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Photo Ark 1-2-3 : an animal counting book in poetry and pictures
Author(s):
Levy, Debbie
Sartore, Joel,
Description:
Adorable babies come to life in this unique picture book featuring the stunning Photo Ark photography of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore and lyrical text of NYT best-selling author Debbie Levy. (4/8)
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Call Number:
J 513.2 Lev
Tool book
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Description:
Depicts a number of different tools used in building and the kinds of work they're used for. (4/8)
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Book
Call Number:
J 621.9 Gib
The five sides of Marjorie Rice : how to discover a shape
Author(s):
Alznauer, Amy
Bron, Anna,
Description:
When Marjorie Rice was a little girl in Roseburg, Oregon, in the 1930s, she saw patterns everywhere. Swimming in the river, her body was a shape in the water, the water a shape in the hills, the hills a shape in the sky. Some shapes, fitted into a rectangle or floor tilings, were so beautiful they made her long to be an artist. Marjorie dreamed of studying art and geometry, perhaps even solving the age-old "problem of five" (why pentagons don't fit together the way shapes with three, four, or six sides do). But when college wasn't possible, she pondered and explored all through secretarial school, marriage, and parenting five children, until one day, while reading her son's copy of Scientific American, she learned that a subscriber had discovered a pentagon never seen before. If a reader could do it, couldn't she? Marjorie studied all the known pentagons, drew a little five-sided house, and kept pondering. She'd done it! And she'd go on to discover more pentagonal tilings and whole new classes of tessellations. (4/8)
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Book
Call Number:
JB Ric
Rings of heartwood : poems on growing
Author(s):
Griffin, Molly Beth
McGehee, Claudia
Description:
Growth is the excitement of something new, like a two-wheeled bicycle or a bigger pair of shiny shoes. In nature, growth shows up in new rings on a tree trunk, or a snake shedding its skin. Growing means a kid's first day in a new school, and a baby bird's first bounds out of its nest. We all grow, and sometimes, for all of us, it can be hard. In Rings of Heartwood, twelve poems about woodland, wetland, and prairie dwellers explore different kinds of growth. A tadpole grows legs and lungs and transforms into a frog. A fern unfurls from fiddlehead to frond. A spotted fawn hides in dappled sunlight; soon its coat will grow darker and thicker, ready for winter--it will never sport spots again.
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J 811.6 Gri
A teddy bear for Emily--and President Roosevelt, too
Author(s):
Churnin, Nancy
Stancliffe, Bethany,
Description:
Rose Katz and Morris Michtom grew up in Russia during a period of persecution against Jewish people. Hoping to find kindness and opportunity in another country, they emigrated to the United States, where they got married and opened a candy shop. In 1902, they read a newspaper article about President Theodore Roosevelt sparing a bear on a hunting trip. To the delight of their daughter, Emily, the Michtoms created a small, stuffed version of the animal and named it Teddy's Bear. Before long, this cuddly symbol of one man's act of compassion became a beloved toy that continues to delight children all over the world. (4/22)
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Book
Call Number:
J 973.9 Chu
The power of yet : developing a growth mindset with Sesame Street
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Yet is a powerful word. It tells us we can learn new things. Young readers join Sesame Street friends in discovering new skills. Learn the importance of practice, dealing with feelings of frustration, and more. (4/22)
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J 153.1 San
Magic in a drop of water : how Ruth Patrick taught the world about water pollution
Author(s):
Winterbottom, Julie
Reagan, Susan,
Description:
A brilliant scientist and intrepid explorer, the ecologist Ruth Patrick taught the world how to care for the environment. She studied water pollution long before it became a public concern and gave other scientists the tools to do something about it. Born in 1907, Ruth Patrick was one of the only women in her field when she made her breakthrough discovery about biodiversity and the ecosystem of rivers, forever changing how ecologists understand pollution. (4/22)
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JB Pat
Nature explained : a family guide to 20 nature cycles
Author(s):
Brown, Helen, 1994-
Scully, Claire,
Description:
In Nature Explained, art and science blend together in a fascinating visual tour of more than 20 nature cycles. Discover how trees lose their leaves, what makes flowers bloom, why seeds travel, and many more incredible processes. Split into six sections-trees, leaves, flowers, seeds, mushrooms, and seasons-the book's spreads present different scenes and explain the stories of nature from pollination to photosynthesis, germination to decomposition, in a simple way. Anatomical profiles feature at the start of each section to give a broad overview to each chapter, and feature detailed diagrams and dissections for children to pore over. (4/22)
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J 508 Bro
The magnificent book of microscopic creatures
Author(s):
Rooney, Anne
Walerczuk, Val,
Description:
Take a journey through the microscopic world to encounter the weird and wonderful creatures that live there. Each of the 36 double-page spreads showcases its own curious creature, with a large, stunning and scientifically accurate illustration bringing each one to life while highlighting the fascinating features of every animal. The artwork is complemented by a series of illuminating facts designed to engage curious microbiologists-in-the-making. Children can meet a crustacean that lives between sand grains, a tiny mite that burrows into your eyelashes, and a mini scorpion smaller than a pea. Armed with a newfound knowledge of this extraordinary microscopic world, they will find out how the tardigrade can survive in space, why the female sheep tick rapidly balloons in size, and how the scabies mite brought with it a deadly disease. (4/22)
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Book
Call Number:
J 579 Roo
Rainforest : discover the extraordinary life in Earth's most delicate ecosystems
Author(s):
Leach, Michael
Moumene, Sofian,
Description:
Explore the most abundant habitats on Earth and the plants and animals that make them their home, in a book packed with iconic animal species and showing the diversity of rainforest life at its most vivid and vibrant. (4/22)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J 577.34 Lea
Lady of the Lines : how Maria Reiche saved the Nazca Lines by sweeping the desert
Author(s):
MacColl, Michaela
Chavarri, Elisa,
Description:
Maria Reiche wanted to put her curious mind to the test. When visiting Peru in 1941, she trekked across the land and discovered hidden lines covered in centuries of clay and sand. Fasciated, she picked up a broom from her tools and began sweeping for miles and miles to uncover more details, taking time to track her movement and sketch out the precise shapes she followed. Her first discovery was a spider-shaped carving spanning hundreds of feet of desert! Sweeping her way across the land, other shapes followed-a monkey, a condor, and a whale. But in the midst of these discoveries, she found out the land was going to be used for farming. She got to work again, this time demanding a press conference to announce her discoveries and stop the destruction of these ancient works of art-and it worked! Her efforts protected the land, which was later named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 thanks to Maria's tireless efforts. (5/7)
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JB Rei
Inventions to count on : a celebration of black inventors
Author(s):
Miroballi, Dana Marie
Cloud, Sawyer,
Description:
From ice cream scoopers to extendable fire truck ladders, the inventions of Black innovators have changed history. Through playful art and rhyming text, readers follow a bustling modern family as they get ready for a beloved relative's 100th birthday. Woven into their activities are ten inventions that positively impact their daily lives-and ours! (5/7)
Format:
Book
Call Number:
J 609.2 Mir
Supernavigators : how animals find their way
Author(s):
Barrie, David, 1953-
Lan, Qu,
Description:
This book explores the incredible navigational abilities of animals, like how birds find food, how humpback whales navigate across oceans, and how Arctic terns travel vast distances without getting lost. It reveals how some animals, like monarch butterflies and dung beetles, use the sun and the Milky Way for orientation, while others, like moths and sea turtles, rely on Earth's magnetic field. Based on the latest research and expert insights, this adaptation introduces young readers to the fascinating science behind animal navigation and the mysteries still to be uncovered.
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J 591.56 Bar
Jeremy, the English garden snail : heredity, citizen science, and #snaillove
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In a charming garden of London, a tiny hero emerges - Jeremy, a garden snail with a remarkable difference. Most snail shells coil right, but Jeremy's shell spirals to the left, making him a one-in-a-million wonder. That small difference will catapult him to fame, as scientists and snail enthusiasts rally to help him find a mate. (5/7)
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J 594.3 Pat
The daughter of Auschwitz : the girl who lived to tell her story
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A memoir by one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her childhood growing up during the Holocaust and surviving a string of near-death experiences in a Jewish ghetto, a Nazi labor camp, and Auschwitz.
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J 940.53 Fri
The magic & mystery of space
Author(s):
Weider, Shoshana Z.
McElfatrick, Claire,
Description:
Enter the world of amazing planets, swirling nebulae and distant galaxies and meet some of the animals who have been to space, in a book that combines illustrations with photography that brings the cosmos closer to home. (5/7)
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Call Number:
J 520 Wei
