09: The Small but Mighty Issue

For: Girls, 5 to 12, who are ready to take on the world

Highlights: Explore the power of all things tiny, including creatures, seeds, words, actions; build a DIY poetry vending machine; weave some art with a Navajo rug weaver; go on a seed scavenger hunt; make a bee hotel; jar some pickles; read a comic about tree planter Wangari Maathai; get a pep talk from the WNBA’s shortest player; read a short story about a girl and one very big spider. Plus: a secret code, a search-and-find, spot-the-difference and more.

Featured experts: Activist Dolores Huerta, comedian Sarah Silverman, chef Alice Waters, poet Eileen Myles, WNBA player Ivory Latta, Navajo weaver Barbara Teller Ornelas, plant biologist Terri Long, wildlife biologist Kira Cassidy, entomologist Margarita López-Uribe

Short story contributor: National Book Award Finalist Kathi Appelt

Comic contributor: Brittney Williams

Specs: 64 full-color pages, soft-touch matte cover stock