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Iqbal and his ingenious idea: how a science project helps one family and the planet (CitizenKid)
By Rebecca Green, Elizabeth Suneby. 2018
When his mother is forced to cook indoors due to the monsoon season in Bangladesh, young Iqbal decides the school…
district's science fair is the perfect time to create a stove that doesn't produce smoke and harmful fumes. For grades 2-4. 2018Pluto gets the call
By Adam Rex, Laurie Keller. 2019
Just after learning that Earth's scientists no longer consider him a planet, an unhappy Pluto takes a visitor from Earth…
on a tour of the solar system, sharing facts along the way. For grades K-3. 2019Fungus is among us!
By Erica Salcedo, Joy Keller. 2019
A collection of fun and amazing facts about the world of fungi, from the secrets of a fairy circle to…
the toppings on a pizza. Includes an interview with a mycologist, a scientist who studies fungi. For grades K-3. 2019Horrors of History: Books 1-4 (Horrors of History)
By T. Neill Anderson. 2013
Four stories featuring historical disasters. In City of the Dead, the fate of the residents of Galveston, Texas hangs in…
the balance as floodwaters rise during the great hurricane in 1900. Also includes Ocean of Fire, People of the Plague, and Massacre of the Miners. For grades 5-8. 2015You are the first kid on Mars
By Patrick O'Brien. 2009
Describes a future trip that a child might take to Mars: taking a space elevator to a space station, traveling…
in a rocket, wearing a space suit, and learning about the scientific search for Martian life. Discusses the Mars environment and a habitat created for humans. For grades 2-4. 200910 inventors who changed the world
By Clive Gifford. 2009
Discusses the accomplishments of Archimedes, Galileo, Benjamin Franklin, James Watt, Isambard K. Brunel, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Glenn…
Curtiss, and Sergei Korolev--ten pioneers in the fields of physics, chemistry, mathematics, and electricity. Features "life links" that describe the ways one inventor's work influenced another's. For grades 4-7. 2009The great Alaska adventure!: Junior Explorer Series Book 2
By Jeff Corwin. 2010
Nine-year-old Benjamin and his younger sister Lucy join their parents on a weeklong research trip to Alaska. Benjamin observes the…
effects of climate change on glaciers and animals in a report for his school in Florida. For grades 2-4. 2010The making of my special hand: Madison's story
By Jamee Riggio Heelan, Nicola Simmonds. 1998
Madison, a little girl born with one hand, tells about having a helper hand made specially for her. She explains…
all the stages involved in fitting her for a battery-operated prosthesis that allows her to open and close her new hand. For grades K-3A place for Pluto
By Stef Wade, Melanie Demmer. 2018
How to survive as a firefly (How to Survive)
By Kristen Foote. 2017
How to Survive as a Firefly provides a unique take on insect science that will entertain and educate in and…
out of the classroom. Full of opportunities for extended learning, this book includes fun facts hidden throughout the hilarious illustrated story - and after, a glossary of important terms and some real photos of fireflies. If you've ever wondered how these fascinating beetles grow and glow, and you like to laugh while you learn, this book is for you! For grades K-3Ice bears
By Brenda Z. Guiberson, Ilya Spirin. 2008
Odd socks
By Michelle Robinson, Rebecca Ashdown. 2016
The firehouse light
By Janet Nolan, Marie Lafrance. 2010
Compost stew: an A to Z recipe for the earth
By Ashley Wolff, Mary McKenna Siddals. 2010
The whole green world
By Tony Johnston, Elisa Kleven. 2005
The skin you live in
By Michael Tyler, David Lee Csicsko. 2005
And so they build
By Bert Kitchen. 1995
Helen's big world: the life of Helen Keller (A Big Words Book #4)
By Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
This biography of Helen Keller introduces young readers to one of the world's most influential women. Using quotes from Keller…
herself, the author brings to life her story of courage and achievement. For grades K-3Dinosaurs in your backyard: The Coolest, Scariest Creatures Ever Found in the USA!
By Alan Barnard, Hugh Brewster. 2009
Presents facts learned from fossilized evidence of dinosaur species that roamed the North American continent millions of years ago, like…
the Stegosaurus of Colorado. Discusses size, eating habits, head crests, skull shapes, tail clubs, raptor claws, and dinosaur descendants. For grades 3-6. 2009Sea glass: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1970 (Golden Mountain Chronicles)
By Laurence Yep. 2002
California, 1970. After leaving San Francisco for a small town, Craig, a Chinese American eighth-grader, finds it hard to fit…
in. He also has difficulty pleasing his father, who wants him to excel in sports. For grades 6-9. 1979