January: Everybody Nonfiction

For the first time ever, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses children directly, sharing lessons of peace and compassion, told through stories of his own childhood. One of today's most inspiring world leaders was once an ordinary child named Lhamo Thondup. In a small village in Tibet, his mother was his first great teacher of compassion. In everyday moments from his childhood, young readers begin to see that important lessons are all around us, and that they, too, can grow to truly understand them. With simple, powerful text, the Dalai Lama shares the universalist teachings of treating one another with compassion, which Bao Luu illustrates beautifully in vibrant color. In an increasingly confusing world, The Seed of Compassion offers guidance and encouragement on how we all might bring more kindness to it.

Twos, fives, tens--there are lots of ways to count! Count forward and backward, add and subtract, and practice skip counting with colorful crayons. What other ways can you count? Encourage readers to create art inspired by the numbers all around them through colorful illustrations and photos.

Sorting by color, by shape, or by size--there are lots of ways to group similar things together! How do you sort the objects in your world? What can you create by sorting? Bright and colorful photos encourage young readers to think about how they can sort the objects around them.

Shiny gold, bright yellow, soft green, and dark blue--artists use many different colors to create beautiful paintings. What do the colors mean? How do they make you feel? What stories do colors tell? Encourage readers to create their own art and discover the colors in artwork through bright photos and lively text.

Want To Know! This series of informative picture books answers the many questions young children have about the world around them. Some subjects are familiar, but others are less so. Chock full of well-researched facts expressed in accessible and interactive ways, these books tell children what they want to know Do you want to know all about the bicycle? What did the first bike look like? How many kinds of bikes are there? How can you chose the best bike for you? What kinds of cycling sports are there? Who are the most famous racing cyclists? These and many more subjects are discussed in this book. You will also find fun rhymes, a large fold-out page and a mini-quiz, and you learn how to repair a flat tire. By the time you finish this book you'll be a real expert on bicycles! An informative picture book for children ages 4 and up about the bicycle.

Big and small, short and tall, and everywhere in between--things can come in all sorts of sizes! What different sizes do you see in your world? What can you create by comparing sizes? Vibrant photos and engaging text present the concept of size with a splash of Crayola color. Encourage readers to create art inspired by the world around them!

Circles, triangles, squares, and stars--shapes are all around us! Be inspired by colorful shapes wherever you go. What shapes are in your world? What can you create with shapes? Vibrant photos and engaging text encourage readers to create art inspired by the shapes all around them.

Hot or cold, full or empty, dark or light--opposites are all around us! Explore opposites wherever you go, with a splash of Crayola color. What opposites are in your world? What can you create with opposites? Vibrant photos and illustrations encourage readers to think about opposites and create art inspired by what they learn.

Zigzags, stripes, polka dots, and spirals--patterns are all around us! Be inspired by colorful patterns wherever you go, with a splash of Crayola color. What patterns are in your world? What can you create with patterns? Simple illustrations encourage readers to create art inspired by the patterns all around them.

Our planet's most beautiful and endangered animals come to life in this visually stunning picture book. The photos, by award-winning National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, represent a lifelong project to make portraits of the world's endangered animals. They are paired with uplifting poetry and prose from Newbery award-winning author Kwame Alexander -- a talented dream team duo to craft a uniquely wonderful book. This special edition includes a free poster highlighting 50 endangered species to commemorate the 50th anniversry of Earth Day. A howling wolf, a stalking tiger, a playful panda, a dancing bird -- celebrate the beauty, diversity, and fragility of the animal world in this lush picture book that pairs the stunning photography of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore with the delicate mix of poetry and prose of Newbery award-winning author Kwame Alexander. Featuring more than 40 unique animal portraits, the pages invite kids to explore each creature's markings, textures, and attributes in stunning detail, while calling on all of us to enjoy and help protect each and every one. Three picture-packed gatefolds inside showcase even more familiar and exotic species. These images are part of Sartore's lifelong project to photograph every captive animal species in the world, with special attention given to saving endangered species.