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Describes the panic induced on the evening of October 30, 1938, when listeners believed Orson Welles's radio broadcast "The War…
of the Worlds" was news of a real alien invasion. Discusses the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing. For grades 6-9. 2018Thrilling thieves: liars, cheats, and cons who changed history (Changed History Series)
By Brianna DuMont. 2018
Profiles of twelve troublemakers from history, including Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener who worked for the tea-loving British government. His…
mission: to steal tea seeds from China. For grades 5-8. 2018Two truths and a lie: histories and mysteries
By Laurie Ann Thompson, Ammi-Joan Paquette. 2018
American Girl cookies: Delicious Recipes for Sweet Treats to Bake & Share
By American Girl. 2018
Forty-seven tempting recipes for sweet treats to bake and share. Includes instructions for whipping up sugary creations such as donut…
cookies, gingersnap snowflakes, milk-and-cookie cups, ooey-gooey layer bars, crispy rice and chocolate layer brownies, and millionaire's shortbread. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2018Putting peace first: 7 commitments to change the world
By Eric David Dawson. 2018
CEO and co-founder of Peace First, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young people become peacemakers, provides seven strategies that…
children can use to make an impact in their communities and promote peace and tolerance. For grades 5-8. 2018Path to the stars: my journey from Girl Scout to rocket scientist
By Sylvia Acevedo. 2018
Memoir of a Latinx rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Brownies and who currently serves as…
CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA. For grades 5-8. 2018Why do dogs hate thunder? Is every snowflake really different? Where does wind come from? Naturalist and artist Peggy Kochanoff…
answers these questions and more in this illustrated guide to solving weather mysteries, for young readers. From the life cycle of hurricanes to explaining how to properly read a weather forecast, Kochanoff takes readers on a fascinating and entertaining tour of the most common weather patterns in Atlantic Canada and beyond. Packed with detailed and vivid watercolour illustrations and clear answers to creative questions, Be a Weather Detective is the perfect tool for solving the nature mysteries in your own backyard!Be Amazing: A History of Pride
By Dylan Glynn, Desmond Napoles. 2020
InBe Amazing, drag kid Desmond is Amazing walks you through the history of the LGBTQ community, all while encouraging you…
to embrace your own uniqueness and ignore the haters.Desmond is amazing—and you are, too.Throughout history, courageous people like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and RuPaul have paved the way for a safer, more inclusive society for LGBTQ individuals, and it’s thanks to them that people just like Desmond can be free to be who they really are.Featuring illustrations by Dylan GlynnJourney Around the Sun: The Story of Halley's Comet
By James Gladstone, Yaara Eshet. 2021
A computer called Katherine: how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon
By Suzanne Slade, Veronica Miller Jamison. 2019
The story of pioneering African American mathematician Katherine Johnson, who performed calculations vital to America's first manned space flight, its…
first manned orbit of Earth, and the first trip to the moon. For grades K-3. 2019She made a monster: how Mary Shelley created Frankenstein
By Felicita Sala, Lynn Fulton. 2018
Recounts the night that Mary Shelley became inspired to create her monster, Frankenstein, and how her chilling story, originally part…
of a friendly contest, endured for generations. For grades 2-4. 2018What does it mean to be biased? Emerging readers need to know the differences between facts, fiction, and opinions. Readers…
will also learn how facts, fiction, and opinions affect advertisements, news reports, blogs, and more. Straightforward, neutral text and vivid photographs provide readers with the tools they need to evaluate and understand the media literacy concept of facts, fiction, and opinionsJohn james audubon (Voices Leveled Library)
By Carol Pugliano. 2018
John James Audubon did not have any formal training as a scientist. He had very little training as an artist.…
What he did have was a dream. Audubon dreamed of painting every species of bird in North AmericaJacques cousteau: ocean explorer (Voices Leveled Library)
By Linda Barr. 2018
Jacques Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Though he didn't go to college, his love for the ocean and…
film led him to become a great ocean explorer. Cousteau won Academy Awards for his films, invented undersea machines and cameras, and created TV showsHow we clean up a park (Responsibility in Action)
By Robin Nelson. 2017
How i reduce, reuse, and recycle (Responsibility in Action)
By Robin Nelson. 2017
The action of subtraction (Math Is CATegorical)
By Brian P. Cleary. 2014
The author and illustrator of the best-selling Words Are CATegorical® series brings their trademark sense of humor to the subject…
of subtraction. Rhyming text filled with funny, countable examples shows what it means to take one number away from another. Readers are also introduced to the terminology they'll encounter as they learn to subtractStay safe online
By Capstone. 2020
What does it mean to stay safe online? What exactly is Internet safety? Emerging readers need to know these important…
concepts. Straightforward, neutral text and vivid photographs provide readers with the tools they need to be successful and safe users of all types of mediaSmart online searching: Doing digital research (What Is Digital Citizenship?)
By Mary Lindeen. 2018
The information you find online can sometimes feel overwhelming. Which online sources can you trust? How do you know which…
sites include the facts you're looking for? Learn the basics of how to do an effective online search, what to do if you have trouble finding information, and how to tell whether a source is reliable