Books

Here’s your chance to have fun testing your knowledge of American civics, with 100 questions that US Citizenship and Immigration Services may ask a...

Ever wonder how “three sheets to the wind” came to mean inebriated? Why we gauge distance “as the crow flies” and say we’ve “put our foot in our mo...

With profiles drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress, these Knowledge Cards pay tribute to 48 inspiring women who have exhibited the...

Despite often daunting barriers, the women featured here became major achievers in fields ranging from the sciences to the arts, sports to entertai...

The world’s oceans are swimming with weird and wondrous wildlife! A peculiar purple cephalopod waving eight wiggly arms? A colorful school of coral...

A deceptive knight, a lawyer’s wig, and a scarlet elfcup? If you know what they have in common, you are likely a mushroom enthusiast. Beyond their ...

Whether it’s the iconic Northern Cardinal, the resourceful American Crow, or the endearingly awkward Mallard, birds continue to capture our attenti...

Past meets present in this comprehensive and eye-opening deck of quiz cards on Native American history and culture. Trying to describe a group comp...

From the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, paintings, prints, and photographs of 45 American presidents are brought together in this de...

Using black ink pens and colored pencils, American artist and illustrator Tim Jeffs strives to capture his subjects’ essence in his portraits. He b...

A miscellany of Edward Gorey’s masterful pen-and-ink drawings are presented in this classy coloring book. Included are illustrations from some of h...

Here we have a truly killer Q&A deck! It’s a good set of mental monkey bars for individuals who want to keep their powers of memory in fit cond...

As America has made its raucous way from calamity to glory to debacle to triumph, certain former cow pastures, unsuspecting streetcorners, and publ...

These fascinating bugs and butterflies are fun to look at and fun to count! Arranged in artful patterns, they practically crawl or fly right off th...

Celebrate the seasons with your feathered friends! Spot nesting blue jays in spring, and hoot hoot with an owl in winter. Artist Molly Hashimoto’s ...

Learning to count from one to ten is four times the fun when you can read along in English, French, Spanish, and Chinese! Turn the pages of Charley...

Wild animals live here! Charley Harper’s I Am Wild introduces little ones to animals that call America’s national parks home. Harper was commission...

Charley Harper’s I Am Wild series teaches little ones about wildlife—this time in their own backyards and urban areas! Knowledge of our neighbors c...

The ancient Greeks were not the first to invent gods to explain Earth’s creation or natural phenomena, but they were the first to fashion them in t...

Pristine diamonds, radiant rubies and sapphires, and other gorgeous gems captivate us with their extraordinary beauty and brilliance. But beyond th...

Ever wonder why horseshoes are considered lucky and umbrellas opened inside are unlucky? Or where the high five came from? Why brides wear white an...

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849) Under the Wave off Kanagawa, also known as The Great Wave(detail) From the series Thirty-Six Views of Moun...

One of the world’s most beloved cartoonists, B. Kliban had a special fondness for cats (obviously!), and his iconic feline character has not aged o...

The expression “A picture is worth a thousand words” certainly describes Norman Rockwell’s paintings. The drawings created for this coloring book, ...

Kunstformen der Natur, or Art Forms in Nature, encapsulates biologist Ernst Haeckel’s response to Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Haecke...

Great buildings bring joy to the beholder. But the pleasure increases with knowledge of the bits and pieces from which they are made, of the techni...

For more than two centuries, the U.S. Constitution has weathered unprecedented social, political, economic, and technological change with a vitalit...

Everyone who ventures into the backcountry goes equipped with tips for preventing or treating the injuries and maladies that can arise there. Don’t...

This stunning bookmark feautures a beautiful crane artuflly decorated by Jessie Arms Botke (American, 1883–1971). This amazing imagery is perfect f...

The Arts and Crafts style of art and design started in the last half of the 1800s, and is still wildly popular today. In this coloring book you wil...

Charley Harper’s playful animals shine from the pages of this coloring book, including his iconic cardinal and ladybug. His full-color illustration...

Collected here are 16 paintings by Impressionist artists Claude Monet, Paul Signac, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Gustave Caillebotte, Édouard Vuillard, A...

Edward Gorey created a diverse menagerie of characters and creatures, and one of his most popular is the Wuggly Ump, a beast that terrifies childre...

Who can deny the satisfaction in coming up with the right words at the right time to put a rude, insulting, or otherwise unpleasant person in his o...

Before the science of pharmacology was confined to the laboratory, all medicines were remedies made from plant materials. Healers—from the Neolithi...

Anton Seder’s >Die Pflanze in Kunst und Gewerbe (The plant in art and trade) includes two volumes of approximately 200 images, stunning in their...

Were there really giant sloths? Are sponges animals or plants? Why can’t dogs be vegetarians? This deck asks the questions about life on Earth that...

Passion and ambition, insight and determination, shrewdness and courage: the 48 remarkable women profiled in these Knowledge Cards had them in spad...

Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883–1957)Full Moon at Magome (detail), 1930 Attractively packaged in a recyclable plastic sleeve for protection Size: 2.25...

Molly Hashimoto (American, b. 1951)Cedar Waxwing (detail), 2012 Attractively packaged in a recyclable plastic sleeve for protection Size: 2.25 x 7....

Joseph Stella (American, b. Italy, 1877–1946)Flowers, Italy (detail), 1931 Attractively packaged in a recyclable plastic sleeve for protection Publ...

Christopher Dresser (Scottish, 1834–1904) Adaptation of a detail from a pattern in Studies in Design, 1874 Attractively packaged in a recyclable pl...

Jessie Arms Botke (American, 1883–1971)Cranes (detail) Attractively packaged in a recyclable plastic sleeve for protection Size: 2.25 x 7.25 in. IS...

Louis H. Sullivan (American, 1856–1924)Adaptation from ornamental medallion on Schlesinger & Mayer (now Carson Pirie Scott) department store, 1...

Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007)Love from Above (detail) Attractively packaged in a recyclable plastic sleeve for protection. Size: 2.25 x 7.25...

William Morris (English, 1834–1896)Bower pattern, wallpaper sample Attractively packaged in a recyclable plastic sleeve for protection Published wi...

Robert Bissell The Exchange (detail), 2007 Attractively packaged in a recyclable plastic sleeve for protection Size: 2.25 x 7.25 in.

Casebound book with a special lay-flat binding and sturdy, flexible cover. 56 pages with 25 images to color on high-quality paper. Coloring pages a...