"From barres and ballet shoes to plies and performances--a step-by-step introduction to the magic of ballet"--

"A beautifully illustrated guide to gray wolves from wolf expert Brenna J. Cassidy, part of the Young Zoologist series"--Provided by publisher.

Jackie and her garden friends embrace the joys of planting a garden, nurturing and harvesting their own food, and recycling scraps to compost, ensuring that the magical cycle of growth and sustainability continues anew.

There's a comet speeding in from the outer solar system, and it's about to slam into an asteroid. Who will be left standing after this interplanetary smackdown? The pockmarked asteroid, a veteran fighter who's already seen some action? Or the dazzling comet, with its incredible velocity and a tail that stretches millions of miles? Kicking off a dynamic series on cosmic collisions, Asteroid vs. Comet starts by comparing the two opponents, then offers...

"Debbie Fleming Caffery: In Light of Everything immortalizes in book form the artist's first major career retrospective presented at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Examining the deep emotional relationship between people and place, Caffery is recognized as a leading photographer visualizing the American South. Her shadowy, blurred images thoughtfully feature elements of luster to reveal elements of the shared human experience--childhood, spirituality,...

In this stylishly packaged, full-color book, aspiring comic book artists will find everything they need to know to create their own comic books, from creating characters, to animating them and designing a gripping cover. Whatever their ability, I Can Comics will teach readers the key tenets of making a successful comic book by following its step-by-step drawing projects. Includes: How to use basic tools and materials; How to identify and draw different...

Follow Karl the kiwi bird as he guides readers through the mysteries of the deep ocean, along with the types of vehicles used to explore these great depths and how they work.

"Join the author of Moto and Me and My Leopard Diary as she spends two wild and action-packed weeks observing and photographing a mob of meerkats. Suzi's diary opens with her arrival on the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, where she and her zoologist assistant, Becky, are welcomed by Motto, a local meerkat habituator, and Villa, a naturalist guide. Over the next action-packed two weeks, Suzi and the team observe a small but mightily busy meerkat mob....

"Founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz, the one-man operation Arhoolie Records eventually produced more than four hundred albums during more than forty years in operation, exploring the far corners of American vernacular music -- blues, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, hillbilly, Texas-Mexican norteño music, and more. From the very beginning, Strachwitz brought his camera along with recording equipment as he met and recorded now-legendary artists such as Lightnin'...

This title introduces the cyclops by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows modern cyclopes kids might recognize today. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images. --