Nonfiction

Ti-Gars et son grand-père Pépére vivent loin de tout, entre un lac où se pêchent des bouteilles et une forêt où les oiseaux volent si haut qu'ils en deviennent invincibles. Au contact de la curieuse fille du lac, Ti-Gars découvrira le mystère qui habite...

A NASA astrophysicist narrates his improbable journey from an impoverished childhood and an adolescence mired in drugs and crime to the nation's top physics PhD program at Stanford in this inspiring coming-of-age memoir. Born into extreme poverty and...

Renowned American astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi (born James Plummer) pens a gripping, gritty coming-of-age memoir, from young boy to graduate-school student, that will resonate with teenagers, especially those of color, who are facing many choices and...

Tout enfant possède des dons particuliers et peut accomplir des grandes choses, mais pour Françoise, que faire de ceux des bidonvilles, ceux des rues qui sont laissés pour compte, livrés a eux-mêmes ? À douze ans seulement, elle s'engage de porter la...

Everything you need to become a manga artist, with step-by-step instructions, exercises, and tips and tricks and feature spreads from other artists. With the interest in manga-style art now stronger than ever - its influence can be seen in the Pixar...

A wide-ranging anthology that shines a light on untold Indigenous stories as chronicled by Indigenous creators, compiled by the acclaimed team behind Turtle Island and Sky Wolf's Call.For too long, stories and artistic expressions from Indigenous people...

A wide-ranging anthology that shines a light on untold Indigenous stories as chronicled by Indigenous creators, compiled by the acclaimed team behind Turtle Island and Sky Wolf's Call.For too long, stories and artistic expressions from Indigenous people...

Decades of commercial whaling nearly decimated a variety of whales considered a keystone species. Keystone species are indicators of the overall health of Earth's habitats. While whales have made a comeback through an international ban on commercial...

Fake news, pseudoscience, and quackery have become scourges, spreading through society from social media all the way to Congress. The line between entertainment and reality, between fact and fiction, has become blurred. Some of the most crucial issues...

The first of seven sturdy hardcovers collecting the entirety of the Eisner Award-winning slice-of-life comic series! The school year is just beginning at Sheffield University, jam-packed with new classes, professors, and places to explore... not to...

Navigate through monsters, mysteries, and the will of the gods with two young extraordinary adventurers in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica as they search for a missing father. Donají is a fearless Zapotec girl who, even though she's only fifteen, is...

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An authentic, rich tapestry of women's lives in colonial America. Using a host of primary sources, author Brandon Marie Miller recounts the roles, hardships, and daily lives of Native American, European, and African women in 17th- and 18th-century...

Drei Manuskripte in einem Buch: Antikes Griechenland für Kinder: Eine fesselnde Einführung in die griechische Geschichte, von der mykenischen Zivilisation und dem Trojanischen Krieg über das Goldene Zeitalter des Perikles bis hin zur Hellenistischen Ära...

Drei Manuskripte in einem Buch: Antikes Griechenland für Kinder: Eine fesselnde Einführung in die griechische Geschichte, von der mykenischen Zivilisation und dem Trojanischen Krieg über das Goldene Zeitalter des Perikles bis hin zur Hellenistischen Ära...

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Muhammad Ali, one of the most revered--and controversial--figures of the twentieth century, immortalized those words with the beauty, strength, and originality of his boxing style. Now, his epic story is retold...

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Learn Chinese with a new twist! This full-color illustrated handbook introduces and explains Han characters and idioms through the language of emoji. Even though their dates of origin are millennia apart, the languages of Chinese and emoji share...