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Summertime sleepers: animals that estivate
By Melissa Stewart. 2021
An award-winning author highlights animals that estivate--a prolonged sleep during hot or dry periods. Stewart explains why estivating animals become…
dormant--whether it's because warm weather threatens food supply or to avoid increased body temperatures. For grades K-3. 2021Save the people!: halting human extinction
By Stacy McAnulty, Nicole Miles. 2022
A wolf called Wander (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel)
By Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño. 2019
"Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains. Then a rival pack attacks, and Swift and…
his family scatter. Alone and scared, Swift must flee and find a new home. Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a wolf named OR-7 (or Journey), this irresistible tale of survival invites listeners to experience and imagine what it would be like to be one of the most misunderstood animals on earth." -- Provided by publisherThe school for whatnots
By Margaret Peterson Haddix. 2022
"No matter what anyone tells you, I'm real. That's what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard. He…
knows that his best friend, Josie, wrote it. He'd know her handwriting anywhere. But why she wrote it--and what it means--remains a mystery. Ever since they met in kindergarten, Max and Josie have been inseparable. Until the summer after fifth grade, when Josie disappears, leaving only a note, and whispering something about "whatnot rules." But why would Max ever think that Josie wasn't real? And what are whatnots? As Max sets to uncover what happened to Josie--and what she is or isn't--little does he know that she's fighting to find him again, too. But there are forces trying to keep Max and Josie from ever seeing each other again. Because Josie wasn't supposed to be real." -- Provided by publisherGrand Central Terminal: gateway to New York City
By Ed Stanley. 2003
Provides a history of Grand Central Terminal from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, including its construction and architecture, the…
role played by Cornelius Vanderbilt, and facts about railroads in generalThe sun, the wind, and the rain
By Ted Rand, Lisa Westberg Peters. 1990
Presents side-by-side narration of the earth's making of a mountain, shaping it with sun, wind, and rain, and a child's…
efforts at the beach to make a tall sand mountain which is also affected by the elementsOn the go (Celebrate reading #1E)
By Ann Morris. 1993
Mammoths on the move
By Lisa Wheeler, Kurt Cyrus. 2006
Join a pack of woolly mammoths as they trek south for the winter, braving fierce storms, deadly predators, and raging…
rivers while making their slow journey across the gorgeous unspoiled lands of this continent until finally they reach their goal. The author draws readers into the mystery of prehistory and of one of the most awesome beasts to ever walk the earth. For grades K-3Welcome to the green house (Primary place)
By Jane Yolen. 1993
Tree of life: the world of the African baobab
By Barbara Bash. 1995
What do I eat? (Rigby literacy)
By Jason Amber. 2000
Now & Ben: the modern inventions of Benjamin Franklin
By Gene Barretta. 2006
Discusses inventions of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) that are still in use today, such as bifocal glasses, lightning rods, rocking chairs,…
and flippers for swimming. Mentions Franklin's establishment of public services like libraries and his written documents, including the Declaration of Independence. For grades 2-4. 2006Let's go rock collecting (Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2 #1)
By Holly Keller, Roma Gans. 1997
Odd boy out: young Albert Einstein
By Don Brown. 2004
A million dots
By Andrew Clements, Mike Reed. 2006
Silent spring
By Rachel Carson. 2002
Ocean life encyclopedia
By Jinny Johnson. 2006
Should we drill for oil in protected areas (Flip sides)
By Jessica Harwood. 2007
Amazing animals (Rigby literacy)
By David Drew. 2000