"Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish-the eel-and a reflection on the human condition. Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the "eel question": Where do eels come from? What are they? Are they fish or some other kind...

"The rich world of Usagi Yojimbo, now more accessible to readers of all ages in this chibi-style original graphic novel by Julie and Stan Sakai. While fishing for freshwater eels, Chibi Usagi, Chibi Tomoe, and Chibi Gen rescue a Dogu, a clay creature from Japan's prehistory. The Dogu's people have been enslaved by the Salamander King and his Heebie Chibi minions, and are forced to work in their mines. Chibi Usagi and his friends must rescue the Dogu...