A finely wrought coming-of-age memoir about the author’s relationship with her beloved grandfather Joe Simon, cartoonist and co-creator of Captain America. In the 1990s, Megan Margulies’s Upper West Side neighborhood was marked by addicts shooting up in subway stations, frequent burglaries, and the “Wild Man of 96th Street,” who set fires under cars and heaved rocks through stained glass church windows. The world inside her parents’ tiny one-bedroom apartment was hardly a respite, with a family of five—including some loud personalities—eventually occupying the 550-square-foot space. Salvation arrived in the form of her spirited grandfather, Daddy Joe, whose midtown studio became a second home to Megan. There, he listened to her woes, fed her Hungry Man frozen dinners, and simply let her be. His living room may have been dominated by the drawing table, notes, and doodles that marked him as Joe Simon the cartoonist. But for Megan, he was always Daddy Joe: an escape from her increasingly hectic home, a nonjudgmental voice whose sense of humor was as dry as his farfel, and a steady presence in a world that felt off balance. Evoking New York City both in the 1980s and ’90s and during the Golden Age of comics in the 1930s and ’40s, My Captain America flashes back from Megan’s story to chart the life and career of Rochester-native Joe Simon, from his early days retouching publicity photos and doing spot art for magazines, to his partnership with Jack Kirby at Timely Comics (the forerunner of Marvel Comics), which resulted in the creation of beloved characters like Captain America, the Boy Commandos, and Fighting American. My Captain America offers a tender and sharply observed account of Megan’s life with Daddy Joe—and an intimate portrait of the creative genius who gave us one of the most enduring superheroes of all time.

The Sisters can't stay out of trouble on a normal day. Can you imagine what would happen if they had super powers?

The Loud Family and The Casagrandes enjoy a winter wonderland!

The Loud Family and The Casagrandes enjoy a winter wonderland!

Anniee and Nico follow the Thread of History to the construction of The Great Wall of China! Current day kids Annie and Nico travel back to-ancient China to witness the construction of one of the most impressive architectural feats: The Great Wall of China. A system of walls and borders built to bolster the Silk Road and keep out intruders. Discover all the ins and outs of this gargantuan structure (in fact: it's comprised of 16 walls) with Nico and Annie as your friendly time-traveling tour guides. Who knows, their fun fact finding journey might lead them to outer space where they can still see The Great Wall if they're lucky!

Brand new series where kids travel through time to follow the Threads of History and uncover its secrets! Current day kids Annie and Nico travel back to-ancient Egypt. That's about 4,500 years ago, when the world's largest pyramid was built, The Great Pyramid of Giza. It's also called the Pyramid of Cheops because it was built for the Pharaoh Cheops, who wanted to be buried in it when he died. That's right-pyramids are giant tombs! It was the first of seven buildings known as The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World-and it's the only one still standing! But it still has plenty of secrets waiting to be uncovered ...

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Go bananas with the Xventure Explorers in a new wild adventure! The Xventure Explorers can't bear going ape! Jake and his worried zoology exploration team heads to Sumatra to find their new teammate Tazan is missing. At the same time, a cadre of chimpanzees show up in Yellowstone National Park! Pandas and sloth bears and spider monkeys all over the world are acting strange and aggressive...some serious monkey business is surely afoot! Join the Xventures Explorers as they discover who would win in a clash between bears and gorillas and follow the biological clues to locate their lost friend. A fun action-oriented way to learn about bears and monkeys!