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Shining Night by Alena Pitts; Wynter Pitts
Category: No Category | Series: Faithgirlz / Lena in the Spotlight Ser.
Lena's overnight fame as an actress continues to pull her into the spotlight, and now, she's faced with her biggest challenge yet. A girl she met at a children's hospital needs help. To pull off a concert to raise funds for her new friend, Lena must take on a huge responsibility.
Spotlight on Nature: Bat by Gah
Category: No Category | Series: Spotlight on Nature Ser.
Age range 8 to 10Found on every continent except Antarctica, bats are the only mammals capable of flight. There are more than 1,200 bat species, divided into two main groups: microbats and megabats. Most microbats eat insects, consuming up to 1,000 per hour. Some also eat frogs, birds, fish and lizards. ...Show more
Spotlight on Nature: Gorilla by Gah
Category: No Category | Series: Spotlight on Nature Ser.
Age range 8 to 10Gorillas belong to the group of mammals called primates. These are animals with highly developed brains and gripping hands. Gorillas and their closest relatives — chimpanzees, orangutans and humans — are great apes. These primates have the largest brains. Monkeys and prosimians are also ...Show more
Spotlight on Nature: Koala by Gah
Category: No Category | Series: Spotlight on Nature Ser.
Age range 8 to 10Koalas are a type of marsupial. Unlike other mammals, marsupials give birth to undeveloped babies, called joeys. After birth, joeys firmly latch on to their mother’s nipples and drink milk while continuing to develop. The mother’s nipples may be under a flap of skin or inside a pouch, c ...Show more
Spotlight on Nature: Shark by Gah
Category: No Category | Series: Spotlight on Nature Ser.
Books about animals have nearly universal appeal—especially when the spotlight is placed on the wild families that make up the natural world.Spotlight on Nature is tailored for readers wanting to know more about their favourite creatures than a simple picture book or encyclopedia article can tell them, ...Show more
Thomas Ruff by Okwui Enwezor
Category: No Category | Series: Spotlight Ser.
Over the course of his three-decade career, Thomas Ruff has taken up many approaches to photography in his investigation into the status of the image in contemporary culture. In Thomas Ruff, the artist presents new work that continues his ongoing probe into the history, processes, techniques, and techno ...Show more
Ultimate Spotlight: Trains by Sophie Prenat; Vinciane Schleef (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Ultimate Spotlight Ser.
All aboard! Chock-full of fascinating facts, Ultimate Spotlight Trains offers young readers a closer look into the marvellous world of trains: the different types of trains throughout history, how railroad tracks are built, things you will find at a train station - and much more! With interactive elemen ...Show more