Item category 1: Picture Books for Older Readers

A small boy imagines life on Earth when dinosaurs ruled and the sky boomed with the wild beat of Pterosaur wings. Then an asteroid fell, changing the world forever. If Kun could go back further in time, he would witness an even bigger collision, when the young Earth was struck by another planet, ...

Issac empties his little jar of water into a stream and follows its journey through the country and the city until it joins the ocean. On the other side of the world, Cassi welcomes the rain in her dry village, where rivers now run and make their way back to the sea. The cycle is complete as the ...

Floating across the sky in her hot air balloon, Cassi watches a little swift dive and swoop through the still air. In the rising sun the world seems to be holding its breath. Then a small breeze stirs the leaves in the trees, and as the wind grows bolder, a whiff of danger sends small creatures r...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 destroyed Pompeii, but some people must have survived. Taking this historical event as a starting point, this story tells of Tranio, an actor's son, and his friend Livia, the baker's daughter, as they witness the destruction of their beloved city.

It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's family, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them - until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on thei...

Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck - he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire...

Fresh from the pages of Aw Yeah Comics, Art Baltazar and Franco's biggest superheroes Action Cat and Adventure Bug star in their very own comic! Our heroes set up their Aw Yeah Comics shop as Evil Cat lurks behind the scenes! What's that naughty kitty planning this time? Beware Evil Cat's new sec...

Aw Yeah Comics! is a rapidly growing comic store in Skokie, Illinois, with an established fan-base and an all-ages-welcome ethos. Their first in-house series features the antics of Action Cat and Adventure Bug, who work in the store by day and fight crime by night!

Who needs to have an ordinary day when you can have a super awesome day with the Cat in the Hat?! Sally and her brother are delighted to have their friend come over, but, unfortunately, Fish isn't so happy. Maybe the Cat can get Fish to join in if he adds a little more splash to their party. Afte...

Hal, Ai, Kilowog and Razor travel across the universe battling the vicious Red Lanterns and threats beyond.