You might think anchovies and fruitcake are pretty weird foods. But wait until you hear about durian, a huge, spiky fruit that smells like gym socks. Or salmiakki, the licorice with a salty, fishy taste. And don't forget kopi luwak, the coffee made from…poop! Discover all kinds of unusual foods from around the world!

Presents the story of an Ohio farm family's life over an entire year. Describes how five kids combine farm chores, recreational hunting and fishing, and school work.

Can you imagine traveling to school in a flying saucer? What about on a bike-like contraption that looks like a giant donut? People invent all kinds of interesting ways to get around. Some vehicles can get you where you're going faster and better than ever. Others are mostly for fun. Learn about some of the world's wackiest vehicles.

Thirteen authors and seventeen illustrators celebrate the places and things that make up the home, in support of Share Our Strength's (SOS) fight against homelessness.

A rhyming alphabet book in which a boy tosses a snowball to his dog and starts an avalanche that engulfs the entire universe until it has to reverse itself and become a snowball again, ending up in the dog's mouth.

"Young Benjamin Franklin wants to be a sailor, but his father wont hear of it. The other trades he tries candle maker, joiner, boot closer, turner bore him through and through. Curious and inventive, Ben prefers to read, swim, fly his kite, and fly his kite while swimming. But each time he fails to find a profession, he takes some important bit of knowledge with him. That tendency is exactly what leads him to become the astonishingly versatile genius...

A young bear who is frustrated by how small he is realizes that he has been growing a little bit at a time all along.

A young boy counts the candles on the family menorah and the lights he sees in the world around him on each night of Hanukkah. Includes information on the history and significance of the celebration.

"A primer on the basic dos and don'ts of fishing, including tips on organizing a tackle box, advice on how to select hooks and bait, and instructions for making a handline"--

"In a world of bountiful food yet increasing food insecurity, we are called to remember that all creatures have a place--and may be fed sustainably--at the greatest, communal table offered by our planet"--