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By Catherine Thimmesh. 2013
By Pendred E. Noyce. 2015
Profiles pioneering women in science, engineering, mathematics, and medicine, including Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Marietta Blau, Rita Levi-Montalcini, and Jane Cooke…
Wright. Each of these women defied stereotypes during times when opportunities were limited and succeeded in becoming notable scientists. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015By Nancy F. Castaldo. 2016
Describes the history of seeds and the diminishing crop diversity brought about by big farming, war, and global warming. Highlights…
agricultural pioneers, and efforts to preserve heritage seeds from extinction, such as the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2016By Jim Murphy. 2015
In 1944, Dr. Blalock, Dr. Taussig, and Vivien Thomas performed a groundbreaking operation that repaired the congenital heart defect known…
as blue baby syndrome. The technique had been developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's African American lab assistant, during a time when Johns Hopkins Hospital was segregated. For grades 4-7. 2015By Kim Rosen, Gillian Richardson. 2015
Profiles ten ships that influenced human history. Explores maritime adventures from the voyages led by Commander Zheng He's Chinese treasure…
ships in the fifteenth century to the twenty-first-century Somali pirate hijacking of the Saudi Arabian supertanker Sirius Star. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2015By Mike Lowery, Leslie Bulion. 2015
By Maria Birmingham, Josh Holinaty. 2015
Chronicles humanity's attempts to cheat death through elixirs or other magical substances. Highlights key individuals who were believed to be…
immortal and the mysteries surrounding their actual age, including fourteenth-century French scholar Nicolas Flamel, who is said to have created the mythical philosopher's stone. For grades 3-6. 2015By Ann Downer. 2016
Explores the intelligence of invertebrates, or spineless animals, such as worms, spiders, bees, jellyfish, and more. Investigates how creatures like…
the octopus exhibit personalities, solve puzzles, escape from difficult spots, and like to play. Includes a wealth of facts, scientists' accounts, and a glossary. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2015By Kim Rosen, Gillian Richardson, Vladyana Krykora. 2013
Profiles ten plants that influenced human history through their impact on trade, medicine, knowledge-sharing, and more. Highlights cacao, cinchona, corn,…
cotton, papyrus, pepper, potato, rubber, sugarcane, and tea. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2013By Christine Zuchora-Walske. 2015
Four books detailing key concepts in science and discoveries related to those concepts. Titles include: Key Discoveries in Physical Science,…
Key Discoveries in Life Science, Key Discoveries in Engineering and Design, and Key Discoveries in Earth and Space Science. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2015By Larrie D. Ferreiro. 2011
Ferreiro recounts the story of the Geodesic Mission to the Equator. A team of Enlightenment-era scientists and naval officers set…
out on an expedition to measure the Earth, using precise astronomical measurements along the equator. 2011By Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan. 1999
After Sir Cumference drinks a potion that transforms him into a dragon, his son, Radius, searches for the magic number…
known as pi, which will restore him to his former shape. For grades 2-4. 1999By Michelle Mulder. 2015
Discusses the history of trash from the ancient Minoan pits to the recycling effort during World War II. Includes odd…
trash facts, ideas on how to reuse items, composting, and other smart waste-reduction tips. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2015By Sneed B. Collard. 2015
Professor explains how dozens of species of birds use the burned areas of wildfires. Discusses and identifies at least fifteen…
bird species that prefer burned forests to all other habitats. For grades 3-6. 2015By Kay Frydenborg. 2015
An account that captures the history and science as well as economic and cultural implications of the harvesting of cacao…
and creation of chocolate. For senior high and older readers. 2015By Amber J. Keyser. 2015
Describes sneaker fashions and the larger-than-life personalities behind the best known athletic shoe brands in history. Explains how teen sneaker-heads…
became important style-makers and explores the sneaker frontier of the future. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2015By Jim Murphy, Jon Scieszka, Douglas Florian, Sy Montgomery, Candace Fleming, Elizabeth Partridge, Nathan Hale, Steve Sheinkin, James Sturm, T. Edward Nickens, Thanhhà Lai. 2014
Award-winning authors and journalists provide a collection of essays, biographies, travelogues, and more--all geared to males. In "Sahara Shipwreck," author…
Steve Sheinkin tells the true story of capture, enslavement in the desert, and urine consumption in order to survive. For grades 5-8. 2014By Bee Wilson. 2012
Historian examines culinary arts from across the world through the lens of the everyday objects used in the preparation and…
consumption of food. Discusses various classes of objects with a focus on a particular example, such as pots and pans with the rice cooker. 2012By Paul Fleischman. 2014
Wake-up call and tool kit for understanding the current state of our environment and the attitudes and policies that shape…
our future. Highlights methods for teens to understand the bigger picture and suggests ways for individuals to help. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2014By Carla Mooney, Lois Sepahban, Karen Latchana Kenney, Jennifer Joline Anderson, Katherine Krieg. 2015
Collection of brief biographies of notable scientists, with fun and engaging facts. Six titles include Albert Einstein: Revolutionary Physicist, Isaac…
Newton: Genius Mathematician and Physicist, Marie Curie: Physics and Chemistry Pioneer, Stephen Hawking: Extraordinary Theoretical Physicist, Temple Grandin: Inspiring Animal-Behavior Scientist, and Thomas Edison: World-Changing Inventor. For grades 4-7. 2014