New Releases by Marc Engelsgjerd

Billie Jean King changed how girls play. Today, girls can play in year-round competitive sports leagues, they can look up to a number of female professional athletes, and, if they are really good, they even can cash absurdly large paychecks for playing a game. With honesty, integrity, simplicity, and humor, What Every Child Needs To Know About Billie Jean King explains how all of this is possible because of the life and work of one particular professional athlete and activist. Written by a child expert and an M.D., What Every Child Needs To Know About Billie Jean King is the book for any adult who is looking forward to being part of the cheering squad of an aspiring female athlete.

Do you remember bicycling to the arcade with a pocket full of quarters to stand in line to play the newest videogame? The modern version of that is downloading a new videogame from the app store. It just isn’t the same. Of course, neither are the videogames. CGI and realism are replacing 16-bit animation and cartoon worlds. All of this progress in such a short period of time demands a primer for young children to help them understand the history of videogames, what makes them awesome, and where the dangers lie. Written with honesty, integrity, simplicity, and humor, What Every Child Needs To Know About Videogames is that guidebook. Written by an M.D. and a top consultant to the videogame industry, What Every Child Needs To Know About Videogames is the book for adults who just cannot wait until the young children in their lives can hold a controller.

Let’s face it; today there are too many photographs. With Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and myriad other services sharing photos taken from omnipresent mobile telephones, hardly a moment goes by that isn’t photographed. But this was not always the case. Before it became our favorite mode of communication, photography was high art and transformative journalism. With honesty, integrity, simplicity, and humor, What Every Child Needs To Know About Photography explores the important history of the medium, describes how it changed world events, and offers tips that promote the quality of photos over quantity. Written by a child expert and an M.D., What Every Child Needs To Know About Photography is the book for any adult who has had trouble explaining the concept of film to a young child.

Provides basic information about economic principles, including money, employment, consumption, wealth, and poverty.

Provides information about pizza, including how it can be made, common ingredients, and how its popularity spread from Italy to other countries.

Explains who Elvis Presley was and why he was an important figure in music history.

Provides information about coffee, including why people drink it, where coffee beans are grown, and the different ways it can be prepared.

Explains what cancer is, how it can be treated, and how it affects people suffering from it.

Provides basic information about the origins of punk rock music and describes how those associated with the music like to express themselves in unique ways.