The Audubon Reader (Everyman's Library)This unprecedented anthology of John James Audubon's lively and colorful writings about the American wilderness reintroduces the great artist and ornithologist as an exceptional American writer, a predecessor to Thoreau, Emerson, and Melville. Audubon's award winning biographer, Richard Rhodes, has gathered excerpts from his journals, letters, and published works, and has organized them to appeal to general readers. Rhodes's unobtrusive commentary

builders and owners illuminate both the backstory and the creative process

the family

and took up farming

at the table and beyond

until her death

repackaged Wrinkle in Time Quintet box set is simply a must-have for every child's library of timeless classic middle-grade series

Perfect for baby showers and other special occasions

From Year to Year

although explorers do not get lost

and a rich supplemental read for young Narnia fans

Maria Louisa Molesworth

senses to observe