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What is life like in Hungary? In this book, beginning readers will find out! Carefully leveled text combines with vibrant photos to show off Hungary's land, animals, people, and culture. Special features highlight an important landform, favorite Hungarian foods, and a Hungarian greeting. The book ends with a two-page profile that puts important stats about Hungary in one place. Readers will enjoy exploring this interesting country in Europe!

Did you know the way to say hello in Swahili is jambo? That's just one of many words readers will learn in this title! Readers will follow along as they learn fun everyday words in Swahili. Words are followed by pronunciation guides to help readers sound out words. Fun images are paired with the words, teaching readers a range of vocabulary including greetings, home items, school items, and more.

Hola! We will learn more parabras, so come along! In this title, early readers learn fun words in Spanish ranging from greetings to school-related words and more! Special features include words in Spanish and English, along with pronunciation guides to help readers follow along. Fun images help readers connect words to meanings. By the end of this book, readers will know plenty of fun new words and phrases!

Bonjour! In this fun book, early readers will be able to learn more about French! Readers will follow along on a fun narrative to learn French words and how to say them. English and French words are displayed, along with a pronunciation guide that helps readers follow along. Images will help readers identify the meaning of each French word. An ending spread teaches readers how to say words including good night!

Splash into the water alongside seal pups and sea otter pups! This title introduces two water-loving babies and encourages young readers to get curious about their similarities and differences. Leveled text compares the pups' body parts and behaviors as they grow. Clear, labeled photos and a concluding summary spread reinforce the text. Readers get a chance to vote on which pup is cuter!

Busy bees, what would we do without you?

Meet the nature heroes that are saving our planet every day: the busy bees!

In this gentle rhyming book, babies and toddlers will go on an adventure with a bee as it pollinates flowers. They'll be introduced to how bees keep their environment healthy, and why they do a funny dance to communicate with other bees back in the hive.

Peek-through holes in the pages invite the reader to engage with the book. The organically shaped edges are also perfect for little ones.

Stunning and adorable illustrations by Moesha Kellaway make this cute board book the perfect gift for toddlers who love the outdoors and are curious about nature.

Also available: Fungi Friends, Brilliant Bugs, Wiggly Worms.

From drag superstar Eureka O'Hara and bestselling author Dan Poblocki comes a beautiful, buoyant middle-grade novel about a boy who enters a local pageant--as a drag queen

When Jackson Bright wears a dress to school, he expects to be complimented on the fabulous polka dot design. Instead, he gets bullied by his classmates, called to the principal's office, and sent home.

Jackson doesn't know why people are saying that he needs to "dress like a boy." And with all the discussions of how boys and girls should dress, he wonders where people like his best friend, Eva, who's nonbinary, fit into all of this. Or why he felt so confident and happy while wearing that dress.

So when Jackson sees a flyer for the town's beloved Little Miss pageant, he comes up with a plan to dress in drag in order to compete and show the town just how fabulous he can be. Before he knows it, he's thrust into a world of rhinestone gowns and fiercely applied makeup. With the help of Eva and Jackson's Uncle Aaron, he scrambles to come up with an array of dazzling costumes, a killer talent act, and a crowd-winning speech. As he navigates the ups and downs of the competition--while keeping the secret of who he really is and hiding a growing crush on his rival's brother--Jackson learns the importance of staying true to yourself in a world that may not always accept you.

With warmth and humor, a popular radio and podcast host shares her love of language, weaving together linguistic history, regional phrases, the hidden poetry in etymologies, new words, and stories from her life and time on the air, now in paperback

Martha Barnette has spent two decades as the cohost of A Way with Words, lauded by Mary Norris in The New Yorker as "a virtual treasure house" and "'Car Talk' for Lexiphiles." Over that time, she's developed a keen sense of what fascinates people about language. They are curious about etymology and revel in slang, are surprised by regional vocabulary and celebrate linguistic diversity. Idioms both puzzle and delight word lovers, and they are eager to share family neologisms and that weird phrase Grandma always used to say.

In Friends with Words, Barnette weaves together all these strands in a clear, informative, highly entertaining exploration of language. Chock-full of anecdotes, humorous asides, new words, trivia, and other lexicological delights, Friends with Words also tells Barnette's story--from her Appalachian roots through her study of Ancient Greek, and on to the making of a beloved and enduring show. Friends with Words is an expert, good-humored, joyful book.

Distinct among golf writers for having been born in Pinehurst, arguably America's golf capital, Bill Fields brings to life growing up during the 1960s and '70s in the Sandhills of North Carolina, where his early ties to the game were a springboard for a long, award-winning career chronicling it. A Quick Nine Before Dark is a richly detailed memoir: poignant sketches of a lost small-town world, introducing his blue-collar dad to golf; the culture shock and awe of a new arrival in 1980s New York City; an insider's vantage of an evolving golf media world. Fields interviewed a 15-year-old Tiger Woods and played 18 holes with Sam Snead when he was 84. Having walked Pinehurst's fairways as a tour-event standard bearer when he was a teen, Fields went on to photograph 40 major championships and has reported from twice that many as a fixture on the golf scene for four decades. A Quick Nine Before Dark is a vivid account of that journey and the charms and challenges along the way.

The definitive story of Tara VanDerveer, Stanford women's basketball, and an unmatched legacy of excellence

By the time Tara Vanderveer stepped down from nearly four decades at the helm of Stanford women's basketball, she had surpassed both Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski to become the winningest head coach in NCAA college basketball history. Along the way, she'd led the Cardinal to three national championships and 14 Final Fours, and served as head coach for the 1996 Team USA Olympic team that was a launching pad for professional women's basketball.

How did this upstate New York native whose own antiquated basketball experience was a reflection of the limited opportunities available to women in sports prior to Title IX, whose first coaching job was her sister's recreation league team, become a legend, a Hall of Famer and a standard-bearer for excellence and success?

Retracing countless seminal moments in Stanford Cardinal history, Life's Work details the construction and maintenance of an elite women's program and an unmatched legacy in sports. VanDerveer built upon a foundation of relentless competitiveness, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to change with the times and her teams. Beyond the accolades, she established a culture for young women in which they given the opportunity to improve, thrive and emerge into the world after basketball ready to lead.

Through extensive research and conversations with VanDerveer, Michelle Smith communicates the unflappable vision of a coach who is a mentor, an example, and a touchstone for a sport that finds itself on the cusp of mainstream success like never before.

An essential collection of stories from notable Black hockey players, personalities and people

The game of hockey has long been considered a predominantly white sport in nearly every facet of its being. But if you look through the annals of the game, you will find Black players who have created longstanding hockey moments. We know -- or think we know -- these people as hockey players. But do we know how they got here as people? And what about the multitude of factors that have helped shape who they are?

Black Aces tells these stories, going deeper than what has previously been covered in traditional media. The Athletic's Julian McKenzie talks to Hall of Famers, Olympic Gold medalists, World Champions, Stanley Cup playoff heroes, and auteurs of hockey history. Completing this modern portrait are the voices of up-and-coming players who look toward the future and defining moments of their own.

Includes conversations with Jarome Iginla, Grant Fuhr, Sarah Nurse, P.K. Subban, Georges Laraque, Anson Carter, Blake Bolden, and more

Crows are smart birds! They use their intelligence to fly through cities. This book introduces beginning readers to the lives of these striking birds. Leveled text and crisp photos show off the birds' body parts, detail what they eat, and highlight where they find shelter. Special features show off favorite foods and homes, and a picture glossary reinforces unfamiliar words and helps readers gain confidence. Readers will soon understand how these noisy birds live in cities!

Military aide Luke Steele and FBI Special Agent Amberlyn Reiner go undercover once again to unravel a string of murders that may be tied to a nuclear threat capable of igniting a war.

Military aide Luke Steele grapples with self-doubt after a tragic loss during his last mission. But when a trusted American journalist is killed in Istanbul, Luke must push past his grief to prepare for a new assignment.

The Turkish police report the journalist as the eighth victim of a serial killer. But US intelligence considers the suspicious death a murder at the hands of an international threat and fear that the journalist could have had top-secret information that is now in the hands of an enemy of the United States.

The president tasks Luke to join with FBI Special Agent Amberlyn Reiner to investigate. As the two delve into the cause of the journalist's death, they unravel a conspiracy that reveals a chilling plan for the assassination of the president and a potential nuclear strike on the United States.

Going undercover as a couple, Luke and Amberlyn travel to Istanbul to connect with a Russian source who holds key information to the case--if they can find him in time.

In the crucible of danger, Luke must rediscover his confidence and trust the bond he has forged with Amberlyn as they fight to save the president of the United States and stop a perilous nuclear plot poised to kill millions.

A young child can't wait to teach her pet monster to read. However, the stress is just too much, and her monster runs away. Not to be discouraged, the child uses clues from word families to find her monster. This silly picture book playfully introduces young prereaders to phonemic awareness skills, supporting them on their journey to literacy.

The first ever comprehensive history in English of China's Warring States period, an era that saw epic battles, the birth of profound philosophies, groundbreaking innovations, and shaped much of East Asian culture as we know it today

In 481 BCE, ancient China was on the cusp of one of the most profound revolutions any society has ever undergone, one that would set the course of world history for the following two millennia and a half. The ruling order that had been set up by the Zhou kings almost six centuries before was disintegrating. While the Zhou realm was populous, wealthy, and blessed with a sophisticated and already ancient culture, the basic institutions that structured social and spiritual life were in radical decay. The world was literally falling apart.

The following two-hundred and sixty years saw the largest civilization on earth reinvent and recreate itself. Through war, diplomacy, debate, commerce, philosophy, literature, science, and artistic expression, the people of the Warring States gave birth to a radically new social order. The era saw the emergence of Confucianism and Daoism, the composition of seminal texts such as The Art of War by Master Sun and the Book of Changes, and the codification of Chinese script into its current form. It also saw the initial building of the Great Wall and the canal system that would become the Grand Canal, as well as the invention of the crossbow--which would not be invented in Europe for another 1,500 years--and the origin of acupuncture and feng shui.

This dynamic period coincided with the lives of global figures such as the Buddha, Socrates, and the prophet Ezra, beginning during Confucius's lifetime and culminating with the reign of the First Emperor, whose tomb is famously guarded by the terra cotta soldiers. The Persian Wars and the conquests of Alexander the Great are well known to people in Europe and America; however, far fewer English-language books have attempted to cover this same and equally important period in East Asia. To Rule All under Heaven corrects this imbalance by recounting a detailed history that is replete with dramatic stories and characters. The result is a thorough and entertaining account of one of the most fertile and significant periods in world history.