The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth: Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems

“The big world we live in is smaller than you think.”

In her newest book, Rachel Ignotofsky takes readers on a sweeping tour of the earth that spans its five continents, its ecosystems and their inhabitants.   Readers learn about different cycles of nature, the importance of biodiversity, how humans have impacted the planet and measures we can take to protect it.  Included in the book’s back matter are a glossary, sources and an index.

Ever since she published Women in Science, we have been in awe of how Rachel Ignotofsky uses art to educate and in so doing, expands readers’ views of history, science, the world, its diverse people and walks of life.

The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth: Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems was written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky and published by Ten Speed Press.  It’ll be out soon on September 18. 

Sweep

One of our favorite harbingers of the season — books drenched in glorious leafy fall foliage!  The art and text of SWEEP, brilliant on their own, work together ingeniously and humorously in this story about Ed’s bad mood and how it snowballs into a cataclysmic mess.  It’s a perfect visual reference (some would call it a paragon) to show kids what happens when we give into a grumpy mood little by little, its dreadful downward spiral and how that affects others around us.

Sweep was written by Louise Greig, illustrated by Júlia Sardà and published by Egmont.

I Hate My Cats (A Love Story)

This one is for those with cats in their lives.  Their odd, idiosyncratic habits simultaneously annoy, intrigue, charm and amuse you.  It’s a complex nuanced relationship.  And you wouldn’t have it any other way.  Cat lovers/haters, this one is for you.  Remembering its pages and still laughing inside as I type.  I Hate My Cats: A Love Story is clever, comical and hits all the right notes.

I Hate My Cats (A Love Story) was written by Davide Cali, illustrated by Anna Pirolli and published by Chronicle Books.  It’ll be out soon on October 2. 

Cameron Books Fall Giveaway

To celebrate autumn’s imminent arrival, we’re partnering with Cameron Books on a giveaway of their fall releases: Boats on the Bay, Ode to an Onion, Owl Love You plus a Cameron Kids tote bag.

This giveaway is open to US residents and ends Thursday, September 13, at 11:59 PM PDT. Head over to this Instagram post to enter.

Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker: Incognito

“Chaos is a spy’s best friend.”

Our favorite upside down thinker is back, and this time she’s hatched a super secret plan called Operation Upside.  She and her best friend and “partner in trouble” Lenny Santos hit a few snafus on the way and have to think quick in order to save the mission.  And keep a low profile, which is a bit hard for our topsy-turvy spy. ;)  We enjoyed the original Beatrice so much that we donated a copy to Avery’s class last year and are donating another copy to the school library.  She’s one of those lovably quirky characters that kids connect with almost instantly and we can’t wait to get her second story into kids’ hands.

Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker: Incognito was written and illustrated by Shelley Johannes and published by Disney Books.  It'll be out on September 18.