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Kids who want to know everything about everything need the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2025! It's packed with incredible photos, tons of fun facts, crafts, activities, exclusive National Geographic Explorer interviews, and fascinating features about animals, science, nature, and more.

Groundbreaking Magic is an empowering and moving story of a young woman from South Central Los Angeles (Watts and Compton) who took a chance, defied the odds, and became the first-ever Black American to achieve a half-century-long career with The Walt Disney Company.

This new updated and expanded edition of 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) treats kids to brain candy and eye candy all rolled into one treasure trove of fascinating facts on super, sensational topics that kids love. Who knew that there were so many sweet things to learn about chocolate or that a dozen delicious details about peanut butter would show up on a page with a few splotches of jelly to whet our appetites?

Keep turning and a terrifyingly toothy shark tells you all about himself, while other spreads lay out tons of tips on toys and games, mysteries of history, robots and reptiles, sports and spies, wacky words, and so much more! A visual feast of colorful photographs surrounded by swirling, tipping, expanding and climbing bits of information in a high-energy design, this book will satisfy both the casual browser and the truly fact obsessed. 

From the years of design and manufacturing through launch and deployment to the extraordinary images and the new science they inform, Infinite Cosmos showcases the revelations coming from the James Webb Space Telescope. It features the sharpest planetary vistas and the deepest views of the cosmos humankind has ever seen.

The best-selling Weird But True! World returns for its third edition—weirder than ever and with tons of new, true, unbelievable oddities for 2025 … and beyond!

Meet a chef who cooks pizza over an active volcano in Guatemala. Visit a bridge in Hungary that was repaired with LEGO bricks. And get to know the world's smelliest frog.

Fully updated and revised-with 100 brand new excursions, this 2nd edition of The 10 Best of Everything National Parks is an idea-filled guidebook that highlights top-tier adventures across the U.S. National Park System.

Big Words for Little Astronauts: The Stellar Dictionary Every Space Explorer Needs is a stunningly illustrated picture book jam-packed with fascinating information and a galactic glossary that will inspire budding astronauts to shoot for the stars!

Dan Buettner, the creator of National Geographic's popular Blue Zones—now a documentary on Netflix—brings readers a beautifully illustrated and informative guide to the places on Earth where people live the longest—including lessons learned, top longevity foods, and the behaviors to help you live to 100—plus a surprising new blue zone.

Star Wars: The High Republic, the New York Times best-selling series, continues with Defy the Storm. For light and life! One year after the fall of Starlight Beacon, the galaxy is in chaos. An anarchistic group known as the Nihil has taken over a section of space now known as the Occlusion Zone. Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh and scientist Avon Starros team up in an attempt to find a way through the Nihil Stormwall to save those on the other side. But what are the Nihil's real plans? And what of the nameless creatures that can destroy the Jedi Order? The battle has just begun . . .

America the Beautiful is a glorious book of photography celebrating America's unique natural and cultural treasures with more than 250 National Geographic images from all 50 states, plus commentary from a vaunted group of luminaries who call this country home.

This cutting-edge science narrative, chock-full of heartwarming case studies, is one woman's quest to learn the true meaning of dog intelligence. Dog Smart: Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence takes readers on a powerful search to unlock the secrets of dog cognition, based on evidence from trainers, owners, behaviorists, and the animals themselves.

Inspired by Disney's Wish, this brightly illustrated picture book features an enchanting original story about Valentino the goat and other characters from the animated film. This 40-page jacketed hardcover book is sure to brighten storytime for you and your little dreamer.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Disney's Frozen comes this collection of 10 original tales starring Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven and Olaf. Featuring untold stories from Anna and Elsa's childhood filled with daring quests, happy memories and mysterious creatures, this very special anthology will whisk you away to Arendelle, where adventure awaits. 

Look Out for the Little Guy is the in-movie memoir by Scott Lang, also known as Ant-Man, that he's written and shared with the world, as seen onscreen in the Marvel Studios film Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Hyperion Avenue is proud to bring this book to real life.

From the deep forests of the Canadian Northwest to the red-rock deserts of the American Southwest to the Florida Everglades, North America offers myriad opportunities for hiking, camping, trekking and simply enjoying the abundance of the natural world. This opulent volume highlights 41 spectacular wilderness locations. Discover the fascinating history of the High Peaks of the Adirondacks. Learn about fossil remains on the Upper Missouri River. Gaze through the rainforest canopy of Alaska's Tongass National Forest and more. Bursting with information and lyricism, this beautiful book will inspire all who have journeyed into the wild – and intrigue those who dream of it still.

Meet the coolest cold-blooded animals ever. From lizards to snakes, turtles to crocodiles, something called a tuatara, and even enormous prehistoric reptiles (think: real-life sea monsters!), you'll discover what makes a reptile a reptile, how these creatures live, hunt, hide, raise their young, and the wild adaptations that make them unique.

Learn which snake is the most venomous on the planet and which are surprisingly gentle creatures, which reptile is born with a highly developed third eye in its forehead, and which one is so tiny it could balance on the tip of your finger—plus loads of super important conservation information and impactful ways to join the fight to save endangered reptile species right from your home!

Beloved Jedi Master Yoda teaches Jedi Younglings and Padawans of every species, including fan-favorite Wookiee Burryaga, to overcome their fears in this timeless tale for children. Set in the era of the High Republic, this beautifully illustrated book teaches empowering lessons through the lens of familiar and lovable Star Wars characters.

Inspired by The Little Mermaid live action film, this original novel by New York Times best-selling author J. Elle follows Ariel and her siblings on an adventure across the seas to save their sister and uncover secrets from the past.

The blockbuster, kid-favorite series Weird But True! is back with another annual volume of new, true, mind-blowing oddities for 2024... and beyond! Discover Earth's strangest natural wonders, animals, festivals, ancient architecture, news, and more in this annual compendium of everything Weird But True! fans love ... and then some.

Written by New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner and illustrated by Mónica Paola Rodriguez, Miles Morales Spider-Man: Through a Hero's Eyes follows Miles Morales as he explores what it means to be an artist, to be Spider-Man and to be himself.

Introducing the dino dictionary every little explorer needs. Filled with stunning illustrations and photographs, this engaging and educational book is sure to inspire budding paleontologists with great big words every dino-crazy kiddo will love.

From the biggest to the smallest, the fiercest to the cutest, this science-packed, photo-filled encyclopedia from National Geographic Kids has everything you want to know about these amazing, warm-blooded creatures. From the colossal blue whale to the tiny pygmy shrew, plus lions, hippos, polar bears, sea otters, quokkas, orangutans, dolphins and more, there are 200-plus mammals featured in this colorful encyclopedia.

In this Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures book join youngling Kai Brightstar and his best friends, Lys and Nubs, on Tenoo as they learn the way of the Force and train to become Jedi Knights! Jedi Training features concept art that inspired the style for the series, and is filled with empowering messages about teamwork and the importance of helping others. Young readers will find the adventure and heart they can only get in a galaxy far, far away.