen to, all of it costs more than what we pay at the check-out. Nearly 95 percent of our water footprint is hidden in the food we eat. For instance, the freshwater cost for one pound of: lettuce 15 gallons; avocado 220 gallons; rice 403 gallons; butter 2,044 gallons; chocolate 2,847 gallons; and beef 2,500 to 5,000 gallons. The saying that “nothing is free” applies more to water than anything else we consume, considering just three percent of the world’s water is drinkable and that we are using more of it than ever before. Factor in climate change, population growth and pollution and we have an unsustainable situation. Many experts predict dire water shortages if we continue on our current path. Your Water Footprint is riveting. All of us will be stunned by what it reveals. It is an excellent 125 color infographics, bibliography, index MS/HS reference and an exciting way to introduce the resource-consumption equation to students. 144 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-295-2 hardcover · $35.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-499-4

1 science ECOLOGY Wind PoWer 20 Projects to Make with Paper by Clive Dobson Wind-powered generators are used worldwide as a reliable source of green energy.

Wind Power provides 20 unique paper projects that use, adapt and illustrate the power of the wind. Dobson provides a basic scientific understanding of wind power and the ways in which it can be harnessed for vital tasks that require energy. The book encourages readers to experiment with wind so they can experience the properties of moving air on various windmill shapes and discover through trial and error what makes them effective for toys, artwork, kinetic power and even for generating electricity. “These projects have great potential to inspire experimentation.” – School Library Journal “With uncomplicated language, simple steps, and diagrams, the projects will appeal to readers with an interest in this valuable renewable resource.” – VOYA color, duotone and b&w photos, MS/HS color and b&w illus., glossary, bibliography, index 96 pages 8 × 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-749-6 hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-659-8

WATERSHEDS A Practical Handbook for Healthy Water by Clive Dobson and Gregor Gilpin Beck illustrated by Clive Dobson Water is our most vital resource, yet few understand even the basics of watershed ecology. This book provides a fascinating overview of the fundamentals of ecology from the simple concept of a watershed to the biological intricacies of a wetland ecosystem and its implications on the environment. More than 100 illustrations help explain the numerous environmental issues and the intricate web of life that connect each of us to all other life on the planet through out involvement in the watershed cycle. “Covers a wide range of watershed-related issues in a reader-friendly style.” – Science Books & Films diagrams and full color illus., HS “A useful resource for high school students.” – NSTA Recommends glossary, bibliography, index 160 pages 8 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 isbn 978-1-55209-330-6

ECOLOGY science NEW

200+ color photos, index MS/HS 1,000+ color illus., color photos & distribution MS 256 pages 7½ x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS maps, index paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-269-3 256 pages 8¼ x 10½ FIREFLY BOOKS NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM BOOK OF sewn paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-457-4 ANIMAL RECORDS Firefly Encyclopedia Of Animals by Mark Carwardine by Philip Whitfield This guide to the most exceptional creatures on Earth is packed with A stunning highly visual reference to 840 members of the Animal thousands of fascinating facts, 900 animal records and 240 stunning color Kingdom from every continent. From the smallest mouse to the photos. Learn about the overall top achiever for each animal group, and largest whale, this book offers a detailed and thorough guide to the unusual records and achievements within each family. a wide array of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, as well as insects, spiders and other invertebrates. Some of the amazing discoveries: • the noisest reptile is the American alligator — its bellowing is comparable to a lion’s roar. • the okapi, in the giraffe family, has an exceptionally long tongue that is blue in color — it can lick and clean its own eyes. • the black woodpecker from Europe has been recorded pecking trees at the incredible rate of 12,000 pecks per day. “Flipping through and stumbling upon records great and small will provide the most pleasure.” – Library Journal “The strength of the book is that it lists not only the familiar records but also the more unusual…Includes the traits that are most relevant and interesting for each type of animal, showcasing the diversity of the animal kingdom.” – School Library Journal

3 science ANIMAL KINGDOM FROZEN PLANET A World Beyond Imagination by Alastair Fothergill and Vanessa Berlowitz foreword by Sir David Attenborough

SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Adult Books 2012 Take a photographic journey to the last truly great wilderness regions: the Arctic and the Antarctic. The scale and beauty of the scenery is unmatched anywhere else on our planet. While the power of the elements — the weather, the ocean and the ice — make the Polar regions among the most hostile. Yet a number of superbly adapted animals live in both regions: land-living mammals in the north, birds in the south, and sea mammals in both places. Stunning photos capture the drama of their lives in the most intimate detail. Now that the polar worlds are melting, changing forever the lives of the animals there and, indeed, the nature of the whole planet, this book reveals the frozen planet as we may never see it again.

hundreds of color photos, satellite images, maps, index MS/HS 312 pages 9¾ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $39.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-991-9

“Enthralling as an educational text…A stunning collection of images.” – Publishers Weekly “The text that accompanies the truly magnificent photos is informative and factual.” – Science Books & Films

Planet Arctic Life at the Top of the World ★ Library Journal written and photographed by Wayne Lynch For most of the year the Arctic is a cold and forbidding place covered in ice and snow. Yet each spring the Arctic becomes a land of unforgettable beauty, when a profusion of life explodes across the entire landscape. It is the world of the polar bear, the arctic fox, the seal, the walrus and the musk ox, as well as a vast array of seabirds and hardy wildflowers and ancient lichens. The Arctic is so different from the more temperate regions of Earth that Lynch presents this region as though it were a different planet. His enthusiasm is contagious, and his page-filling photos of magnificent landscape and wildlife reveal the Arctic to be a rich and dynamic ecosystem. “Lynch once again stuns us with his work…The photos are enhanced by text explaining the natural history, further drawing in the reader.” – ★ Library Journal

color photos, further reading, index MS/HS 240 pages 9 x 10¾ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-141-2 hardcover · $40.00 · isbn 978-1-55407-632-1

“Lynch’s engaging commentary blends personal anecdotes with crisp scientific facts.” – Booklist “An awe-inspiring glimpse into a wild world most of us will likely never know.” – Publishers Weekly

ANIMAL KINGDOM science Wildlife Photographer Of The Year: 50 Years How Wildlife Photography Became Art NEW edited by Rosamund Kidman Cox The ultimate book of wildlife photography showcases the most beautiful and memorable pictures selected from award-winners in the BBC’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The world’s best photographers make astounding pictures. They capture moments of speed, flight, aggression and repose in ways that make the deserts, African plains, and tropical and polar regions accessible to us. The 200 photos cover the range from aerial shots to close-ups, underwater masterpieces, nocturnal shots, panoramas and many more wildlife stories. All are thrilling.

200 color photos, index MS/HS 256 pages 11¼ x 11¼ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $49.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-462-8

FIFTY ANIMALS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY by Eric Chaline

SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books for Children 2012 Fascinating stories of the animals that have had the greatest impact on human civilization, yet have remained at the periphery of our understanding of history. Whether it is an advancement in scientific knowledge, a trade war, disease and death, battles won or lost, or encounters with explorers in unknown lands — these animals have changed the course of history.

“A simple writing style makes this a wonderful addition for any classroom studying animals.” – Science Books & Films “Natural history students will find the essays helpful introductions to further studies.” – Booklist

150+ color drawings, photos MS/HS & illus., further reading, index 224 pages 6¾ x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 isbn 978-1-55407-897-4

5 science ANIMAL KINGDOM IVORY, HORN AND BLOOD Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis by Ronald Orenstein It is a depressing fact that 8 out every 10 African elephants that die have been killed for their ivory. Since the worldwide ban on ivory trading was passed in 1989, zoologist, wildlife conservationist and lawyer Ronald Orenstein has been at the heart of the fight. Now a new ivory crisis has arisen — this time, fuelled by internal wars in Africa and a growing market in the Far East. Seizures of smuggled ivory have shot up in the past few years. Bands of militia have crossed from one side of Africa to the other, slaughtering elephants with automatic weapons. At the same time a market surge in Vietnam has led to an onslaught against the world’s rhinoceroses. Rhinos are being killed everywhere for their horns, mistakenly believed to cure cancer. Organized crime has moved into the illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn. The situation, for both elephants and rhinos, is dire. This captivating book sketches out a crime story that, for most, is unseen and takes place thousands of miles away and in countries that few will visit. But like the trade in illegal drugs, the trade in elephant tusks and rhinoceros horns has far-reaching implications not only for two species of endangered animals but also for all of us who are ultimately touched by a world-wide underground economy whose pillars are organized crime, corruption and violence. “Meticulous research, chilling facts...An important and much needed book.” – Dr. Jane Goodall “Concise and very readable…Orenstein’s impassioned yet precise and well-documented text is a call to action...Will fire up environmentally minded teens.” – Booklist

32 color photos, sources, index HS 216 pages 6 × 9 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-227-3

THE PRIMATE FAMILY TREE The Amazing Diversity of Our Closest Relatives by Ian Redmond foreword by Jane Goodall An illustrated reference to primates around the world. Color photos taken in the field, plus range maps and species-classification diagrams, complement the authoritative text.

color photos, diagrams & maps, glossary, MS/HS bibliography, resources, index 176 pages 9 x10¼ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-964-3

“Will be extremely useful for reports; should sensitize teens to the plight of their wild relatives.” – Booklist “Very attractive, interesting, and informative.” – Science Books & Films

MAMMALS science NEW

Tales From Gombe by Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers A natural history of the chimpanzees of Gombe National Park, made famous by the studies carried out by Louis Leakey and Jane Goodall. The intimate portraits here reveal the chimpanzee’s inner lives and introduce the social dynamics, the dynasties and the key players. The co-authors have spent long periods observing and photographing the chimps. They introduce the different characters and tell the fascinating stories of their lives, through both words and breathtaking photography. The story turns out to be an epic saga of convoluted plots, family alliances, love, passion, suffering, ambition, politics, puzzles, surprises and controversies. But while the book intrigues and entertains, it also matches science with art to provide a thought-provoking experience that leaves the reader with greater understanding of primate life and a strong sense of empathy and respect.

300 color photos, index HS 320 pages 13½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $69.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-468-0

See more about the Gombe chimps and an interview with the Anup Shah in National Geographic.

7 science MAMMALS Saving Turtles A Kid’s Guide to Helping Endangered Turtles NEW by Sue Carstairs A behind-the-scenes look at a hospital for severely injured turtles. Of the roughly 300 species worldwide, more than half are threatened with extinction. Freshwater, marine and land turtles are all affected. And their biggest threat is us! As the human race grows and expands on the planet, turtles are losing their homes, suffering the effects of pollution, the pet and food trade, killed by cars as they try to cross roads, and snared in fishing nets or by fish hooks meant to catch other species. Fortunately, a community of scientists, environmentalists and volunteers around the world are helping to protect and save turtles. The author, Sue Carstairs, is a veterinarian at a turtle rescue and rehabilitation center. She reveals how she repairs shattered shells, broken jaws, and injured skulls, and nurses severely injured turtles back to health for release into the wild. Organizations around the world performing similar work with land and sea turtles are also profiled. What can readers do to help the worldwide effort to save and protect turtles? Two examples from the many offered in the book: • participate in World Turtle Day, on May 23rd every year, sponsored by 100 color photos, maps, glossary, resources, index MS American Tortoise Rescue 64 pages 9 x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS • lobby for “turtle crossing” signs in nesting areas. paperback · $9.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-290-7 hardcover · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-434-5

“The attractively designed, abundantly illustrated book…explains to readers clearly and concisely the many threats facing freshwater, marine and land turtles globally.” – Kirkus

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES science NEW NEW

400 color photos, maps, index 256 pages 7½ x 9¾ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $40.00 isbn 978-1-77085-464-2 MS/HS color photos, index MS In Search Of Lost Frogs 64 pages 9 x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS The Campaign to Rediscover the World’s Rarest Amphibians paperback · $9.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-361-4 hardcover · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-442-0 by Robin Moore Dr. Moore has a passion for finding new and “lost” species of frogs.I n Weird Frogs 2010, he spearheaded the worldwide “Search for Lost Frogs” campaign, by Chris Earley which coordinated the efforts of 33 teams of scientists in 19 countries on A sneak peek into the remarkable world of the tail-less amphibians. five continents in a quest to find 100 species of amphibian not seen in over Some frogs blend into the green of their ponds, and live an a decade. unremarkable existence. Yet some are strange looking, having adapted This book is a stunning record of Moore’s journey and what he and his team to their special environments. did (or did not) find. He takes readers along as his team trudges through This colorful and informative book reveals a rare and close-up look at rainforest, climb mountains and paddle rivers in search of the lost frogs. the odd beauty of some of the strangest of frogs largely hidden from He tells a story of perseverance, disappointment, rediscovery, resilience, our view. but ultimately of hope, written with passion and illustrated with his superb Weird Frogs features: photos. • beautiful photographs that And a surprise ending — they found 15 lost frogs, including: show the frogs up close — • in Ecuador, the Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad, not seen since 1995 really close • in Haiti, six rediscoveries, including the Ventriloquial Frog and Mozart’s • informative captions that Frog, both lost for 20 years provide fascinating details • in India, the Dehradun Stream Frog, last seen (and only once) in 1985; about the lives of these the Elegant Tree Frog (1937); the Chalazodes Bubble Nest Frog (1874); endangered and amazing the Anamalai Dot-Frog (1938) creatures. • in Democratic Republic of Congo, the Omaniundu Reed Frog (1979) • in Ivory Coast, the Mount Nimba Reed Frog (1967).

Readers will enjoy the stunning photographs, the science and the adventurous stories of discovery.

Also see: WEIRD BIRDS on page 16 WEIRD INSECTS on page 12 WEIRD SEA CREATURES on page 20.

9 science AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES TURTLES, TORTOISES AND TERRAPINS A Natural History SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books for Second Edition, Expanded and Updated Junior High & YA 2013 by Ronald Orenstein A comprehensive resource about the diversity, life history and conservation of turtles, tortoises and terrapins, replete with stunning photos, rigorous research and informative commentary. Since this book was first published a decade ago, turtle, tortoise and terrapin species have continued to suffer from human intervention. Sought for food, as pets and for tortoiseshell they are under attack on land and sea. Populations are in decline around the world due to loss of habitat and food sources. Understanding these species is not only interesting but critical to their future. This new edition has 150 more pages than the first edition, delving into: • better DNA delineation of sub-species • newly discovered species in previously inaccessible locations 200+ color photos, range maps, HS • the impact of accelerating habitat loss. bibliography, index 448 pages 9 x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $59.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-119-1 “An AMAZING book!…If you like turtles you will love this book, if you love turtles you cannot be without this book!” – Science Books & Films “Orenstein’s great enthusiasm for turtles burnishes his prose…Merits recommendation for all types of libraries.” – Booklist

SNAKES by David Gower and others Snakes describes the biology and natural history of this ecologically important group of animals. It highlights the variety and complexity of this group that includes almost 3,000 living species. Information on habitat, conservation status and unusual behavior is included. “One cannot have too many first-rate snake books, and this one is well worth having in middle school, high school and public libraries of all sizes.” – American Reference Books Annual

MS/HS color photos, glossary, further information, index 144 pages 7½ x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-802-8

300 FROGS A Visual Reference to Frogs and Toads from Around the World by Chris Mattison This comprehensive visual resource describes characteristics, habits, breeding, diet, habitat, distribution and conservation of 300 species of frogs and toads. Color photos help to identify each species and data sidebars provide the latest scientific knowledge. “The highly visual layout, compact size, and simple accessibility of information color photos, glossary, sources, MS/HS will appeal both to the interested index student and the casual browser.” – Booklist 528 pages 6¼ x 6½ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-246-0

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES science BEES A Natural History by Christopher O’Toole This appreciative tribute recognizes that bees play a vital role in human ecology. Every third mouthful of human food is dependent on the pollinating services of bees. We survive only by grace of the life-sustaining network of bee-plant relationships. Bees immerses readers in the world of Apinae whose diversity of form and behavior is eloquent testimony to the fine-tuning of natural selection. Topics include: • What are bees?: foragers; nesting instinct; sun-compass orientation • The many ways of being a bee: solitary versus social • Co-evolution of bees and flowering plants • The male of the species: mating strategies; territoriality • Enemies of bees • Bees and people: historic and contemporary • Bees in Folk and Modern Medicine • Conservation of bees: the decline of bees and honeybees; urban bees 125 color photos, appendices, bibliography, index MS/HS • Bee projects: the backyard bee scientist. 240 pages 8½ × 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $40.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-208-2

“This book is a must have! I recommend it!” – NSTA Recommends Christopher O’Toole is a renowned entomologist at the Oxford University “This is a natural history work in the truest sense, containing a wealth of information Museum of Natural History. about these fascinating insects.” – Choice “The illustrations alone sell the book…An excellent source for school reports.” – Booklist

11 science INSECTS 4,000 color photos, 58 color photos, index bibliography, picture keys, 64 pages 9 × 9 3 indices FIREFLY BOOKS 720 pages 8½ x 11 paperback · $9.95 FIREFLY BOOKS isbn 978-1-77085-234-1 hardcover · $95.00 hardcover · $19.95 isbn 978-1-55297-900-6 isbn 978-1-77085-235-8 HS MS INSECTS WEIRD INSECTS Their Natural History and Diversity With a by Michael Worek Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North Insects are numerous, endlessly varied — and sometimes weird. Weird Insects is America a rare and close up look at the odd beauty of some of the strangest of these tiny written and photographed by Stephen A. Marshall creatures from around the world. Each magnified photo is showcased on a white background and an extended caption for each reveals fascinating information. LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Reference 2006 “Those fascinated with the lovely variety of the insect world will have BOOKLIST Editors’ Choice Reference Selection 2006 plenty to dissect here.” – Booklist CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2006 “For the curious of mind and those with an understanding of biological diversity and evolutionary differentiation, it’s a visual feast and—oh my— RUSA Outstanding Reference Source 2007 those pictures!” – School Library Journal Insects is an encyclopedic reference — meticulously researched and illustrated with color photos, all taken in the field.Insects will enable readers to identify most insects quickly and accurately. An ingenious section of picture keys lead to the appropriate chapter and specific photos to confirm identification.

“This book is simply bigger, prettier, and more comprehensive than any previous publication on insects… It belongs in every public and school library.” – ★ Library Journal “Notable for its numerous color photographs, accessible language, and relatively simple-to-use identification keys.” – ★ Booklist “Big, beautiful, well written, and informative…I recommend this truly valuable tome very highly; it should be in every high school library in northeastern North America.” – Science Books & Films

Also see: WEIRD BIRDS on page 16 WEIRD FROGS on page 9 WEIRD SEA CREATURES on page 20.

INSECTS science 500 BUTTERFLIES From Around the World by Ken Preston-Mafham This colorful compact reference covers 500 species of butterflies 75+ color photos, maps, worldwide. Stunning photos glossary, resources, index complement the authoritative 48 pages 8 x 8 text and the author’s personal FIREFLY BOOKS observations. Organized by genus, paperback · $8.95 each entry includes detailed isbn 978-1-77085-002-6 information including: distribution, hardcover · $19.95 behavior, habitat, form, food and isbn 978-1-77085-001-9 feeding, reproduction and survival. MS color photos, glossary, MS/HS HOW TO RAISE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES sources, index A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids 528 pages 6¼ x 6½ FIREFLY BOOKS by Carol Pasternak hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-295-8 SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books for Children 2012 Observing a Monarch butterfly as it transforms itself—from a black, white and yellow caterpillar to a chrysalis and finally emerges as a vivid orange, black and white butterfly—is among the most thrilling experiences that nature offers. With the help of this detailed guide featuring unique close-up photos, readers will learn: • how to raise monarchs from eggs, or from caterpillars collected from milkweed leaves • what to feed monarchs • nurturing monarchs through their stages of development 500 INSECTS • safely handling and releasing monarchs A Visual Reference • conservation tips that encourage monarch populations. written and photographed by “This is one of those books that belong in every school and Stephen A. Marshall public library. Order it and read it now — you won’t see much of it after the kids discover it!” – Booklist Marshall has selected 500 of the most interesting insects from his “Breezy and down-to-earth text nicely communicates the global travels for this field guide. His wonder…Especially effective is the 8-picture depiction of the photos show insects in their natural development of the caterpillar into a chrysalis.” habitats, and informative fact-files – School Library Journal provide further details. “A wonderful addition to any teacher’s classroom library… “Each full-color, highly magnified Truly a delightful book.” – NSTA Recommends photograph is stunning.” “A clear, practical and family-friendly guide to raising – Library Journal butterflies, which includes plenty of compelling scientific MS/HS information along the way.” – Washington Post color photos, glossary, resources, further reading, index 528 pages 6¼ x 6½ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 isbn 978-1-55407-345-0

“Terrific book…An excellent reference work.” – Science Books & Films “Stunning…School libraries will find it a welcome addition.” – American Reference Books Annual

13 science INSECTS OWLS OF THE WORLD A Photographic Guide Second Edition, Revised and Expanded by Heimo Mikkola LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Reference 2012 (for the 1st edition) Owls of the World is the ultimate resource dedicated to the identification of these charismatic birds of prey, written by the world’s best-known owl expert. Over 750 spectacular photos cover all of the world’s 268 species of owls. The photos are accompanied by detailed text describing: identification markers • habitat • population status • voice • food • distribution. This new edition includes 19 newly identified species. Reviews of the 1st edition: “This wonderful reference features elegant and striking photos…Spectacular.” 750+ color photos, range maps, MS/HS – Library Journal glossary, resources, further reading, index “Should become a standard reference… 528 pages 6¾ x 9½ FIREFLY BOOKS Highly recommended.” – Choice hardcover · $49.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-274-7

BARN OWL OWLS OF NORTH by David Chandler AMERICA SB&F Best Books for by Frances Backhouse Junior High & YA 2012 What makes owls unique is that A comprehensive introduction most of them hunt at night using to the elusive barn owl. The barn their keen hearing, low-light owl is a powerful predator with vision and sound-muffling wing a critical role in rodent control, feathers. Lively profiles on all but is in dire danger from rodent 23 North American owl species. poisons, lack of nesting sites and “Heavily illustrated with human encroachment. beautiful, clear photographs… An excellent start for projects… “Well-written, gorgeously Will grab nature-loving YAs.” photographed, a very good – Booklist introduction.” – Booklist “A fantastic book about the 80 color photos, resources, MS/HS life history and ecology of a color photos, b&w illus., MS/HS index fascinating species.” range maps, bibliography, index 128 pages 7½ x 9¾ FIREFLY BOOKS – Science Books & Films 216 pages 8 x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $24.95 paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-232-7 isbn 978-1-55407-903-2

BIRDS science NEW THE World Of Birds by Jonathan Elphick Explore the wonders of the avian world with this sumptuous, authoritative reference written by a highly regarded ornithologist and wildlife expert. The World of Birds is a comprehensive guide to every aspect of bird life and a concise survey of the world’s orders and families. Key features of the book include: • the distinguishing features of birds • bird evolution since the age of dinosaurs • explanation of bird classification • a 300-page survey of each bird family.

contents: • Early Birds • Where Do Birds Live? • Anatomy & Physiology • Migration • Flight • Birds & Humans • Bird Society & Populations •The Bird Families. 900 color photo & illus., glossary, 2 indices HS • Breeding 608 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $75.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-304-1

Jonathan Elphick, a Fellow of the Zoological Society, is a world-respected ornithologist.

15 science BIRDS NEW Weird Birds by Chris Earley Some birds look bizarre. Some behave that way. In almost all cases, their appearance has an important function — in evolution or every day. This colorful book exposes more than 50 strange birds, preening, stretching, and showing their strange bodily adaptations. Weird Birds features: • beautiful photographs that show the birds in sharp, clear detail • informative captions that provide fascinating details about the lives of these intriguing creatures.

color photos, index MS 64 pages 9 × 9 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $9.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-296-9 hardcover · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-441-3

Also see: WEIRD FROGS on page 9 WEIRD INSECTS on page 12 WEIRD SEA CREATURES on page 20.

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Woodpeckers Of The World A Photographic Guide by Gerard Gorman Woodpeckers of the World is the first definitive guide to all 239 species of woodpecker. Beautiful color photos of male, female and juvenile woodpeckers taken in their natural habitat reveal the birds’ coloring, markings, and sexual dimorphism. Concise text looks at identification, vocalizations, drumming, habitat, range, food, and more. Each species entry also contains a current range map.

700+ color photos, range maps, HS bibliography, index 528 pages 6¼ x9½ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $49.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-309-6

BIRDS science Hummingbirds NEW by Ronald Orenstein The tiny hummingbird has long been a source of fascination for many. Not surprisingly, their whirlwind of wing power creates a humming sound. To fuel such energy, hummingbirds must eat as much as eight times their body weight on a daily basis This means visiting an average of 1,000 flowers — every day — to get enough nectar. Hummingbirds is lush with stunning photos set in a wide format for full enjoyment. Orenstein’s authoritative and engaging text covers all aspects of hummingbird natural history, their relationship with the plants on which they feed, the miracle of their flight, their elaborate social life and nesting behavior, and their renowned feats of migration, and much more. 170+ color photos, index MS/HS 256 pages 11 x 8½ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $35.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-400-0

17 science BIRDS Creatures Of The Deep In Search of the Sea’s “Monsters” and the World They Live In NEW Second Edition, Updated and Expanded by Erich Hoyt In this new edition, award-winning nature and science writer Hoyt gives readers a glimpse of the amazing variety of creatures found in the deepest parts of the ocean. Since the first edition, technological advances in underwater research have vastly changed, allowing for the discovery of numerous new species. As well, improved underwater photographic techniques produce clearer, sharper photos of these creatures. Weaving together details from the latest scientific research about sharks, giant squid, dragonfish, huge tube worms, clams and tiny microbes of the deep-sea vents, Hoyt embarks on a magical journey roaming across the abyssal plains and descending into deep-sea trenches more than 20,000 feet down. Hoyt unravels the complex predator-prey relationships, from “killer” copepods to battles between giant squid and sperm whales, presenting compelling portraits of animals that are superbly adapted for a dark high-pressure world. There are life forms, independent of sunlight and photosynthesis, which flourish around the hot, sulfurous deep-sea vents in the magnificent rift valley of the mid-ocean ridge — the world’s longest mountain range.

Reviews of the 1st edition: “More than a picture book…Hoyt’s elegant writing provides both the historical background for deep-sea exploration and an ecological perspective on life in the 100+ color photos, further reading, index MS/HS ocean’s depth.” – American Scientist 288 pages 9 x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS “A brisk history of deep sea research. As engagingly descriptive as he is instructive, hardcover · $39.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-281-5 Hoyt takes readers on an extensive tour through the underwater zones. Teen science buffs will enjoy the photographs and Hoyt’s animation and clarity.” – Booklist

OCEANS & MARINE LIFE science SHARKS Ancient Predators in a Modern Sea by Salvador Jorgensen Sharks are exquisite creatures refined and honed by competitive forces that have lived in balance with ocean prey for millions of years. Sharks explores what has made sharks such successful predators, how they differ from other animals in their biological success and what unique advantages evolution has conferred. Jorgensen has combined the latest discoveries of new species and newly-documented shark behavior with uniquely sourced photographs, to give a “state-of-knowledge” picture of sharks. Stunning photos of shark births, recently discovered creatures, and details of sharks’ skin, eyes, teeth and heads (including a comparison of nine different hammerhead varieties) make this a book every shark enthusiast will want to read. Sharks is both a spectacular visual celebration and an up-to-date scientific reference.

Salvador Jorgensen is a Research Scientist, specializing in shark ecology, at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Stanford University.

“Lavishly illustrated exposition on the variety, history, physiology and behavior 200+ color photos, color illus., charts, bibliography, index MS/HS of sharks.” – Reference & Research Book News 256 pages 10 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $39.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-233-4

GREAT WHITE SHARK Myth and Reality by Alexandrine Civard-Racinais Great White Shark presents the creature as a wild and powerful predator to be respected. The book follows one research team as it tracks tagged great whites, revealing previously unknown behaviors — such as hunting in groups — that change our understanding of this remarkable animal. It also discusses the deadly dangers faced by great white sharks from pollution and the sport of finning. “Brings readers up close and personal with the great white shark.” MS/HS 115+ color photos, range map, – Reference & Research resources, index Book News 144 pages 7½ x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-102-3

19 science OCEANS & MARINE LIFE WEIRD SEA CREATURES by Erich Hoyt ★ School Library Journal A look at 50 of oddest creatures that live in the very deepest parts of the sea. These sea creatures have adapted to lack of light by using echolocation or bioluminescence to communicate with others — without giving away their location to predators. Each magnified photo is showcased on a black background and extended captions reveal fascinating information. “A veritable book of revelations. A feast for the eye and a tickle for the mind.” – ★ School Library Journal “Eerie, riveting eye candy for budding biologists and casual browsers alike.” – Kirkus 50 color photos MS “This unusual book 64 pages 9 x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS showcases riveting photos paperback · $9.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-191-7 of rarely seen and recently hardcover · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-197-9 discovered deep-sea animals. Hoyt contributes a fascinating introduction…he Also see: also explains how photographers captured the remarkable WEIRD BIRDS on page 16 images.” – Booklist WEIRD FROGS on page 9 WEIRD INSECTS on page 12. OCEAN DRIFTERS A Secret World Beneath the Waves written and photographed by Richard R. Kirby Beneath the ocean surface lies a hidden microcosm of life: the world of plankton. Ocean Drifters explores these microscopic algae and the important roles they play: they underpin the whole marine food chain; provide the world with oxygen; are an essential part of the global carbon cycle. High-magnification photos and informative text bring out the beauty and variety of forms in the plankton. “An excellent addition to school 150 color photos, further reading, MS/HS libraries and will hopefully raise index awareness of the ocean’s fragile 192 pages 9 x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS ecosystem.” hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-982-7 – Publishers Weekly

REEF LIFE A Guide to Tropical Marine Life by Brandon Cole and Scott Michael Reef Life identifies 400 species of underwater life in the tropical marine environment with copious color photos. Ideal for scuba, snorkeling and at-home enthusiasts. “Nifty combination of a serious text and a field guide.” – Library Journal

800 color photos, maps, references, index HS 616 pages 6¾ x 7 FIREFLY BOOKS flexibound paperback · $35.00 isbn 978-1-77085-190-0

OCEANS & MARINE LIFE science NEW NEW

160 color photos, geological color photos, illus & maps, time scale, bibliography, bibliography, index glossary, index 128 pages 7½ x 10 256 pages 9¾ x 11 FIREFY BOOKS FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 hardcover · $45.00 isbn 978-1-77085-315-7 isbn 978-1-77085-359-1

HS HS Mammoths & Mastodons Of The Ice Age Extinction And Evolution by Adrian Lister What Fossils Reveal About the History of Life A vivid, authoritative exploration of the iconic giants of the Ice Age. by Niles Eldredge Stunning photos of skeletons, casts, tusks and preserved flesh (from the Extinction and Evolution is the story world-famous collections of the Natural History Museum in London and of how renowned paleontologist Niles Chicago’s Field Museum) reveal what life was like for these prehistoric Eldredge overturned Charles Darwin’s giants whose remains invite so much modern fascination and speculation. theory of evolution. From 1.8 million to 10,000 years ago as global temperatures cooled, Eldredge proved that while Darwin colossal mammals were an imposing presence on the Pleistocene got the theory of evolution right in landscape, roaming alongside humans across great swaths of Europe, regards to natural selection, he got the Asia, and much of North America. This book explains the differences details wrong. Rather than evolutionary between these animals, describes their habitats and behaviors, and changes happening very slowly over introduces other amazing creatures from the Ice Age, such as the saber- millions of years, Eldredge’s work toothed cat, giant sloth, cave bear and dire wolf. shows that major evolution occurs in Drawing on current scientific research, including recently revealed DNA bursts after a mass extinction event. analysis that shows the real color of mammoths, Lister explores how Eldredge’s groundbreaking work is now accepted as the definitive hunters stalked the elephantine prey, why they died out and whether it’s statement of how life as we know it evolved on Earth. possible to clone them today. With a passion that comes from a lifetime of research, this book “The author manages to provide a startling amount of information chronicles how Eldredge made his discoveries and traces the history in this slim volume…An exemplary work for those newly curious of life through the lenses of paleontology, geology, ecology, about these vanished giants.” – Publishers Weekly anthropology, biology, genetics, zoology, mammalogy, herpetology, entomology and botany. While rigorously accurate, the text is accessible and engaging. The book features 160 beautiful color plates that bridge the gap between science and art, and show more than 200 different fossil specimens, including some of the most significant fossil discoveries of recent years.

Niles Eldredge is the world’s most easily recognized paleontologist and has served on the staff of the American Museum of Natural History since 1969.

21 science DINOSAURS & EXTINCTION Firefly Encyclopedia Of Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Life NEW by Douglas Palmer Firefly Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life is a stunning new reference to 350 of the most amazing animals ever to have roamed the Earth. More than 1,000 full-color artworks bring the prehistoric world to vivid life and make the book exciting to look at and read. The encyclopedia covers all of the dinosaurs plus the full scope of prehistoric animals, including birds, camels, fish, reptiles, porpoises, apes and many more. Easy-to-read text presents accurate, succinct and essential information that includes timelines, family trees and hundreds of fact boxes throughout. This richly illustrated, authoritative reference will provide hours of discovery.

1,000+ color illus., color photos, maps, MS timeline, glossary, index 256 pages 8¼ x 10½ FIREFLY BOOKS sewn paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-460-4

PLANET DINOSAUR The Next Generation of Killer Giants by Cavan Scott We are living in a golden age of dinosaur discoveries. Every year fossil finds reveal new species of dinosaurs and bring quantum leaps in our knowledge of how and where these legendary monsters lived and died. Planet Dinosaur is a global survey of 30 of the most thrilling dinosaur species found in recent years. It provides a new global perspective on dinosaurs, revealing which species lived at the same time on different continents and how the Earth looked in each time period. From the lush forests in China and the wild heat of equatorial Africa, to the dusty plains of South America and the frozen wastes of the Arctic, Planet Dinosaur examines thrilling new dinosaur discoveries, including: • the deadly carnivore, Spinosaurus, which at 56 feet-long makes T-Rex seem relatively puny. • Troodon, a 100-pound bird-like dinosaur covered in feathers, is the brainiest dinosaur yet. • the Allosaurus, a ferocious killer even though it had a weak bite — used its skull like a hatchet on its prey. • Dracorex hogwartsia — meaning Dragon King of color illus., photos & drawings, maps, MS/HS Hogwarts — resembles a timeline, index fairy-tale dragon. 240 pages 8½ x 10¾ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-049-1 Stunning computer-generated illustrations and graphics render the awe-inspiring “This book brings to life the terrifying creatures in life-like detail. world of prehistoric giants.” – Library Media Connection

DINOSAURS & EXTINCTION science AERIAL VIEW OF GEOLOGY SERIES MS/HS Michael Collier is a geologist, an aerial photographer, a writer, and a pilot. He makes use of all these skills to convey his passion for geology to the reader. Collier flies his tiny Cessna plane to remote regions of the country to take aerial photographs of geological landforms. His photographs are beautiful works of art, but just as important, each one lays bare some aspect of the earth’s geological underpinnings. Alongside the photos, Collier has written his own crystal-clear interpretation of the landforms and the forces that created them. In 2005, the American Geological Institute honored Collier’s work with its prestigious award for Outstanding Contribution to the Public Understanding of Geosciences. “Who knew geology could be so enthralling?” – VOYA

color photos, maps, glossary, bibliography, index color photos, maps, glossary, bibliography, index color photos, diagrams, maps, glossary, 120 pages 9¼ x 12¼ MIKAYA PRESS 128 pages 9½ x 12¼ MIKAYA PRESS bibliography, index hardcover · $34.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-42-5 hardcover · $34.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-18-0 128 pages 9¼ x 12¼ MIKAYA PRESS hardcover · $34.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-21-0 OVER THE COASTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS An Aerial View of Geology An Aerial View of Geology OVER THE RIVERS written and photographed by written and photographed by Michael Collier An Aerial View of Geology Michael Collier written and photographed by Michael Collier NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books 2008 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books 2010 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books 2009 SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books The geological process is often in perpetual for Junior High & YA 2007 SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books motion along the coastlines of great bodies for Junior High & YA 2009 of water. Over the Coasts takes readers A close-up look at the geology of every major on an aerial tour of American coastlines mountain range in the US. A close-up look at major rivers across the US. along the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the “The full-color photos are uniformly Through exciting color aerial photographs and Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes and along stunning and are expertly used by Collier vividly written text, the author explains how Alaska’s shores. to illustrate how mountains form, evolve, rivers are created and how they are constantly deteriorate and die…An excellent choice evolving. He makes it easy to understand basic “An informative geology primer.” for all teen collections.” geological processes. – Science News – School Library Journal “Collier’s writing is clear, friendly and even “Beautiful…informative.” humorous…Drama and clarity in the photos – ★ Publishers Weekly are due to a blend of knowledge and the patience to wait for the right lighting — when shadows sculpt the land.” – Science Books & Films “Earth science teachers will want this book.” – NSTA Recommends

23 science GEOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCE A History Of Earth In 100 Groundbreaking Discoveries by Douglas Palmer This fascinating survey describes 100 key events in the evolutionary history of our planet from its origins and geological formation to the astonishing diversity of flora and fauna in the present day. A summary box explains each discovery, the breakthrough that resulted, and its importance to our scientific understanding.

200+ color photos & illus., MS/HS MS/HS timeline, glossary, index color drawings, photos & illus., further reading, web 416 pages 7¼ x 9¾ FIREFLY BOOKS resources, index paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-807-3 224 pages 6¾ x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-984-1 “Will provoke the inquisitiveness of readers… Useful for earth-science students and teens FIFTY MINERALS THAT CHANGED with an interest in geology, paleontology, or THE COURSE OF HISTORY evolution.” – Booklist by Eric Chaline “A treasure trove of information.” A guide to the minerals that have had the greatest – The Science Teacher impact on human civilization. Each is considered for its influence in four spheres:I ndustrial, Cultural, Commercial and Scientific.I ncludes: • Asbestos: prized for its imperishable properties — its use in building materials triggered the most GEMS & MINERALS costly, complex and long-lasting industrial illness Earth Treasures from the Royal litigation in history Ontario Museum • Coal: the fuel that made urbanization and by Kimberly Tait industrialization possible • Natron: a natural salt with industrial and domestic Gems & Minerals is a profusely illustrated applications was most famously used in the guide to the beauty and splendor of preservation of Egyptian mummies. nature’s most stunning jewels. Over 250 outstanding examples of gems and minerals “Topics are well considered, including both the are showcased. Each is shown in a close-up expected and unexpected…Recommended for color photo; many include additional photos most school and public libraries.” – Booklist showing polished gemstones and crystals as “Gives a fascinating perspective on the scope of wells as magnificent manufactured objects human development, as well as the dangers posed made from gold, silver and gems. Historical by our exploitation of Earth’s resources.” 400+ color photos, glossary, MS/HS background, the origin of the mineral’s – ForeWord Reviews further reading, index name, scientific data and geographic origin 256 pages 10 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS complete each entry. hardcover · $40.00 · isbn 978-1-55407-880-6

GEOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCE science NEW WORLD HERITAGE SITES A Complete Guide to 981 UNESCO World Heritage Sites Fifth Edition, Revised and Updated by UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Reference 2009 (for the 1st edition)

The UNESCO World Heritage list is a valuable tool in the battle to preserve cultural and natural heritage. Organized by year of designation, this book describes every World Heritage site, highlighting fascinating facts along with color photographs and a location map. Revised to include 26 sites added in 2012 and 19 added in 2013. color photos & maps, MS/HS country index, site index Newly added sites include: Medici Villas and 896 pages 6¼ x 8¼ FIREFLY BOOKS Gardens in Tuscany; the Site of Xanadu — Kublai paperback · $29.95 Khan’s fabled city; Hill Forts of Rajasthan in India. isbn 978-1-77085-253-2

Reviews of the 1st edition: “For teens, this very browsable book will provide numerous historical, geographic, aesthetic, and perhaps even moral lessons.” – Booklist “Readers are sure to be swept away by this all-encompassing testament to world culture.” – Kirkus

EARTH THEN AND NOW FLAGS OF THE Amazing Images of Our Changing World WORLD Second Edition Second Edition by Fred Pearce Flags of the World is a brightly illustrated guide to YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers 2008 the national flags of all of the st (for the 1 edition) world’s sovereign states and Earth Then and Now records the dramatic ways territories. More than a dozen our planet has changed over the past century new country flags have been through stunning before-and-after photos. On adopted since this book’s 2003 one page is a specific part of the world as it was edition, including South Sudan, 15, 50 or even 100 years ago. On the facing page Iraq, Kosovo, Burma, Libya, is the same place as it looks today. Malawi, Afghanistan, Georgia, Congo-Kinshasa, Montenegro Each stark visual comparison tells a compelling color and b&w photos, MS/HS color illus., MS/HS and Serbia. maps, index story: a melting glacier, an expanding desert, an regional maps, world map 288 pages 6½ x 8 FIREFLY BOOKS encroaching cityscape, a natural disaster. Concise 232 pages 5 x 7¾ “Highly browsable…Useful paperback · $19.95 captions provide commentary and allow readers FIREFLY BOOKS for quick reference.” isbn 978-1-55407-771-7 to draw their own conclusions. paperback · $19.95 – American Reference Books isbn 978-1-77085-157-3 Annual “Proves once and for all that a picture’s worth a thousand word.” – Science News (for the 1st edition)

25 science GEOGRAPHY NEW Canadian Geographic Biggest And Best Of Canada 1000 Facts and Figures by Aaron Kylie Canada is the second largest country in the world by area. People around the world recognize its flag. But what truly setsC anada apart is the amazing geography — physical and human — within its borders. In this unique encyclopedia 1,000 fascinating facts, figures and feats portray a country that offers an abundance of natural and manmade attractions. More than 500 color photos show the places, people and phenomena that make up Canada. Intriguing social geography facts: • Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call from Brantford, Ontario in 1876 • Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized traffic control system, in 1963 • The Hudson’s Bay Company, founded in 1670, is North America’s oldest continuously operating company.

Canada’s vast landscape and waters break many records, including: • the Mackenzie River system is Canada’s longest, stretching 4,241 kilometers. • Canada’s coastline is the longest in the world — it would take 33 years to walk its length • Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world • the United States and Canada share the world’s longest undefended border. • the Hudson Bay is considered the world’s largest inland sea.

500+ color photos, illus.and maps, index MS/HS Canada’s landscape, its mountains, seas and lakes, its people and its achievements mark it as one 240 pages 8½ × 11 FIREFLY BOOKS of the greatest and most beautiful countries in the world. Canadian Geographic Biggest and paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-279-2 Best of Canada is a colorful tribute that all readers will enjoy.

Canadian Geographic magazine is the official publication of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa. Aaron Kylie is the editor of Canadian Geographic .

GEOGRAPHY science “An amazing book.” – ★ Library Journal

HUBBLE’S UNIVERSE NEW compact edition Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images by Terence Dickinson SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books for Junior High & Young Adult 2012 Hubble’s Universe is the premier venue for the Hubble Telescope’s most recent visual splendors. Bestselling astronomy writer Terence Dickinson showcases extraordinary late- breaking pictures and presents a breathtaking portfolio drawn from an archive of over half a million existing Hubble images. And thanks to Dickinson’s familiarity with Hubble’s history and discoveries and his access to top Hubble scientists for insight and accuracy, the text includes facts and tidbits not found in any other book. Combined with hundreds of brilliant images, the clear, succinct and illuminating narrative brings to life the fascinating forces at work in the universe. “Dickinson’s expert and enthusiastic commentary makes the Hubble wondrous all over again…An alluring and enlightening Hubble book for teens.” – Booklist 300+color photos, color illus., charts, resources, index MS/HS “A treasure map to the majesty of our universe.” – Publishers Weekly 300 pages 10 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-433-8

This compact edition is only 1 inch smaller than the original book, but the list price is $20.00 lower, making it more affordable.

Urban Astronomy Stargazing From Towns and Suburbs NEW by Robin Scagell Urban Astronomy is an ideal guide to skywatching while combating light pollution. It will show you how to get the most out of almost any sky. Although the unaided eye may be able to pick out only a few hundred stars, binoculars or a small telescope will reveal many times that number. And optical aids —such as special filters — let through the light from distant nebulae while blocking out wavelengths infested by unwanted stray light from streetlights. The book also covers: • how weather and pollution affect observing • specific tips to combat urban streetlighting • the best objects to observe from cities and towns • deep-sky objects visible from urban locations • the range of telescopes and accessories for 150 color photos & illus., HS light-polluted skies. sources, bibliography, index 208 pages 5 x 8 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-325-6

27 science ASTRONOMY NIGHTWATCH A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe Fourth Edition: Revised and Expanded for Use Through 2025 by Terence Dickinson NightWatch is widely acclaimed as the best general interest introduction to astronomy. It has won thousands of avid and loyal fans, many of whom credit the book with awakening in their hearts, minds and souls a lifelong passion for the wonders of the night sky. Dickinson’s overriding goal is to provide a complete first book color photos, star charts, resources, index MS/HS for amateur astronomers. 192 pages 10½ x 10½ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover with concealed wiro-binding · $35.00 The key feature of this classic title is the star charts, cherished by backyard stargazers using a small isbn 978-1-55407-147-0 telescope or binoculars. “Aspiring stargazers will find everything that they need to unlock the secrets of the night sky …School libraries will certainly want to update their collections with this book.” – VOYA

This 4th edition has revisions in every chapter, including star charts updated for use through 2025 and a complete update of the equipment section.

DEEP-SKY WONDERS NEW A Tour of the Universe 101 Objects To See by Sue French In The Night Sky Here is a collection of Sue by Robin Scagell French’s elegant, informative columns from Sky & Telescope A fun and practical guide to magazine. She is widely identifying and observing 101 of recognized as a top-notch the most fascinating and exciting astronomy writer with a sights in the night sky. Designed passionate following among for newcomers to astronomy, the astronomy enthusiasts. This book book explains what can be seen offers 100 in-depth tours of the using the naked eye, binoculars or deep sky, organized by season a telescope. Scagell describes the and month. object in detail and gives observing tips to improve viewing skills. “A very good guide by an Informative “Where to find it” experienced observer and instructions and “What you’ll see” color photos and charts, star maps, HS planetarium teacher.” 300+ color photos & illus., MS/HS explanations for each object give resources, index – Library Journal star maps, glossary, index night sky viewers an extra hand. 320 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS 224 pages 6¾ x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $39.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-793-9 paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-300-3

ASTRONOMY science THE BRAIN BOOK Development, Function, Disorder, Health Ken Ashwell, consultant editor The Brain Book is a complete guide to the amazingly complex and intriguing structure that is the human brain. Just two handfuls in size and made of billions of nerve and ganglial cells, the living brain controls our thoughts, movements, behavior and emotions. It is the seat of our consciousness, yet scientists are still discovering how the living brain actually works. The Brain Book combines the latest image technology with easy-to-understand authoritative text. Topics include: brain chemistry, memory, the teenage brain, illusions and hallucinations, hundreds of color illus. & photos, glossary, MS/HS music and the brain, sleep index and wakefulness, anesthetics, 352 pages 8½ x 10¾ FIREFLY BOOKS degenerative brain disease, hardcover · $45.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-126-9 aging and much more.

“Generously visual…An informative general introduction.” – Booklist “There is something almost magical about a beautiful, colorful, well- illustrated book…Within lies a wealth of information just waiting to be studied…Definitely a useful special topic book in upper middle school and high school…A good classroom or library reference book.” – NSTA Recommends

DEATH The Scientific Facts to Help Us Understand It Better by Richard Béliveau and Denis Gingras SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books for Adults 2012 Death examines that inevitable and universal human experience. This book explains the biological processes and the different causes of death, and looks at the human perceptions of death throughout history and across cultures. Death is abundantly illustrated with masterpieces of art, paintings and sculptures and their representations of death, as well as numerous diagrams that explain the science of death. It explores the biological limits of life, the rituals of death and describes the events surrounding the loss of life. Reflecting on our philosophical, scientific and spiritual understanding of death, it speaks to our visceral fears and allows us to better appreciate life.

color photos & illus., bibliography, index HS 264 pages 8¼ x 8½ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-996-4

“A lively presentation, which includes factually solid historical and scientific references, with doses of respectful humor, spirituality, wisdom and philosophy laced throughout.” – Science Books & Films

science HUMAN BIOLOGY & Health NEW NEW

color illus., glossary, further reading, bibliography, index 168 pages 6½ x 9 ANNICK PRESS b&w line drawings & illus., charts, resources, paperback · $14.95 bibliography, index isbn 978-1-55451-670-4 408 pages 7 x 10 ROBERT ROSe hardcover · $24.95 paperback · $24.95 isbn 978-1-55451-671-1 isbn 978-0-7788-0473-4 MS MS/HS Patient Zero Asd The Complete Autism Spectrum Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics Disorder Health & Diet Guide by Marilee Peters Includes 175 Gluten-Free & Casein-Free Recipes Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked by R. Garth Smith and others their lives to find the source of deadly diseases. These courageous, A valuable resource for teachers, guidance trail-blazing defenders against these diseases faced a terrifying counselors, parents and caregivers, written by personal gamble. Often they were ignored, laughed at, or even a pediatrician with many years of experience in fired from their jobs. But they kept hunting for answers, putting the diagnosing and providing care to children and pieces of the epidemic puzzle together. to families with children with ASD. This book As they looked for clues to the origin of a disease, scientists incorporates the newest diagnostic criteria searched for the unknown “patient zero” — the first person to for autism from the American Psychiatric have contracted it. In 19th-century London, Dr. John Snow’s Association, which includes diagnoses previously mapping of an epidemic found that patient zero was a six-month- described as separate: autistic disorder, old baby, whose cholera-laden diarrhea had contaminated the Asperger’s Disorder, childhood disintegrative water of a local pump. It led to the death of 10,000 inhabitants disorder, and pervasive developmental disorders exposed to the dirty water. not otherwise specified. Patient Zero brilliantly brings to life the main characters and events Part 1 – Understanding Autism. to tell the gripping tale of how each of seven diseases spread. Part 2 – Managing Autism Spectrum Disorders. • The Great Plague, 1665 Part 3 – Dietary Therapy: The Gluten-free, Casein-free Diet Program. • The Soho Outbreak, 1854 Part 4 – Gluten-free, Casein-free Recipes and Meal Plans. • Yellow Fever in Cuba, 1900 • Typhoid in New York City, 1906 • Spanish Influenza, 1918-1919 • Ebola in Zaire, 1976 • AIDS in the U.S., 1980. THE TOTAL FOOD ALLERGY The result is spine-chilling as the author follows the scientists who HEALTH AND DIET GUIDE solved the intricate mystery of the killer epidemics. Patient Zero Includes 150 Recipes for Managing reminds us that millions of people owe their lives to the work of Food Allergies and Intolerances by these pioneer epidemiologists, work that continues to this day. Eliminating Common Allergens and Gluten by Alexandra Anca Most allergic reactions to food cause mild symptoms, however some food allergies can trigger very serious, even life- threatening situations. Although there is no cure for food allergies, the allergic reactions can be managed through strict avoidance of certain foods and early detection and/or diagnosis. This is the ideal guide for anyone index HS who is managing a food allergy, and also for those who suspect they might be affected 320 pages 7 x 10 ROBERT ROSE paperback · $24.95 by an allergy, and requires the necessary isbn 978-0-7788-0420-8 information for verification.

HUMAN BIOLOGY & HEALTH science HIDDEN EVIDENCE BONES NEVER LIE 50 True Crimes and How Forensic How Forensics Helps Solve Science Helped Solve Them History’s Mysteries Second Edition, Revised and by Elizabeth MacLeod Expanded An introduction to forensics by David Owen through seven intriguing stories of historical figures whose demise was YALSA Best Books 2002 (for the 1st edition) suspicious. Autopsy results proved Hidden Evidence takes readers into that Napoleon died of stomach the heart of the forensic investigations cancer, not arsenic poisoning as of 50 infamous crimes and explains the was long suspected. DNA testing scientific procedures that helped crack revealed that King Tut was not each case. Included are high-profile murdered, rather he died of malaria. cases and new breakthroughs “MacLeod invests these high- in forensic technology. profile deaths with considerable color and b&w photos MS/HS MS color and b&w photos, vim and drama. A fully fleshed & illus. glossary, index “The perfect nonfiction timelines, glossary, sources, further and crisply told story of forensics 288 pages 7 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS booktalking book…Teens will be reading, index fascinated by its combination of at its romantic best.” – ★ Kirkus paperback · $24.95 160 pages 6¾ x 9 ANNICK PRESS scientific fact and voyeurism.” isbn 978-1-55407-540-9 paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-482-3 – VOYA (for the 1st edition) hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-483-0

color photos, bibliography, index 224 pages 7 × 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $24.95 isbn 978-1-55407-992-6 MS/HS MS/HS HS WRITTEN IN BONES color photos & illus., archival photos, glossary, color photos & illus., index bibliography, index 288 pages 7 × 10 FIREFLY BOOKS How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets 224 pages 7 × 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $24.95 of the Dead paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-118-4 isbn 978-1-55407-725-0 Second Edition, Revised and Expanded SILENT WITNESS ProFiling Paul Bahn, consultant editor How Forensic Anthropology is Used to The Psychology of Catching Forensic anthropologists and archaeologists Solve the World’s Toughest Crimes Killers examine case studies of human remains found at archeological sites around the world. The book Second Edition, Revised and Expanded by David Owen describes how the remains were analyzed to create by Roxana Ferlini Profiling focuses on 50 notorious authentic pictures of ancient cultures. true crimes to explain how crime Real crime cases demonstrate the skills and expertise scene evidence is processed and “An excellent survey of the postmortem of a forensic anthropologist. The techniques they to reveal the psychological clues identification and interpretation of human use, how they locate a body and uncover evidence, profilers used that helped to solve remains.” and how the unique characteristics of each body bear st the case. – Science Books and Films (for the 1 edition) silent witness to age, sex and cause of death as well as clues leading to who or what was responsible.

31 science FORENSICS POTATOES ON ROOFTOPS ★ School Library Journal Farming in the City by Hadley Dyer SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books for Children 2013 Potatoes on Rooftops is a brisk and informative overview of the how and why of the movement toward small-scale urban farming. It explains how farming in the city is not only fun, but also important for the planet. There are many ways to farm in the city: • a Detroit high school program teaches students to grow food and raise chickens • in Tokyo, a bank vault was converted into an underground greenhouse • in Nairobi, local youth transformed part of a slum into a garden that helps color photos & illus., bibliography, further MS feed their families resources, glossary, index • First Lady Michelle Obama established 84 pages 8¾ x 9½ ANNICK PRESS an organic garden at the White House. paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-424-3 hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-425-0

“The writing is both engaging and interesting…The photos have an upbeat, urban feel to them…Not to be missed or dismissed.” – ★ School Library Journal “Timely, attractively designed, and inspirational. Dig in!” – Booklist “Very highly recommended for upper elementary school through high school.” – Science Books & Films “Dyer employs a conversational, accessible tone that speaks directly to her readers and includes practical, real-life examples.” – Kirkus

THE Glory of the Tree NEW An Illustrated History by Noel Kingsbury This book describes 90 species of tree that span the millennia of time and the reaches of the globe. These are the trees that are especially glorious — marked by great beauty and splendor. Fact-filled concise narratives of each tree are written with affection for nature’s generous gifts. The trees are presented in short chapters that touch on botany, history, culture and more.

200 color photos, index HS 288 pages 9½ x 11½ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $39.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-265-5

PLANTS science 10 PLANTS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD by Gillian Richardson The ten plants in this book are the source of profound changes in the world, both good and bad: • countries went to war to control trade centers for pepper • the papyrus grass, became the first effective tool for sharing knowledge through writing • in the 1600s, rainforests were cut down to grown sugar cane • cotton improved the livelihoods of a few, but caused unthinkable suffering for many more • corn fueled new technologies and turns up in thousands of everyday products • the discovery of rubber made bike and car tires color illus., map, bibliography, MS possible further reading, index • tea and chocolate (made from cacao) became big 132 pages 7¼ x 9¾ ANNICK PRESS business worldwide paperback · $14.95 isbn 978-1-55451-444-1 • dependence on the potato caused one of the greatest hardcover · $24.95 tragedies in history isbn 978-1-55451-445-8 • the bark of the cinchona tree (quinine) saved countless lives from malaria.

Without these plants, our lives today would be vastly different. “Useful for reports and will provide fun browsing and reading.” – School Library Journal “The author adroitly weaves science with social studies in a format that always encourages readers to learn more…A unique book with great classroom potential.” – Booklist “An intriguing and well-designed study of the ways plants have helped start wars, cure diseases, and advance technology.” – ★ Publishers Weekly “Will enlighten readers on the fascinating and often tragic history behind the blue jeans they wear, the French fries they consume, and the pepper and sugar they use for flavor.” – Kirkus

FIFTY PLANTS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY by Bill Laws The fascinating stories of plants that have had the greatest impact on human civilization. Entries feature a description of each plant, its native range and its primary function — Edible, Medicinal, Commercial or Practical. Many of the plants and their importance are well-known, such as: rice, tea, cotton, rubber, sugarcane, tobacco, wine grapes, and corn. Other history-changing plants include: • Agave: used to make poison arrows and surgical thread • Eucalyptus: used in mouthwash and fire-resistant clothing • White willow: used in the manufacture of aspirin, hot-air balloon baskets and coffins. color photos & illus., archival MS/HS “An interesting approach that links the biological photos, further reading, websites, index sciences to the social studies…Students will find 224 pages 6¾ x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS many interesting stories within these pages.” hardcover · $29.95 – American Reference Review Annual isbn 978-1-55407-798-4 “Interesting and well-written.” – Science Books & Films

33 science PLANTS THE SPOTTER’S GUIDE TO URBAN ENGINEERING Infrastructure and Technology in the Modern Landscape by Claire Barrett and Ian Whitelaw A useful guide to the mysteries of how our cities are built and work. Each page spread identifies an example of urban engineering and describes what it is, how it works and why it is there. Annotated diagrams explain the technology and location maps indicate noteworthy examples. Contents: • raw material: mines, quarries, cement manufacturing, steel mill, etc. • water: dams, reservoirs, water collection, purification, pipe networks, etc. • power: wind turbines, hydroelectric power, geothermal, oil refinery, nuclear power, electric power distribution, etc. • transport: highways, intersections, traffic 300+ color illus., 2-color HS lights and signs, rail tracks, subway systems, diagrams, location maps, timeline, glossary, bridges, tunnels, airports, etc. further reading, index • communication: mail, telephone, cell phone 224 pages 6¾ x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS towers, radio signals, satellite dishes, etc. paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-708-3 • waste: chimneys, sewers, sewage treatment, landfill sites, junkyards, etc.

50 AIRCRAFT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD by Ron Dick and Dan Patterson A survey of the 50 most influential aircraft, their pilots and designers from the Wright Brothers’ 1905 Flyer to high tech combat fighters featuringStealth technology. “The illustrations, sidebars, pilot and aircraft profiles, and human-interest stories are all fresh, appealing, and insightful.” – Library Journal

color and archival photos, bibliography, MS/HS index 208 pages 10 x 10 BOSTON MILLS PRESS paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-658-1

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY science FIFTY MACHINES THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY by Eric Chaline

SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books for Junior High & YA 2013 A fascinating survey of the mechanical devices that propelled 18th-century society into the 19th and 20th centuries. These are not generic inventions but rather specific, branded machines whose names in many cases have become synonymous with the machine or its purpose. The entries fall into eight categories relating to their sphere of influence: Industry, Agriculture, Media, Transport, Science, Computing, color photos & illus., archival photos & MS/HS color and b&w drawings, MS/HS Energy and Home. illus., maps, further reading, index photos & illus., further reading, 224 pages 6¾ x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS web resources, index hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-169-6 224 pages 6¾ x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-090-3 FIFTY RAILROADS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY “Chaline brings a sociologist’s eye for detail to this engrossing book… by Bill Laws Endlessly browsable.” – School Library Journal A survey of the most important historical and contemporary “For each entry there is an extensive history of the impact the machine made railway lines around the world. Filled with unusual and on society…Useful to science studies in high school.” unexpected stories and facts, the book organizes the – American Reference Books Annual railroads chronologically, considering each according to its greatest impact on Social, Commercial, Political, “Recommended for school and public libraries.” – Booklist Engineering, and Military history. Fifty Railroads That Changed the Course of History features a dynamic cast of characters and a mind-spinning whirlwind of fact, trivia and conversation starters.

35 science ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY ALL THE RIGHT ANGLES From Gear Ratios to Calculating Odds — Mathematics in the World of Sports by Joel Levy All the Right Angles is a fun, fascinating and highly visual book that explains the mathematical and scientific principles in sports. With a clear infographics approach, the book shows how sports and numbers are inseparable. Motion, power, energy and momentum are the driving forces of physics, and numbers govern all sports. People and objects move in lines and curves, geometry determines progress, times are recorded, points counted, scores calculated. Without understanding numbers, it is impossible to understand sport. Contents: • Power and Motion: Basketball and Conservation of Energy; Ball Games and the Magnus Effect; Football and Newtonian Physics of Collision; Squash and Gas Pressure; Cycling and Gyroscopes • Angles, Trajectories and Geometry: Mathematics of a Golf Shot; Pool and Tangent Lines; Auto Racing and Distance; Baseball and Trajectories; Cycling and Gradients color illus., glossary, index MS/HS • Numbers and Statistics: Statistics in Baseball; Mathematics and Fantasy Football; Game Theory and Fencing; The Statistics of Home Advantage 224 pages 8¾ x 8¾ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-196-2 • Mathematics, Biology and Environment: Effects of Tennis Court Surfaces; Horsepower; Skydiving and Terminal Velocity; Fencing, Tennis and Reaction Speeds; Hydration and Performance. “An enjoyable romp through a variety of athletic events, sometimes serious and sometimes light, but always grounded in a particular scientific or mathematical setting that the author describes in a straightforward and intriguing manner.” – Choice

MATH science Mathematics 1001 NEW IN Absolutely Everything That Matters In Mathematics in PAPERBACK 1001 Bite-Sized Explanations by Richard Elwes Clear and concise explanations of the most fascinating fundamental mathematical concepts. Distilled into 1001 mini-essays arranged thematically, this unique book moves steadily from the basics through to the most advanced areas of math, making it the ideal guide for both the beginner and the math wiz. Expert mathematician Elwes reveals such mathematical magic as how to count to 1023 using just 10 fingers and how to make an unbreakable code. “One can rarely call a mathematics book fun, but that’s exactly what Elwes’s book is. Appropriate for school and public libraries.” 200 b&w illus., index HS – Library Journal 416 pages 7¼ x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-500-7 NEW IN Science 1001 PAPERBACK Absolutely Everything That Matters In Science in 1001 Bite-Sized Explanations by Paul Parsons Clear and concise explanations of key scientific concepts make this book the ideal guide for science enthusiasts as well as beginners. From the physics of black holes to cloning therapy, Science 1001 demystifies the most important scientific ideas and disciplines in the simplest language with a minimum of jargon, making them easier to understand. “Designed with the general reader and students in mind, this volume provides clear and concise explanations of scientific concepts…Can be used for browsing or for looking up specific topics in both high school and public libraries.” – American Reference Books Annual 200 b&w illus., index HS 416 pages 7¼ x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-501-4

OPTICAL ILLUSIONS YALSA “Top Ten” Quick Picks for The Science of Visual Perception Reluctant YA Readers 2007 by Al Seckel Optical Illusions is an intriguing collection of baffling images and shapes that change before your eyes: hidden figures, incredible designs and dazzling graphic patterns. Here are more than 275 illusions, with explanations of each illusion and notes about the science of visual perception. color illus., explanatory notes, MS/HS glossary, further reading, index 312 pages 9 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-151-7 hardcover · $35.00 · isbn 978-1-55407-172-2 37 science MATH / GENERAL SCIENCE 240 color photos & illus., index MS/HS 200 color photos & illus., MS/HS b&w photos & illus., HS 256 pages 7½ x 9¾ FIREFLY BOOKS glossary, index timelines, glossary, index paperback · $29.95 416 pages 7¼ x 9¾ FIREFLY BOOKS 432 pages 6 x 10¾ FIREFLY BOOKS isbn 978-1-55407-905-6 paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-808-0 paperback · $16.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-948-3 THE BOOK OF TIME SCIENCE IN 100 KEY 100 MOST IMPORTANT The Secrets of Time, How It Works and How BREAKTHROUGHS SCIENCE IDEAS We Measure It by Paul Parsons Key Concepts in Genetics, Physics by Adam Hart-Davis In 100 bite-size sections this book and Mathematics describes the most exciting and SB&F Best Books for Jnr. High & YA 2013 by Mark Henderson and others important scientific discoveries that A guide to one of the most important, paradoxical have shaped our world. Some of the key This book concisely explains 100 key and truly mind-bending subjects. This book explores breakthroughs are: concepts in modern science in everyday every aspect of time, including how it works in the Algebra • Big Bang theory • chaos theory language with daily life examples. The natural world and in our bodies, its significance in • double helix • Einstein’s theory of ideas range from the simple to the philosophy and religion, how we measure it and how relativity • germ theory • human genome subtle to the sophisticated, including: it has been essential to our scientific understanding of • Linnaean taxonomy • Newton’s chaos theory • fractals • gene therapy • the universe and everything in it. principle of gravity • periodic tables • pi • superconductivity • game theory • cloning. Topics include: quasars • viruses • X-rays. Each idea is presented in two to four • how our experience of time is linked to the natural “A good resource for teens looking pages that include illustrations and world — the sun, the moon, the tides, the seasons for an overview on a scientific sidebars. Timelines show how the idea • how humans have organized time into calendars, topic or for an explanation of key originated and developed. Also includes time zones and other arbitrary categories for social concepts.” – Booklist short biographies of iconic scientists, and commercial reasons entertaining quotations and anecdotes. “A fascinating historical perspective “This book should appeal to readers who are of science.” – Choice “Engaging to anyone interested approaching time as a “big idea” for the first in the world of science…Highly time.” – Booklist recommended for high school libraries.” – Library Journal “An enthusiastic, accurate, non-mathematical discussion of ‘time’.” – Science Books & Films “Excellent graphics, photos, and captivating information keep the reader’s interest throughout.” – NSTA Recommends

GENERAL SCIENCE science A BEE IN A CATHEDRAL “What a delightful book!” And 99 Other Scientific Analogies – NSTA Recommends by Joel Levy A Bee in a Cathedral uses the power of analogies to explain the most complex science concepts. The “bee in a cathedral” analogy describes the size of an atom and its nucleus in understandable terms. The analogy explains that if an atom were expanded to the size of a cathedral, the nucleus would be only about the size of a bee. Written in an entertaining style and clearly illustrated, 100 basic scientific truths and principles are explained. For instance: • If an atomic nucleus expanded to the size of a marble, it would weigh about 100 million tons, or roughly the equivalent of 16 Great Pyramids of Egypt. • It would take a pumping human heart less than 18 days to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. • Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption released thermal energy 1,600 times the size of Hiroshima. 400+ color and 2-tone illus., index MS/HS • If galaxies were the size of peas, there would be enough to fill a large sports arena. 224 pages 8¾ x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS • It would take a person typing for 50 years to type the human genome. hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-959-9 “What a delightful book! I had a hard time putting it down…A valuable compendium for teachers…A must-have book for every science classroom.” – NSTA Recommends “The book describes with great ease incredibly gigantic marvels…An excellent resource for teachers looking to help students make that final connection or as a way to introduce “big idea” thinking into a discussion.” – Science Books & Films

39 science GENERAL SCIENCE BEFORE THE WORLD WAS READY Stories of Daring Genius in Science by Claire Eamer Fascinating stories of eight scientists and inventors who were ahead of their time. Find out what happened when people weren’t ready to listen to these trailblazers and their revolutionary ideas: • Alfred Wegener struggled to convince geologists that the ground beneath our feet is moving • Nikola Tesla’s futurist ideas about electricity were dismissed • Charles Darwin delayed publishing his controversial theory of evolution for decades • Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace nearly invented the first computer in the 1800s • Copernicus proposed a sun-centered model of the universe • Ignaz Semmelweis tried in vain to persuade doctors to use disinfection methods • George Cayley’s aviation ideas were decades ahead of the technology that would make them work • Rachel Carson sounded the first alarm about the effects of pesticides on wildlife.

While we now recognize these scientists as heroes, they all endured great personal hardships for daring to think differently. “A novel approach.” – School Library Journal “Aside from interesting biographical reading, this book is replete with life lessons for color illus., appendix, bibliography, MS adolescents and tweens about flouting popularity in the name of what is right.” – Booklist further reading, index 128 pages 6½ × 9 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-535-6 hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-536-3

WORLD OF THE WEIRD by Tracey Turner From giant gurgling worms and deadly dragons to revolting science experiments, this is a lively joyride through the universe of the weird. “It is great stuff to entice reluctant readers, science buffs, or teens interested in the unusual.” – VOYA “A first-rate browsing item…Will light up the imaginations of motivated readers and jaded nonreaders alike.” – Kirkus

color photos, glossary, index 144 pages 5¼ x 8½ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-481-5 MS

GENERAL SCIENCE science AURORAS Fire in the Sky by Dan Bortolotti A celebration of nature’s spectacular light shows. For millennia, humans have been fascinated with the ghostly green and red curtains of light that shimmer across the heavens on dark, clear nights. Barely 100 years ago, scientists finally learned that an aurora is created when the Earth’s magnetic field is bombarded with charged particles from the Sun. Auroras is filled with photos — many are double-page spreads — and supplemented with extended captions addressing both the science and the beauty of the northern lights. Auroras is where 80+ color photos, bibliography, index MS/HS cutting-edge science meets the stuff of dreams. 144 pages 10 x 10 FireFly Books hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-681-9

MICROCOSMOS SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books for Discovering the World Through Microscopic Images Junior High & YA 2008 from 20X to over 22 millionX Magnification by Brandon Broll Microcosmos is a remarkable photo-journey into everyday life through spectacular microscopic images. Each image is a close-up that reveals remarkable forms, shapes and colors. All are accompanied by informative captions that describe the image and number of magnifications.C ontents: Micro-organisms • Zoology • Botany • Minerals • Human Body • Technology. “An extremely well-produced collection of colorized micrographs… Informative captions…Highly recommended.” – Science Books & Films

color photos MS/HS 224 pages 9 x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-714-4

41 science GENERAL SCIENCE TOP 10 FOR BOYS by Paul Terry Top 10 for Boys is a cool collection of facts, jam-packed to the edges with page-bursting graphics and upbeat text. The multitude of “top 10” lists includes: • 10 most powerful car engines • 10 fastest animals on four legs • 10 most successful video games • 10 top illegal kicks in sports • 10 deadliest floods • 10 most expensive music videos to produce • 10 longest roller coasters • 10 greatest superhero movies color photos, 2 indices MS • 10 highest wire walks 320 pages 7½ x 9¼ FIREFLY BOOKS • 10 craziest space debris. hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-223-5

“A great dose of catnip for the mob of world-record enthusiasts…A worthy addition to the ranks of Ripley and Guinness.” – Kirkus “The exciting layouts will ensnare plenty of browsers. Perfect for reluctant readers and trivia seekers, this energetic volume has something for everyone.” – Booklist

MUYBRIDGE AND THE RIDDLE OF LOCOMOTION by Marta Braun Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) is famous for his series of “Locomotion”photographs, which depict horses, cats and people moving in their natural instinctive ways. He was able to show the specific elements of motion, so that they can be studied and understood. Most of us have seen Muybridge images on “lenticular” postcards — images under grooved plastic, that seem to “move” as they are tilted at different angles. With reproductions of Muybridge’s photos, and lenticular images on the cover and interior, this book concisely tells the history of these discoveries in the early years of photography. The lenticular images will thrill and intrigue readers, firstly by the “magic” of their suggested motion, and also the true history of an enigmatic genius who invented fast photography and opened the door to the invention of movies.

b&w archival photos, 4 lenticular images, sources MS 24 pages 10 x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover with lenticular image · $19.95 isbn 978-1-77085-229-7

“The book presents an important sliver of his oeuvre and an important moment in the history of photography.” – School Library Journal “A short but well-focused presentation of Muybridge, who earned a place in the history of photography and cinematography.” – Booklist

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Top 10 Of Everything 2015 by Paul Terry The bestselling annual Top 10 of Everything is back after a year hiatus! Now published by Firefly, with Paul Terry taking over from the late Russell Ash. This2015 edition is bigger with 66 new additional pages. Every page is chock full of information in the extreme. This fascinating reference will astonish, inform, and educate with entertaining lists and jaw-dropping facts revealing exactly who or what is the best, worst, richest, deadliest, biggest or baddest of almost everything under the sun. Just some of the “Top 10” lists are: • Top 10 Drones • Top 10 Ringtones • Top 10 Flying Insects • Top 10 Cave Systems • Top 10 Wii Games • Top 10 TV Aliens • Top 10 F1 Drivers • Top 10 Most Carnivorous Plants.

This will be one of the most desired and appreciated reference books this year.

1,000+ color photos & illus., sources, further MS/HS information, category index, A-Z index 320 pages 7½ x 9¼ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-469-7

General Nonfiction CROSS-DISCIPLINE TERRA MAXIMA The Records of Humankind ★ Booklist edited by Wolfgang Kunth

BOOKLIST Editors’ Choice Reference Sources 2013 Terra Maxima is a fascinating look at the greatest achievements of civilization. Concise text tells of the economic developments and population growth in our megacities, the pioneering work done in science and technology, and the remarkable innovations in the construction of museums, theaters, libraries and sports venues, among many other human achievements. The book is set out in ten chapters, each covering dozens of topics laid out in double-page spreads filled with brilliant photographs of structures and technology: • Countries and Nations • Transportation and Traffic • Cities • Aviation and Space Travel • Languages and Scripts • Science and Research • Faith and Religion • Sports and Leisure • Megastructures • Art and Culture.

“Stunning and unique…The visual appeal and excellent price point make this book highly recommended…Will captivate students.” – ★ Booklist 3,000+ color photos, index MS/HS “Here are records that matter and that inquisitive minds will actually want to know about.” 576 pages 9 x 11½ FIREFLY BOOKS – Library Journal hardcover · $49.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-242-6 “Highly recommended for the reference collections of public and school libraries.” – American Reference Books Annual

CROSS-DISCIPLINE General Nonfiction THE WORLD IN YOUR LUNCH BOX The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods by Claire Eamer SB&F Best Books for Children 2013 Explore a week of lunches by taking a romp through thousands of years of extraordinary events. Some are amusing, like the accidental invention of potato chips. Others are tragic, such as the Spice Wars, which killed thousands. “Delicious and nutritious.” – Kirkus “Elevates the mundane into the realm of fascinating science and pop history...Offers a successful formula for encouraging color illus., further reading, MS students to enjoy nonfiction texts.” bibliography, index – Booklist 128 pages 7 x 9½ ANNICK PRESS “Probably the best book on the history paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-392-5 and science of familiar foods to have been hardcover · $22.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-393-2 published for kids in recent years.” – School Library Journal

SEEING RED The True Story of Blood by Tanya Lloyd Kyi Around the world blood has always been a symbol of both life and death: blood rites, blood oaths, and blood-soaked legends. Today, we have scientific facts about blood types, transfusions, blood-borne illnesses, and crime-scene blood spatter. Yet the red fluid still holds mystery. Open this book to learn about the symbolism and reality of blood, from its role in ancient sacrifices to its uses in modern medicine and forensics. Striking black-and-red illustrations appear throughout. “Succinctly includes a fascinating array of facts, legends, history, and stories from science to religion.” – Science Books & Films “A ‘bloody’ good read!” 2-color illus., bibliography, MS – Library Media Connection further reading, index 128 pages 6 x 9 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-384-0 hardcover · $22.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-385-7

General Nonfiction CROSS-DISCIPLINE FOLLOW YOUR MONEY Who Gets It, Who Spends It, Where Does It Go? ★ Kirkus by Kevin Sylvester and Michael Hlinka When you buy something, where does your money go? You pay for a cool pair of jeans or a new smartphone — who benefits most from your purchase? Was the price fair? Discover the path your money takes as it goes to pay for everything from the raw materials used to make a product, to the workers who produce it and the advertisers who promote it. Follow Your Money is a visual introduction to the way money flows from your pocket to cashier and on from there.

color illus., equations, sources, index MS 60 pages 8½ x 11 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-480-9 library bound · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-481-6

“It’s a web of economic connections that the authors spell out with clarity in this primer.” – ★ Kirkus “A unique approach to economics and money, hopefully enabling readers to be smarter consumers.” – School Library Journal

THE BOOK OF MONEY Everything You Need to Know About How World Finances Work by Daniel Conaghan and Dan Smith The Book of Money is a clear, concise, illustrated guide to the workings of the global economy. Topics include: • Supply and demand • Interest rates • Bank collapses, the property bubble • How countries cope with debt and the global meltdown • Tax systems • Stock markets, hedge funds • Globalization • Inflation, deflation, hyperinflation • International Monetary Fund and World Bank. • Economic forecasting

color photos & illus., b&w illus., charts & MS/HS graphs, glossary, index 256 pages 7½ x 9½ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-198-6

“Fills a niche…Allows readers to gain a slightly more than basic understanding of world finance without getting too overwhelmed.” – Choice

FINANCIAL LITERACY General Nonfiction To This Day For the Bullied and Beautiful NEW by Shane Koyczan An authentic rallying cry for anyone who has been affected by bullying. In February 2013, Shane Koyczan’s passionate anti-bullying poem “To This Day” electrified the world. An animated video of the lyric narrative went viral, racking up over 14 million hits to date and inspiring an international movement against bullying in schools. Shane later performed the piece to sustained applause on the stage of the 2013 annual TED Conference. Now this extraordinary work has been adapted into an equally moving and visually arresting book. Thirty international artists, as diverse as they are talented, have been inspired to create exceptional art to accompany “To This Day”. Each page is a vibrant collage of images, colors and words that will resonate powerfully with anyone who has experienced bullying themselves, whether as a victim, observer, or participant. Born of Shane’s own experiences of being bullied as a child, To This Day expresses the profound and lasting effect of bullying on an individual, while affirming the strength and inner resources that allow people to move beyond the experience. A heartfelt preface and afterword, along with resources for kids affected by bullying, make this book an invaluable centerpiece of the anti-bullying movement.

See the video version of the poem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY color illus., introduction, afterword, MS/HS resources “Powerful on a number of levels, Koyczan’s timeless work proves at once confrontational 72 pages 6½ x 9¾ ANNICK PRESS and healing.” – Kirkus hardcover · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-639-1

General Nonfiction SOCIAL ISSUES BEYOND BULLETS A Photo Journal of Afghanistan by Rafal Gerszak with Dawn Hunter photos by Rafal Gerszak INTL. READING ASSOC. Notable Books for a Global Society 2012 Photo-journalist Rafal Gerszak spent a year embedded with American troops in Afghanistan. Then on his own, he lived among the Afghan people in order to explore the war from their perspective. Despite the 40+ color photos, map, afterword MS/HS dangers around him, he continued 128 pages 10½ x 8¼ FIREFLY BOOKS taking photos, exposing the plight of hardcover · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-293-5 that besieged country. Combining photos with journal entries, readers can see the shattered aftermath of military attacks and dismal hospitals and refugee camps, but they can also experience the vibrant activity of life in the markets, at home, and on the Muslim day of rest. “Most compelling are descriptions of civilians he meets, encounters that put a human face on the conflict Gerszak was unable to experience as an embedded journalist. His powerful images never romanticize or sensationalize the war.” – Kirkus “Enables readers to see a side of the war that is rarely shared in the media, and even less frequently, in a book directed at young adults.” – School Library Journal

THE BITE OF THE MANGO by Mariatu Kamara with Susan McClelland foreword by Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION Notable Books YA Nonfiction 2009 In the 1990s Sierra Leone was engaged in a brutal civil war. Armed rebels destroyed villages and farms, and raped, maimed and murdered thousands of women and children. This is the astounding autobiography of one girl’s journey from war victim to UNICEF Special Representative. As a child in a rural village, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. But at age 12, rebel soldiers — many just children themselves — captured and tortured Mariatu. During this brutal act of senseless violence they hacked off both her hands. Mariatu miraculously survived but her maimed arms reinforced the grim new reality she faced. In this gripping and heartbreaking true story, Mariatu shares the details of the brutal attack, its aftermath and her eventual sponsorship and arrival in Toronto. There she began to pull together the pieces of her broken life with courage, astonishing resilience and hope. “Presented in a matter-of-fact manner that never diminishes its harrowing nature, this is a powerful commentary on one of the many costs of war.” – ★ Kirkus “Kamara’s account of the atrocities she suffered is both harrowing and hopeful…Her narrative is honest, raw and powerful.” – ★ School Library Journal “Kamara chillingly evokes the devastating effects of war…Her story is deeply personal yet devoid of self-pity. This book will unsettle readers — and then inspire them with the evidence of Mariatu’s HS 216 pages 5½ x 8½ courage.” – ★ Publishers Weekly ANNICK PRESS paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-158-7 “Even more astonishing than the inconceivable crimes that Kamara endures is the strength, hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-159-4 forgiveness, and hope that she discovers as she heals.” – Booklist “Mariatu’s indomitable spirit will resonate most with teens. Her determination to maintain control and responsibility for her own decisions will undoubtedly inspire readers of all ages.” – VOYA

SOCIAL ISSUES General Nonfiction IN YOUR FACE The Culture of Beauty and You Revised Edition NEW by Shari Graydon NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2005 (for the 1st edition) In Your Face encourages teen girls to look critically at the culture of beauty and the beauty industry hype. From an early age girls are bombarded with the “lesson” that being beautiful is the answer to their dreams. It’s harder than ever for teens to tune out the media messages promoting unattainable ideals. Fully rewritten and redesigned, In color illus., bibliography, index MS/HS Your Face has been updated to reflect 172 pages 7¼ x 9½ ANNICK PRESS heightened pressures of beauty in the paperback · $16.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-666-7 digital era. hardcover · $26.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-667-4

Reviews for the 1st edition: “Graydon looks closely at the concept of beauty, never denying the difficulties of resisting current trends as she exposes the ‘sneaky strategies’ behind media hype…Will make them laugh as well as think about the issues.” –★ Booklist “Self-empowerment through personal choice is the message.” – School Library Journal

MADE YOU LOOK IRA Children’s Book Award Notables 2004 (for the 1st edition) How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know Revised Edition by Shari Graydon Ads are everywhere: they try to be your friend on social media, pop up in the background of your videogame, and even appear on your clothing. Increasingly kids are the prime target of ads, but they also have more power than ever to fight back. Made You Look explains just how advertising works and how it manipulates — and offers plenty of tips to encourage critical thinking about color illus., bibliography, resources, MS/HS the messages in ads. Fully revised and index updated through-out to reflect the 160 pages 7 x 9 ANNICK PRESS modern media landscape. paperback · $16.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-560-8 “Clever, colorful…Delivers its hardcover · $26.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-561-5 message with great style…An excellent introduction.” – School Library Journal Reviews for the 1st edition: “Lively analysis seeks to raise preteens’ awareness of themselves as targets and vectors of advertising messages.” – ★ Booklist “Kids who read this book will be better prepped than most to deal with the marketing onslaught.” – Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

General Nonfiction SOCIAL ISSUES NEW Escape From Tibet A True Story by Nick Gray with Laura Scandiffio Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama Ten-year-old Tenzin lives in a small village in Tibet. When his 18-year-old brother, Pasang — a novice monk — returns home, the Chinese authorities and their spies watch the family with suspicion. Suddenly the boys’ lives change forever when Pasang and Tenzin set out to escape from the oppressive existence in Tibet and seek a better life. This true story traces their desperate challenges, hardships and setbacks on their remarkable journey to climb over the Himalayas. Along the way they suffer abuse at the hands of border police, meet fellow Tibetans from whom they draw strength, and have a chance encounter with a film crew. A foreword by the Dalai Lama and an introduction provide historical context. Wanting to make a film about theC hinese oppression of the Tibetan peoples, documentary-maker Nick Gray obtained the consent of the Dalai Lama to document the stories of Tibetan refugees. With the appealing face of young Tenzin, the two brothers became the focus of the film. An epilogue brings the story up to date with their new life inE ngland.

Nick Gray is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and 12 b&w photos, foreword, introduction, MS/HS Visiting Professor of Documentary Production epilogue, maps, timeline, glossary at the University of Lincoln, England. 160 pages 5½ x 8½ annick press paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-662-9 hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-663-6

PEOPLE WHO SAID NO Courage Against Oppression by Laura Scandiffio Inspirational profiles of people who ignored the rules or broke the law, while following their moral compass. These brave people said “no” to oppression, hatred, racism: • Sophie and Hans Scholl, siblings who distributed antigovernment pamphlets in Nazi Germany. • Andrei Sakharov, who helped develop the nuclear bomb in Cold War Russia, but then spoke out against its use. • Rosa Parks, a regular citizen who stood up for human rights. • Oscar Romero, archbishop of El Salvador, who used his position to change the status quo. • Helen Suzman, a South African member of parliament who fought apartheid. • Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent years under house arrest for protesting the dictatorship in Burma. • the people of Egypt, who brought down the repressive government of Hosni Mubarak.

“Themes presented here are universal but especially relevant to the intended audience, with highly engaging exemplars of the right ways to say no.” color and b&w photos and illus., sources, MS/HS – Booklist index “These inspiring stories of 172 pages 6½ x 9 annick press people who challenged the paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-382-6 status quo make for riveting hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-383-3 reading, as well as excellent starting points for research and discussions about civil disobedience, ethics and morality.” – Kirkus

SOCIAL ISSUES General Nonfiction FREAKING OUT Real-Life Stories About Anxiety by Polly Wells Anxiety affects millions of young adults. Freaking Out chronicles the many guises of excessive anxiety in teens’ lives and the havoc it can wreak. These personal accounts span the anxiety spectrum, from heightened adolescent angst to Q&A section, help & advice section full-blown disorders. Their stories explore 128 pages 5 x 7¼ ANNICK PRESS the different ways each learned to paperback · $12.95 unshackle themselves from the weight of isbn 978-1-55451-474-8 overwhelming worry. hardcover · $21.95 An afterword by psychologist Stacie isbn 978-1-55451-475-5 Isenberg of The Ross Center in Washington, D.C. offers young people a HS vivid understanding of what anxiety feels HOOKED b&w illus., introduction, HS like, positive tools to minimize its effects, When Addiction Hits Home afterword, resources and the reassurance that they can live a 136 pages 6 x 9 ANNICK PRESS full and rewarding life even if they find edited by Chloe Shantz-Hilkes paperback · $12.95 themselves in its grip. introduction by Robert Munsch isbn 978-1-55451-544-8 Personal accounts of young people whose family members have hardcover · $22.95 struggled with a variety of addictions: alcohol, drugs, food, isbn 978-1-55451-545-5 gambling. The maturity, sensitivity, and even the sense of humor in these accounts will give teens going through similar situations “What makes this book stand out is that the teens discuss the moment plenty to relate to. they realized they had a problem that other teens suffered from and they no longer felt so isolated…A powerful message for the reader who will In an introduction, children’s author Robert Munsch offers a identify…Highly recommended for middle school and up.” – VOYA personal account of his own struggles with addiction. “Compelling…Readers may find help in dealing with their own situations.” – School Library Journal

color illus., resources 160 pages 6 x 8 ANNICK PRESS 128 pages 5 x 8 paperback · $12.95 ANNICK PRESS isbn 978-1-55451-224-9 paperback · $12.95 hardcover · $24.95 isbn 978-1-55451-254-6 isbn 978-1-55451-225-6 hardcover · $21.95 isbn 978-1-55451-255-3 HS HS i.d. WHAT MY FATHER GAVE ME Stuff That Happens to Define Us Daughters Speak edited by Kate Scowen edited by Melanie Little These adolescent narratives focus on key moments that helped the subject answer the question “Who am I?” Covering everything from Deeply personal narratives draw readers into raw, real-life physical abuse to cultural alienation to body image, the stories reveal experiences. how individual identity can be shaped by common themes. Illuminated “Readers will discover a wide range of experiences and an by bold, gritty illustrations. overall message of resilience and love through difficult times.” “Does an excellent job of delivering hard truths to teens without – Booklist a whiff of heavy-handedness.” – ★ Quill & Quire “Does not shy away from some very painful subjects. Teens will appreciate this honesty and openness.” – School Library Journal

General Nonfiction TEEN ISSUES IT’S NOT ALL BLACK AND WHITE Multiracial Youth Speak Out by St. Stephen’s Community House LIBRARY MEDIA CONNECTION Editor’s Choice 2013 A group of teens discuss their experiences of having more than one racial identity —biracial, multiracial, or of mixed race — and what it’s like to make their way in the world. Readers who share these experiences will find comfort, inspiration and validation. Themes include: navigating mixed-race relationships • dealing with prejudice • working through identity confusion to arrive at a positive sense of self • dealing with other’s assumptions made based on appearance.

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“This important book will be valuable in opening up discussion about issues of racial identity.” – School Library Journal “The writing is urgent and gripping, humorous and angry, sad and defiant.” – Booklist “Rawly provocative…Edgy layout, artwork and photos enhance stories and poems, amplifying the powerful emotions behind them.” – Kirkus “Candid, painful, and most of all authentic reflections from a teenage POV.” – Publishers Weekly

EASY FOR YOU TO SAY Q&As for Teens Living with Chronic Illness or Disabilities Third Edition, Revised and Updated by Miriam Kaufman, MD Even the most well-adjusted teen struggles b&w illus., preface, with the intense daily challenges of friends, resources family, school and the wider society. But these 160 pages 6 x 9 problems are compounded for teens faced with ANNICK PRESS a chronic condition or disability, such as spina paperback · $11.95 bifida, cerebral palsy, HIV, or cancer. They take isbn 978-1-55451-236-2 powerful medications, undergo difficult medical hardcover · $21.95 treatments, and endure the embarrassment of isbn 978-1-55451-237-9 appearing different from others their age. Easy for You to Say profiles the lives of these HS uniquely challenged teens as they work hard to make sense of the world and their place in it. DEAR DIARY, resources, index HS They talk about how they feel about their bodies, I’M PREGNANT 320 pages 5¼ x 8½ how they relate to people their own age, school FIREFLY BOOKS Ten Real Life Stories issues, street drugs and alcohol use, sexuality paperback · $19.95 and dating, dealing with doctors and other Revised Edition isbn 978-1-77085-099-6 medical professionals, their daily worries and edited by Anrenee Englander many more topics. Poignant and insightful interviews with pregnant teens reveal their experiences and choices around motherhood, “Kaufman talks sensitively and factually about how to cope physically and adoption and abortion. emotionally with the limitations and differences imposed by chronic illness.” “Provides a much-needed voice — that of personal – Richard G. MacKenzie, MD, Division of Adolescent Medicine, experience — to the literature on the subject.” Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – School Library Journal (for the 1st edition) “A helpful resource for teens who may at first be reticent to take these types of questions/comments to adults.” – School Library Journal

TEEN ISSUES General Nonfiction Outlaws, Spies And Gangsters Chasing Notorious Criminals NEW by Laura Scandiffio Experience all the thrills and suspense of chasing down the world’s highest-profile criminals, including: • bank robber and escape artist extraordinaire John Dillinger, America’s first “PublicE nemy Number One” • Adolf Eichmann, Hitler’s right-hand man and the world’s most notorious war criminal • Vladimir Levin, the world’s first high-profile computer hacker • Christopher “Dudus” Coke, a dangerous, but also revered, Jamaican gang leader. “This rogues’ gallery of bottom feeders makes an appealing way to bring reluctant readers to history.” – Kirkus color illus., bibliography, MS index 148 pages 6½ x 9 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-620-9 hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-621-6

Behind The Badge Crimefighters Through History NEW by Ed Butts As long as there have been criminals, there have been people who have protected the public. But they were often nothing like the police officers we know today. Behind the Badge uncovers the fascinating world of law enforcers through the ages. Examples: • in one Greek city, the police were often slaves • during the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan’s feared police were also his gardeners • in Amsterdam during the 1600s, citizens worked the night watch to keep the streets safe • in the Wild West, there was sometimes very little difference between the lawmen and the criminals. color illus., glossary, MS timeline, bibliography, index 168 pages 6 x 9 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-674-2 hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-675-9

Bodyguards! From Gladiators to the Secret Service by Ed Butts From Caesar’s Praetorian Guard to Wild West Outlaws to the US Secret Service, bodyguards have always been at the heart of the action. In these thrilling stories of bodyguards past and present, you’ll find both heroes and traitors, quick-thinkers and a few who blundered. Brimming with vibrant action-packed graphic-novel style illustrations, Bodyguards! opens the window on the fascinating stories of those entrusted to protect people’s lives. “Lively, solidly written, and packed with intrigue and betrayal.” – School Library Journal color illus., timeline, MS/HS “Sure to light young researchers afire with the desire glossary, bibliography, index for further exploration.” – Booklist 128 pages 6 x 9 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-436-6 hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-437-3 53

General Nonfiction GENERAL INTEREST NEW Special Forces Survival Guide Desert, Arctic, Mountain, Jungle, Urban by Alexander Stilwell A unique how-to- guide of survival techniques used by special forces units around the world. Trained to take on the toughest missions in the most challenging environments, these warriors must be able to master any situation, often with little or no gear. Divided into chapters according to environment — dessert, arctic, mountain, jungle, urban — the book provides tips, tricks and skills, such as: • improvising desert clothing • building an arctic fishing net 180+ color photos, index MS/HS 192 pages 5¾ x 7¾ FIREFLY BOOKS • how to survive a mountain avalanche paperback · $19.95 • navigating in the jungle without a compass isbn 978-1-77085-318-8 and map • avoiding detection in a hostile urban environment.

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b&w illus., appendix, index 208 pages 6 x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS HS paperback · $19.95 b&w and color photos HS b&w illus. and diagrams, bibliography, index isbn 978-1-77085-306-5 & illus., index 128 pages 5½ x 8½ ANNICK PRESS HS 336 pages 7½ x 9½ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-394-9 paperback · $24.95 THE GIFT OF LIFE isbn 978-1-55407-741-0 THE RESEARCH VIRTUOSO The Reality Behind Organ Donor Retrieval hardcover · $39.95 How to Find Anything You Need to isbn 978-1-55407-780-9 by Traci Graf Know Drawing on her experience as an organ transplant Nobel Revised and Updated Edition coordinator, Graf tells the riveting story of this unique A Century of Prize Winners by Toronto Public Library and demanding branch of medicine. The job of the Second Edition, Revised and transplant coordinator is to save lives by finding and With this guide, students will be ready to face Expanded obtaining consent for as many organ donations as the daunting prospect of conducting serious possible. As she freely admits, transplant coordinators edited by Michael Worek research. Learn how to choose a topic, focus your thoughts, make notes, skim material, are often referred to, behind their backs, by hospital Nobel tells the story of the staff as “organ vultures.” evaluate sources, and present your findings. recipients of the most prestigious Mastering effective research skills will help Packed with riveting first person narrative, Graf award in the world. There is a close- students succeed not only at school, but also recounts the stress, drama and joy of dealing up look at the 200 most famous in life. with emotionally distraught family members and and most interesting winners. overworked medical staff, and the emotional toll of a “If information is power, The Research “A book that can be dipped into job that means the difference between life and death Virtuoso is the power cord.” – Susan Kent, or read straight through…Will for recipients. former Director and Chief Executive of have wide appeal.” – Book News The Branch Libraries, The New York Public Library 54

GENERAL INTEREST General Nonfiction Secrets Underground North America’s Buried Past NEW by Elizabeth MacLeod Secrets Underground takes readers deep down below the earth’s surface to discover the surprising past hidden there. Discover these six fascinating places: • the Civil War secrets carefully concealed in Organ Cave, West Virginia • the top-secret equipment that lies deep below Grand Central Terminal in New York City • the network of tunnels in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, that once hid illegal liquor transported by notorious Chicago gangsters • how the Aztec city Tenochtitlán, the largest and most powerful city of its time, nearly disappeared without a trace • the abandoned ships buried beneath San Francisco that reveal the city’s history as a top destination for fortune seekers during the Gold Rush color & archival photos, MS • the nuclear shelter the U.S. sources, further reading, index government kept hidden 96 pages 7½ x 9¼ ANNICK PRESS for decades underneath paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-630-8 an exclusive resort in West hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-631-5 Virginia.

“Immensely readable, engaging middle-grade nonfiction with wide appeal.” – Resource Links

When The Worst Happens Extraordinary Stories of Survival NEW by Tanya Lloyd Kyi In extreme situations, people can pull together, show almost super-human skill, and survive. But sometimes they face madness, greed or mutiny. The true action-packed accounts reveal the critical decisions that determined the fate of each victim. It’s a fine line between survival and tragedy. • After a fierce storm, the crew of the Polaris was stranded on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean. • A massive cave-in traps 19-year-old Jimmy Sanchez and 32 other Chilean miners deep below the earth. • Twelve-year-old Bala and his two sisters must survive on a tiny island off the Australian coast after their boat capsizes. • When her plane crashes in the Peruvian jungle, 17-year-old Juliane struggles to find help.

color illus., further reading, MS/HS bibliography, index 128 pages 6½ x 9 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-682-7 hardcover · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-683-4

General Nonfiction GENERAL INTEREST TEXAS BLUBONNET Master List 2005-2006 IRA NCTE Orbis Pictus Children’s Honor Book 2004 Book Award 1997 NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2003

MS MS MS color illus., timeline, bibliography, index color illus., archival photos, double gatefold, timeline, color illus., b&w prints & photos, 2 gatefolds, index 48 pages 10 x 10 MIKAYA PRESS glossary, index 48 pages 10 x 10 MIKAYA PRESS hardcover · $22.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-43-2 48 pages 10 x 10 MIKAYA PRESS paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-16-6 paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-08-1 hardcover · US$22.95 / CDN $26.95 Statue Of Liberty hardcover · US$19.95 / CDN $28.95 isbn 978-0-9650493-0-6 A Tale of Two Countries isbn 978-1-931414-06-7 The Brooklyn Bridge by Elizabeth Mann illustrated by Alan Witschonke Empire State Building The Story of the World’s Most Famous When New York Reached for the Skies Bridge and the Remarkable Family That The true story of America’s most beloved Built It symbol and a tale of art and idealism. by Elizabeth Mann illustrated by Alan Witschonke by Elizabeth Mann “A solid entry in Mann’s exemplary illustrated by Alan Witschonke tour of the modern world’s Mann tracks the wonders of architecture, architectural wonders.” – Kirkus engineering, and construction that went into the The Brooklyn Bridge is about a legendary feat of creation of the Empire State Building. engineering and the extraordinary Roebling family “Mann has created a historically who built it. accurate, brilliant book about a “An ideal resource for classes working on symbol of American freedom.” architectural projects and a top choice for “Eye-catching…Beautifully designed…A – School Library Journal general reading.” – ★ School Library Journal browser’s paradise.” – ★ School Library Journal

MS MS MS color illus., b&w prints & photos, double color illus., b&w photos, double gatefold, index color and b&w photos and illus., maps, timeline, gatefold, map, index 48 pages 10 x 10 MIKAYA PRESS further reading, index 48 pages 10 x 10 MIKAYA PRESS paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-10-4 48 pages 8½ x 11 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-14-2 paperback · $11.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-376-5 hardcover · US$22.95 / CDN $24.95 Machu Picchu hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-377-2 isbn 978-0-9650493-4-4 The Story of the Amazing Inkas and Their City in the Clouds The Panama Canal Latin Americans by Elizabeth Mann Thought Of It The Story of How a Jungle was illustrated by Amy Crehore Conquered and the World Made Smaller Amazing Innovations Machu Picchu tells the story of the rise of by Eva Salinas by Elizabeth Mann the Inkas and the building of this great city. illustrated by Fernando Rangel Set in a remote, inaccessible area of the high The useful traditions and innovations of Latin Panama was tragically difficult to build a Andes, this breathtaking city was never found American peoples from ancient times to the canal across — disease-ridden swamps, the by the Spanish Conquistadors. It remains an present. Innovations include: rodeo, carnival, mountainous rainforest, and oppressive heat. All untouched example of the genius of the Inkas. chocolate, tango, sombrero, chewing gum, these challenges were conquered. But along the “An engaging and accessible introduction poncho, Mayan architecture, and much more. way were broken treaties, the domination of a to one of humankind’s great architectural small nation by a large one, and tens of thousands achievements.” – School Library Journal Also available: of West Indian workers forced to live in slave-like “Mann’s comfortable text makes this so LO INVENTARON LOS conditions. special...An exceptionally fine entry in the LATINOAMERICANOS “An exceptional resource for the classroom Wonders of the World series.” – ★ Booklist hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-379-6 ...An epic piece of storytelling.” – Kirkus

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS social studies NATIVE AMERICANS A Visual Exploration by S.N. Paleja A dynamic visual snapshot of the native peoples of North America, from the prehistoric era to the present. Packed with exciting infographics that capture the history and culture of Native Americans, this innovative approach decodes information simply and clearly. Highly colorful, vibrant layouts include maps, pictograms, charts and timelines. The book builds understanding with answers to questions such as: • how did humans first come to America? • what kind of houses did they live in? • what did they eat, and what tools and techniques did they use to obtain food? • how did the arrival of European settlers affect Native American populations and culture? • how did they contribute to winning World War II? • what are some of the issues Native Americans face today?

Designed to quickly engage readers, this is an appealing, accessible entry point into a vast and multi-faceted topic. “The best thing out on the market today…Visually stimulating, ideal for homework assignments.” – School Library Journal color diagrams, bibliography, further reading, MS/HS “A wonderful introduction…This engaging book serves as a great starting point for index social studies investigations.” – Teacher Librarian 48 pages 8½ x 11 ANNICK PRESS library bound · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-485-4

57 social studies NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES FATTY LEGS ★ Kirkus A Stranger At Home A True Story A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton Margaret Pokiak-Fenton SKIPPING STONES Honor Book 2011 In this sequel to Fatty Legs, Margaret suffers from displacement when she The inspiring memoir of a plucky Inuit girl returns home from two years away at who emerges from a residential school with residential school. Margaret’s mother her spirit intact. Eight-year-old Margaret barely recognizes her, screaming, Pokiak yearns to learn to read, even though “Not my girl!” Margaret is stunned to it means leaving her village. But at school realize she is now an outsider: she has she soon encounters “Raven”, a nasty forgotten the language and stories nun who takes pleasure in tormenting the of her people, and she can’t stomach headstrong young girl. Margaret refuses to the food her mother prepares. She be intimidated and in the end it is this brave discovers how important it is to remain color illus., archival MS young child who gives the Raven a lesson in color illus., archival MS true to the ways of her people — and photos, map the power of human dignity. photos, map, glossary to herself. 112 pages 6¼ x 9 ANNICK PRESS 128 pages 6¼ x 9 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-246-1 paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-361-1 hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-247-8 hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-362-8

“A moving and believable account.” – ★ Kirkus “A compelling and moving story of a girl searching for the strength to find her place in the world.” – School Library Journal “Fascinating and unique, yet universal in its message.” – School Library Journal “Her spirit and determination shine through this moving memoir.” – Kirkus “A unique and enlightening glimpse into the residential school experience and, most importantly, one little girl’s triumph over her “A moving portrait of one family’s difficult reconciliation and of oppressors.” – Quill & Quire the deep wounds left by the residential school system.” – Quill & Quire

THE INUIT A NATIVE AMERICAN THOUGHT OF IT THOUGHT OF IT Amazing Arctic Innovations Amazing Inventions and by Alootook Ipellie with David Innovations MacDonald by Rocky Landon with David MacDonald SKIPPING STONES Honor Book 2008 This book explores how the creativity Explores over 40 amazing innovations of Native Americans led to clever crucial to the survival of the Inuit inventions and innovations, many in the harsh Arctic. From items still of which are still in use today. For familiar to us today — like parkas and instance, the Iroquois introduced kayaks —this book celebrates the corn and wild rice. The Sioux and creativity of a remarkably resourceful Comanche developed camouflage, people. Examples: dog sled, caribou- color photos & illus., MS MS fish hooks and decoys.E ven games skin sleeping bag, string games, snow color and b&w photos b&w photos, maps, further reading, — lacrosse, hockey and volleyball — goggles, mosquito repellant. and illus., maps, timeline, timeline, index further reading, bibliography, index have Native American roots. 32 pages 8½ x 11 ANNICK PRESS 48 pages 8½ x 11 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $9.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-087-0 paperback · $9.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-154-9 library bound · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-088-7 library bound · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-155-6

NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES social studies Dreaming In Indian NEW Contemporary Native American Voices edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale A powerful and visually stunning anthology from some of the most groundbreaking Native artists working in North America today. Dreaming In Indian will shatter commonly held stereotypes and offer readers a unique insight into a community often misunderstood and misrepresented by the mainstream media. The artists in this book express themselves through such mediums as art, food, the written word, sport, dance, and fashion. Emerging and established Native artists — including acclaimed author Joseph Boyden, renowned visual artist Bunky Echo Hawk, and stand-up comedian Ryan McMahon — contribute thoughtful and heartfelt pieces on their experiences growing up indigenous. Artist contributions include: • acclaimed Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq Gillis thanks those who bullied her for teaching her resilience and compassion for others • in his graffiti installations, artist Tom Greyeyes challenges stereotypes ofN ative peoples • fashion photographer Anthony Collins and model Ashley Callingbull reappropriate Native fashion by showcasing authentic Native clothing • Métis visual artist Christi Belcourt talks about the inspiration for her painting Watersong, which hangs in the National Gallery of Canada color photos & illus. MS/HS • jingle dancer Chayla Maracle shares her struggles with addictions and how traditional dancing 128 pages 8½ x 11 ANNICK PRESS helped her become sober hardcover · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-687-2 • chef Aaron Joseph Bear Robe shares his recipes for success.

59 social studies NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES 250 commissioned artwork, ★ Booklist archival photos & maps, color & archival photos, maps, color art, bibliography, gazetteer, further reading, bibliography, index list of reserves, index 368 pages 9 x 11 160 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $65.00 hardcover · $35.00 isbn 978-1-55407-433-4 isbn 978-1-77085-218-1 HS HS NATIVE AMERICAN IROQUOIS CLOTHING People of the Longhouse An Illustrated History by Michael G. Johnson by Theodore Brasser An introductory, illustrated overview of the history and culture of the Native Americans crafted beautiful clothing out of skins, pigments, quills people of the Iroquois Confederacy — the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, and sinew. This book showcases the clothing in fascinating detail, from Onondaga, Seneca, and the Tuscarora. Topics covered include: moccasins and tunics to ceremonial and burial costumes. Brasser explains • the Origins of the Iroquois who made what and how, as well as the meanings of the different kind of Confederacy decoration, such as beadwork, embroidery, appliqué, patchwork, weaving • the French and Indian War 1754-1766 and dyeing. • the American Revolution and the “A good introduction to Native Aftermath American culture and North American history for high school • Disintegration, Reformation and students.” – Library Journal Perseverance 1783 to the Present • Iroquois Social and Political “This is a wise author who allows Organization his pictures to represent one thousand words—and more.” • Warfare – ★ Booklist • Religion and Rituals • Important People in Six Nations History.

100 color & archival photos, maps, index 104 pages 8 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS 33 color reproductions, color photos & paperback · $19.95 illus., archival photos, bibliography, index isbn 978-1-77085-181-8 144 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $35.00 MS/HS isbn 978-1-77085-056-9 HS THE STORY OF THE BLACKFOOT PEOPLE Nitsitapiisinni DREAM CATCHERS by The Glenbow Museum Legend, Lore and Artifacts This book chronicles all the important by Cath Oberholtzer aspects of Blackfoot life and history: The Native American tradition of • belief systems, including traditional making dream catchers is rich in stories and sacred places history and tradition and is a symbol • roles of men, women, children and of Native spirituality. The author, an elders anthropologist, explores the origins of • their sacred connection to nature the dream catcher’s legend, traces its • uniting ancient traditions with development and widespread growth, modern challenges in order to keep and ponders the phenomenon that their legacy alive. led the dream catcher mystique to flourish all over the world.C olor and “This excellent volume provides archival photos show a wide variety of readers with a context for artifacts, including original works by a understanding and appreciating Native artist. Blackfoot culture.” – Booklist

NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES social studies Encyclopedia Of Native Tribes Of North America NEW Second Edition by Michael G. Johnson This remarkable, beautiful fully illustrated encyclopedia offers the most up-to-date and essential facts on the identity, location, population, kinship, language, spiritual beliefs and cultural characteristics of 400 peoples native to North America. This new edition is updated throughout with information based on current research. It is organized by 10 distinct geographical regions, and within each, by tribe language: • Northeastern Woodlands • Southeastern Woodlands • California • Plains and Prairie • Southwest • Plateau • Northwest Coast • Great Basin • Subarctic • Arctic. Reviews of the previous edition: “A delight…The quality of the illustrations and photographs is excellent.” – Booklist “One of the most elaborately illustrated books on Native Americans…Highly recommended.” – Library Journal

100 commissioned color illus., 300 color HS & archival photos, 21 maps, language table, Michael G. Johnson is a renowned scholar and author of books and bibliography, sources, glossary, index magazine articles on the history of Native American peoples. 336 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $49.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-461-1

Arts & Crafts Of The Native American Tribes by Michael G. Johnson and Bill Yenne SCIENCE BOOKS & FILMS Best Books for Adults 2012 This illustrated reference sheds light on Native American arts and crafts. Arranged by region, there are detailed entries on the abundant local natural materials used in utilitarian objects, clothing, decoration and more, such as: animal skins, porcupine quills, shells, antlers, corn husks. Stunning photos show intricate pottery designs, beautiful beaded moccasins, skillfully made watertight tipis and much more. “A valuable up-to-date resource.” – Booklist

400+ color photos & illus., HS archival photos, maps, bibliography, index 256 pages 9 x 11¾ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $49.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-902-5 61 social studies NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES color illus., maps, glossary, color illus., timeline, resources, index bibliography, index 96 pages 8¼ x 10½ ANNICK PRESS 48 pages 8½ x 11 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $16.95 paperback · $14.95 isbn 978-1-55037-810-8 isbn 978-1-55451-552-3 library bound · $24.95 isbn 978-1-55451-553-0 MS MS ARCHERS, ALCHEMISTS IT’S A FEUDAL, And 98 Other Medieval FEUDAL WORLD Jobs You Might Have A Different Medieval History Loved or Loathed by Stephen Shapiro by Priscilla Galloway This innovative approach to medieval history combines visually appealing NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2003 infographics, whimsical cartoon art, and lively, informative text. In this unique look at life in the “A waggishly illuminating pictorial tour of the Middle Ages.” – Kirkus Middle Ages, 100 occupations are described with historical accuracy and wit, including: serf, miller, friar, court jester, stonemason, gong farmer, hangman and troubadour. “A terrific supplement to Middle Ages units.” – School Library Journal

MS MS MS color illus., archival b&w illus., map, double gatefold, color illus., prints & photos, double gatefold, index color illus., prints & photos, double gatefold, index glossary, bibliography, index 48 pages 10 x 10 MIKAYA PRESS 48 pages 10 x 10 MIKAYA PRESS 48 pages 10 x 10 MIKAYA PRESS paperback · US$9.95 / CDN$12.95 paperback · US$9.95 / CDN$12.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-11-1 hardcover · $22.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-15-9 isbn 978-1-931414-17-3 hardcover · US$22.95 / CDN$26.95 · isbn 978-0-9650493-1-3 THE PARTHENON THE ROMAN COLOSSEUM THE GREAT PYRAMID The Height of Greek Civilization The Story of the World’s Most The Story of the Farmers, the God-King by Elizabeth Mann Famous Stadium and Its Deadly and the Most Astounding Structure Games Ever Built The Parthenon tells of the rise of Athens culminating in the construction of the great by Elizabeth Mann by Elizabeth Mann temple on the Acropolis. Interweaves the impressive story of the The story of the Great Pyramid and the people construction of this remarkable building and that built it. “Perceptive as always, Mann…once again the sobering tale of the “games” that went will leave readers buzzed about one of the “Inspires readers to wonder how [people] on inside. In doing so, it reveals an entire great works of architecture.” – Kirkus could have possibly created such massive, civilization in all its genius and brutality. gravity-defying structures...Highly “This visually appealing introduction to the “A colorful, informative introduction to readable.” – Booklist Parthenon…provides readers with a strong the structure and history of gladiatorial feel for the golden age of Athens.” “Eye-catching...Beautifully designed…A games.” – School Library Journal – School Library Journal browser’s paradise.” – ★ School Library Journal 62

ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL HISTORY social studies MS MS MS color illus., archival illus., map, double gatefold, glossary, color and b&w photos and illus., maps, timeline, color photos, maps, timeline, sources, further reading, bibliography, index further reading, index index 48 pages 10 x 10 MIKAYA PRESS 48 pages 8½ x 11 ANNICK PRESS 48 pages 8½ x 11 ANNICK PRESS hardcover · $22.95 · isbn 978-1-931414-20-3 paperback · $11.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-276-8 paperback · $11.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-476-2 hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-277-5 hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-477-9 TAJ MAHAL A Story of Love and Empire Africans Thought Of It THE ARAB WORLD THOUGHT by Elizabeth Mann Amazing Innovations OF IT by Bathseba Opini and Richard B. Lee Inventions, Innovations and Amazing VOYA Nonfiction Honor List 2008 SKIPPING STONES Honor Book 2011 Facts The Mughal dynasty combined brute force and by Saima S. Hussain fierce ambition with a delicate artistic sensitivity.I n Explores the ingenuity of African peoples the 17th-century, the grief stricken emperor Shah from ancient times to today. Did you know An overview of the inventions and innovations Jahan built the world’s most beautiful tomb as a that aloe vera was first used by Africans? that have been passed down through millennia monument to his deceased wife. And the marimba, better known to us as from the peoples of Arab lands, including the the xylophone, originated in Africa 700 fields of medicine, architecture, astronomy, “The Wonders of the World series hits a high ★ years ago. Other unique African innovations food and education. point with this dramatic retelling.” – Booklist include the technique of banana leaf art and “Definitely fills a niche…Will entice “A beautiful book that highlights a stunning the use of horns to communicate important browsers.” – Kirkus accomplishment in architecture.” messages. – School Library Journal “An enthusiastic overview of the Arab “A great social studies reference world’s extensive contributions to “Intricate illustrations capture the opulence and source.” – Library Media Connection civilization.” – School Library Journal beauty of the art of the period.” – Kirkus

color illus., map, further color photos & illus., maps, reading, index further reading, index 96 pages 8¼ x 10½ 172 pages 7½ x 9½ ANNICK PRESS ANNICK PRESS paperback · $16.95 paperback · $14.95 isbn 978-1-55451-390-1 isbn 978-1-55451-197-6 hardcover · $25.95 hardcover · $24.95 isbn 978-1-55451-391-8 isbn 978-1-55451-198-3 MS MS MS color and b&w photos and illus., timeline, maps, WARRIORS AND WAILERS ADVENTURES ON THE further reading, index 48 pages 8½ x 11 ANNICK PRESS One Hundred Ancient Chinese Jobs ANCIENT SILK ROAD paperback · $9.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-195-2 You Might Have Relished or Reviled by Priscilla Galloway with Dawn Hunter library bound · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-196-9 by Sarah Tsiang Traveling the fabled Silk Road took years,

THE CHINESE THOUGHT OF IT Light-heartedly, this book explores the many and those who set out encountered bandits, occupations in Ancient China. starvation and treacherous storms. This Amazing Inventions and Innovations book looks at three great historical figures by Ting-xing Ye “There is some astounding information associated with the Silk Road • Chinese here…Useful as a jumping off place for Buddhist Xuanzang • Genghis Khan Acupuncture, gunpowder and the secrets further research.” • Marco Polo. to spinning silk are innovations that we – School Library Journal have come to associate with China. But did “Readers will be both riveted and “The engaging narrative conveys a ★ you know that the Chinese also invented: informed.” – School Library Journal solid overview and will satisfy school the umbrella; the suspension bridge; the assignments.” – Booklist “Lively storytelling.” – Kirkus wheelbarrow; playing cards? “Filled with facts and pithy observations.” “An informative and entertaining read.” – Library Media Connection – ForeWord

63 social studies AFRICAN, MIDDLE EAST & ASIAN HISTORY The First World War In 100 Objects by John Hughes-Wilson NEW Draws on the most interesting items that describe the causes, progress and outcome of the First World War. From weapons that created carnage to affectionate letters home, these 100 objects are as extraordinary in their diversity and storytelling power as they are devastating in their poignancy. Each object is displayed in a brief chapter and includes: • a German button given to a British soldier in the Christmas Truce of 1914 • a Prussian Pickelhaube helmet • the conspicuous red trousers worn by the French troops • a commander’s field telephone • army rations • Lawrence of Arabia’s rifle • the Red Baron’s broken engine.

200 color & archival photos, maps, MS/HS further reading, index 448 pages 7½ x 9½ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $39.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-413-0

NEW Fifty Weapons That Changed The Course Of History by Joel Levy Tells the fascinating story of the last 3,500 years through the arms and armaments that have shaped it. Concise text describes the weapons, the “who, where, when, why and how” of their introduction and uses, and explains their influence in one or more of four categories — Social, Political, Tactical, and Technological. The stories span human history, from our hunter-gatherer ancestors who devised the spear and the wheel, which brought about the war chariot, to gunpowder, which democratized warfare. Weapons include: • the longbow, which led an outnumbered English army to a famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 color photos, further reading, useful MS/HS • the Soviet T-34, the most effective and influential website, index tank to feature in World War II 224 pages 6¾ x 9 FIREFLY BOOKS • the Tomahawk cruise missile, which revolutionized hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-426-0 tactics in modern warfare • the Gatling Gun, the first rapid-repeating gun, which turned the tide in the Americans’ favor during the Spanish–American War.

MILITARY HISTORY social studies WORLD WAR II IN NUMBERS An Infographic Guide to the Conflict, Its Conduct, and Its Casualties by Peter Doyle LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Reference Sources 2013 This fresh perspective on the Second World War uses color graphics and succinct text to tell the key stories of the battles that engulfed the globe and affected virtually everyone alive during the 1940s. To see the War set up in numbers tells the story with new certainty: • how the Polish army carried out over 700,000 acts of sabotage • the large number of Japanese lost in the Pacific war • by how many the Allied Forces outnumbered the Germans in Normandy • comparison of munitions production by the Axis and the Allied powers • submarine losses • how the ten costliest land battles compared to those of the First World War. “Never has the ultimate cost of war been so visually displayed…A fine source for middle color infographics, b&w archival photos, MS/HS and high school students.” – Library Journal sources, further reading, index 224 pages 8¾ x 8¾ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-195-5

NEW Unexplained Mysteries Of World War Ii Discover the Conspiracies, Cover-ups and Coincidences That Won and Lost the War by Jeremy Harwood Unexplained Mysteries of World War II recounts 24 of the most fascinating mysteries from the war. The murderous plots, strange disappearances, criminal activities, scandals, deceptions, and peculiar decisions are the fodder of great fiction except that they are shockingly true. The unexplained mysteries include: • bomb in a beer cellar — one man’s plot to kill Hitler • Europe’s looted art — systematic art looting on a scale unseen since the fall of the Roman Empire • strange case of Rudolf Hess — why did Hitler’s deputy fly toS cotland? color & archival photos, index MS/HS • target America: the Nazi plan to bomb New York 256 pages 7¾ x 9½ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-407-9 • mystery of the murdered redhead — was the beautiful queen of Stockholm society a secret agent or a tragic victim of diplomatic power plays? • drugs, doctors and the Fuhrer — the closely guarded secret of Hitler’s incurable illnesses.

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Fifty Foods Fifty Weapons The History Of NEW Fifty Animals That Changed NEW That Changed NEW Music In Fifty That Changed The Course Of History The Course Of History Instruments The Course Of History by Bill Price by Joel Levy by Philip Wilkinson by Eric Chaline

hardcover · $29.95 hardcover · $29.95 hardcover · $29.95 hardcover · $29.95 isbn 978-1-77085-427-7 isbn 978-1-77085-426-0 isbn 978-1-77085-428-4 isbn 978-1-55407-897-4 see page 82 see page 64 see page 75 see page 5

Fifty Machines Fifty Minerals Fifty Plants Fifty Railroads That Changed The That Changed The That Changed The That Changed The Course Of History Course Of History Course Of History Course Of History by Eric Chaline by Eric Chaline by Bill Laws by Bill Laws hardcover · $29.95 hardcover · $29.95 hardcover · $29.95 hardcover · $29.95 isbn 978-1-77085-090-3 isbn 978-1-55407-984-1 isbn 978-1-55407-798-4 isbn 978-1-77085-169-6 see page 35 see page 24 see page 33 see page 35

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SOCIAL HISTORY social studies THE Infographic History Of The World NEW by Valentina D’Efilippo and James Ball The history of the world is presented in these insightful and revealing infographics. This book starts at the dawn of time and launches into a 13.8 billion-year journey, presenting world history as a visual essay of facts, trends and timelines. The book’s design cleverly mirrors the content, opening with parchment-like paper stock, primitive typography and no color and progressing to glossy pages, minimalist design and brilliant color. Seventy-four topics, 100 infographics and 224 pages weave a story of civilization and conquest, of war and peace, of science and invention, as well as some of the big color illus., appendix, visual index MS/HS issues of the day. 224 pages 7½ x 9¾ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $35.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-316-4

NEW Missions Impossible Extraordinary Stories of Daring and Courage by Hazel Flynn From Ancient Greece to the hunt and killing of Bin Laden, here are 110 incredible acts of bravery, courage and derring-do that have in one fell swoop changed the world. The stories include: • defeat of the Spanish Armada • Captain Morgan’s raid on Panama • Battle of Maiwand, Afghanistan • assassination of Trotsky • “The Wooden Horse”: POW camp 300+ color photos & illus., maps, MS/HS • Battle of Dien Bien Phu timeline, index • Black Hawk Down: Mogadishu 256 pages 7¾ x 9½ FIREFLY BOOKS • 9/11 attacks. paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-422-2

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440 pages 5½ x 8½ ANNICK PRESS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-372-7 hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-373-4 MS/HS Erebos by Ursula Poznanski HS A mysterious virtual reality computer game makes the rounds at school. 200 pages 5 x 7½ ANNICK PRESS “Erebos” is an extremely sophisticated and highly intelligent game; it seems paperback · $11.95 · isbn 978-1-55037-834-4 to know a lot about the players on- and off-line and actively manipulate hardcover · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55037-835-1 them. “Erebos” compels the players to perform tasks in the real world PRINTZ Honor Book 2005 in order to gain rewards in the game. These tasks, initially harmless, increasingly disturbing, then escalate to violence. Nick joins the game and YALSA Best Books 2005 quickly becomes addicted. But when it sends Nick on a deadly assignment, YALSA Popular Paperbacks 2005 he refuses and is banished from the game. Nick comes to realize that “Erebos” has a sinister agenda and sets out find who is behind it and why. BOOKLIST Editors’ Choice 2004 “The scary climax, a romantic subplot and plenty of thoroughly IRA Young Adult Fiction Notable 2005 credible gaming add proper spark to a pageturner with amps aplenty.” – Kirkus IRA Notable Books for a Global Society 2005 “Thrilling and suspenseful.” – Horn Book Magazine AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOC. Best Book for Older Readers 2005 “Will appeal not only to gamers, but to any fans of suspense and CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Choice List 2005 adventure…An excellent addition to any collection serving teens.” – VOYA Chanda’s Secrets by Allan Stratton BACK IN PRINT This novel resonates with the timely issue of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. Sixteen-year-old Chanda is smart, perceptive and successful in school. But her personal world is shaken when, first, her sick baby sister dies, and then other people — her loving Mama, in particular — become mysteriously ill. Surrounded by sickness, by secrets, and by a continent’s unspoken fear, Chanda denies the truth in an attempt to act as if all is well. But when her ailing mother fails to return from a trip, and Chanda learns the truth about her best friend, she overcomes her fear of shame, and summons her resolve, courage and loyalty in order to take care of 176 pages 5 x 7½ ANNICK PRESS the people she loves. paperback · $11.95 · isbn 978-1-55037-800-9 “The message about overcoming ignorance and shame and hardcover · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55037-801-6 confronting the facts is ever-present, but the tense story and MS/HS the realistic characters — caring, mean, funny, angry, kind, and cruel — will keep kids reading and break the silence Secrets In The Fire about the tragedy.” – ★ Booklist by Henning Mankell “Smart and determined, Chanda is a character whom readers Fire holds horror for Sofia and her family in Africa. Murderous bandits come to care for and believe in, in spite of her almost drove them from their home, and a landmine takes Sofia’s legs.I n her long impossible situation. The details of sub-Saharan Africa are journey toward physical and emotional recovery, Sofia must still deal with convincing and smoothly woven into this moving story of the abrupt end to her childhood and coming of age. Along the way, she poverty and courage, but the real insight for readers will be discovers friends, and foes, in places she’d never expected. Inspired by a the appalling treatment of the AIDS victims.” true story. – ★ School Library Journal “Will grab readers with the truth of one child’s terror and courage.” “The strong, respectful writing makes this crucial and – ★ Booklist broadly relevant story unfailingly human.” – Kirkus “A hard-hitting eye-opener that brings readers face-to-face with “A searing book on an important subject.” the horrors of war.” – ★ School Library Journal – Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

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maps, epilogue, endnotes 120 pages 6 × 9 ANNICK PRESS historical afterword paperback · $14.95 288 pages 5 × 7½ isbn 978-1-55451-616-2 ANNICK PRESS hardcover · $24.95 paperback · $12.95 isbn 978-1-55451-617-9 isbn 978-1-55451-438-0 MS/HS hardcover · $21.95 isbn 978-1-55451-439-7 Shifting Sands MS/HS Life in the Times of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad by Kathy Lowinger The Lynching Of Louie Sam by Elizabeth Stewart Three stories of young people living through formative moments in history, and having life-changing encounters with religious leaders. Racism, murder and injustice wreak havoc in a frontier town. Inspired Dina is a slave in Ancient Egypt. When Moses visits the area, she by a true story of the lynching of a 14-year-old American Indian in the must make a choice between her predictable life or an uncertain Washington Territory in 1884. one by following Moses. Mattan leaves his impoverished family to When a white man is murdered, suspicion falls on the Indian boy Louie eke out a living in Galilee. A man preaching changes his life forever, Sam. A local teen, George is witness to a lynch mob that tracks Louie and he becomes a follower of Jesus. Fallah, a Bedouin boy flees a Sam down and hangs him. But George is wracked with doubts about blood feud for a new life in Mecca. Muhammad offers a different Louie Sam’s guilt and begins to ask questions. As he starts to uncover the future, if he’s brave enough to accept. truth, tensions in the town rise. In the end, standing up for justice has devastating consequences for George and his family. “Powerful images of the effect these three religious leaders had on the people around them, and thus on the history of “A good recommendation for middle school and early high school our world.” – Resource Links readers.” – School Library Journal “Lowinger pays plenty of attention to historical detail and “Adolescents will identify with George’s dilemma of deciding handles her subject matter respectfully.” – Quill & Quire whether to be an individual or succumb to group pressure.” – VOYA

Literature FICTION NEW edition IRA Notable Books for a Global Society 2011

24 b&w photos, timeline, glossary foreword, afterword 264 pages 5½ × 8½ 168 pages 5¼ × 8 ANNICK PRESS ANNICK PRESS paperback · $12.95 paperback · $11.95 isbn 978-1-55451-266-9 isbn 978-1-55451-692-6 hardcover · $21.95 hardcover · $19.95 isbn 978-1-55451-267-6 isbn 978-1-55451-074-0 HS HS Thunder Over Kandahar Generals Die In Bed by Sharon E. McKay 100th Anniversary of World War I: Special Edition Filled with tension and drama, this novel paints a vivid portrait of by Charles Yale Harrison the perils of contemporary Afghanistan. Best friends Tamanna and Originally published in 1930, this chilling first-person narrative brought Yasmine share dreams of the future. But as one faces an arranged readers face to face with the brutal, ugly realities of life in the trenches. marriage and the Taliban targets the other’s western-educated family, As an eager new recruit, the narrator is thrust into the nightmarish the girls realize they must flee. scenario of mud and fear, rat and lice infested decay, and vicious killing. “The girls’ alternating viewpoints capture the heartbreaking One by one his friends are ripped apart by the barrage of artillery shells. trauma.” – Booklist In the frontline trenches is where the soldiers die, while the generals “Highly recommended.” – ★ Library Media Connection issue commands from far-off comfort and safety. “Riveting.” – Kirkus “A burning, breathing historic document.” – The New York Times “Gripping.” – School Library Journal

MS/HS MS/HS HS 176 pages 5 x 7¼ ANNICK PRESS paperback · $11.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-053-5 200 pages 5 × 7¼ ANNICK PRESS 248 pages 5½ × 8 ANNICK PRESS paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-430-4 paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-282-9 hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-054-2 hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-431-1 hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-283-6 Baboon Enemy Territory Held by David Jones by Sharon E. McKay by Edeet Ravel A freak accident finds Gerry inhabiting the body of a baboon. To survive, he must find a place in the social Two teens who have been taught to hate YALSA Popular Paperbacks 2012 each other are thrown together in a Jerusalem structure of the baboon troop, learn how to forage hospital: Sam, a Jew, whose leg may need to 17-year-old Chloe’s summer vacation in for food, adapt to his baboon instincts, and be alert to be amputated, and Yusuf, a Muslim, who has Greece comes to an abrupt end when she is terrifying attacks by predators and humans. And he lost one eye and damaged the other. Making taken hostage and imprisoned. Over the next must hang on to his human intellect if he is to find a an uneasy alliance, the boys sneak out for few months Chloe develops a dependency way to return to his former life. on her captor, who is young, handsome and an adventure to the Old City. The escapade “The author soundly grounds his novel in accurate kind. In her loneliness and boredom, she turns dangerous when they quickly become scientific detail about baboons…Readers craving comes to romanticize about him. hopelessly lost. Their suspicions of each other adventure and nature-based drama will find this are diverted as they must band together to “Ravel refuses to demonize either engrossing.” – School Library Journal protect each other from a variety of threats character and supplies a level of detail “It is the combination of baboon instincts and the and dangers. that will make readers believe every word.” – Booklist boy’s mind that drives the exciting story.” “Powerful.” – Kirkus – Booklist

FICTION Literature WAR BROTHERS ★ School Library Journal The Graphic Novel by Sharon E. McKay illustrated by Daniel Lafrance This devastatingly realistic graphic novel takes place in Uganda in the early 2000s when Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army terrorized the country. A fictionalized account based on the author’s interviews with escaped child soldiers. 14-year-old Jacob is sent to a well-guarded boarding school. Yet rebel soldiers burst in and abduct Jacob and his classmates. Taken into the jungle, the boys are told they must train to be soldiers and must learn to kill, or be killed. Jacob’s life turns into a terrifying struggle to endure and survive. In time, the boys escape. Hunted by rebels, stalked by a lion, and pursued by crocodiles, it takes considerable time before they reach safety. For long afterwards, Jacob wrestles with the question of whether we are all really beasts inside.

color illus. HS “Lafrance’s watercolor artwork truly shines…A truly important work that is well worth the read.” – ★ School Library Journal 176 pages 6¾ x 9½ ANNICK PRESS paperback · $18.95 “Lafrance varies his palette strategically to set mood or isbn 978-1-55451-488-5 generate emotion…The author and illustrator reinforce Jacob’s conclusion that his role must hardcover · $27.95 be to tell the world what is happening to these children, hoping for an end to violence.” isbn 978-1-55451-489-2 – Horn Book Magazine “Powerful storytelling.” – Kirkus “A great addition to any junior high or high school and could be used as a supplement for Social Studies or English classrooms.” – ★ Library Media Connection

WAR BROTHERS The Novel NEW by Sharon E. McKay Originally published in 2008 in Canada, this powerful novel is now available to American readers. “This gripping story will have readers questioning humanity in the midst of evil and death.” – Kirkus

256 pages 5½ x 8½ ANNICK PRESS paperback · $11.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-647-6 hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-648-3

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Literature FICTION / GRAPHIC NOVELS Written In Wood Three Wordless Graphic Narratives NEW by George A. Walker An anthology of three contemporary wordless novels by renowned woodcut artist Walker. These narratives share a common theme: how a single event can change a culture. Each is told in a series of wood engravings that allow the reader to form an opinion based on seeing what happened, rather than reading about what happened. • The Mysterious Death of Tom Thomson, explores the death of the Canadian artist who went missing in the summer of 1917. • Book of Hours, tells the mundane yet meaningful way in which people in the World Trade Center spent their last hours before the events of 9/11. • Conrad Black, relates the story of a famous, and notorious, media b&w woodcut illus., MS/HS baron. preface, bibliography 360 pages 7 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS “The delicacy and intelligence of George Walker’s printmaking seems paperback · $29.95 to have come from a bygone era. Fortunately, we have George with isbn 978-1-77085-432-1 us now.” – Neil Gaiman

The Night Wanderer A Graphic Novel by Drew Hayden Taylor illustrated by Michael Wyatt A troubled Native teen girl and an old vampire cross paths. Tiffany’s father rents out a room to a complete stranger. Pierre L’Errant, a vampire who roamed Europe for centuries, has returned home to reclaim his Native roots before facing the sun. Fed up after another fight with her father, Tiffany flees into the woods. A midnight encounter with Pierre changes everything for them both. “This book allows for discussion around family relationships, responsibility, and the role and value of tradition.” – VOYA HS two-color illus. 112 pages 6 x 9 ANNICK PRESS The NIGHT WANDERER paperback · $14.95 Also available: 224 pages 5 x 7¼ ANNICK PRESS isbn 978-1-55451-572-1 A Native Gothic Novel paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-099-3 hardcover · $24.95 by Drew Hayden Taylor hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-100-6 isbn 978-1-55451-573-8 “Teens who devour vampire fiction will enjoy this unusual slant on the oft-told legend.” – VOYA

The Never Weres A Graphic Novel by Fiona Smyth In this futuristic, sci-fi graphic novel, the human population is dwindling because of a virus that has resulted in no new births. The youngest humans are teenagers, and three of them resolve to find a solution. “The illustrations, drawn in a bold, primitive, indie- comic style, contrast interestingly with the tech-heavy story.” – School Library Journal “A richly imagined and capably carried-out thriller.” – Kirkus b&w illus. MS/HS 256 pages 6¾ x 9¼ ANNICK PRESS paperback · $12.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-284-3 hardcover · $21.95 · isbn 978-1-55451-285-0

GRAPHIC NOVELS Literature Sci-Fi Chronicles A Visual History of the Galaxy’s Greatest Science Fiction NEW Guy Haley, general editor This is the definitive encyclopedia for the science fiction fans! Sci-Fi Chronicles presents 200 of the greatest galactic creations in an arresting blend of incisive text, infographic timelines, and stunning photos. Each chronologically arranged entry features an entertaining overview plus: • The lifespan of sci-fi creations, for example, from book to movie to television series. • Other key media, such as comics, graphic novels, video games, manga. • Film and television stills, book and comic covers, and other archive material. Larger franchises — such as Doctor Who and The War of the Worlds — feature lavish spreads illustrating how they have evolved from black-and-white beginnings to big- budget blockbusters. Seminal sagas like Star Wars and Star Trek enjoy not only a “real world” timeline of films and TV broadcasts, but also a fascinating spread detailing their role in the series’ fictional universe. From Alien to Halo, from Jules Verne to J.J. Abrams, and from King Kong to Superman, Sci-Fi Chronicles seeks out the most iconic creations, creators and characters from the sci-fi universe. A perfect book for dipping into and thousands of color photos, charts, timelines, MS/HS impossible to put down. glossary, index 576 pages 6¾ x 9¾ FIREFLY BOOKS sewn paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-264-8

Literature SCIENCE FICTION THE History Of The Book In 100 Books The Complete Story, From Egypt to e-book NEW by Roderick Cave and Sara Ayad A study of books through history is a study of human history. With the recent rise of e-books, we’re experiencing a major change in reading formats. Yet in fact, casting off old technologies and taking on new ones has been part of the history of the book. The authors selected 100 books that have played a critical role in the creation and expansion of books and all that they bring — literacy, numeracy, expansion of knowledge, religion, political theory, oppression, liberation and much more. Contents include: • cuneiform tablets • Indian palm-leaf manuscripts • illuminated prayer books • Gutenberg’s printing press books • early tactile books for the blind • serial publishing of Dickens • manga.

color photos & illus., maps, glossary, MS/HS bibliography, index 288 pages 8 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $35.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-406-2

Shakespeare The Essential Guide to the Plays A.D. Cousins, chief consultant This is a sumptuously illustrated history of every Shakespearean play, the political and social landscape of Renaissance England and Europe, and an enlightening revelation of how his works influenced, and were in turn influenced by, the world around him. “Teachers will love it because it presents information from several fields in one concise reference, and students will love it because it has the information they need with lavish illustrations.” – Library Media Connection (for the previous edition) 250 color illus., timelines, MS/HS further reading, glossary, index 256 pages 7¾ x 9½ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-928-5

LITERARY CRITICISM Literature ROCK CHRONICLES “An absolute must.” – Booklist Every Legend, Every Line-up, Every Look David Roberts, general editor Rock Chronicles is a richly illustrated, encyclopedic profile of 250 legendary rock acts of the past 50 years, with expanded coverage of the 50 biggest acts. Arranged alphabetically by band name, the book tracks the ever-shifting line- ups, appearances, labels, sounds and successes. Features include: • incisive band histories by veteran music authors • timelines showing band line-up and album releases • color-coding showing musicians and instruments played • a Performer Directory listing thousands of color and b&w photos, MS/HS musicians and the bands they timeline, appendices, bibliography, index played, fully cross-referenced to 576 pages 6¾ × 9¾ FIREFLY BOOKS the main encyclopedia listing paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-117-7 • photos of all band members, current and departed • for the 50 biggest acts, iconic “An absolute must for any rock- photos, album covers and record music fan.” – Booklist sales.

“Well-written and up-to-date… From AC/DC to ZZ Top, and 248 fantastic photos.” – Library Journal bands in between, this browsing reference is for everyone who loves rock music.

The History Of Music In Fifty Instruments NEW by Philip Wilkinson This is 400-year story of music told by the instruments that make an orchestra. Profiling one instrument at a time, this book describes the history of music since the 1700s, when orchestras first took the formal shape familiar to us. The concise text explains the role of each instrument in the orchestra and its importance in the development of music in general.

150 color illus., glossary, further MS/HS reading, useful websites, index 224 pages 6¾ × 9 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-428-4

75 arts MUSIC Painting In Acrylics The Indispensable Guide NEW by Lorena Kloosterboer

Painting in Acrylics provides comprehensive guidance for painters of all experience. Kloosterboer, known for her exceptional technical skill in the photorealist style, starts with the basics and progresses to advanced techniques and professional practice. The topics include: • About Acrylic Paint — Types of acrylics, comparative advantages, how to read a paint label, using mediums and additives, gesso and varnish • Materials and Equipment — Art supply shopping, palettes, masking, special effects tools, brushes, knives and shapers, airbrush, supports, surface preparation, the studio • The Foundation — Color theory, mixing colors, size and dimensions, order of work, using references, transferring images, painting whites, grays and blacks • Techniques — Underpainting, washes, wet in wet, adding salt and alcohol, blending, dry brush and scumbling, pouring, masking and stenciling, grisaille, glazing, impasto, sgraffito, spattering, sponging, stamping, decalcomania, airbrushing • Surface and Form — Still life, wood, glass, metals, fabric, paper, flowers and leaves, portrait, skin, hair, animals, feathers, landscape, water, clouds, shrubs and trees, stone and brick • Be a Pro — Ethical behavior, competitions/exhibits, art community, consistency, painting titles, keeping records, recording your work, framing, shipping, color photos & illus, glossary, sources, index HS reproductions, social media, tuition. 320 pages 8½ × 10 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $35.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-408-6

VISUAL ARTS arts Global Street Art NEW The Graffiti Artists and Trends Taking Over the World by Lee Bofkin For years, graffiti art sat on the fence separating vandalism and public art. Today it’s matured into street art — a form of public art marking cities around the world. Street artists are startlingly talented — they create witty, provocative and sentimental art. Global Street Art is a splendid collection of some of the best around the world, investigating the media the artists work with, the “canvases” they work on, the themes that arise through their work, and the “galleries” in which they choose to set their work.

200+ color photos HS 304 pages 7½ × 9½ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-485-7

Pavement Chalk Artist YALSA Quick Picks 2012 st The Three-Dimensional Drawings of Julian Beever (for the 1 edition) Second Edition, Expanded by Julian Beever The pavement chalk artist is a master of art, perspective, creativity and performance; Julian Beever is one such extraordinary master. He creates 3-D works of art, drawn in perspective and distorted so the subject can be viewed properly only from one particular viewpoint. Pavement Chalk Artist is a fabulous selection of Beever’s most intriguing drawings. Each one is accompanied by a description of the 85+ color photos MS/HS techniques he used and the challenges 128 pages 10 × 10 FIREFLY BOOKS he overcame. The photographs tell hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-159-7 the story, giving readers both an understanding of the principles of this 3-D art form and the pleasure of sharing the scenes that passersby enjoyed.

Reviews of the 1st edition: “Beever’s mastery and unbridled humor are on full display in these dazzling drawings.” – ★ Publishers Weekly “Quirky and fun, this has tremendous browse appeal and will attract a wide audience.” – Library Journal

77 arts VISUAL ARTS THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SHOES by Marta Morales An indulgent feast of contemporary footwear, The Complete Book of Shoes displays over 550 styles of shoes. Readers are taken on a tour through the world’s fashion capitals, from Paris and London to Tokyo, Rome and New York, stopping at the ateliers of the world’s most avant-garde shoe designers. This book showcases the best works by each designer. An inspirational book for anyone aspiring to work in the fashion industry.

550+ color photos HS 600 pages 9 x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $49.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-124-5

200 TIPS FOR JEWELRY IN A JIFFY JEWELRY MAKING More Than 55 Quick and Tips, Techniques & Trade Easy Bead Projects Secrets by Fransie Snyman by Xuella Arnold and Sara Withers Make new jewelry without Over 100 bonus tips—now more spending a lot of money. Step- than 300! This book shows how to by-step illustrated instructions experiment and innovate to create show how to complete easy unique jewelry designs. The topics projects in an hour. The and methods covered enable any book starts by covering basic jewelry-maker to achieve a striking techniques, such as types of and professional look to their beads, fasteners, spacers and earrings, necklaces, rings and more. tools. The wide range of projects Techniques are demonstrated includes necklaces, bracelets in clear directions and step-by- and earrings made from: pearls • step color photos. “Try It” tips crystals • polished metal • felt • color photos, index HS encourage innovation and “Fix It” color photos & illus. MS/HS cord and ribbon • and more. 160 pages 7½ x 9½ FIREFLY BOOKS solutions help with problems. 144 pages 7¾ x 10¼ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-203-7 paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-936-0

FASHION arts Folds In Fashion NEW Fashion Design The Art of Pleating in Clothing Design Directory and Construction by Marnie Fogg by Rosa Garcia Prieto Presents 125 key players Folds in Fashion provides detailed instructions in fashion from the early on how to make 24 basic projects that create 20th century to the present. sophisticated embellishments for contemporary These are the people who fashion pieces. The book is about working with have shaped the world of the natural tendencies of fabrics to create three- fashion and defined the dimensional shapes with the appropriate textures modern perception of style. that often imitate natural forms. Projects include: Also includes runway images Filigree Pleats, Symmetrical Tucks for Skirts, with informative captions Pleats and RufflesC ombination for Necklines, and a directory of 50 fabric swatch images. 3-D Heart, Frayed Fabric Roses, Pointed Shoulder 700 color photos, timeline, MS/HS Pads, 16th-Century Ruff, and more. index color photos, b&w HS drawings, glossary 352 pages 6¾ x 8¼ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-911-7 120 pages 7½ x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 isbn 978-1-77085-444-4

Vintage Fashion And Fashion Couture Concept to Catwalk From Poiret to McQueen by Olivier Gerval by Kerry Taylor An insider’s guide to the foreword by Hubert de Givenchy fascinating and fast-moving world of the fashion trade, A sumptuous survey of vintage fashion focusing on the steps of and couture from the 1910s to today. the design process, from Organized by decade, each chapter inspiration to the runway. focuses on important designers and style icons. Fashion pieces are shown in color “Highly recommended photos with descriptive captions. for fledging fashion designers.” Some of the designers: Schiaparelli • Dior – Library Journal • Yves Saint Laurent • May Quant • Rive color & archival photos, index HS Gauche • Comme des Garçons • Versace. 200 color and b&w photos MS/HS 224 pages 9½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS Style icons include: Lauren Bacall • Grace and drawings, glossary, directory, bibliography hardcover · $39.95 Kelly • Twiggy • Bianca Jagger • Kate Moss. 216 pages 8 × 10 FIREFLY BOOKS isbn 978-1-77085-262-4 paperback · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-664-2

79 arts FASHION 75+ color photos, 2-color drawings MS/HS 144 pages 8¾ x 8 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-098-9 450 color photos MS/HS 144 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS The Duct Tape Book paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-0-920668-85-6 BACK IN 25 Projects to Make with Duct Tape Papier-Mache Today PRINT by Jolie Dobson by Sheila McGraw Duct tape was invented during WWII when the military needed a strong, Out of print since 2007, Papier-Mâché Today is back in print for a waterproof tape that could be used for emergency repairs. Because of new generation of crafters of all ages. its ability to repel water, like a duck’s back, it has earned the nickname Papier-mâché is inexpensive, requires only household items as tools, “Duck” tape. and offers tremendous scope for creativity and personal expression. Since then, duct tape has become a cultural phenomenon as more and This is a book of projects ranging more people discover its practical and creative uses and as its range of from the simple to the ambitious. colors increases. Clear instructions accompanied by This book contains 25 fascinating, original projects that will appeal to duct color photos convey how to make tape artists. Easy to follow instructions and photos of finished projects 16 exciting kinds of projects in all. show how to make: Projects include: • bike pannier • lunch bag • home decor (such as bowls and • piggy bank • a vest napkin rings) • bow ties • purse • animal characters (Meatloaf • a skirt and chaps • tissue box, and many more. Cat, Alligator, Birdo, The Mutt, • picture frames Mermaid), “These projects will delight…Add this one to collections serving • monsters (Sea Serpent, crafty kids.” – School Library Journal Manhole Monster, Refrigerator Raider) • human figures.

CRAFTS arts Origami For Everyone by Didier Boursin A complete step-by-stop guide to making wonderful paper creations featuring hundreds of detailed illustrations for 68 projects. This book features the best projects from: Easy Origami, Origami Paper Airplanes and Origami Paper Animals. “The author’s lighthearted, fanciful outlook gives this extensive sampler a bright and inviting tone.” – School Library Journal

color photos & illus. MS/HS 160 pages 7¾ x 10¼ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-792-2

color photos & illus. MS color illus. MS color illus. MS color and b&w illus. MS/HS 64 pages 7¾ x 10¼ FIREFLY BOOKS 64 pages 7¾ x 10¼ FIREFLY BOOKS 64 pages 7¾ x 10¼ FIREFLY BOOKS 96 pages 8¾ x 8 Boston Mills Press paperback · $9.95 paperback · $9.95 paperback · $9.95 paperback · $14.95 isbn 978-1-55297-939-6 isbn 978-1-55209-616-1 isbn 978-1-55209-622-2 isbn 978-1-55046-429-0 hardcover · $19.95 hardcover · $19.95 hardcover · $19.95 isbn 978-1-55297-928-0 isbn 978-1-55209-626-0 isbn 978-1-55209-628-4 Ductigami The Art of the Tape Easy Origami Origami Paper Origami Paper by Didier Boursin Airplanes Animals Revised Edition Takes beginners step-by-step by Didier Boursin by Didier Boursin by Joe Wilson through the process of creating Origami Paper Airplanes offers Offers 28 different designs of The once-humble duct tape now 24 simple yet interesting 28 designs of aircraft that include wild animals and pets, including comes in a multitude of colors. This projects, such as a hamster, a traditional planes, new creations, fish, owl, elephant, heron, instructive, humorous how-to book butterfly, an airplane, a house, and other flying objects such as penguin, panther, dog, giraffe, shows how to rip, cut and fold duct a garland, a star cluster and windmills and frisbees. Step-by- grasshopper, turtle, and monkey. tape to make 18 amazing projects, more. Easy-to-follow directions step color instructions guide the Step-by-step color instructions including: wallet • barbecue apron are included for all the basic reader every step of the way from guide the reader every step of • cell phone holder • baseball cap • folds. The projects are then the very first crease through to the way from the very first crease raingear for pets • Halloween masks. organized by level of capability. the remarkable finished creation. through to the remarkable finished creation. “Will fly out of any library.” – School Library Journal “Offers plenty of material for origami enthusiasts.” – Booklist

81 arts ORIGAMI 200 Skills Every Cook Must Have The Step-by-Step Methods That Will Turn a Good Cook Into a Great Cook by Clara Paul and Eric Treuillé An illustrated guide to the most important tips and techniques that are key to cooking with confidence and consistency. Ten chapters describe essential tools and equipment, and tried-and-true procedures: • Basic Equipment and Knives • Sauces and Dressings • Preparing and Cooking Fruits and Vegetables • Preparing and Cooking Meat • Basic Fish Skills • Pastry and Baking Skills • Pasta, Bread, Rice and Noodles 300+ color photos, resources, HS • Presentation and Plating glossary index • Preserving and Storing 256 pages 8 × 8¾ FIREFLY BOOKS • Tips for Entertaining. hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-210-5

“Think of this book as “cooking skills for dummies” ratcheted up to a higher level but without the snarkiness.” – Booklist

Cake Decorating Skills Techniques for Every Cake Maker and Every Kind of Cake by Tracey Mann Reveals professional cake- decorating secrets that can be mastered by even a novice baker. Step-by- step color photos and clear instructions explain how to make flowers, piped patterns, frosting, chocolate flourishes, sugarpaste features and much more. 800 color photos, index HS 176 pages 8 × 8 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-907-0

Fifty Foods That Changed The Course Of History NEW by Bill Price An informative and entertaining look at the foods that have had the greatest impact on human civilization. Though many of these foods are taken for granted and one (the mammoth) is no longer consumed, these foods have kept humans alive for millennia and theirs is a fascinating story. Most of the foods are familiar and their importance obvious; others are far less obvious: • Paella – the Moorish origin of jambalaya • Hardtack – kept Crusaders and conquerors alive • Sugar – European taste for sugar and the transatlantic slave trade that ensued • Hamburger – the democratization of color photos, further reading, MS/HS the world useful websites, index • Bananas – a murky US-EU trade war. 224 pages 6¾ × 9 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $29.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-427-7

CUisine arts The Ultimate Student Cookbook From Chicken to Chili by Tiffany Goodall Over 100 easy recipes for terrific food on a college student’s budget. Recognizing the pressures and realities of student life, these delicious recipes: • require only 20 essential pieces of kitchen equipment • use fewer than 20 staples from the cupboard • call for healthy, inexpensive ingredients available at any grocery store • include important guidelines on how to 1,000+ color photos, index HS store food and observe good food hygiene 160 pages 6½ × 8¾ FIREFLY BOOKS • use up leftovers and include various paperback · $14.95 adaptations. isbn 978-1-55407-602-4 Step-by-step color photos show the preparation and presentation of each dish. Recipes range from pizza, roast chicken and macaroni and cheese to curries, fajitas and risottos. “Highly recommended for the numerous photos and the variety of recipes.” – ★ Library Journal

b&w illus., glossary, index MS/HS b&w illus., index MS/HS b&w illus., glossary, index MS/HS 216 pages 7 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS 216 pages 7 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS 216 pages 7 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-824-0 paperback · $16.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-245-7 paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-995-7 Clueless In The Kitchen The Clueless Baker The Clueless Vegetarian A Cookbook for Teens Learning to Bake From Scratch A Cookbook for the Aspiring Second Edition New Edition Vegetarian by Evelyn Raab by Evelyn Raab Revised Edition This amusingly written and illustrated The Clueless Baker will show inexperienced by Evelyn Raab cookbook demystifies the kitchen and its bakers how easy it really is to bake from This book guides the young person who has contents for the novice young adult chef, scratch. With over 100 foolproof recipes, just switched to a vegetarian diet through the showing how to make all kinds of simple novices can feel like a pro in no time. New whole kitchen and nutritional experience. Filled and delicious dishes for every meal and features in this edition include more gluten- with 130 simple recipes for just about anything occasion. free recipes and more recipes using whole and filled with helpful hints on how to concoct grain flour. vegetarian versions of favorite recipes.

83 arts CUisine NEW IN PAPERBACK

The Horse Lover’s Bible The Complete Practical Guide to Horse Care and Management by Tamsin Pickeral This book provides insights into the reasons why horses behave the ways they do. Understanding a horse’s behavior goes far in developing a rapport that is rewarding for both rider and animal. The Horse Lover’s Bible guides the reader through a full range of issues, from assessing and purchasing a horse, to maintaining its well-being and ensuring its fitness, to preparing for competitions, dealing with injury and 300 color photos & illus., tip boxes, index MS/HS illness, and much more. Step-by-step 256 pages 7½ x 9½ FIREFLY BOOKS photos and quick-reference boxes paperback · $24.95 complement the comprehensive text. isbn 978-1-77085-255-6

THE SECRET LIFE OF WHAT DOGS WANT YOUR CAT A Visual Guide to Understanding Unlock the Mysteries of Your Your Dog’s Every Move Pet’s Behavior by Arden Moore by Vicky Halls What Dogs Want interprets all the This book explores why cats postures, expressions, sounds and actions behave the way they do and what exhibited by dogs individually and in their makes them content in their daily interactions with other dogs and people. life, both in the house and outside. The 100 behaviors are described over one Also examines troublesome or two pages, each with a photo and an behaviors, such as turf wars, explanation of why the dog is doing it revealing their biological sources and what it is telling its owner. Vet Notes and suggesting remedies. provide insight into potential medical causes and Breed Notes shed light on 240 color photos, MS/HS “This tell-all guide exposes color photos, index MS/HS genetic predisposition to certain behaviors. index the secrets of the cat’s most 192 pages 6¾ × 9 208 pages 7 × 10¼ mystifying behaviors.” FIREFLY BOOKS “Sure to be a hit among pet owners.” FIREFLY BOOKS – Booklist paperback · $19.95 – American Reference Books Annual paperback · $19.95 isbn 978-1-77085-055-2 isbn 978-1-55407-735-9

PETS sports & Hobbies NEW Brain Games For Puppies Build a Strong Bond with Your Puppy and Provide It with Vital Mental Stimulation by Claire Arrowsmith Animal behaviorist Arrowsmith explains how mental challenges help to build a strong bond between a puppy and its owner and prevent future behavioral problems. Playing games that use reward-based teaching methods provides motivation and establishes trust. While some games provide more exercise than others, all of the games are brain games in that color photos MS/HS they challenge the puppy’s ability 96 pages 6½ x 8¾ FIREFLY BOOKS to anticipate, solve problems and paperback · $16.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-401-7 learn that by obeying commands it can continue to interact, play and have fun.

BRAIN GAMES FOR DOGS PUPPY BIBLE Fun Ways to Build a Strong The Ultimate Week-by- Bond with Your Dog Week Guide to Raising and Provide It with Vital Your Puppy Mental Stimulation by Claire Arrowsmith and by Claire Arrowsmith Alison Smith Mental activity is as important A joyful guide for new puppy as physical activity to a dog’s owners. Part One is an illustrated health and happiness. This book week-by-week planner covering provides fun games to challenge every aspect of the puppy’s first a dog’s thinking and puzzle- 6 months of life. Part Two is solving ability. expert advice on puppy care.

color photos MS/HS 160 pages 6½ × 8½ FIREFLY BOOKS color photos, index MS/HS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-490-7 288 pages 7½ × 9¼ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-193-1

85 sports & Hobbies PETS Skateboarding Skills Everything a New Rider Needs to Know NEW by Ryan Stutt From selecting the right board, to learning which way to stand, to landing a kick flip,Skateboarding Skills provides critical instruction for young riders of all experience levels. New riders will learn essential skills to advance their riding ability while experienced riders will learn new tricks to add to their repertoire. With this book, riders will learn the building blocks that are the basis of all skateboarding tricks. Instruction for both flatground and vert skateboarding, plus real-time action sequences that capture the tricks step- by-step, will help riders learn how to execute the same moves that professional skateboarders use. All photographs show riders wearing the most essential of safety equipment — a helmet. color photos, glossary, index MS 96 pages 7½ x 9¾ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $16.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-292-1

THE SKATEBOARDING FIELD MANUAL by Ryan Stutt YALSA Quick Picks 2010 Skateboard enthusiast Stutt offers outstanding advice, color photos ranging from how to stand on your board to how to 136 pages 5¾ × 8½ perform grinds, slides and flips. The maneuvers and ANNICK PRESS tricks — for beginner to intermediate — are all illustrated paperback · $12.95 with color photos. Essential reading for anyone wanting isbn 978-1-55451-250-8 to master the art of skateboarding and understand its hardcover · $21.95 unique culture. isbn 978-1-55451-251-5 “Breathtaking action photographs …Readers will MS relate well to the author’s flippant attitude as he MS/HS color photos, glossary, outlines each trick.” – School Library Journal index gaMe day 144 pages 8½ x 11 Meet the People Who Make It Happen FIREFLY BOOKS by Kevin Sylvester paperback · $19.95 isbn 978-1-55407-362-7 These are the stories of dedicated behind-the-scenes people whose jobs are critical to the success of their sport but often go unacknowledged, including: a NASCAR mechanic • a Chicago White Sox baseball scout • a Camden Yards groundskeeper. “This is a book that believes the people off the field are just as much superstars as those playing on it.” – VOYA “The choices of occupations are quirky enough to intrigue career-minded teens or preteens.” – Booklist

SKATEBOARDING sports & Hobbies FOOTBALL STADIUMS A Guide to Professional and Top College Stadiums by Lew Freedman Here are the stories of the greatest football stadiums — active, retired and demolished — that have hosted pro and college football across the country. To serious fans they are hallowed ground. Facts, dates, memorable moments and a descriptive essay describe each stadium, the home team, and the fans and the community that cheer them on.

300 color photos, index HS 320 pages 11 x 8½ FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $35.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-217-4 “This cross between a reference book and a pictorial work will appeal to hard-core football fans.” – Library Journal

FOOTBALL NOW! FOOTBALL’S Third Edition GREATEST STARS by Mike Ryan Second Edition, Revised & Expanded YALSA Quick Picks for YA Reluctant Readers 2007 (for the 1st edition) by Allan Maki Fast-paced and packed with action Fascinating profiles of the 50 photos, Football Now! profiles the greatest and most exciting biggest stars of the NFL. Featuring players in the history of pro 70 player profiles and coverage of football: from the pioneers of the regular season, playoffs and the game to the legends to the Super Bowl, it showcases the best current stars. A great book for players — and those most important any fan. to their teams in their positions. With great color photos throughout, color photos, player index MS/HS color photos, archival MS/HS Football Now! celebrates all the 176 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS and b&w photos, further reading, index speed, agility and hard-hitting power paperback · $24.95 248 pages 9 x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS of America’s most popular sport. isbn 978-1-55407-884-4 hardcover · $35.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-246-4

87 sports & Hobbies FOOTBALL Hockey Hall Of Fame NEW edition Book Of Trivia by Don Weekes NEW Hockey’s Unique hockey facts and little-known data Greatest Stars presented in an entertaining Q&A format. Fourth Edition, Revised Hockey trivia guru Don Weekes, has created and Enlarged 160 unique questions and eight trivia games by Chris McDonell that chronicle the members of the hockey This new edition features 40 hall of fame. more profiles — for a total Here are some of the challenging questions: of 100 — of NHL’s greatest • superstars Evgeni Malkin and Ilya players : the all-stars and Kovalchuk wear sweater numbers the promising young lions. honoring which Hall of Fame member? The legends include: Wayne • which modern-day player entered the color photos, MS/HS Gretzky • Maurice Richard • 300 color & archival MS/HS Hall of Fame having scored the highest bibliography, index Bobby Hull. While the young photos percentage of his team’s total goals in 224 pages 8½ x 11 lions include: Sidney Crosby • 304 pages 6 x 8½ FIREFLY BOOKS one season? FIREFLY BOOKS Alex Ovechkin • Steve Stamkos. paperback · $19.95 • which NHL 500-goal-scorer waited the paperback · $24.95 Action-packed color photos isbn 978-1-77085-285-3 longest for Hall recognition after his isbn 978-1-77085-288-4 throughout. retirement?

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140 color photos, index MS/HS color & archival photos, index MS/HS color photos MS/HS 176 pages 8¼ x 10¾ FIREFLY BOOKS 248 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS 192 pages 6 x 8½ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-105-4 paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-286-0 paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-471-0 HOCKEY NOW! Hockey Hall Of Fame Book SHOOTING FROM THE LIP Seventh Edition Of Goalies Hockey’s Best Quotes and Quips by Mike Leonetti Profiles, Memorabilia, Essays and Stats Second Edition, Revised and Expanded Hockey Now! provides fans with insider Second Edition This bigger edition has 60 new quips and information on key players. Organized edited by Steve Cameron quotes, for a total of 350. It’s full of off-the-cuff by position, Hockey Now! celebrates comments that keep fans watching games. the game with 70 profiles of the most Profiles of all 35 goaltenders enshrined in These wise, sarcastic and hilarious quotes are dynamic, powerful and influential players. the hockey hall of fame, including: George Hainsworth, Johnny Bower, Jacques Plante, Tony fresh, frank and all about hockey. “You miss Esposito and Patrick Roy. This edition includes the 100 percent of the shots you never take.” newest additions: Dominic Hasek and Ed Belfour. – Wayne Gretzky 88

HOCKEY sports & Hobbies HOCKEY HALL OF FAME KIDS series MS

These are the coolest books every. The formidable players come alive through terrific, punchy color action photos, fun illustrations and lively text. Promise hours of reading and sharing by young hockey-crazy fans. by Eric Zweig 60+ color photos & illus., index 48 pages 8 x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS

NEW Hockey Hall Of Fame Dominant

Defensemen paperback · $6.99 isbn 978-1-77085-430-7

NEW Hockey Hall Of Fame Great

Goa lies paperback · $6.99 isbn 978-1-77085-431-4

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S corers paperback · $6.99 isbn 978-1-77085-429-1

89 sports & Hobbies HOCKEY ANATOMY series HS

These books are revolutionary for their insights into and illustrations of how the body works during exercise. The books show common sequences in the progression of a typical workout. Clear photos demonstrate each exercise, while lifelike anatomical illustrations reveal which muscles are engaged.

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color photos & illus., glossary 160 pages 8¾ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $24.95 isbn 978-1-77085-303-4

color photos & illus., glossary of exercise terms, color photos & illus., glossary of exercise terms, Anatomy Of Latin glossary, visual index Latin glossary Strength And 192 pages 8¾ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS 160 pages 8¾ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-385-6 paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-816-5 Conditioning A Trainer’s Guide to ANATOMY OF EXERCISE ANATOMY OF MUSCLE Building Strength A Trainer’s Inside Guide to Your BUILDING and Stamina Workout A Trainer’s Guide to Increasing by Hollis Lance Liebman Muscle Mass by Pat Manocchia A great resource for those “Fascinating…Recommended to by Craig Ramsay who wish to train for high performance sports and medium and large public libraries as “The illustrations are beautifully marathons. well as high school collections.” executed and well labeled.” – American Reference Books Annual – American Reference Books Annual

color photos & illus., glossary, visual index color photos & illus., glossary color photos & illus., glossary color photos & illus., glossary 160 pages 8¾ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS 160 pages 8¾ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS 160 pages 8¾ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS 160 pages 8¾ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $24.95 paperback · $24.95 paperback · $24.95 paperback · $24.95 isbn 978-1-77085-172-6 isbn 978-1-77085-171-9 isbn 978-1-77085-170-2 isbn 978-1-55407-766-3 Anatomy Of Anatomy Of Anatomy Of Core Anatomy Of Yoga Running Cycling Stability An Insider’s Guide to A Trainer’s Guide to Running A Trainer’s Guide to Cycling A Trainer’s Guide to Core Improving Your Poses by Philip Striano by Jennifer Laurita Stability by Abigail Ellsworth by Hollis Lance Liebman For the greatest benefit, the Cycling demands extreme physical Anatomy of Yoga explains the runner must undertake a variety effort and stamina to power the A strong, stable core is the basics of yoga, breathing and of strengthening exercises that bicycle and maintain correct form foundation of virtually all physical the spine, concentrating on the improve running efficiency, and speed. The exercises here are efforts and it helps to reduce stress body’s core musculature. Guides increase its benefits, and make designed to work and strengthen on the body and minimize the practitioners to maximize the gains in speed, distance and the wide range of lower and upper chances of injury. The exercises benefits of each pose and how stamina. body muscles that come into play here are designed to work the entire to focus on their own specific when cycling. core musculature. problem areas.

FITNESS & TRAINING sports & Hobbies Encyclopedia Of Exercise Anatomy NEW by Hollis Lance Liebman Compiling content from the individual Anatomy books, this compendium allows the reader to tailor a personalized program to meet their specific needs. Features: • full-body anatomy illustrations, front and back • annotated full-color anatomical illustrations for all exercises • full-color photographs of exercises • visual identification of active and stabilizing muscles • concise step-by-step how-to instructions and guidance • level-of-difficulty modifications • “Best For” information boxes • safety tips boxes • pre-designed workouts.

color photos and anatomical illus., glossary, visual index HS 392 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $49.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-443-7

91 sports & Hobbies FITNESS & TRAINING THE COMPLETE BOOK SOCCER SKILLS OF SOCCER For Young Players Second Edition, Fully by Ted Buxton Revised NYPL Books for the Teen Age 2001 edited by Chris Hunt A step-by-step guide to playing the This information-packed book game, from basic ball control to captures all the exciting action, defensive and offensive strategies. color and passion of the world’s Also: training drills and tips to help most popular sport. It provides players solve problems with their a comprehensive history of the game. game, profiles its greatest stars, along with team histories and “Clearly written.” statistics galore. This edition is – School Library Journal 500 color photos, archival MS/HS updated with the result of the World Cup 2010. color photos & illus., MS/HS photos, timelines, team statistics, maps, glossary, index index 128 pages 7½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS 384 pages 10 x 11½ FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $16.95 · isbn 978-1-55209-329-0 hardcover · $40.00 · isbn 978-1-55407-688-8

MS/HS MS/HS MS/HS color photos & illus. color photos color photos, official rules, glossary, resources, index 128 pages 6 x 7 FIREFLY BOOKS 128 pages 6 × 7 FIREFLY BOOKS 168 pages 7½ x 10 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $14.95 · isbn 978-1-55407-404-4 paperback · $14.95 paperback · $24.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-014-9 isbn 978-1-55407-583-6 FREESTYLE SOCCER TRICKS RUGBY SKILLS, TACTICS AND Tricks, Flick-ups, Catches FREESTYLE SOCCER RULES by Sean D’Arcy STREET MOVES Third Edition Tricks, Stepovers, Passes YALSA Quick Picks 2009 by Tony Williams and Frank Bunce by Sean D’Arcy Freestyle soccer is the art of juggling a A comprehensive guide teaching the basics of soccer ball by using feet, knees, chest, A pro freestyler’s guide to soccer’s hottest playing rugby, illustrated throughout with action shoulders and head while simultaneously moves. The book features step-by-step photos of star players. This edition features exciting performing creatively skillful moves to keep color photos that clearly demonstrate body photos from the 2011 World Rugby Cup and the ball airborne. Soccer- juggler D’Arcy positioning and moves. Straightforward describes skills and tactics used by the champion starts with the basics and moves on to instructions break down every step of teams. A key feature is a 32-page rules section. impressive kicks, flick-ups, rolls and catches. every trick. “Recommended for most sports collections, Color photos show how each trick is done. junior high and above.” – Library Journal (for the 1st edition)

SOCCER sports & Hobbies Mma Now! The Stars and Stories of Mixed Martial Arts NEW by Brian Sobie and Adam Elliott Segal Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. MMA NOW! is packed with 40 profiles of the most dangerous and awe-inspiring combatants to ever step into the octagon. Fans can look forward to reading about fighters such as: • Royce Gracie, probably the most influential figure in MMA history • Randy Couture, champion and controversial promoter of MMA • BJ Penn, at one time ranked No. 1 in lightweight and the welterweight divisions • Forrest Griffin, former Georgia police officer, winner of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter • Renan Barao, holder of one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MMA history.

125 color photos, glossary, index MS/HS 144 pages 8½ x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS paperback · $19.95 · isbn 978-1-77085-291-4

BASKETBALL’S GREATEST STARS Second Edition, Revised and Expanded by Michael Grange Here are profiles of the 50 greatest and most excitingN BA players of all times. Just some of the stars featured: Michael Jordan • Magic Johnson • Larry Bird • Wilt Chamberlain • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Shaquille O’Neal • LeBron James. Action photos throughout.

140 color photos, MS/HS archival and b&w photos, index 248 pages 9 x 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $35.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-243-3

“A sweet combination of superb browsing and surprisingly substantive commentary.” – Booklist (for the 1st edition)

93 sports & Hobbies MNA / BASKETBALL Tennis’ Greatest Stars NEW by Mike Ryan Features profiles of the 50 greatest and most influential professional tennis players, past and present. Tennis’ Greatest Stars covers: • pioneers and trailblazers, such as Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win a major championship • tennis players as celebrities, such as Billie Jean King, John McEnroe and Arthur Ashe • 21st century stars, including the Williams sisters, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic.

150+ color and b&w photos, index MS/HS 216 pages 9 × 11 FIREFLY BOOKS hardcover · $35.00 · isbn 978-1-77085-293-8

NEW Kinesiology Taping 250+ color photos & Taping for Sports, Fitness & Daily Life diagrams, glossary, index by John Langendoen and Karin Sertel 144 pages 7½ × 9¾ FIREFLY BOOKS Athletes tape themselves as an effective way to paperback · $24.95 treat a myriad of conditions like muscle pain, isbn 978-1-77085-071-2 bruising, strains, and sprains. The benefits are twofold: pain relief and increased mobility. Taping MS/HS allows the body to rest and heal naturally, reduces WINNING TENNIS inflammation, increases circulation and allows appropriate movements. The Smarter Player’s Guide This book shows how to tape oneself or another by Rob Antoun safely and effectively in easy-to-understand This book focuses on winning tennis by reading an opponent’s directions and step-by-step photos. Included are strengths and weaknesses. Knowing what is about to come 70 proven tape applications for more than 160 across the net is a huge advantage for preparing a winning ailments and conditions. return. For intermediate and advanced players. 400+ color photos, index HS 256 pages 7¾ × 10½ ROBERT ROSE paperback · $24.95 isbn 978-0-7788-0481-9

TENNIS sports & Hobbies 10 Plants that Shook the World 33, 66 C Fifty Weapons that Changed the Course of 50 Aircraft that Changed the World 34 Cake Decorating Skills 82 History 64, 66 100 Most Important Science Ideas 38 Canadian Geographic Biggest and Best of Firefly Encyclopedia of Animals 3 101 Objects to See in the Night Sky 28 Canada 26 Firefly Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and 200 Skills Every Cook Must Have 82 Chanda’s Secrets 68 Prehistoric Life 22 200 Tips for Jewelry Making 78 Chinese Thought of It, The 63 First World War in 100 Objects, The 64, 66 300 Frogs 10 Clueless Baker, The 83 Flags of the World 25 500 Butterflies 13 Clueless in the Kitchen 83 Folds in Fashion 79 500 Insects 13 Clueless Vegetarian, The 83 Follow Your Money 46 Complete Book of Shoes, The 78 Football Now! 87 A Complete Book of Soccer, The 92 Football Stadiums 87 Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road 63 Creatures of the Deep 18 Football’s Greatest Stars 87 Aerial View of Geology Series 23 D Freaking Out 51 Africans Thought of It 63 Dear Diary, I’m Pregnant 52 Freestyle Soccer Street Moves 92 All the Right Angles 36 Death 29 Freestyle Soccer Tricks 92 Anatomy of Core Stability 90 Deep-Sky Wonders 28 Frozen Planet 4 Anatomy of Cycling 90 Dream Catchers 60 Anatomy of Exercise 90 Dreaming in Indian 59 G Anatomy of Muscle Building 90 Duct Tape Book, The 80 Game Day 86 Anatomy of Running 90 Ductigami 81 Gems & Minerals 24 Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning 90 Generals Die in Bed 70 Anatomy of Yoga 90 E Gift of Life 54 Arab World Thought of It, The 63 Earth Then and Now 25 Global Street Art 77 Archers, Alchemists 62 Easy for You to Say 52 Glory of the Tree, The 32 Arts & Crafts of the Native American Easy Origami 81 Great Pyramid, The 62 Tribes 61 Empire State Building 56 Great White Shark 19 ASD the Complete Autism Spectrum Disorder Encyclopedia of Exercise Anatomy 91 Health & Diet Guide 30 Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North H Auroras 41 America 61 Enemy Territory 70 Held 70 B Erebos 68 Hidden Evidence 31 Baboon 70 Escape from Tibet 50 History of Earth in 100 Groundbreaking Barn Owl 14 Extinction and Evolution 21 Discoveries, A 24 Basketball’s Greatest Stars 93 F History of Music in Fifty Instruments, Bee in a Cathedral, A 39 Fashion 79 The 66, 75 Bees 11 Fashion Design Directory 79 History of the Book in 100 Books, The 66, 74 Before the World was Ready 40 Fatty Legs 58 Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Goalies 88 Behind the Badge 53 Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Trivia 88 Beyond Bullets 48 History 5, 66 Hockey Hall of Fame Dominant Bite of the Mango, The 48 Fifty Foods that Changed the Course of Defensemen 89 Blue Gold 69 History 66, 82 Hockey Hall of Fame Great Goalies 89 Bodyguards! 53 Fifty Machines that Changed the Course of Hockey Hall of Fame Super Scorers 89 Bones Never Lie 31 History 35, 66 Hockey Now! 88 Book of Money, The 46 Fifty Minerals that Changed the Course of Hockey’s Greatest Stars 88 Book of Time, The 38 History 24, 66 Hooked 51 Brain Book, The 29 Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of Horse Lover’s Bible, The 84 Brain Games for Dogs 85 History 33, 66 How to Raise Monarch Butterflies 13 Brain Games for Puppies 85 Fifty Railroads that Changed the Course of Hubble’s Universe 27 Brooklyn Bridge, The 56 History 35, 66 Hummingbirds 17

title index I Over the Coasts 23 Statue of Liberty , 56 i.d. 51 Over the Mountains 23 Story of the Blackfoot People, The 60 In Search of Lost Frogs 9 Over the Rivers 23 Stranger at Home, A 58 In Your Face 49 Owls of North America 14 T Infographic History of the World, The 67 Owls of the World 14 Taj Mahal 63 Insects 12 Tales from Gombe 7 Inuit Thought of It, The 58 P Tennis’ Greatest Stars 94 Iroquois 60 Painting in Acrylics 76 Terra Maxima 44 It’s a Feudal, Feudal World 62 Panama Canal, The 56 Thunder Over Kandahar 70 It’s Not All Black and White 52 Papier-Mâché Today 80 To This Day 47 Ivory, Horn and Blood 6 Parthenon, The 62 Top 10 for Boys 42 Patient Zero 30 Top 10 of Everything 2015 43 J Pavement Chalk Artist 77 Total Food Allergy Health and Diet Guide, Jewelry in a Jiffy 78 People Who Said No 50 The 30 Planet Arctic 4 K Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins 10 Kinesiology Taping 94 Planet Dinosaur 22 Potatoes on Rooftops 32 U L Primate Family Tree, The 6 Ultimate Student Cookbook, The 83 Latin Americans Thought of It 56 Profiling 31 Unexplained Mysteries of World War II 65 Little Man 69 Puppy Bible 85 Urban Astronomy 27 Lynching of Louie Sam, The 69 V M R Vintage Fashion and Couture 79 Machu Picchu 56 Reef Life 20 Made You Look 49 Research Virtuoso, The 54 W Mammoths & Mastodons of the Ice Age 21 Rock Chronicles 75 War Brothers 71 Mathematics 1001 37 Roman Colosseum, The 62 Warriors and Wailers 63 Microcosmos 41 Rugby Skills, Tactics and Rules 92 Watersheds 2 Missions Impossible 67 Weird Birds 16 MMA Now! 93 S Weird Frogs 9 Muybridge and the Riddle of Locomotion 42 Saving Turtles 8 Weird Insects 12 Science 1001 37 Weird Sea Creatures 20 N Science in 100 Key Breakthroughs 38 What Dogs Want 84 Native American Clothing 60 Sci-Fi Chronicles 73 What My Father Gave Me 51 Native American Thought of It, A 58 Secret Life of Your Cat, The 84 When the Worst Happens 55 Native Americans 57 Secrets in the Fire 68 Wildlife Photographer of the Year 50 Years 5 Natural History Museum Book of Animal Secrets Underground 55 Wind Power 2 Records 3 Seeing Red 45 Winning Tennis 94 Never Weres, The 72 Shakespeare 74 Woodpeckers of the World 16 Night Wanderer, The 72 Sharks 19 World Heritage Sites 25 Nightwatch 28 Shifting Sands 69 World in Your Lunch Box, The 45 Nobel 54 Shooting From the Lip 88 World of Birds, The 15 O Silent Witness 31 World of the Weird 40 Ocean Drifters 20 Skateboarding Field Manual, The 86 World War II in Numbers 65 Optical Illusions 37 Skateboarding Skills 86 Written in Bones 31 Origami for Everyone 81 Snakes 10 Written in Wood 72 Origami Paper Airplanes 81 Soccer Skills 92 Y Origami Paper Animals 81 Special Forces Survival Guide 54 Your Water Footprint 1 Outlaws, Spies and Gangsters 53 Spotter’s Guide to Urban Engineering 34

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