From the day Paddington was discovered on a railway platform in London, he was seldom far from imminent disaster... but it always seemed to turn into hilarious fun. The Brown family decides to adopt a little Peruvian bear they find at Paddington railroad station, but life with Paddington isn't always easy. The sequels are Paddington Helps Out (1961), More about Paddington (1962), Paddington at Large (1963), Paddington Marches On (1965), Paddington...

"From tiny orchid seeds to giant coco de mer palm seeds, wind-born seeds to water-born seeds, this poetic illustrated book describes the incredible variety of seeds and how they grow into a diverse array of plants"--

An account of the Vietnam War describes how it began, why it was so difficult to end, and how its tragic legacy endures today.

A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson.

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.

Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.

Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education. In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Prize.

When the narrator of this book explains that turtles are found on every continent except Antarctica, one determined turtle sets out to prove him wrong. After recruiting other non-Antarctic animals along the way, much to the narrator's dismay, turtle and his friends travel through fields, forests, and cross an entire ocean to reach their goal. But what exactly do they do once they get there? This nature documentary gone wrong is a gleefully funny lesson...

Gives information about each state, including capital, motto, state tree, state bird, source of name, and date of statehood.

How do penguins survive in frigid conditions? What happens at a research station in Antarctica? How long can an emperor penguin go without food? What other creatures live in the Antarctic? Find out the answers to these questions and more!