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Germs: fact and fiction, friends and foes
By Lesa Cline-Ransome, James Ransome. 2017
Charles Darwin's around-the-world adventure
By Jennifer Thermes. 2016
Short biography of naturalist Charles Darwin, tracing his exploratory adventures around South America aboard the HMS Beagle in 1831. Darwin's…
collection of insects, fossils, and animal specimens, along with his observations of the natural world, would change how the world viewed evolution. For grades K-3. 2016Volcanoes (Learning about the Earth)
By Emily K. Green. 2020
The deadliest creature in the world
By Brenda Z. Guiberson. 2016
Fourteen animals compete to be named most deadly. Size doesn't matter with these dangerous contenders, as shown by the disease-carrying…
anopheles mosquito and the short-tailed shrew, with its chilling eating habits. For grades K-3. 2016Did you know?: animals (Did You Know?)
By Derek Harvey, Dk, Dk. 2016
Presents random facts about animals around the world, including why jellyfish glow, why lice live in our hair, how bats…
find their food in the dark, and why dung beetles collect poop. For grades 2-4. 2016Ada Byron Lovelace and the thinking machine
By Laurie Wallmark, April Chu. 2015
Biography of Ada Byron Lovelace (1815-1852), from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with…
measles to the groundbreaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine. For grades K-3. 2015Maria Mitchell (Great Women in History)
By Gail Saunders-Smith, Anna Butzer. 2015
Flying frogs and walking fish: leaping lemurs, tumbling toads, jet-propelled jellyfish, and more surprising ways that animals move
By Steve Jenkins, Robin Page. 2016
Explores unusual animal locomotion through fascinating facts. For instance, a common octopus walks on two of its eight legs, a…
flying snake can glide through the air, and a Moroccan desert spider can roll away from hungry predators. For grades K-3. 2016Dare the wind: The Record-breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud
By Tracey E. Fern, Emily Arnold McCully. 2014
Recounts the daring feat of Eleanor "Ellen" Prentiss (1814-1900), who learned to navigate ships at an early age. In 1851,…
aboard the clipper Flying Cloud, Ellen created a new world record for fastest voyage from New York to San Francisco. For grades 2-4. 2014Moonshot: the flight of Apollo 11 (Journeys 2014)
By Brian Floca. 2009
Earmuffs for everyone!: how Chester Greenwood became known as the inventor of earmuffs
By Meghan McCarthy. 2015
Short biography of Chester Greenwood and his patented invention of earmuffs. Although not the first to devise ear-warming wear, Greenwood…
is remembered for the winter accessory. Also discusses several other creative inventions. For grades K-3. 2015Journey through space: Star Wars (DK readers. 2, Beginning to read alone)
By Ryder Windham. 2015
Fictional guide to the Star Wars galaxy, including profiles of planets and members of the Jedi High Council. Also includes…
information on various alien races and a glossary. For grades K-3. 2015Buried sunlight: how fossil fuels have changed the Earth (Sunlight series)
By Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm. 2014
Authors present a clear, concise explanation of the fossil-fuel energy cycle that began with the sun and now runs most…
of the manufacturing, transportation, and energy use in our world. Warns that humans are burning fossil fuels too rapidly and that Earth's climate is destabilizing. For grades 2-4. 2014Island: a story of the Galápagos
By Jason Chin. 2012
Biography of a Galápagos island--from birth, through adolescence, to adulthood and beyond. Discusses how the island is a home to…
plants and animals that exist nowhere else on Earth. For grades 3-6. 2012Things that float and things that don't
By David A. Adler, Anna Raff. 2013
Want to know why an apple floats in a pool of water and a smaller penny sinks? Learn how the…
density of an object determines the outcome. For grades 2-4. 2013The boy who loved math: the improbable life of Paul Erdös
By Deborah Heiligman, LeUyen Pham. 2013
Biography of Hungarian mathematician Paul Erds̲ (1913-1996), who loved numbers--especially prime numbers--but didn't like school or following rules. Describes Erds̲'s…
practice of staying with friends all over the world who took care of him so he could concentrate on just math. For grades 3-6. 2013111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl (CitizenKid)
By Rina Singh, Marianne Ferrer. 2020
A boy grows up to make positive change in his community. After suffering much heartache, Sundar decides change must come…
to his small Indian village. He believes girls should be valued as much as boys and that land should not be needlessly destroyed. Sundar's plan? To celebrate the birth of every girl with the planting of 111 trees. Though many villagers resist at first, Sundar slowly gains their support, and today, over a quarter of a million trees grow in his village. A once barren, deforested landscape has become a fertile, prosperous one where girls can thrive. Sure to plant seeds of hope in children. Improving the world is within everyone's reach.Seven books in a series. Quick overview of baby aquatic animals provides basic facts on behaviors and habitats. Includes a…
glossary, reading suggestions, and websites for more information. For grades K-3. 2012What happens to our trash? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
By Paul Meisel, D. J. Ward. 2011
Discusses some of the everyday things that we toss into our trash--food, bottles, and even toys--and what happens to them…
once they are hauled away. Describes the functions and overuse of landfills and offers suggestions for reducing, reusing, and recycling, including donating items and composting. For grades 2-4. 2012