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  • Margaret Wise Brown

    Awakened By The Moon

    "Leonard S. Marcus... has masterfully written about a fascinating woman who in her short life changed literature for the very young. I was throroughly enchanted."--Eric CarleNearly fifty years after her sudden death at the age of forty-two, Margaret Wise Brown remains a legend and an enigma. Author of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and dozens of other children's classics, Brown all but ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Show Me a Story!

    Why Picture Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators

    “Will inspire, inform, and delight those of any age who areengaged in—or by—the arts.” — The Horn BookRenowned children’s literature authority Leonard S. Marcus speaks with twenty-one of the world’s most celebrated illustrators of picture books, asking about their childhood, their inspiration, their creative choices, and more. Amplifying these richly entertaining and thought-provoking ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Listening for Madeleine

    A Portrait of Madeleine L'Engle in Many Voices

    Writer. Matriarch. Mentor. Friend. Icon.Madeleine L'Engle is perhaps best recognized as the author of A Wrinkle in Time, the enduring milestone work of fantasy fiction that won the 1963 John Newbery Medal for excellence in children's literature and has enthralled millions of readers for the past fifty years. But to those who knew her well, L'Engle was much more besides: a larger-than-life persona, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Pictured Worlds

    Masterpieces of Children's Book Art by 101 Essential Illustrators from Around the World

    Pictured Worlds is a lavishly illustrated, large-format reference book highlighting the work of 101 top children's illustrators.In Pictured Worlds, renowned historian Leonard S. Marcus shares his incomparable knowledge of illustrated children's books, which came of age in the 18th century when John Newbery set a model for tailoring books to the interests and capabilities of young readers and went ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Developing Yourself Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle

    Life and Work and Self-Therapy

    Narrated by Marcus Mulenga ...

    Unabridged

    19 min

    Developing Yourself Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Life and Work and Self-TherapyDo you have a definite idea on what you want in life? For most of us the answer is going to be somewhat different, though there will almost always be similarities. We all have different goals in our careers for instance and different priorities in general in our lives but there are still generally some basics we can mostly ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    You're It

    Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most

    Unabridged

    10 hours

    Become a better crisis leader while equipping yourself with the tools for every day transformative leadershipToday, in an instant, leaders can find themselves face-to-face with crisis. An active shooter. A media controversy. A data breach. In You're It, the faculty of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University takes you to the front lines of some of the toughest ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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  • Earthrise

    The Story of the Photograph That Changed the Way We See Our Planet

    A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR from The New York Times and Kirkus ReviewsFrom award-winning historian Leonard S. Marcus, Earthrise is a unique middle-grade nonfiction book about the astonishing photograph taken during the Apollo 8 mission that forever shifted the way we view ourselves and our planet.Gazing out the window of the Apollo 8 spacecraft on Christmas Eve, 1968, NASA astronaut Bill Anders ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • You're It

    Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most

    Four experts with the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University provide the essential—and now newly updated—guide to becoming a more effective crisis leader while equipping yourself with the tools for everyday transformative leadershipToday, every leader must be ready to lead through a crisis. In You’re It, the faculty from the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • A Gray Cat Wanders

    New Poems about Our Animal Friends

    Illustrated by Marcellus Hall ...
    **This collection of previously unpublished poems by masterful children’s book author Karla Kuskin (1932-2009) will delight readers ages 4-8 who love animals and their distinct personalities.★ Publishers Weekly, starred review**A Gray Cat Wanders is a charming collection of never-before-seen poems from the late Karla Kuskin, beloved author of The Philharmonic Gets Dressed and many other picture ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Randolph Caldecott

    The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing

    Randolph Caldecott is best known as the namesake of the award that honors picture book illustrations, and in this inventive biography, leading children's literature scholar Leonard Marcus examines the man behind the medal. In an era when the steam engine fueled an industrial revolution and train travel exploded people's experience of space and time, Caldecott was inspired by his surroundings to ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Audiobook

    You're It

    Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most

    Unabridged

    12 hours 20 min

    Become a better crisis leader while equipping yourself with the tools for every day transformative leadershipManaging crisis well is at the very heart of good leadership. Here, the team from the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University draws on a deep well of research as well as their experience working with leaders to respond to crisis events of all kinds, from terrorist ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait

    The Story of a Photograph That Became an American Icon

    Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait is a unique middle-grade depiction of America's sixteenth president, through the story of one famous photograph, written by award-winning author Leonard S. Marcus.On February 9, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made the mile-long walk from the Executive Mansion to photographer Mathew Brady's Washington, DC, studio, to be joined there later by his ten-year-old son, Tad. With ... Read more

    $8.69 USD