Written by Jessica Scott Kerrin and illustrated by Joseph Kelly, this book follows Martin and his friend Stuart as they find a full-scale model of their space hero’s rocket in the toy store and climb in for a ride. But after landing back on Earth, they find the toy store closed and locked, and Martin is trapped with his greatest fear. Readers join Martin Bridge as he faces his fear, puts a flashlight to good use, gets a new babysitter and discovers that knowing a few dance moves pays off in more ways than one. Launch date: March 2007.

Kids can join Daniel as he visits a construction site and helps workers build a sidewalk. He even gets to help operate a huge backhoe. Charmed by his boundless enthusiasm, children will be eager to join Daniel and learn about the world from their own perspective. Each book closes with an activity that encourages young readers to create along with Daniel. If he can do it, so can they. Launch date: March 2007.

Young readers can join Daniel as he visits a bee farm, learning about different kinds of bees, how they make honey and how a beekeeper gets the honey from the hive. Lucky Daniel also gets a taste test. Charmed by Daniel’s boundless enthusiasm, children will be eager to join him and learn about the world from their own perspective. Each book closes with an activity that encourages young readers to create along with Daniel. Launch date: March 2007.

This teenage hero likes nothing better than to sit back with a bucket of fried chicken and a girlie magazine, waiting for his family plumbing fortune to come to him. But when he gets into trouble, he’s forced to volunteer at a soup kitchen — a worthy cause he could care less about until the day he stumbles across a shocking piece of information. This novel by Maureen Fergus is one of adventure, intrigue, Ukrainian dance lessons, disruptive horseplay, inappropriate ogling and more. Launch date: April 2007.

Written by Etta Kaner and illustrated by Marie Lafrance, this book explores the sun and how it transforms the world around us. Part of the Exploring the Elements series, the picture book features spreads that pose questions about the sun, with flaps that hold explanations underneath. Kids will discover how the sun makes shadows, why water sparkles in the sun, how the sun helps make rainbows and much more. Launch date: April 2007.

In his latest adventure, Scaredy Squirrel sets out to make The Perfect Friend. And once he’s spotted a perfectly safe candidate (with no teeth), Scaredy’s ready. Armed with a name tag, mittens, a mirror and a lemon, he’s prepared to make The Perfect First Impression. But just when every detail is under control, Scaredy’s Action Plan takes a surprising — and “toothy” — turn … Will he survive this ordeal? Will he find his kindred spirit? This book is written and illustrated by Mélanie Watt. Launch date: March 2007.

Written by Cynthia Pratt Nicolson and Paulette Bourgeois, and illustrated by Bill Slavin, this books teaches readers to make their own telescope, make a two-stage balloon rocket, make moon craters, look at the sun safely, and cook with the sun’s rays. “The Jumbo Book of Space” answers questions about the secrets of the universe and travels back in time with space stories from the past. It also tells about the latest discoveries in the ongoing exploration of space. Launch date: April 2007.

Children can use this 12-project instructional book by Renée Schwarz to enliven backyards, balconies, doorways or windowsills with original windpowered crafts. Made with recycled and easy-to-find materials, these fantastic wind chimes and whirligigs will blow kids away. Kids can make a Crazy Kitten, Clothespin Fly, Whirli-Bird, Flutterfly, Crested Key Bird and Wind Dragon. Launch date: April 2007.

Written by Elizabeth McLeod, this latest addition to the Snapshots series introduces readers to the scientist, inventor and professor who became a symbol of African American success and interracial harmony. George Washington Carver was the orphan son of slaves, but he went on to become the world-famous “Peanut Scientist.” Launch date: January 2007.

Written by Rober Heidbreder and illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton, this story details a hot summer day when a wish transforms an urban backyard into a place of breezy high-seas adventure. As our bold Captain and Skipper ride the salty waves, they encounter a beastly sea monster, buried treasure, a scurvy pirate crew, lovely mermaids and more. Launch date: April 2007.

In this book written by Linda Bailey and illustrated by Josée Masse, poor pig number one may never get to sleep. In this swine-stuffed count-along bedtime book of irresistible rhymes, one ham-bunctious pig after another comes crowding into her bedroom — each with its own special way to keep the poor little pig awake. With new hogs arriving by the minute, pig number one’s bedroom is wall-to-wall pig-demonium. Will this weary little pig ever hear the Bard’s immortal words: “Goodnight, sweet pig”? Launch date: March 2007.

Written by Rochelle Strauss and illustrated by Rosemary Woods, this book shows how everyone has the power to conserve and protect our global well, which includes every raindrop, lake, underground river and glacier. Almost 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered with water, and water has the power to change everything — a splash can sprout a seed, quench a thirst, provide a habitat, generate energy and sustain life. How we treat the water will affect every species on the planet, now and for years to come. Launch date: March 2007.

In this book written by Stephen Cumbaa and illustrated by Margot Thompson, readers take a dive into the thrilling depths of sea monsters. They can get to know all sorts of scary beasts of the past and the present, and travel back in time and into the realm of myth and legend. They will also voyage deep below the surface of today’s oceans and lakes. Sea monsters are waiting to be discovered. Launch date: April 2007.

Setting out from Camp Camelot in search of a noble quest, a girl and her dragon friend cross swords with a bully of a knight, who says the dragon is too big, tall and green to play knights. The girl stands up for the dragon, but other bystanders let the bully do as he pleases. After a petition to the king and a roundtable discussion, the bully comes to accept that everyone has a right to play. In this book written by Jean E. Pendziwol and illustrated by Martine Gourbault, the combination of adventure and information provides the perfect starting point for discussions about bullying. Launch date: march 2007.

In this hybrid of fact and fiction about daily life for the urban poor in the early 1900s, author Barbara Greenwood tells the story of 12-year-old Emily Watson, who stands for 11 hours a day clipping threads from blouses to earn four dollars a week it brings. When a reporter arrives, determined to expose the terrible conditions in the factory, Emily finds herself caught between the desperate immigrant girls with whom she works and the hope of change. Then tragedy strikes, and Emily must decide where her loyalties lie. Launch date: March 2007.

Written by Andrew Larsen and illustrated by Kate Endle, this picture-book depicts the cozy places, little friends and memorable adventures that make up the days of a young child. Bella loves the bunny at playschool. It is soft, furry and white — just like the sweater that Bella’s Nonna knit for her birthday. When both bunny and sweater disappear, everyone joins in the search. Their delightful discovery will melt hearts young and old. Launch date: March 2007.

Written by Karen Birkemoe and illustrated by Heather Collett, this third book in the Planet Girl series demystifies yoga and reveals how this ancient practice can be a key part of modern-girl life. By bringing together body, mind and breath, yoga can help girls focus, de-stress and even avoid sports-related injury. All it takes is a patch of level ground, a few minutes and an open mind. The book includes clear depictions of poses plus tips on mastering yogic flows, breathing exercises, meditation, mantras and more. “The illustrations are extremely clear and, most importantly, very anatomically correct making the instructions very easy to follow,” Marketing Coordinator Jen Bechard of Kids Can Press told TDmonthly. Launch date: April 2007.

In this novel by Gayle Friesen, Jes desperately needs something solid to hold onto. Romance is stalled for her, and her stepsister, the beautiful and seemingly well-adjusted Angela, is clearly a favorite, at home. When Jes's mother announces she is pregnant and the new baby will need a bedroom, Jes knows it won't be Angela who moves. The biggest uncertainty in Jes’s life is love. It’s never predictable, always confusing and may hurt sometimes. But, as she begins to see, no one ever gives up on it.

Pioneering aviatrix Emmaline and her bouncy pilot, Rubberbones, are safe from the headmistresses and monsters of St. Grimelda's School for the time being. But now, a ruthless master criminal known as the Faceless Fiend wants to kidnap their haughty houseguest, Princess Purnah. With help, Emmaline and Rubberbones devise a bold, clever and completely insane escape plan — and things get worse. Readers will follow desperate chases, food fights, ridiculous costumes, balloons over London and more in this book written by Howard Whitehouse and illustrated by Bill Slavin.

Rain makes puddles, helps birds clean their feathers and brings out snails and worms. But what is rain? And how does it transform the world? With movement and color, this book invites children to explore their world with delight and curiosity, as it explains the science of rain and related topics. Readers will discover why rain falls, what raindrops look like, why the air smells different after a rain and much more. It is written by Etta Kaner and illustrated by Marie Lafrance.

Young Kate Millet is the model for the painting John Singer Sargent is working on in her parents' garden. But when one of her father's friends arrives with his two daughters, Sargent decides to use them instead. Kate is devastated. Based on numerous letters and recollections from the period, Hugh Brewster's story describes Kate's disappointment, the painter’s difficulties through the long artistic process, Kate's reconciliation with him and how she is immortalized on canvas after all. It is illustrated with more than 35 of Sargent's paintings and sketches.

Mrs. Eleanor Marlowe is young widow who works at Purrington Street Library with her fellow cats and lives in an apartment by herself — not counting the extended family of mice who secretly live with her. But harboring mice is a serious offence in Cat City. Neighbors wonder why Mrs. Marlowe never invites anyone over for catnip tea, and the mice wonder if she's fattening them up for the kill. When officers from the Department of Catland Security show up, can Mrs. Marlowe outwit the police and save her mice?

In this book, author Mélanie Watt starts out with the story of a mouse in a house. Then Mélanie's cat, Chester, sends the mouse packing and covers the pages with rewrites from his red marker. Mélanie and her mouse won't take Chester's antics lying down. And Chester is obviously a creative powerhouse with confidence to spare. Where will this war of the picture-book makers lead? Is it a one-way ticket to Chesterville, or will Mélanie get her mouse production off the ground?

This book is a side-splitting smorgasbord of sights and sounds written by Robert Heidbreder and illustrated by Dusan Petricic. Readers can tag along as the hero trips the rhyme fantastic and spins a tongue-twisting tall tale for his heroine. He ziggity-zags, clickity-clacks, skippity-skips and zippity-zooms from one adventure to the next.

Part of the Visions in Poetry series, this book features a nonsensical poem by Edward Lear, involving a bohemian pussycat and an aristocratic owl, accompanied by whimsical illustrations by Stéphane Jorisch.