Batman: Year One TP

Frank Miller; David Mazzucchelli; Bob Kane

In 1986, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli produced this groundbreaking reinterpretation of the origin of Batman--who he is, and how he came to be. Sometimes careless and naive, this Dark Knight is far from the flawless vigilante he is today.   In his first year on the job, Batman feels his way arou...

The Word Snoop

Ursula Dubosarsky; Tohby Riddle (Illustrator)

Meet the Word Snoop. She's dashing and daring and witty as can be'and no one knows more about the evolution of the English language than she does. Luckily, she's spilling her secrets in this gem of a book. From the first alphabet in 4000 BC, to anagrams, palindromes, and modern-day text messages, reader...

100 Things to Know about Saving the Planet

Various

How could plastic-eating bacteria help reduce waste? Can a river be given human rights? Could we generate all the power we need from the sun and the wind? How do woolly sweaters help penguins in peril? Would building a giant sunshade in space stop the world from overheating? Find the answers to these qu...

Break the Curse (#1 Shower Land)

Nat Amoore

Quantum Leap meets The Magic Faraway Tree in a hilarious junior fiction series where getting in the shower might send you to another world! Felix hates Mondays. Dad's yelling at him to get up. His little brother, Olly, is being super annoying. So when Felix shuts the bathroom door, he wishes he could ge...