New Releases by Eric Braun

"In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the Challenger tragedy and controversy"--

Keeping up with football''s hard-hitting facts can be as challenging as scoring against a tough defense. You need to take in long distances (the longest field goal in NFL history was 64 yards), huge sizes (the average NFL offensive lineman in 2013 weighed 310 pounds), and incredible details (fans at football games can be loud enough to cause earthquakes). Infographics make essential concepts about football easy to absorb—from how to throw a spiral to comparing the top players. The "data art" provides opportunities for readers to visually take in information about the sport through charts, diagrams, and illustrations. The vibrant infographics on each spread appeal to struggling readers and help them analyze and interpret football statistics.

"Informative, engaging text and vivid photos introduce readers to pro receivers"--

Relates the life of John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed, who is famed for his distribution of apple seeds and trees across America.

"Informative, engaging text and vivid photos introduce readers to pro running backs"--

Super-cowboy Pecos Bill leaps onto the back of a monstrous cyclone and rides it like a bucking bronco, creating, in the process, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley.

"Introduces the concept of point of view through retellings of five classic fairy tales - ''Cinderella,'' ''Jack and the Beanstalk,'' ''The Little Mermaid,'' ''Goldilocks and the Three Bears,'' and ''Little Red Riding Hood'' - by the stories'' supporting characters"--

"Describes various tips, activities, and useful information for making life in the city more fun and interesting"--

"Engaging text and colorful illustrations and photos teach readers about sound"--

Introduces the states of matter by following the adventures of Joe-Joe, a student who tries to turn his homework into chocolate bars but instead transforms it into syrup.

Discusses the differences between living and nonliving things through a conversation between two monsters over their shared qualities as living beings.

An in-depth and fascinating study of one of Hollywood''s most popular icons - fully updated and including previously unreleased pictures. Doris Day is almost always portrayed as the sunny, squeaky-clean girl next door. This wholesome image kept her at the top for twenty-four years and thirty-nine films. But behind the effervescent, ever-cheerful image that Doris Day portrayed through dozens of classic Hollywood movies was an extraordinary story of private pain. Her dazzling smile hid a tormented personal life that included four marriages, and a terrifying accident that nearly ended her life. And yet for generations of movie-goers Doris Day remained the embodiment of innocent beauty and apple-pie homeliness, and even today she exerts a powerful fascination for millions of fans around the world.

Discusses activities astronauts do while they''re in space.

Text and photographs introduce the life of Jesse Owens, a track and field athlete, who won four gold medals at the Olympics in 1936.

A brief biography of the opera and concert singer who, among other achievements, was the first black soloist to perform with the Metropolitan Opera Company in 1955.

Presents a brief biography of Wilma Rudolph, discussing her childhood struggles with polio and scarlet fever, her Olympic triumphs, and her later years.

- Full-color photographs - Table of contents, glossary, bibliography, index - Reinforced library binding - 32 pages, size: 7" x 9" - Fast-paced but easy-to-read text - Quotations from primary sources - Additional information sections - www.FactHound.com Internet sites

Presents a short biography of Mae Jemison who became the first African American woman astronaut.

Simply worded biography of the first African American woman to become an airplane pilot.

Simple text and photographs present the life of Tomie dePaola.

Simple text and photographs present the life of Maurice Sendak.

An introduction to Norway, discussing its history, government, economy, people, and culture.