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Holi colors
By Rina Singh. 2018
Shark lady: the daring tale of how Eugenie Clark dove into history
By Jess Keating, Marta Alvarez Miguens. 2017
At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium…
in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie's wide scientific contributions led to the well-earned nickname "Shark Lady". Winner of the 2018 Blue Spruce Award. Grades K-3. 2017.The darkest dark
By Terry Fan, Chris Hadfield, Kate Fillion, Eric Fan. 2016
Chris loves rockets and planets and pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploring the universe. Only one problem--at night, Chris doesn't…
feel so brave. He's afraid of the dark. But when he watches the ground-breaking moon landing on TV, he realizes that space is the darkest dark there is--and the dark is beautiful and exciting, especially when you have big dreams to keep you company. Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield. Grades K-3. 2016.Spic-and-span!: Lillian Gilbreth's wonder kitchen (Great idea series)
By David Parkins, Monica Kulling. 2014
Born into a life of privilege in 1878, Lillian Moller Gilbreth put her pampered life aside for one of adventure…
and challenge. She and her husband, Frank, became efficiency experts by studying the actions of factory workers. They ran their home efficiently, too. When Frank suddenly died, Lillian was left to raise their eleven children. Eventually, she was hired by the Brooklyn Borough Gas Company to improve kitchen design, which was only the beginning. Gilbreth was the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering, and the first female psychologist to have a U.S. postage stamp issued in her honour. She was also an author, a professor, and an inventor. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2014.Six sheep sip thick shakes: and other tricky tongue twisters
By Steve Mack, Brian P Cleary. 2011
Want to try some tricky tongue twisters? Try these! She let the sheik sleep on the sleek sheet. Fred frowned…
and fled frantically when he found the flounder in his bed. Get ready to take on these and many more mouth manglers in this madcap book! How many can you say three times fast? Grades K-3 and older readers. 2011.Clara and Davie
By Patricia Polacco. 2014
True story of young Clara Barton. Animals and flowers were Clara's best friends. She had a special way with critters…
and found joy in the beauty that sprang from the soil. But whenever Clara talked, she could not get over her lisp. Clara's older brother Davie understood that his sister was gifted and told his sister, "Some day you are going to be a very great lady." And that's exactly what happened. Clara Barton became one of the most famous medical practitioners of all time, and founded the American Red Cross. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2014.The boy who harnessed the wind
By William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, Elizabeth Zunon. 2012
When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family…
didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes. Bestseller. Grades K-3. 2012.Me-- Jane
By Patrick McDonnell. 2011
Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and…
helping animals. Jane grew up to help change the world! Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist. Grades K-3. 2011.Electrical wizard: how Nikola Tesla lit up the world
By Elizabeth Rusch, Oliver Dominguez. 2013
When a Serbian boy named Nikola Tesla was three, he stroked his cat and was enchanted by the electrical sparks.…
By the time he was a teenager, he had made a vow: “Someday I will turn the power of Niagara Falls into electricity.” Here is the story of the ambitious young man who brought life-changing ideas to America. From using alternating current to light up the Chicago World’s Fair to harnessing Niagara to electrify New York City, Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary ahead of his time. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2013.The tree lady: the true story of how one tree-loving woman changed a city forever
By H. Joseph Hopkins, Jill McElmurry. 2013
Katherine Sessions never thought she’d live in a place without trees, but after becoming the first woman to graduate from…
the University of California with a degree in science, she took a job as a teacher in the dry desert town of San Diego. Kate decided that San Diego needed trees more than anything else, so this trailblazing young woman singlehandedly started a massive movement that transformed the town into the green, garden-filled oasis it is today. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2013.Look up!: Henrietta Leavitt, pioneering woman astronomer
By Robert Burleigh, Raúl Colón. 2013
Henrietta Leavitt was born in 1868, and she changed the course of astronomy when she was just twenty-five years old.…
Henrietta spent years measuring star positions and sizes from photographs taken by the telescope at the Harvard College Observatory, where she worked. After Henrietta observed that certain stars had a fixed pattern to their changes, her discovery made it possible for astronomers to measure greater and greater distances - leading to our present understanding of the vast size of the universe. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2013.What I see, I can be: a guided yoga flow for children
By Janet Williams, Mark Stanleigh, Korey McCumber. 2009
In the bag!: Margaret Knight wraps it up (Great idea series)
By David Parkins, Monica Kulling. 2011
Margaret Knight was different from most American girls living in 1850 – she loved to make things with wood and…
made the best kites and sleds in town. Her father died when she was only three, and by the time she was twelve, she was working at the local cotton mill alongside her two older brothers. One day, she saw a worker get injured by a shuttle that had come loose from the giant loom, and the accident inspired her to invent a stop-motion device. Margaret devoted her life to inventing, and is best known for the clever, practical, paper bag. When she died in 1914, she had ninety inventions to her name and over twenty patents, astounding accomplishments for a woman of her day. Grades K-3. 2011. (Great idea series)Children around the world
By Donata Montanari. 2001
Focuses on the differences and the similarities in children everywhere. Readers travel around the globe and meet 12 children from…
different countries. Describes where they live; their families; what they eat; languages spoken; and sometimes school, transportation, or religion. Grades K-3. 2001.Ada Lovelace (Little People, BIG DREAMS #10)
By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. 2018
Meet Ada Lovelace, the British mathematician and daughter of poet Lord Byron. Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS…
series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the colorful life of Lord Byron’s daughter, from her early love of logic, to her plans for the world's first computer program. As a child, Ada had a big imagination and a talent for mathematics. She grew up in a noble household in England, where she dedicated herself to studying. Her work with the famous inventor, Charles Babbage, on a very early kind of computer made her the world's first computer programmer. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical images and a detailed profile of the mathematician's life.Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!The first marathon: the legend of Pheidippides
By Susan Reynolds, Daniel Minter. 2006
Twenty-five hundred years ago, in ancient Greece, a small band of Greek soldiers faced the mighty Persian army on the…
plain of Marathon. A runner named Pheidippides ran to neighbouring Sparta, one hundred forty miles away, to ask for the Spartans' aid. Afterwards he sped back to the battle, where he helped defeat the enemy. Then the weary runner did his duty yet once more; he ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the miraculous news of the Greek victory. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2006.Manners on the telephone (Way to be)
By Carrie Finn, Chris Lensch. 2007
Manners at the table (Way to be)
By Carrie Finn, Chris Lensch. 2007
Manners at school (Way to be)
By Carrie Finn, Chris Lensch. 2007
I'm a superhero
By Sherry Wilde, Daxton Wilde. 2005
Written by four-year-old Daxton Wilde with the help of his mother while he was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments for…
a brain tumour, the book places Wilde as the central character, a superhero, fighting "a bad guy named Cancer" with the help of "Captain Chemo." Grades K-3 and older readers. 2005.