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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

A World of Colors: Seeing Colors in a New Way ($16.95) by Marie Houblon. Photographs illustrate this book about color. (3–6)

National Geographic Beginner's United States Atlas ($18.95) is an atlas of the U.S. (6–10)

The Real Genghis Khan: A New Look at Mongolia's Legendary Leader ($18.95) by Don Lessem chronicles this iconic individual's good and bad deeds. (10–up)

Alive in the Killing Fields: The True Story of Nawuth Keat, a Khmer Rouge Survivor ($15.95) by Nawuth Keat with Martha Kendall tells of the author's escape from Cambodia. (12–up)

Series

Zigzag issues An Artist Named Spider: A Book About Adaptation and What Does a Seed Need?: A Book About Life Cycles by Becky Baines ($16.95 each, 5–8). Face to Face gains Face to Face with Penguins by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott and Face to Face with Leopards by Derek and Beverly Joubert ($16.95 each, 7–11). New Look adds 1776: A New Look at Revolutionary Williamsburg by Karen Kostyal ($17.95, 8–12). Joining National Geographic Investigates: Science is Future Tech: From Personal Robots to Motorized Vehicles by Charles Piddock ($17.95, 10–up). And Photobiographies: Bylines offers A Photobiography of Nellie Bly by Sue Macy ($19.95, 10–up).

Paperback Series

Toot & Puddle greets In Search of the Snowman and Opal's Big Move by Laura March ($3.99 each, 3–6). National Geographic Readers adds Trucks! by Wil Mara ($3.99, 4–6); and Mummies by Elizabeth Carney ($3.99, 5–7). Picture the Seasons releases Apples for Everyone and Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum ($5.95 each, 4–8). And Science Workshops debuts with Bug Science and Crime Scene Science by Karen Romano Young ($12.95 each, 11–14).

NEW HOLLAND

(Sterling, dist.)

Eco Kids Self-Sufficiency Handbook ($14.95) by Alan and Gill Bridgewater outlines ecology-themed projects. (7–13)

NOMAD PRESS

Series

Explore Your World continues with Explore Colonial America! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments! by Verna Fisher; and Explore Transportation! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments! by Marylou Morano Kjelle, both illus. by Bryan Stone ($12.95 each, 6–9). Discover Your World issues Discover the Oceans: The World's Largest Ecosystem by Lauri Berkenkamp, illus. by Chuck Forsman; and Discover the Desert: The Driest Place on Earth by Kathryn Ceceri, illus. by Sam Carbaugh ($16.95 each, 8–up). And Build It Yourself adds Amazing Biome Projects You Can Build Yourself by Donna Latham, illus. by Farah Rizvi ($15.95, 9–12).

NORTH-SOUTH

The Night Before Christmas ($6.95) by Clement C. Moore, illus. by Ted Rand, is a board-book version of this classic. (1–up)

The Best Birthday Party ($7.95) by Serena Romanelli, illus. by Hans de Beer. Wilma has a surprise for her guests in this touch-and-feel board book. (2–up)

Rainbow Fish Discovers the Deep Sea ($18.95) by Marcus Pfister. Rainbow Fish makes new friends when he overcomes his fear of the unknown. (3–up)

The Amazing Tree ($16.95) by John Kilaka. This Tanzanian artist and storyteller interprets a traditional folk tale. (3–up)

Heidi ($16.95) by Johanna Spyri, illus. by Maja Dusikova, retells this tale. (3–up)

Hooray for Fall! ($16.95) by Kazuo Iwamura. A squirrel family has a seasonal adventure. (3–up)

In My Dreams I Can Fly ($16.95) by Eveline Hasler, illus. by Kathi Bhend, is a story about learning that dreams can come true. (3–up)

The Smallest Snowflake ($16.95) by Bernadette Watts. A snowflake searches for her special place. (3–up)

I Want a Dog ($16.95) by Helga Bansch. Lisa devises a plan to get the pet she has long wanted. (3–up)

Sir Lofty and Sir Tubb ($16.95) by Binette Schroeder. Will their friendship survive when two pals fight over something they both want? (3–up)

Me and You ($14.95) by Janet A. Holmes, illus. by Judith Rossell, is a tale exploring friendship. (3–up)

Snow White ($16.95) by the Brothers Grimm, illus. by Quentin Gréban. This Belgian artist illustrates the classic tale. (3–up)

Little Red Riding Hood ($16.95) by the Brothers Grimm, illus. by Bernadette Watts, retells this familiar tale with new art. (3–up)

Milo and the Magical Stones ($17.95) by Marcus Pfister is a reissue of this environmental tale that offers two different endings. (3–up)