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Author
Publisher
Arcturus Pub
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
128 p.
Language
English
Description
Why do ostriches bury their heads in the sand? What are gas giants? Young readers can discover the answers to these questions and more in this incredible encyclopedia, bringing together cutting-edge knowledge, awe-inspiring ideas, and eye-opening images.
The engaging Q&A format makes learning accessible and fun. Readers can memorize and share these bizarre facts, all while building their knowledge on a variety of topics, including:
• Space
•...
Author
Publisher
Cicada Books
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
60 pages.
Language
English
Description
They say that seeing is believing – and there’s some truth in that. Highly sensitive receptor cells in our eyes, ears, noses, tongues and skin relay messages to the brain and allow us to interpret the things going on around us, creating our sense of reality. But how do our senses work? And how do they differ from the senses of other animals?
This book takes young readers step by step through the biology of each of the senses. Clear texts are...
Author
Publisher
Tiskarna Hilbich
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
31 pages.
Language
English
Description
Nature and colors again? Why not! You’d be surprised how often the same shapes and patterns are repeated in nature. What is shaped like a heart or a star around us? Which animal, mineral, or plant is pointed and which of them wears wavy shapes? The ground, underground, even the deep dark seas are teeming with waves, dots, stripes, playful spots, curly spirals, and complicated patterns. Even the tiniest ones have a place in nature and a reason to...
44) My art, my world
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged)
Language
English
Description
Rita Winkler, a young woman with Down syndrome, shows us the world as she sees it through her art: a place full of joy, color, and delight.
45) Tom Brady
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library : an imprint of Abdo
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Do you wonder about the real people behind the names in movies, TV shows, and the news? Learn about sports star Tom Brady in this biography.
Author
Publisher
Bolt
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 pages.
Language
English
Description
All Olympic competitors are elite athletes. But only the very best have risen to legendary status. Meet some of the world's most amazing Olympians and nd out how they won their gold medals in these exciting books. Action photos and interesting infographics are accompanied by straightforward text to create these fascinating mini-biographies.
Author
Publisher
Childs Play Intl Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged).
Language
English
Description
Mandy Ross has been listening closely to the trees, from the willow to the eucalyptus, and the sycamore to the oak. These fascinating poems, beautifully illustrated by Juliana Oakley, imagine the songs they are singing to us and the verses they speak.
48) Getting glasses
Author
Publisher
Red Chair Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
24 pages.
Language
English
Description
"Four-eyes! Nerd! These are just some of the mean things people say to kids with glasses. But did you know some of the smartest people to ever have lived all wore glasses? Glasses help many people read better and see far-away things better. Glasses can be a secret tool to being cool!"
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
111 p.
Language
English
Description
Written by Karyn Tripp, author of Math Art and Drawing Games for Kids and creator of the popular educational blog TeachBesideMe.com, the book guides children ages 8 and up through hands-on activities that explore an engaging variety of art and craft techniques and science concepts, including: Energy & Motion. Create art, toys, and sculptures that spin, flap, and climb.Electricity & Magnetism. Make special light-up greeting cards, and use magnets to...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway"--
Author
Publisher
Lerner Pub Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume, unpaged.
Language
English
Description
Henrietta Szold provides a model for social justice, how to work for it, not matter the obstacles. Her determination and spirit remain an inspiration to women all over the world.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"By early 1945, the destruction of the German Nazi State seems certain. The Allied forces, led by American generals George S. Patton and Dwight D. Eisenhower, are gaining control of Europe, leaving German leaders scrambling. Facing defeat, Adolf Hitler flees to a secret bunker with his new wife, Eva Braun, and his beloved dog, Blondi. It is there that all three would meet their end, thus ending the Third Reich and one of the darkest chapters of history....
Author
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
"Living at the border between life and non-life, fungi use diverse cocktails of potent enzymes and acids to disassemble some of the most stubborn substances on the planet, turning rock into soil and wood into compost, allowing plants to grow. Fungi not only help create soil, they send out networks of tubes that enmesh roots and link plants together in the "Wood Wide Web." Fungi also drive many long-standing human fascinations: from yeasts that cause...
Author
Publisher
What on Earth
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
56 pages.
Language
English
Description
t’s Up to Us is based on the Terra Carta, a roadmap to sustainability issued by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and his Sustainable Markets Initiative. The story explains in lyrical text how Nature operates in a world without humans. It then shows the damaging impact People have had on the Planet. It finishes by proposing a series of new pledges that we can all make – a Terra Carta – to help solve the problems.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Pr
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
40 p.
Language
English
Description
Perfectly pitched to the youngest child, Alexi Lubomirski’s whimsical text is a gentle reminder that words have power—the power to hurt or to heal, to make someone feel small or feel tall. Carlos Aponte’s buoyant illustrations, in dazzling primary colors and bold black line, pair with a dynamic text design to create a visual symphony. An eye-catching appeal to our better natures, this inspired meditation on the purpose and power of words encourages...
Author
Pub. Date
c2022
Edition
Library edition.
Physical Desc
80 p.
Language
English
Description
Known for their vicious raids, love of treasure, and fierce warriors, the Vikings where the most feared invaders of the medieval period. For 300 years they terrorized the world, but they also created beautiful art, told epic stories, and kept a well-ordered society. Packed with facts, maps, infographics, and photos, this is the perfect introduction to the Vikings.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Discusses why people make bad judgements and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of "noise"--variables that can cause bias in decision making--and draws on examples in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, strategy, and personnel selection.
Author
Language
English
Description
Take a tour of America's great outdoors and discover the beauty and diversity of its most iconic and majestic national parks. Explore Florida's river-laced Everglades, travel down the white water rapids of the Grand Canyon, trek across the deserts of Death Valley and scale the soaring summits of the Rocky Mountains with this book that brings you up close to nature's greatest adventures. Packed with maps and fascinating facts about the flora and fauna...
60) The best of me
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The American humorist, author, and radio contributor shares his most memorable work in a collection of stories and essays that feature him shopping for rare taxidermy, hitchhiking with a quadriplegic, and hand-feeding a carnivorous bird.