Smithsonian Books
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Let’s Explore Dinosaurs Pop-Up
$29.95 Add to cartTouch the teeth of a T. rex or swing an armored dinosaur’s tail with amazing pop-ups and flaps!
A perfect pop-up book for dino lovers ages 3-8 Go on an adventure alongside dinosaurs with amazing pop-u- Author: Tong, Mi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 16
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1588348180
- Language: English
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From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage
$19.95 Read moreExquisite photography showcases the beauty of gleaming freshwater pearls, a carved walrus tusk, and 100+ other natural history treasures from all 50 states.
Explore the breadth and magnificence of the- Author: National Museum of Natural History
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 1588348113
- Language: English
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National Museum of African American History and Culture 2e: A Souvenir Book, Second Edition
$9.95 Add to cartTake a tour through Black history in 100+ Smithsonian objects with this updated edition of the beautifully illustrated keepsake–now featuring 72 new objects.
Celebrating 10 years of the National Muse- Author: Nat’l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 158834813X
- Language: English
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Dream a World Anew: The African American Experience and the Shaping of America
$40.00 Add to cartDream A World Anew is the stunning gift book accompanying the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. It combines informative narratives from leading schola… [more below]
- Author: Nat’l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1588348229
- Language: English
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Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks: Landscape Monuments of the Ancient Ohio Valley
$34.95 Read more
Between 1,600 and 2,000 years ago,
Experience 8 sacred earthworks of the ancient Hopewell culture with this breathtaking book featuring 250+ images and fascinating insights on Native American history.- Author: Hancock, John E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: April 21 2026
- ISBN10: 1588348121
- Language: English
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Diary of a Honey Bee
$27.95 Add to cartWitness the life cycle of the honey bee with this magnificent entomological guide featuring 120 full-color macro photographs!
A team of researchers committed to an extraordinary challenge: portray the- Author: Wells, Dennis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1588348164
- Language: English
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The Promise of a Nation: Commemorating 250 Years of Patriotism, Resilience, and Aspirations from the National Collection
$40.00 Add to cartCelebrate 250 years of American history–and witness the nation’s decade-by-decade evolution–in this gorgeously illustrated volume featuring 700 Smithsonian objects.
The 250th anniversary of the Unit- Author: Smithsonian Institution
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1588348091
- Language: English
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Ancient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More
$29.95 Add to cartDive into prehistoric waters and discover extraordinary sea monsters who reigned the ocean for 150 million years
Ancient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More examines the anato- Author: Naish, Darren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1588348172
- Language: English
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Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe
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Published in conjunction with a Smithsonian exhib
Celebrate Native American artist Truman Lowe in this career retrospective featuring 100+ images and intimate insights on his one-of-a-kind sculptures.- Author: Trautmann, Rebecca Head
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1588347192
- Language: English
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Ethiopian Devotions: Paintings, Illuminated Manuscripts, and Processional Crosses from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Centuries
$40.00 Add to cartAdmire stunning Christian imagery of Ethiopian Orthodox Church art in this lavishly illustrated volume with informative essays and more than 100 images
Ethiopia is one of the world’s oldest Christian- Author: Heldman, Marilyn E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1588348075
- Language: English
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Dinosaurus: A Prehistoric Dictionary
$24.95 Add to cartDinosaurs, fossils, and reptiles, oh my… The whole family can become paleontology experts with this illustrated dictionary of 100+ terms for prehistoric animals!
This delightful prehistoric dictiona- Author: Charles, Rhys
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1588347982
- Language: English
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State Fairs: Growing American Craft
$39.95 Add to cartYour ticket to the best state fair crafts–from Choctaw basketry to sculpted butter cows–with more than 100 amazing images of American craft art!
A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boot- Author: Savig, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 1588348008
- Language: English
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-1910
$29.95 Add to cartAccompany Theodore Roosevelt on his Smithsonian safari to East Africa with new context and perspectives
Features 120 historic duotone photographs Immediately after Theodore Roosevelt left the White Ho- Author: Goodyear III, Frank H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 1588348016
- Language: English
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On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of Us Women Astronauts
$29.95 Add to cartThe definitive history of all 61 American women astronauts that’s perfect for fans of The Six eager for more
Sally Ride became a household name as the first American woman in space, but scores of equa- Author: Neal, Valerie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1588347761
- Language: English
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The Last Lions
$45.00 Add to cartGet an intimate look at the lives of lions in this wildlife photography coffee table book featuring 275 breathtaking photos!
Lion experts and conservationists issue a hopeful call to save one of the a- Author: Pinnock, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 1588348059
- Language: English
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Supermassive: Black Holes at the Beginning and End of the Universe
$29.95 Add to cartBlack holes, demystified: follow along the quest to understand the history and influence of one of space science’s most fascinating and confounding phenomena
Led by physicist James Trefil and astrophy- Author: Trefil, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1588347893
- Language: English
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Smithson’s Gamble: The Smithsonian Institution in American Life, 1836-1906
$39.95 Add to cartDiscover the incredible history of the Smithsonian as it grew to meet the needs of a nation
Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world’s largest museum and research complex during its- Author: Crouch, Tom D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1588347915
- Language: English
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Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects
$40.00 Add to cartA rich and compelling introduction to the history of Asian Pacific American communities as told through 101 objects, from a fortune cookie baking mold to the debut Ms. Marvel comic featuring Kamala Kh… [more below]
- Author: Gonzalves, Theodore S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 158834696X
- Language: English
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Space Shuttle Stories: Firsthand Astronaut Accounts from All 135 Missions
$35.00 Add to cartExperience all 135 NASA space shuttle missions ever flown through the words of the astronauts themselves in this spectacularly illustrated volume
With more than 600 photos from the NASA archives, thi- Author: Jones, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1588348032
- Language: English
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Flight of the Godwit: Tracking Epic Shorebird Migrations
$27.95 Add to cartSoar across 46 North American territories to uncover the secrets of 7 magnificent shorebirds, the world’s greatest nonstop travelers
An immersive travelogue that belongs on every birder’s bookshelf, w- Author: Beehler, Bruce M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1588347877
- Language: English
