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	Little History of the World  •  E. H. Gombrich HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 284 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Gombrich, the late author of the beloved Story of Art, wrote this world history for children in 1936 in Vienna. He began translating it into English shortly before his death in 2001. It's a wise book for kids, which has been brought up to speed with an epilogue covering the 20th century. He manages to relate, in 40 short chapters, the history of our species from the stone age to the atomic bomb. With the original woodcut illustrations. (REF12, $14.95)
	The Story of Ferdinand  •  Munro Leaf  •  Robert Lawson LITERATURE •  1936 •  PAPER  • 72 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) This classic story of a bull who loved to smell flowers (memorably opening with Once upon a Time in Spain) has lost none of its enchantment over the decades. The pen-and-ink drawings evoke with a few lines the pasture where Ferdinand lolled, the frightening men from the Madrid who came to take him away, and the landscapes and scenery of Spain. Originally published in 1936. (SPN212, $7.99)
	The Midnight Folk  •  John Masefield LITERATURE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Originally published in 1927, British Poet Laureate Masefield's engaging tale of pirates and treasure, witchcraft and adventure, beloved by children and adults, practically demands to be read aloud. Kay Harker, a mistreated orphan, is bored and alone save a few stuffed animals, until his great-grandfather appears from beyond the grave and sends him on an enchanted, dangerous mission. (GBR792, $16.95)
	Cowboy Stories  •  Barr Moser LITERATURE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 181 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS Twenty action-packed tales of cattle drives, gunfights, ranching, and survival for teens. With excerpts from classic novels (Shane, The Virginian), new short fiction, stories from real-life cowboys, and bold black-and-white illustrations. (USW533, $16.95)
	Never Cry Wolf  •  Farley Mowat LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 246 PAGES • FAVORITE A laugh-out-loud funny account of wolf research and government folly set on the barren lands of northern Manitoba. Mowat, a Canadian national treasure, based the book on his own experiences as a wildlife biologist. It's our favorite of his many books. (BST34, $12.99)
	My Family and Other Animals  •  Gerald Durrell BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2004 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES A hilarious book about growing up on Corfu in the 1930s. In this memoir, Durrell recounts sparkling anecdotes of his childhood -- not least his passion for the toads, tortoises, bats, scorpions and other creatures that he discovered on the island. Originally published in 1956. (GRE35, $15.00)
	Brava, Strega Nona!  •  Matthew Reinhart  •  Robert Sabuda  •  Tomie dePaola LITERATURE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 12 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) An exciting interactive book with pull tabs, opening door panels, and other fun features that welcomes young readers into Strega Nona's magical world filled with wisdom, guidance, and important lessons on having values. (ITL987, $29.99)
	D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths  •  Edgar D'Aulaire  •  Ingri D'Aulaire  •  Michael Chabon LITERATURE •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES • FAMILY A beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, recently returned to print. The D'Aulaireses, who wrote and illustrated many classic children's books during their long career, vividly recreate the characters and Norse landscapes of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god, Loki, Ragnarokk, Bragi, and the Valkyries. Originally published in 1967 as Norse Gods and Giants. For ages 8 and up. (SCN35, $24.95)
	Once and Future King  •  T. H. White LITERATURE •  1958 •  HARD COVER  • 639 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS White's delightful and wistful reimagining of Malory's Morte D'Arthur will appeal to readers of all ages. These stories cover the entirety of King Arthur's reign, from his boyhood apprenticeship with the wizard Merlin to the fall of Camelot. (GBR847, $26.95)

	Handstand Kids Italian Cookbook  •  Yvette Garfield   • FOOD • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  This fun, easy-to-use cookbook teaches budding chefs how to prepare garlic bread, spaghetti and meatballs while introducing them to the language and culture of Italy. (ITA66, $28.00)
	Eyewitness Castle  •  Christopher Gravett   • HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  Take a look behind the walls of these fascinating fortresses and learn how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals; how a young boy rose from lowly page to noble knight; and what life was like for the castle residents. With a CD of clip art and a poster. (EUR335, $15.99)
	Quest for the Lost City of Gold  •  Stephen Biesty   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This innovative book and game by illustrator Stephen Biesty is packaged with postcards, introducing 8-10 year olds to his famously detailed, cross-sectional illustrations of famous building including the Parthenon, Colosseum, Hagia Sophia, Notre Dame, and the Empire State Building -- each providing cryptic clues to the Lost City of Gold. (TVL479, $19.99)
	Ancient China, Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of China's Past  •  Richard H. Levey  •  Jacqueline Bell   • ARCHAEOLOGY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  Designed for kids aged ten and up, this thoroughly illustrated guide to the mysteries of ancient China and recent archaeological discoveries includes a time line, glossary and an interview with a working archaeologist. (CHN364, $17.95)
	Going Solo  •  Roald Dahl   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • YOUNG ADULTS  •  With its large print and album-like photographs, both young and old will delight in Dahl's recollections of his adventures as a WWII-era Royal Air Force pilot in Tanzania and Greece. (EAF78, $6.99)
	Homesick, My Own Story  •  Jean Fritz   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  Jean Fritz recounts her childhood in Hankow, China in the 1920s. It's a candid, wonderfully written account of this turbulent time, told from a little girl's perspective. (CHN141, $5.99)
	Tisha, The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness  •  Robert Specht   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • YOUNG ADULTS  •  The story of Anne Hobbs, who went to Alaska to teach and became a crusader on behalf of Alaska's native peoples. (ALA133, $7.99)
	A Girl Named Disaster  •  Nancy Farmer   • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS  •  An 11-year-old girl embarks on a year-long odyssey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe in gripping this introduction to Southern Africa, the Shona and their ideas about the spirit world for young adults by National Book Award winner and three-time Newbery Honor author. (ZIM09, $7.99)
	A High Wind in Jamaica  •  Richard Hughes   • LITERATURE  •  The thrilling novel of a group of children who set off to England on a pirate ship after their home in Jamaica is destroyed by a hurricane. (CRB57, $14.00)
	A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver  •  E.L. Konigsburg   • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS  •  A marvelous fictionalized portrait of Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of France and England successively, traveler to Constantinople, wife of a future saint, mother of Richard the Lionheart and for 15 years a prisoner of the English Crown. For young adults. (GBR245, $5.99)
	A String in the Harp  •  Nancy Bond   • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS  •  With the aid of a magic harp key, three American teens in Wales are transported to the 6th-century, where they encounter the great Welsh bard Taliesin and become absorbed in the world of Celtic mythology. Readers will be absorbed, too. (GBR592, $6.99)
	An Episode of Sparrows  •  Rumer Godden   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  When two poor children "steal" a bit of a defunct churchyard to make a garden in postwar London, the neighbors get involved for good and ill. As with all Godden's books, this is a tender, emotionally attuned portrait of a place and time. (GBR688, $18.95)
	Blueberries for Sal  •  Robert McCloskey   • LITERATURE • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  A timeless children's classic of Maine in the summer, winningly illustrated by the great Robert McCloskey. Sal and her mother go blueberry picking but find they must share their berries with a mother and baby bear. (USE211, $17.99)
	Cautionary Tales for Children  •  Hillaire Belloc   • LITERATURE • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  Witty, brilliant, and strikingly irreverent, these unforgettable poems "for children and mature adults" are illustrated by the inimitable Edward Gorey. There's not just Jim, Who Ran Away from his Nurse and was Eaten by a Lion and Henry King, Who Chewed Bits of String and Died in Dreadful Agony but also Charles, who shows us What Everybody Might Become by Simply Doing Right. How about a new edition of The Bad Child's Book of Beasts? (GBR906, $16.00)
	Don Quixote  •  Miguel de Cervantes   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  The beloved story of the romantic, mad Spanish gentleman who imagines himself a knight-errant, adapted for younger readers by the team of Mark Jenkins and Chris Riddell. This strikingly illustrated edition for ages 10-12 follows Don Quixote's misadventures across 16th-century Spain with humor and wit. (SPN390, $27.99)
	Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudor  •  Kathryn Lasky   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  The fictitious Royal Diary of 11-year-old Elizabeth Tudor is full of longing, intrigue and sibling rivalry -- a gripping introduction to the Virgin Queen for middle readers. (GBR331, $10.95)
	Fairy Tale Feasts, A Literary Cookbook for Young Readers And Eaters  •  Jane Yolen  •  Heidi E.Y. Stemple  •  Philippe Beha   • LITERATURE • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  Caldecott-winning author Yolen and daughter Heidi inspire your readers and cooks in this collection of 20 folktales (and recipes!), including Little Red Riding Hood, Stone Soup, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Cinderella. (GEN362, $24.95)
	House of Sixty Fathers  •  Meindert De Jong  •  Maurice Sendak   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  This classic children's novel is set in China during the Japanese invasion as a young boy makes a journey to reunite with his family. A Newbery Honor Book, illustrated by Maurice Sendak and written for kids ages 9-12. (CHN119, $5.95)
	Mad about Madeline  •  Ludwig Bemelmans  •  Anna Quindlen   • LITERATURE • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  This omnibus is a treat indeed: all six of Bemelmans's "Madeline" stories, collected in a single volume. (FRN327, $35.00)
	Men and Gods, Myths and Legends of the Ancient Greeks  •  Rex Warner   • LITERATURE • FAMILY  •  The inimitable Edward Gorey vividly illustrates these 38 spellbinding tales, memorably retold by novelist and scholar Rex Warner. (GRE341, $16.95)
	Mr. Popper's Penguins  •  Florence Atwater  •  Richard Atwater  •  Robert Lawson   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  The 1938 English classic of Antarctic-obsessed Mr. Popper and his houseful of penguins, still a favorite of both children and adults. (ANT134, $6.99)
	Peter Pan, A Classic Collectible Pop-Up  •  Robert Sabuda  •  Matthew Reinhart   • LITERATURE • FAMILY  •  Wizard of paper engineering, Robert Sabuda transforms M. Barrie's classic's tale into an astonishing world of movement and dimension. Each double-page spread of nighttime London (with clouds floating by) or the jolly roger (in all its colorful 3-D glory) is festooned with doors, windows and booklets. (GBR804, $29.99)
	Rock Crystal  •  Adalbert Stifter  •  Marianne Moore   • LITERATURE  •  This 1945 tale of a brother and sister lost on Christmas Eve in the Austrian Alps is among the most moving and memorable of holiday tales. (ALP36, $12.95)
	Stories from the Billabong  •  James V Marshall   • LITERATURE • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  Aboriginal artist and storyteller Francis Firebrace provides the evocative illustrations for this collection of Yorta-Yorta aboriginal stories, including how Great Mother Snake created the world, what makes Frog croak and why Kangaroo has a pouch. Geared towards ages 4-8 and enjoyable for the whole family. (AUS224, $28.60)
	The Egypt Game  •  Zilpha Keatley Snyder   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  An excellent introduction to hieroglyphs, pharaohs, gods and goddesses. Strange things happen when two amateur Egyptologists (and reluctant middle-school students) transform an abandoned shed in Southern California into a simulacrum of Ancient Egypt. (EGY91, $6.99)
	The Island of Horses  •  Eilis Dillon   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  When Pat and his friend Danny ignore the advice of their parents and visit the mysterious Island of Horses, their discovery of a beautiful black colt lands them in the middle of a full-blown adventure. Told in he first person, this classic tale evokes the people, traditions and flavor of Connemara and western Ireland. (IRE132, $17.95)
	The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm  •  Lore Segal  •  Maurice Sendak   • LITERATURE • FAMILY  •  Sendak (who supplies the perfect black-and-white drawings) and Lore Segal present a marvelous collection of 27 haunting tales. (GER144, $28.00)
	The Land of Green Ginger  •  Noel Langley  •  Edward Ardizzone   • LITERATURE  •  One of the screen writers for The Wizard of Oz, Langley brings wit and a winning way with words to his beloved Arabian Nights fantasia. (ARB99, $11.95)
	The Land of the Silver Apples  •  Nancy Farmer   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  In this sequel to the Sea of Trolls, apprentice bard Jack plunges into a new series of adventures, traveling underground to Elfland and uncovering the truth about his little sister Lucy. Along the way, he encounters a cast of surprising characters, including saxons, northmen, picts, hobgoblins, elves and others from earthly Christian Europe. (GBR729, $18.99)
	The Last Girls of Pompeii  •  Kathryn Lasky   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  Intoxicated by Pompeii even as a child, Kathyrn Lasky sets her dramatic tale for ages 10 and up on the streets and byways of ancient Pompeii in the days just before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Though fictional, Lasky draws from her visit to Pompeii and the writings of Pliny and others to evoke the world of the two girls. (ITL819, $15.99)
	The Little Prince Pop-up  •  Antoine de Saint-Exupery   • LITERATURE • FAMILY  •  This delightful pop-up edition of Saint-Exupery's classic tale of a planet-hopping, extra-terrestrial philosopher child includes the complete original text and ingenious paper engineering that captures the story's imagination and whimsy. (FRN830, $35.00)
	The Magic Pudding  •  Norman Lindsay   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  The laugh-out-loud adventures of Bunyip Bluegum (koala) and his friends Bill Barnacle (sailor) & Sam Sawnoff (penguin), members of the Noble Society of Pudding Owners.. A walking, talking dessert, this pudding shares its deliciousness with everyone and never runs out -- because it's magic! This madcap childhood classic recounts the adventures of three friends as they defend the pudding from thieves -- highlighted by occasional bursts of exuberant song. With 45 charming illustrations. Ages 8 and up. (TVL485, $18.95)
	Wilderness  •  Roddy Doyle   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  Mom goes missing in Lapland in this family tale for young adults by the Booker-prize Winning Roddy Doyle. He twines the tales of sullen Irish teenager Grainne, who's long-missing mother suddenly re-appears in Dublin, with the story of her half-brothers and their mother Sandra on a dog-sledding vacation in Finland. (IRE218, $16.99)
	Best Ever Paper Airplanes Book & Gift Set  •  Norman Schmidt   • SCIENCE  •  This fantastic kit has everything you'll need to design and decorate 10 high-flying designs. Inside you'll find: a copy of the vibrantly colored, electrifying, "Best Ever Paper Airplanes"; 101 sheets of paper in five colors; two plastic marking and lettering stencils; and four brilliantly colored markers. (ART111, $16.95)
	D'Aulaires' Book of Animals  •  Edgar D'Aulaire  •  Ingri D'Aulaire   • NATURAL HISTORY • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  The celebrated husband and wife team originally compiled this introduction to nature for their own young son, Ola. More than 50 animals from the polar regions to the tropics are beautifully lithographed in full color in lovely settings. Unfold the book for an eight-foot-long panoply of round-the-world zoological delight. (NAT116, $16.95)
	Komodo!  •  Peter Sis   • NATURAL HISTORY • FAMILY  •  Sis follows a dragon-obsessed boy on a voyage to see the giant monitor on Komodo Island in this hugely enjoyable, strikingly Illustrated tale. (INS111, $17.99)
	Life Story  •  Virginia Lee Burton   • NATURAL HISTORY • FAMILY  •  Updated with the latest science has to offer, this delightful new edition of cherished children's author/illustrator Burton's classic natural history is an essential addition to any family's bookshelf. (GEN514, $22.00)
	One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest  •  Jean Craighead George   • NATURAL HISTORY • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  The Newbery Medal-winning author of "Julie of the Wolves" goes south for this brief and gripping tale of conservation, nature and the people of the Amazon. Geared for ages 7-9. (FST08, $4.99)
	The Best Paper Airplanes You'll Ever Fly  •  Inc. Klutz   • SCIENCE  •  No kidding! This colorful, 12-panel card has fold-and-fly plans to the three best paper airplanes on the planet (Nakaumra Lock, Balcony Bomber and The Phoenix) along with a guide to aerodynamics, test flights and trimming your plane. You supply your own paper. Scientific American Young Readers Book Award. (ART112, $4.95)
	The Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes  •  Doug Stillinger   • SCIENCE  •  Amaze your friends! This kit has fold-and-fly planes that you and your kids can actually make. Forty sheets of colorful paper included. (ART113, $16.95)
	This Is the Way to the Moon  •  Miroslav Sasek   • SCIENCE • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  First published in 1963, Sasek's classic rockets readers to Cape Canaveral with a nostalgic look at the electronic brains that put astronauts into space and brought them home again. (SCI270, $17.95)

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