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Beyond Profit brings together the latest academic research on Purpose-Driven Leadership and Organizations to show how leaders can create a Wellbeing Economy that is aligned with a sustainable future where we innovate and protect collective long-term wellbeing through governance that works. It is a must read for all leaders wanting to implement a coherent roadmap to meet the needs of the world we want - it will help you ask critical questions, learn from inspirational stories, and be armed with an innovative approach to find answers that will lead to a better tomorrow.

Leaders make decisions with real consequences that are not just local but national and even global - they impact matters of intense importance; decisions with environmental, economic, societal and moral implications. The reality of leadership in times of uncertainty and risk places an unprecedented challenge at the door of today's generation of leaders.

As a leader, you may often feel locked into pursuing sustained growth and endless increases in financial returns - while held back by less resources and more challenges around employees, customers, and new technologies.

Perhaps you feel overwhelmed and weighed down by responsibility - troubled by the legacy you are leaving behind. It doesn't have to be this way.

Slow and Steady Wins the... Fun! Discover the Hilarious Story of Mr. Felix's Unconventional Bicycle Race!

Get ready for an exciting adventure with Mr. Felix, a charmingly eccentric man who stumbles his way into a bicycle race! Forget about speed and competition; Mr. Felix pedals to the beat of his own drum, happily pausing for refreshing lemonade breaks, spontaneous swims in the lake, and delightful detours along the way. Young readers will be captivated by Mr. Felix's carefree spirit and learning that embracing life's little joys and going at your own pace can lead to the most unexpected and delightful victories. Perfect for young readers who love a good laugh and stories that celebrate individuality. How Mr. Felix Entered a Bicycle Race is a heartwarming reminder that sometimes, the best way to win is to simply enjoy the ride!

• A Hilarious Adventure: Join Mr. Felix on his laugh-out-loud journey through a bicycle race unlike any other!


• Celebrates Individuality: Encourages children to embrace their own pace and unique way of experiencing the world.


• Heartwarming Message: Teaches valuable lessons about enjoying the present moment and finding joy in unexpected places.


• Perfect for Story Time: Award-winning writer Peter Svetina's engaging writing and quirky characters make this a delightful read-aloud for families.


• A Fun Twist on Competition: Shows that "winning" isn't always about being the fastest, but about savoring the experience.

For over 75 years, Albatros Media has been crafting original and innovative children's books that are both playful and educational, fostering curiosity and a thirst for knowledge in young minds. We deliver the highest quality children's books from novelty, picture, pop-up, and how-to books, to non-fiction, and fairy tale books.

Watch Nature Bloom with Sunflower Seeds!

How do tiny seeds become towering sunflowers? Join Ms. B's class and discover the magic of nature in Sunflower Seeds. This picture book guides young readers through the simple steps of planting, watering, and caring for sunflowers, teaching valuable lessons about patience and nurturing along the way.

Ellen Heck's sumptuous oil paintings on brown paper beautifully illustrate the sunflower's life cycle from a child's perspective. Witness the journey from dusty seeds in cups to sprouting seedlings, developing buds, and finally, magnificent blooms. Will the seedlings survive a rainstorm? Or hungry deer at dusk?

Learn how one giant sunflower produces a multitude of new seeds at summer's end. This engaging story is a perfect introduction to plant life cycles and an inspiration for nature projects at home or in the classroom. Experience the joy of growth and connect with the natural world!

Growing up is an adventure-and sometimes even the bravest young adventurers need a little help!

The First Steps series is a great way to prepare children for change and reinforce good habits as they acquire new key life skills. Each book is written with patience, sensitivity and expertise, and perfectly crafted to engage, educate, and inspire.

I Can Get to Sleep follows Cally the unicorn and her friend Senbi the dinosaur as they get ready for bed. Though their story, kids can learn some helpful routines for sleeping independently, without tears or tantrums. This comforting story is written for toddlers, showing them to confidently approach sleep and bedtime.

Perfect for children aged 2+.

Young readers can explore the fascinating subjects of biology, physics, and chemistry with this intuitive interactive hardback guide to the world of science.

Each page of this beautifully illustrated book is cleverly crosslinked mind maps so readers can follow their natural curiosity from one topic to the next. It's the perfect way to engage curious minds as they explore the human body, space, chemical reactions and more.

Big new concepts are distilled into clear and easy-to-understand paragraphs, thanks to an engaging, energetic prose style that makes complex subjects easy to understand.

A great gift for readers aged 8+.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom and Guillotine comes a darkly seductive tale of beautiful rock stars, sinister cults, and a magical oasis where dreams come true... for a price.

Angelina Yves is a struggling singer/songwriter offered the chance of a lifetime to join the experimental luxury compound sponsored by the most famous band in the world, Black Idyll. With her every need accommodated, she finally has the time and space to perfect her music. Her muse? Reclusive rock star Jesper Idyll, who lives up to her every high school daydream. But this paradise has a haunted underbelly heralded by screaming horses, mysterious figures in the night, and dreams too twisted to be real. When people start to disappear and Jesper's ex turns up dead and hideously mutilated, Angelina begins to suspect that something malevolent lurks behind the cult that's grown around the band...

A disturbing, decadent and wickedly compelling tale of a Hollywood dream turned nightmare, Delilah S. Dawson's darkly delicious prose will seduce you, tie you up, and never let you go....

The unbelievable true story of the American soldiers who used inflatable tanks and fake radio broadcasts as weapons in World War II.

Right around D-Day of World War II, a small, unarmed American army unit deployed to Nazi-occupied France. Instead of artillery, this unit fought with stagecraft, artistry, and deception. Their "weapons" included inflatable rubber tanks and giant speakers broadcasting fake military maneuvers. The soldiers called themselves the Ghost Army. Many of them had creative backgrounds in fashion, theater, and music, and they used their talents to trick and confuse the enemy. Often, their mission was to draw enemy fire away from other soldiers and toward themselves.

One of the most stunning parts of this story is just how effective the Ghost Army was. They successfully carried out mission after mission and undeniably helped secure Allied victory. Rebecca Siegel uses original research, declassified records and photos, and a boots on the ground narrative style to tell the incredible experiences of these heroic soldiers.

Named to the Illinois Reads List

It's time for a field trip! Board the yellow time travel bus and blast into the Jurassic past in this new wordless picture book in the Field Trip Adventures Series by award-winning creator John Hare.

Volcanoes smolder. Towering dinosaurs munch leaves from the trees. And this class is going to see them up close--maybe way too close!

When a rascally kepodactylus snatches a student's lunch box, the student gives chase and gets it back but also becomes separated from their class. They decide to eat their lunch while waiting to be rescued and end up sharing it with friendly dinosaurs. But when the dinosaurs suddenly disappear, the student is left face to face with a gigantic crafty carnivore who doesn't just want that slice of pizza for lunch! Fortunately there is a surprise rescue and the student makes it back to the time travel bus where human friends are waiting with snacks to share.

With engaging artwork and lots of laughs, John Hare's wordless picture book is sure to captivate readers with its expressive characters and winning story. Don't miss out the rest of the Field Trip Adventure series and join the class for Field Trip to the Moon, Field Trip to the Ocean Deep, and Field Trip to Volcano Island!

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Bringing together 3 books in the bestselling Curious Kids series, this inspirational and accessible hardback guide explores the wonders of biology, physics and chemistry in one richly illustrated volume.

From ecology to astrophysics, kids will find a new way of looking at the world and the laws of science that govern it. This title is packed with clear, colorful, and engaging explanations on a range of subjects, including:

- Elements
- The human body and its organs
- Matter and motion
- Atoms and molecules
- Animals, plants, and other living things
- Biodiversity

Big new concepts pop off the page, thanks to useful diagrams, vibrant illustrations and an engaging, energetic prose style. Supporting STEM learning, this book is perfect for readers aged 8-12.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Curious Kids series draws together a collection of meticulously researched, beautifully illustrated fact books that bring STEM subjects to life with a smart, modern sensibility.

A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK AND ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025

The acclaimed author of Red Clocks returns with a biting, lyrical novel about an intergenerational group home run by an ex-musician determined to make a place for those without one

On a bluff above a river rises The House, where elderly and disabled residents live alongside young people who help out in exchange for free rent. The community is led by a former punk singer who never wanted to be responsible for anyone yet now finds herself the caretaker of this precarious collection of lives. It's not a family, exactly, but it's got the complicated, sometimes painful, sometimes hilarious, dynamics of kinship.

When two kids--Nola and her little cousin James--show up on The House's back porch in need of refuge, the whole experiment is thrown into question. All are welcome here, or that was the idea. But the authorities are looking for these children, and The House's finances are teetering on the edge.

Zumas's long-anticipated third novel wrestles with America's crisis of care in a taut, aching, polyphonic tale that moves as fast as the crackling comebacks that fly between The House's residents over breakfast. As the rules of the outside world start to press in on this safe haven, readers will find themselves asking, what would the world look like if everyone had a place to belong?

A #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A PBS News Hour Best Book of the Year

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall's follow-up to her bestselling If I Was a Horse explores the challenges of first friendships through imaginative play.

If we were dogs, what kind would we be?
I'd be a big dog! And you'd be little dog.
Woof!

Join two friends as they bark and growl, woof and howl--and maybe even quack--in a romp that makes room for everybody's ideas.

Sophie Blackall unleashes a marvelous game of pretend that explores navigating friendship and celebrates boundless imagination in this wonderful companion for her national bestseller If I Was a Horse.
"Blackall's impeccably detailed, highly expressive illustrations add heart and humor to this tale about the endless paw-sibilities of pretend play--and the importance of speaking up for oneself." ―The Horn Book (starred review)

"My favorite picture book this year ... Parents love reading [If We Were Dogs] to children. The children are going crazy for this book." --Ann Patchett, award-winning author and owner of Parnassus Books, TN

"Perfect for every underdog who wants to have a say." ―Kirkus Reviews

Embark on a culinary adventure through the rich and flavoursome world of Korean cuisine as author Haebin Sudo recreates 60 carefully selected dishes for her first cookery book. Seoul Food is full of delicious dishes that showcase authentic Korean meals, both for everyday and for special dinner parties.

From traditional family feasts and special occasion banquets to street food, fusion blends and simple sides, experience an explosion of flavours and ingredients with Seoul Food, 60 authentic recipes that take you to the very heart of Korean cuisine. Featuring iconic dishes such as kimchi jjigae, bibim guksu, bulgogi bibimbap, tteokbokki, kimbap and more, let Korean-born cook Haebin Sudo bring the magic of K-food straight to your kitchen.

A School Library Journal Best Book of 2025

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2025

A beautiful, bold collection of more than 100 dazzling poems by Black poets for the whole family to treasure.

Discover classic favorites and new stars. This gorgeously illustrated children's anthology is the perfect introduction to poets such as Lucille Clifton, Langston Hughes, Benjamin Zephaniah, Gwendolyn Brooks, Maya Angelou, Amanda Gorman, Caleb Femi, and Joseph Coelho, and also features brand-new work by poets Nikki Grimes, Carole Boston Weatherford, and others.

Lovingly compiled by award-winning picture book writer and editor Traci N. Todd, this collection touches on a wide range of themes-hope and struggle, joy and pride, home and food, music and family. Each poem is paired with vibrant, inviting illustrations by Jade Orlando.

This beautiful gift book is a remarkable and moving tribute to the rich literary history and bright future of Black writing.

Get Set Go... on an enjoyable and engaging journey of learning.

A wonderfully designed book that will help little scholars recognize and learn not just numbers from 1 to 20, but number names and counting too. An amazing picture book loaded with colorful illustrations that make each word easy to remember.

It encourages little ones to -

• easily grasp key concepts
• enhance their observation skills
• learn new words through the picture-word association

El murmullo de las abejas tiene todos los ingredientes esenciales para convertirse en un clásico de la literatura mexicana contemporánea.

La mejor novela del 2015 en iTunes en México.

La novela que conquistó el corazón de más de 1 millón de lectores en el mundo y que fue traducida a más de 21 idiomas ahora, a 10 años de su publicación, convertida en un clásico de la literatura mexicana contemporánea.

Un buen día, la vieja nana de la familia Morales abandona sorpresivamente un reposo que parecía eterno para perderse en el monte. Cuando la encuentran, sostiene dos pequeños bultos, uno en cada brazo: de un lado un bebé misterioso y del otro un panal de abejas. Ante la insistencia de la nana por cuidar al pequeño, los Morales deciden adoptarlo. Cubierto por el manto vivo de abejas que lo acompañarán y guiarán para siempre, Simonopio llega a cambiar la historia de la familia que lo acoge y la de toda una región. Para lograrlo, deberá enfrentar sus miedos, el enemigo que los acecha y las grandes amenazas de la guerra: la influenza española y los enfrentamientos entre los que desean la tierra ajena y los que protegerán su propiedad a toda costa.

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The Murmur of Bees has all the essential elements to become a classic of contemporary Mexican literature.

Named the Best Novel of 2015 on iTunes in Mexico.

The novel that won the hearts of more than one million readers worldwide and was translated into over 21 languages is now, ten years after its first publication, recognized as a modern classic of Mexican literature.

One day, the Morales family's old nanny unexpectedly rises from what seemed to be an eternal rest and wanders off into the woods. When she is found, she is holding two small bundles, one in each arm: on one side, a mysterious baby, and on the other, a beehive. At the nanny's insistence, the Morales family decides to adopt the child. Shrouded in a living mantle of bees that will accompany and guide him forever, Simonopio arrives to change the fate of the family that takes him in--and that of an entire region. To fulfill his destiny, he must face his fears, the enemies that lurk nearby, and the great threats of war: the Spanish influenza and the clashes between those who covet other people's land and those determined to defend their own at all costs.