Don't Forget to Look Down!
When you visit the Youth Department, there are plenty of books that are easy to spot. But some of the biggest books in our collection are also some of the easiest to miss!
Why? They're simply too big to fit on our regular shelves.
Our oversized books have found a home along the bottom shelves, where their extra tall and extra wide sizes can fit comfortably. Unfortunately, that also means you might walk right past them without realizing what you're missing.
Oversized books come in all kinds of topics and formats, and their larger size can make them especially fun to explore together. So, we went looking along the bottom shelves and pulled out seven oversized books we think are worth a closer look.
7 Oversized Books to Check Out
Before music : where instruments come from
From award-winning author Annette Bay Pimentel comes an oversize nonfiction picture book exploring how music and musical instruments are made--across time and around the world Music doesn't come out of nothing. It always starts somewhere... with something... with someone.
Precious planet : a user's manual for curious Earthlings
Discover the essential ways that we are connected to the earth in Precious Planet, and learn what you can do to take care of our planet.
Bright new world : building a better planet
A new take on environmental and social awareness that focuses on the amazing possible future rather than just the negatives, in order to inspire children to take action against climate change, poverty, inequality and pollution.
The fifth installment in the popular Big Book series is a fascinating introduction to some of the most magnificent and surprising flowering plants from around the world.
Take a journey through space as you study the stars and constellations before venturing out into the solar system and beyond.
Incredible Jobs You’ve (Probably) New Heard Of
Do you know what you want to do when you grow up? Why not work as a babysitter . . . for sloths? Or become a farmer . . . of corpses? You might even grow up to be someone who gets paid to actually sleep on the job From taste testers to dinosaur dusters, there are all kinds of incredible jobs that you've probably never heard of -- and one of them might be just right for you
Incredible : stars of the plant world
Discover the most unusual and impressive plants on Earth! Towering sequoias, giant Saguaro cacti, prehistoric plants, incredible palms and many more fill the pages of this large format book.
Remember to Look Down!
These seven books are only a small sample of what you might discover on our bottom shelves.
The next time you visit the Youth Department, take a moment to look down and see what catches your eye. Pick up something enormous. Flip through a book you have never noticed before. You never know what BIG discovery might be waiting for you!