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The science of science fiction (Inquire and Investigate)
By Tom Casteel, Matthew Brenden Wood. 2017
Uncovers the real science behind classic and modern science fiction stories, and explores such topics as cloning, artificial intelligence, living…
on Mars, alien life, and space and time travel. For grades 6-9. 2017Grand Canyon
By Jason Chin. 2017
An exploration of the Grand Canyon, from its length of 277 miles to its width of 18 miles. Highlights the…
ancient rock layers and the staggering elevations, and identifies the creatures and vegetation that thrive there. For grades 3-6. 20175 giraffes (5 Animals)
By Anne Innis Dagg. 2016
Profiles of five unique giraffes from both captivity and the wild. Includes information on their evolution, diet, and social life.…
Highlights the unusual body parts of giraffes, from their long necks to their four stomachs. For grades 4-7. 2016Mission to Pluto: the first visit to an ice dwarf and the Kuiper belt (Scientists in the Field)
By Mary Kay Carson, Tom Uhlman. 2016
Overview of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft project and an introduction to the team of scientists as they finally explore Pluto,…
the space entity originally considered a planet. Highlights the July 2015 Pluto system flyby and the targeted 2019 spacecraft visit to Kuiper belt object 2014 MU69. For grades 4-7. 2016Eureka!: 50 scientists who shaped human history
By John Grant. 2016
Fifty portraits of scientific geniuses, including Hippocrates, Hypatia of Alexandria, Galileo Galilei, Ada Lovelace, Rachel Carson, Stephen Hawking, and others.…
The author describes how they have shaped humanity's understanding of the sciences and provides a glimpse into their personal lives as well. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016Hidden figures: the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space
By Margot Lee Shetterly. 2016
Profiles four African American women who worked as human computers for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, now known as…
NASA. Details their lives and groundbreaking contributions to the space program. Basis for the 2016 movie. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2016Blood, bullets, and bones: the story of forensic science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA
By Bridget Heos. 2016
An overview of the history of modern forensic science, from the first poison tests in the 1700s to the rise…
of criminal profiling, fingerprinting, blood-spatter and firearm analysis, DNA evidence, and more. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2016Inside your insides: a guide to the microbes that call you home
By Marie-Ève Tremblay, Claire Eamer. 2016
Discusses the many microbes that live in and on the human body. Microbes are organisms so tiny that a microscope…
is required to see them. Explains how certain microbes can be used to battle the harmful ones. For grades 3-6. 2016First flight around the world: the adventures of the American fliers who won the race
By Tim Grove, National Air and Space Museum. 2015
An account of the 1924 race among six nations--Argentina, France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, and the United States--to be the…
first to circumnavigate the globe by airplane. Describes the efforts of the U. S. team as they struggled to overcome limited resources, hazardous weather, and foreign cultures. For grades 5-8. 2015Masters of disguise: amazing animal tricksters
By Rebecca L. Johnson. 2016
An examination of the many ways animals have perfected the art of deception through camouflage and mimicry. For instance, the…
gliding lizard in Southeast Asia confuses prey with extendable skin flaps that look just like the dead leaves falling from a tree. For grades 4-7. 2016Radioactive!: how Irène Curie & Lise Meitner revolutionized science and changed the world
By Winifred Conkling. 2016
Recounts the discovery of artificial radiation by Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie in 1934. Their groundbreaking advancement in physics led physicist…
Lise Meitner to unlock the secrets of fission. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016The Great White shark scientist (Scientists in the Field)
By Sy Montgomery, Keith Ellenbogen. 2016
Follows Dr. Greg Skomal, great white shark biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, as he studies the habits…
and habitats of great whites in order to save this amazing, calm, and misunderstood creature. For grades 5-8. 20161493 for young people: from Columbus's voyage to globalization (For young people series)
By Charles C. Mann. 2014
Adaptation for a younger audience by Rebecca Stefoff of bestselling history 1493 (DB 73773). Analyzes globalization from fifteenth-century European exploration…
and colonization to early-twenty-first century economies and cultures. Highlights the benefits and unforeseen consequences. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2014Space junk: the dangers of polluting earth's orbit
By Karen Romano Young. 2016
Examines the proliferation of debris in outer space, such as twenty-six hundred nonoperational satellites--also known as zombies--and discusses methods of…
retrieving and disposing of the material . For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2016Milestones of flight: from hot-air balloons to SpaceShipOne
By Tim Grove, National Air and Space Museum. 2016
A chronicle of the history of flight told through milestones in aviation and spaceflight. Includes the first hot-air balloon ride…
in France, lunar modules, the Hubble Space Telescope, and more. For grades 5-8. 2016Cosmic catastrophes: seven ways to destroy a planet like earth (Smithsonian)
By David A. Aguilar. 2016
Exploration of seven potential cosmic catastrophes that could hit Earth and any of the other 20 billion Earth-like planets in…
our galaxy. Highlights the previous five mass extinction events on Earth, asteroids, black holes, and more. For grades 4-7. 2016Bubonic panic: when plague invaded America (Deadly Diseases Ser.)
By Gail Jarrow. 2016
Recounts the initial emergence of the plague in 542 A. D. and the global spread through shipping ports during the…
subsequent outbreaks in Asia, Europe, and finally in the United States in 1900. Discusses symptoms, mortality rates, the disease vector, prominent scientists, and potential treatments. For grades 5-8. 2016The slowest book ever
By April Pulley Sayre, Kelly Murphy. 2016
Collection of surprising facts about anything and everything slow, in many broad categories, from plants to outer space. Provides a…
glossary of words to chew on and suggests slow experiments for you to try at your leisure. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2016Explores the International Space Station (ISS), including its construction and the missions required to build it, living and working aboard…
the ISS, and its importance as the future of the space program. For grades 4-7. 2013