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Zeb Hogan

ZEB HOGAN is an ecologist whose aim is to protect critically endangered fish in vulnerable freshwater habitats. He is also the host of National Geographic Channel's Monster Fish.

KATHLEEN WEIDNER ZOEHFELD is the award-winning author of more than 70 books for children, including What Lives in a Shell?, an NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, and winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Best Children's Book" award; What is the World Made of?, A Children's Book of the Month Club Main Selection; What's Alive?, also named an AAAS Best Children's Book; Dinosaur Tracks, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); Dinosaurs Big and Small, winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award; Dinosaur Parents, Dinosaur Young, an ALA Notable Book; and Secrets of the Garden, "a wonderfully informative and enjoyable journey through one family's backyard garden, from spring planting to fall harvest" (Kirkus).
National Geographic Kids Chapters: Monster Fish!

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National Geographic Kids Chapters: Monster Fish!

Three Penguin Random House Authors Win Pulitzer Prizes

On Monday, May 5, three Penguin Random House authors were honored with a Pulitzer Prize. Established in 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes are the most prestigious awards in American letters. To date, PRH has 143 Pulitzer Prize winners, including William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Josh Steinbeck, Ron Chernow, Anne Applebaum, Colson Whitehead, and many more. Take a look at our 2025 Pulitzer Prize

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Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live

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