MAPLE TREE PRESS
Small Wonders: Baby Animals in the Wild ($17.95) by Marilyn Baillie, illus. by Romi Caron, spotlights 14 species. (3-7)
Fear This Book: Your Guide to Fright, Horror, and Things That Go Bump in the Night ($21.95, paper $9.95) by Jeff Szpirglas, illus. by Ramón Pérez, examines the subject of fear. (8-12)
Secret Agent Y.O.U.: The Official Guide to Secret Codes, Disguises, Surveillance and More ($21.95, paper $9.95) by Helaine Becker, illus. by Ramón Pérez, explains the missions and activities of the spy world. (8-12)
I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids' Guide to the Cycle of Life and Death ($21.95, paper $9.95) by Jan Thornhill discusses lifespans and death. (9-13)
MIKAYA PRESS (Firefly Books, dist.)
Series
Wonders of the World gains The Parthenon by Elizabeth Mann, illus. by Yuan Lee ($22.95, 9-13).
MILET PUBLISHING (Tuttle, dist.)
Paperbacks
English with Abby & Zak and French with Abby & Zak ($21.95 each) by Tracy Traynor, illus. by Laura Hambleton, introduce these languages. (5-10)
Paperback Series
Bella Balistica continues with Bella's Brazilian Football by Adam Guillain, illus. by Sahin Erkocak ($7.95, 3-6); and Bella Balistica and the African Safari by Guillain ($9.95, 8-12).
MILKWEED EDITIONS
The Summer of the Pike ($16.95, paper $6.95) by Jutta Richter. Spending a summer in a European castle, Anna learns that the mother of her friends is dying of cancer. (8-13)
MODERN/HONEY BEAR BOOKS
Series
Mother Goose and Friends is a new Padded Board Book ($15.99, 2-5). Fisher-Price releases Ocean Wonders Block Board Books ($1.99 each, 2-5). The Wiggles features Wiggles Block Board Books ($1.99 each, 2-5). And I Love You... offers Readers ($3.99 each, 4-8).
Paperback Series
I Love You... adds Big Sticker Book ($9.99, 4-8) and Color a Day Pad Gift Box ($5.99, 4-8). Fisher-Price gains 5-in-1 Full-color Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade Workbooks ($3.99, 4-8). And new Activity Books with Stickers are Pirate Fun Activity Book with Stickers and Fairy Fun Activity Book with Stickers ($4.99 each, 4-8).
