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Corsets and Codpieces:
A History of Outrageous Fashion, from
Roman Times to the Modern Era
by Karen Bowman
#UM2362
Paperback, 166 pages; 2015
$16.99
Bustles and shoulder pads and hairpieces, oh
my! This amusing tour of fashion throughout
the ages exposes how styles delineate status
(the bigger the codpiece, the more virile
the man), trends often follow necessity (the
decorative beauty patches adopted in the
seventeenth century were originally worn to
cover pockmarks), and fashion can be fatal
(ladies’ makeup often contained lead and mercury,
slowly poisoning the wearer). Watch the evolution
of waistlines, wonder at the scorn a pair of pants can
elicit, and marvel at the lengths to which people will
go to be beautiful.
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Little Book of Wonders: Celebrating
the Gifts of the Natural World
by Nadia Drake
#UM2772
Hardcover, 123 pages; 2016
$12.95
When the world feels overwhelming, soothe
your soul and refocus your perspective
by reminding yourself of the astounding
wonders that exist all around us in nature. Elephants
can “communicate” with one another through ground
vibrations up to ten miles apart. Hummingbirds can fly
backwards, sideways, and upside down. Polar bears have
black skin, and their fur is made up of hollow tubes of
hair. Spider silk is five times stronger than steel. These
fascinating facts and more are paired with beautiful photographs to create this
Little Book of
Wonders
, an illuminating exploration of nature’s wondrous everyday spectacles.
(KG)
Love
by Emma Dodd
#UM2792
Hardcover, 24 pages;
2016
$12.99
Rabbit Plush
#UM2992 $14.99
With a simple rhyme scheme
and adorable foil-embellished
illustrations,
Love
counts a few
of the ways and reasons parents
love their children. A quiet,
calming story, perfect for naptime
or bedtime, it features a pair of
adorable bunnies and all the things
they do together—talking, cloud
watching, and even snuggling up in their warm burrow away from a storm. To complement your
sleepy story time, we’re offering an ultrasoft, 10"-tall
Rabbit Plush
for your little one to cuddle at
the end of a long day. And after you read the story, you and your own little bunny can name all
the reason you love each other—even though there are too many too count! For ages 1 and up.
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