Books in Close-ups series

This new natural history series from Peter Bedrick, produced in collaboration with zoology experts at the Natural History Museum in London, introduces young learners to creatures in four different species - insects, sea creatures, monkeys and apes, and frogs and snakes. Photographs show each entire creature and then zoom in on fascinating details in close-up images. The simple but engaging design and accessible text make these volumes the perfect introduction to the animal kingdom.

Nelle Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and became an instant bestseller. Two years later it was an Academy Award– winning film. Today, it remains standard—and beloved—reading in English classes. But Lee never wanted “the book” to define who she was, which explains her aversion to any kind of publicity. Kerry Madden conducted extensive research for this Up Close biography, which reveals Lee to be a down-to-earth Southern woman who enjoys baseball games and playing golf—and whose one and only published book happened to win the Pulitzer Prize.