pictorial works

"David McCandless uses ... visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world ... works"--From publisher's web site.

A collection of satellite images of Earth.

A collection of simple picture puzzles with animals.

"Humans have always made music. From prehistoric bone flutes through classical music and right up to K-pop and music composed by artificial intelligence, this . . . illustrated fold-out timeline by award-winning composer and musician Nicholas O'Neill and children's author Susan Hayes has it all. . . . Learn about how different genres started--including classical, folk, jazz, gospel, rock 'n' roll, country, punk, grunge and pop. Discover the stories of music maestros including Beethoven, Wei Liangfu, Django Reinhardt, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Maria Callas, Nina Simone, Louis Armstrong, and Beyonce. Explore all of the instruments of the modern orchestra and plenty of ancient instruments from all over the world"--Amazon.

"Rise up! encourages young people to engage in peaceful protest and stand up for freedom. Photographs of protest posters from the last one hundred years celebrate the ongoing fight for gender equality, civil rights, LGBT rights, refugee and immigrant rights, peace, and the environment. Includes a chapter on youth protest"--Provided by publisher.

"Buckle in the kids for a wild ride through this vehicle-themed seek-and-find title. Hundreds of hidden objects are tucked inside vehicles that roll, rumble, float, and fly across each full-color puzzle. To-find lists include both pictographs and word labels to engage pre-readers and early readers alike"--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs from countries around the world illustrate some of the activities children everywhere have in common.

More than sixty infographics examine the World War II conflict from its roots to aftermath, exploring arms production, Operation Barbarossa, how America took back the Pacific, and the Nazi concentration-camp system.

Recounts the climb to the top of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, and the photograph taken by Alfred Gregory that documented it.