Geared to elementary school-age children, this chapter book is about a young squirrel who is nuts about genealogy. The tale describes a concept of genealogy record-keeping; but, more importantly, it emphasizes how the characters are much more than their number codes. Key themes include diversity, kindness, generosity and individual responsibility. The book includes separate vocabulary and genealogy worksheet sections. (77pp. illus. Masthof Press, 2013.)

A wide-ranging meditation on belonging and citizenship through the story of two squirrel species in Britain. Squirrel Nation is a history of Britain’s two species of squirrel over the past two hundred years: the much-loved, though rare, red squirrel and the less-desirable, though more populous, grey squirrel. A common resident of British gardens and parks, the grey squirrel was introduced from North America in the late nineteenth century and remains something of a foreign interloper. By examining this species’ rapid spread across Britain, Peter Coates explores timely issues of belonging, nationalism, and citizenship in Britain today. Ultimately, though people are swift to draw distinctions between British squirrels and squirrels in Britain, Squirrel Nation shows that Britain’s two squirrel species have much more in common than at first appears.

During the Victorian age, British collectors were among the most active, passionate, and eccentric in the world. This book tells the stories of some of the 19th century's most intriguing collectors, following their perilous journeys across the globe in the hunt for rare and beautiful objects. From art connoisseur John Charles Robinson, to the aristocratic scholar Charlotte Schreiber, who ransacked Europe for treasure, and from London's fashionable Pre-Raphaelite circle, to pioneering Orientalists in Beijing, Jacqueline Yallop plunges us into the cut-throat world of the Victorian mania for collecting.

Collects Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015B) #7-11. The hero who won’t be beat celebrates 11 consecutive issues without a new #1! And she’s letting you seize the chance to be the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl in a choose-your-own-path encounter with Swarm, buzzkill made of bees! Then, Doreen takes charge of her life — her love life — and starts dating. But who will kiss a Squirrel and like it? Surely not Mole Man?! The lovestruck subterranean super villain is willing to hold the world hostage to get Doreen’s attention. Can she save everyone without becoming Mrs. Mole Man? But enough with the hearts and flowers and kissing — you read this book for computer science and super heroics (not necessarily in that order). You’ll get both — and more — in a showdown with Count Nefaria! Plus: Visit Squirrel Girl’s parents in Canada — they’d love to have you!