Home Schooling
With students possibly returning to class late this summer, libraries can be sure their resources supporting home-based education will be popular in August!
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Jefferson Measures a Moose Includes Read-Along Subtitles UNK 48 min. (2020) Children’s
2020 Coretta Scott King Award
Available July 14 DVD 13042108
Simon & Schuster Audio Children’s
$29.24
AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Ashlee Vance Harper Collins Publishers Children’s
AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 11760888 Replacements Available
Genesis Begins Again Alicia D. Williams
$29.99
A look into the life of Elon Musk, the man behind the first private company to put humans in space.
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UNK 28 min. (2020) Children’s DVD 12612010 $14.99
$39.99
Pup School
Up in the Clouds
Highlights
Amazing Animals!
UNK 72 min. (2020) Children’s
Montessori from the Start Paula Polk Lillard, Lynn Lillard Jessen Tantor Audio Self Help
AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs
11831100
WEEKLYhighlights Available July 7
DVD 13342363
$24.99
June 22, 2020
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$37.99
A practical and useful guide to raising calm, competent, and confident children.
Home Schooling All in a Drop Lori Alexander Dreamscape Media, LLC
12344493 $18.99
The Disappearing Spoon Sam Kean Parents’ Choice Gold
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Humor Iggy has one passion: building. When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, he faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up!
Humor Iggy Peck teams up with the Questioneers to help investigate a supposedly haunted house and find the treasure that’s gone missing in this middle-grade novel!
AUDIOBOOK 11990917
AUDIOBOOK 2 Discs 12779194 $31.99 Replacements Available
Reaching for the Moon Katherine Johnson
Weird Little Robots Carolyn Crimi
History Follow elements on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
Biography The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.
Dreamscape Media, LLC
12047166 $23.99
AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs Replacements Available
1 Disc $8.99
Parents’ Choice Winner
Simon & Schuster Audio
Blackstone Audio, Inc.
AUDIOBOOK 4 Discs Replacements Available
Iggy Peck, Architect
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Science Lori Alexander’s middle-grade biography describes how a simple tradesman named Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity’s understanding of the microbial world. 1 Disc
ANDREA BEATY
Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion
2020 Sibert Honor
AUDIOBOOK
AUDIOBOOK
12329968 $29.99
Fantasy Nine-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots she builds herself are her only company. But with just a bit of magic, everything changes. AUDIOBOOK 3 Discs Replacements Available
12388632 $31.99
FOR PARENTS The Call of the Wild and Free Ainsley Arment
How to Talk So Kids Can Learn Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Harper Collins Publishers Advice, information, and positive encouragement for parents considering homeschooling and those looking for inspiration or additional resources to enhance their kids’ educations. AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs Replacements Available
12328880 $39.99
Simon & Schuster Audio One mom determined to get the best education for her dyslexic son offers practical tips and advice for other parents navigating the public school system.
A step-by-step plan that helps parents cultivate daily routines so that they can turn life with toddlers into a mutually rich time of curiosity and learning.
Open kids’ minds to enjoying learning at home and at school. Faber and Mazlish focus on communication to build strong teacher/parent/ child relationships and the use of language to help kids empower themselves. AUDIOBOOK
2 Discs
AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 12405967 $39.99 Replacements Available
10193095 $19.99
Preschool Clues Angela C. Santomero
Thinking Differently David Flink
Angela C. Santomero shares the latest research from top thinkers in child development and education with her practical, straightforward advice and inspiring, conversational approach.
An innovative, comprehensive guide to help parents understand and accept learning disabilities in their children. David Flink offers tips and strategies for successfully advocating on their behalf and helping them become their own best advocates.
Simon & Schuster Audio
13178964 $49.99
Simultaneous Release Replacements Available
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Simon and Schuster
One in Five Micki Boas
Available August 11 AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs
The Montessori Toddler Simone Davies
AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs Replacements Available
Harper Collins Publishers
11937478
$49.99
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AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs Replacements Available
11097495 $29.99
Audiobooks that help families have important conversations about race. Let the Children March Monica Clark-Robinson
Dreamscape Media, LLC HISTORICAL FICTION In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African-American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. AB 1 Disc 12137049 $11.99
Wherever I Go
Dreamers
Dreamscape Media, LLC FAMILY THEMES AB 1 Disc 12779166 $11.99
Dreamscape Media, LLC NON-FICTION The incredible true story of a Caldecott Honor and Pura Belpré Award-winning author and illustrator’s immigration to America is a lasting testament to the immigrant’s journey.
Mary Wagley Copp
Yuyi Morales
Includes Page Turn Track
“A fine addition to children’s literature about refugees, resettlement, and resilience.” - Kirkus Reviews
AB 1 Disc 12066959
Coretta Scott King Honor; Includes Page Turn Track
Going Down Home with Daddy Kelly Starling Lyons
Dreamscape Media, LLC HISTORY AB 1 Disc 12570827 $11.99 Includes Page Turn Track; Bonus PDF File; 2020 Caldecott Honor; Parents’ Choice Winner
“Until the creation of Going Down Home with Daddy, Mr. Minter has been holding out on us...I don’t know what changed with Lyons’ book but something broke the dam and now Minter has released his acrylic washes to see what they can really do…” - School Library Journal
My Papi Has a Motorcycle Isabel Quintero
Dreamscape Media, LLC FAMILY THEMES A beautiful narrative of a young girl’s love letter to her hardworking dad and to the memories of home that people hold close in the midst of change. AB 1 Disc 12602396 $11.99 Includes Page Turn Track; 2020 Pura Belpre Honor; Parents’ Choice Winner
A Ride to Remember A Civil Rights Story Sharon Langley, Amy Nathan
Dreamscape Media, LLC HISTORY AB 1 Disc 12468854 $11.99
“Starred Review. Cooper’s richly textured illustrations evoke sepia photographs’ dreamlike combination of distance and immediacy, complementing the aura of reminiscence that permeates Langley and Nathan’s narrative.” - Publishers Weekly
$9.99
NY Times Bestseller; Belpre Award for Illustration
Granddaddy’s Turn A Journey to the Ballot Box
The Arabic Quilt An Immigrant Story
Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein
Aya Khalil
Dreamscape Media, LLC SOCIAL THEMES AGES 4-7 The beautiful story of diversity follows a young girl named Kanzi whose most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one. AB 1 Disc 12674335 $11.99
Dreamscape Media, LLC HISTORY Based on the true story of one family’s struggle for voting rights in the South, this moving tale shines an emotional spotlight on a dark facet of US history. AB 1 Disc 12243625 $11.99
Includes Page Turn Track
Includes Page Turn Track
Gittel’s Journey An Ellis Island Story
Fry Bread A Native American Family Story
Dreamscape Media, LLC MULTI-CULTURAL When her mother comes down with an unexpected infection, Gittel must journey to America alone in this heart-wrenching and heartwarming story of adventure. AB 1 Disc 12842547 $11.99
Dreamscape Media, LLC FAMILY THEMES This award-winning, evocative depiction of a modern Native American family tells a tale of a family coming together to create a meaningful meal and new memories. AB 2 Discs 13327322 $11.99
Leslea Newman
Kevin Noble Maillard
Includes Page Turn Track
Malala Activist for Girls’ Education Raphaele Frier
Freedom in Congo Square
Dreamscape Media, LLC BIOGRAPHY A beautiful biography that outlines the events that led to Malala Yousafzai becoming the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner and her fight for children’s education. AB 1 Disc 12193198 $9.99 Includes Page Turn Track
Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie
Dreamscape Media, LLC HISTORY AB 1 Disc 11874721 $8.99
“History meets art in this musical and poetic account of a week in the life of an enslaved African in nineteenth-century New Orleans. Narrator JD Jackson’s baritone is the perfect instrument to deliver the rhyming couplets that describe each weekday of plantation life.” - AudioFile
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Home Schooling Foster the development of the next great scientist in your community.
VIDEO
Dog Geniuses
Dinosaur Adventure
Slobberstick and Mugs are ready to learn from their favorite doggy teacher, Professor Bones. This pack of pups is ready to learn about one of the most fascinating subjects imaginable, dinosaurs! UNK 38 min. (2020) Children’s DVD 12693582 $24.99
Miss Koala’s Class All About Koalas
Kid Brainiac
The Solar System
When young genius Felix Brainiac teams up with his time-traveling dinosaur pal Big T, the duo sets out on an amazing adventure, going where no kid and dino have gone before: the Solar System! UNK 71 min. (2020) Children’s
Join Shelly the tiny turtle, Olive the adorable ant, and Leo the lion cub as they attend Miss Koala’s class, where they learn about everyone’s favorite animal: koala bears! UNK 41 min. (2020) Children’s
Available June 16 DVD
Gadget Heads
Famous Inventors
Jon mega-smart space cadets Scarp and Hub, who embark on a mighty adventure to meet and learn about the greatest inventors that ever lived in this neuron-blasting new documentary. UNK 60 min. (2020) Children’s DVD 12764163 $24.99
Wyatt’s Fort
Season 1
A charming and educational series centers around Wyatt and his two best friends. Even though they regularly find themselves in perilous situations, they always see it through to the end. NR 284 min. (2019) Children’s DVD 12826870 $12.99
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Available August 4 DVD 13342367
$24.99
Everyone’s favorite childhood magazine brand has new lessons to teach in these engaging video collections. An Adventure Or Two!
Counting is a very important skill that’s used every single day! Learn more about counting and wordplay in this interactive, entertaining video. UNK 20 min. (2020) Children’s
Fun on the Farm!
What’s it like living on a farm? There are a lot of amazing animals and a lot of chores that go with them. Learn all about farm animals and more! UNK 24 min. (2020) Children’s DVD 12613243 $14.99
Available July 28 DVD
12613247 $14.99
Learning Responsibility
Being responsible is very important! Doing chores, saying please, and being honest are all parts of being responsible. Taking on responsibility is fun and helpful! UNK 27 min. (2020) Children’s
Available June 23 DVD
Let’s Eat!
It’s time to get in the kitchen and have some fun! Cooking and food are everyday activities that, with a little creativity, can become the most fun part of the day! UNK 20 min. (2020) Children’s
Available July 14 DVD
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Move and Groove! Embrace the creative self in this interactive video that shows just how amazing art and music are! It’s time to move and groove! UNK 30 min. (2020) Children’s DVD 12613244 $14.99
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12613245 $14.99
Sun and Games!
Summer is here and that means fun in the sun! What are some favorite summer activities? Learn all about the warmest and sunniest season in this interactive video! UNK 27 min. (2020) Children’s DVD 12613242 $14.99
First-rate videos sure to be in high demand. For patrons who like Midsommar or Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. The Other Lamb
Starring: Michiel Huisman, Raffey Cassidy, Denise Gough
The never-before-told stories of Scooby-Doo’s origins and the greatest mystery in the career of Mystery Inc. Scoob!
Starring: Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs Reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred, Velma, and Daphne. Now, with hundreds of cases solved, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever. PG 93 min. (2020) $99M* Children’s
For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah has known. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything about her existence. UNK 97 min. (2020) Horror
Available July 21 DVD 13346457 $21.74 BLU-RAY 13346458 $26.99 4K+BLU-RAY 13376103 $35.99 2 Discs
Available July 28 DVD BLU-RAY
video picks of the week
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Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!
The fourth and final series of the British sitcom!
Spaceship Earth
The Trip to Greece
In 1991, a group of countercultural visionaries built an enormous replica of Earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2. Their epic adventure is a cautionary tale but also a testament to the power of small groups reimagining the world. UNK 113 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 13340702 $24.99
The Vote
Tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in US history. TVPG 240 min. (2020) History
Starring: Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Michael Towns Steve and Rob have only six days on their own personal odyssey. On the way, they argue about tragedy and comedy, astronomy and biology, myth, history, democracy, and the meaning of life! UNK 104 min. (2020) Comedy
Available August 11
Available August 25 DVD BLU-RAY
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment this August!
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DVD
13097821 $22.49 2 Discs
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And Then We Danced (Georgian)
UNK 113 min. (2020) Romance DVD 12764962 $29.99 BLU-RAY 12870961 $29.99
Corpus Christi
Diana Kennedy
UNK 116 min. (2020) Drama DVD 13327327 $24.99 BLU-RAY 13327326 $29.99
UNK 81 min. (2019) Documentary DVD 13310727 $19.99
(Polish)
Nothing Fancy
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (French)
R 121 min. (2019) $4M Romance DVD 12633503 $22.49 BLU-RAY 12633502 $29.99
South Park Season 23
NR 220 min. (2019) Comedy DVD 13246798 $22.49 2 Discs BLU-RAY 13246799 $32.24 2 Discs
*Home Premiere Release - Estimated Box Office
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audiobook picks of the week A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this wicked thriller.
The Guest List Lucy Foley
Harper Collins Publishers Suspense
AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 12692456 $39.99
Pulse-pounding… - Publishers Weekly
Deadlock Catherine Coulter NY Times Bestselling Author
Brilliance Audio, Inc. Mystery
Available July 28 AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 12724032
$38.99
Go beyond the headlines to learn the details of Harry and Meghan’s life together. Finding Freedom Omid Scobie Harper Collins Publishers Biography
Available August 11 AUDIOBOOK 12935685
8 Discs $44.99
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The world’s greatest detective returns to solve a delectably twisty mystery.
Susan Wiggs explores the meaning of happiness, trust, and faith in oneself.
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill Sophie Hannah
The Lost and Found Bookshop Susan Wiggs
NY Times Bestselling Author
NY Times Bestselling Author
Mystery
Women’s Fiction
Harper Collins Publishers
Available August 4 AUDIOBOOK
8 Discs 12717747 $44.99
Harper Collins Publishers
Available July 7 AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 12694260 $39.99 Simultaneous Release
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NY Times Bestselling Author
Macmillan Audio Suspense
Available July 21 AUDIOBOOK 12 Discs 12633171
$57.99
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The Midwife Murders James Patterson, Richard DiLallo NY Times Bestselling Author Hachette Audio Suspense
Available August 11 AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 12783596 $29.99 Simultaneous Release
Russian meddling, American fragmentation, and global politics collide in this action-packed thriller. The Nemesis Manifesto Eric Van Lustbader
Another thriller from bestselling author James Patterson!
The epic conclusion to the long-awaited trilogy. Relentless R. A. Salvatore NY Times Bestselling Author Harper Collins Publishers Action
Available July 28 AUDIOBOOK 11 Discs 12760081
$55.99
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The latest from bestselling author R.L. Stine! They Call Me the Night Howler! R. L. Stine NY Times Bestselling Author Scholastic Children’s
Available July 7 AUDIOBOOK 3 Discs 13359102
$24.99
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music picks of the week
Final recordings from a jazz legend.
...RTJ4 is protest music for a new generation... - NME
Jimmy Heath Love Letter
Run the Jewels RTJ4
Future’s chart-topping album makes its debut on CD.
Verve • Jazz
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Rap/Hip-Hop
Guest Artists: Wynton Marsalis, Gregory Porter
Guest Artists: Mavis Staples, Josh Homme
CD 13355945 $13.99
Available July 17
Available September 18
Parental Advisory CD 13345484 $12.99
Country icon’s 70th album arrives on a new street date.
Artist You Need to Know. - Rolling Stone
Willie Nelson First Rose of Spring
S.G. Goodman Old Time Feeling
Available July 3
Available July 17
Legacy Recordings Country
Verve Forecast Pop/Rock
CD 12912294 $13.99
CD 12963135 $13.99
Future High Off Life
Epic/Freebandz • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Drake, Travis Scott, Young Thug
Future’s latest album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart upon its digital-only release. Now the hit album is being made available on CD.
Available July 31 Parental Advisory CD 13375379 $12.99
Iconic Disney songs get a classical-themed makeover.
Features the hit singles Knockin’ Boots and Whatever She Wants Tonight. Luke Bryan Born Here Live Here Die Here
Anuel AA Emmanuel
Real Hasta la Muerte. Inc. • Latin
Guest Artists: Travis Barker, Bad Bunny
Capitol Nashville Country
Available June 26
Available August 7
Parental Advisory, 2 Discs CD 13377425 $11.99
CD 12850368 $11.99
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Disney Goes Classical Decca • Classical
An album of brand new, lush recordings of the favorite songs from beloved Disney films including The Lion King. Features special guest artists Matteo Bocelli, Renee Fleming, and more.
Available October 2 CD 13361395
$16.99
Includes the singles When I’m Gone; Neva Get Enuf of U; and Nobody. Brian McKnight Exodus
SoNo Recording Group R&B
Available June 26 CD 13342304 $12.99
Includes collaborations with Lil Wayne, Enrique Iglesias, Bad Bunny, and more.
Rock legend delivers an updated version of his classic album. Yusuf/Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman 2 A&M Records Pop/Rock
Available September 18
CD 13359297 $13.99
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Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion Andrea Beaty
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Watch & Learn
Dreamscape Media, LLC ACTION / ADVENTURE
Volume One
Titles included: • Furry Friends! • Family Fun! • Watch It Grow! • Making Friends! • School Cool! • Ready, Set, Go! 153 min. DVD 12796556 $136.99 6 Discs
Iggy Peck teams up with the Questioneers to help investigate a supposedly haunted house and find the treasure that’s gone missing in this middle-grade novel! AUDIOBOOK 2 Discs 12779194 $31.99
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THE WRETCHED
Starring: John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda, Jamison Jones Following his parents’ separation, a rebellious teenage boy, Ben, is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, however, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his father’s new girlfriend. Ben’s problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door. UNK 96 min. (2020) $1M Horror
Available August 11
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SOMETHING WICKED WANTS INSIDE