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3) Are you big?
Author
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Are YOU big? A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe. From an average-size kid . . . to a hot air balloon . . . to a storm cloud . . . to the M100 Galaxy, size is a matter of perspective." --
5) Flight
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Soar into the high-flying world of aircraft with this picture-packed, fact-filled book. Eyewitness Flight is an essential guide to the history and science of humanity's most incredible feat: flying! Young readers will pour over stunning photography, alongside fascinating facts, of aircraft from Leonardo da Vinci's wing machines to jet airliners, as well as helicopters, gliders, zeppelins, monoplanes, biplanes, and even triplanes. Learn how technology...
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Inc
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"How do we know when the moon was formed, what dinosaurs looked like, or why there are seashells atop the highest mountain in the world? Through rocks! By looking at a rock's shape, color, texture, and more you can uncover mysteries of the universe. Take a closer look--there's so much that a rock can reveal" -- Cover, page 4.
Author
Publisher
Neon Squid
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Journey around the world to follow the lives of these cold-blooded reptiles as they hunt, hide, and fight their way through their day. Biologist and conservationist Christian Cave tells the story of the world's most amazing venomous snakes in the style of a nature documentary, including gentle science explanations of topics such as camouflage and skin shedding that are perfect for future biologists.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation, Stafford Lee Penney, Mississippi's #1 lawyer who has never lost a case, when his wife is scandalously killed, spirals into a legal and personal legal streak, ruining his career, and making him the nation's #1 suspect.
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The Incredible Octopus combines amazing photos with in-depth facts to get kids aged 7 and up excited about octopuses and the underwater world in which they live. Readers are introduced to the fascinating biology of the octopus, from its 3 hearts and 9 brains to suction cups and how they work, and learn all about what it's like to be an octopus!"--
10) Spring seeds
Author
Publisher
Odd Dot
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Discover how seeds spring into action! As winter warms into spring, the amazing life cycle begins--seeds root and sprout and start to grow. From tiny carrot seeds to big avocado seeds and everything in between, discover what seeds can do in this pitch-perfect picture book for younger readers. With clear, informative text and bright, charming illustrations, as well as lots of hilarious interjections from the seeds themselves, this is an exciting start...
Author
Publisher
The University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Stumbling Blocks expands and contextualizes the unpublished works of the late African American writer Delores Phillips. Born in Cartersville, Georgia in 1950, Delores Faye Phillips spent much of her childhood in Georgia before moving to Cleveland, Ohio. Best known for her 2004 novel The Darkest Child, which follows the Quinn family as they attempt to survive and escape racism, lynchings, and poverty in Jim Crow Georgia during the 1950s, Phillips...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Want to learn more about the bird that chirps outside your window? Ignotofsky crafts a perfect read out loud with a touch of humor and compassion for our friends with wings in the sky! Find out more from the moment they hatch, to how they create their homes in this perfectly detailed and soon-to-be springtime favorite read! Rachel Ignotofsky's beautiful, distinctive art style and engaging, informative text clearly answers any questions a child (or...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Be a soccer genius with this goal-scoring guide to the beautiful game from the origins of soccer to today's biggest international tournaments. Packed with vital tips and tricks, as well as astounding, mind-boggling stats, and history of the sport, Everything you need to know about soccer! is a vibrant, visual guide to everything you need to know about the world's most popular game.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This tribute to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on the planet (turtles) speaks to the diversity and wisdom of these long-lived reptiles"--
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Around the world, a billion tons of food gets thrown away every year, even while hundreds of millions of people go hungry. A lot of what we don't eat ends up rotting in landfills, which creates methane and contributes to the climate crisis. The good new is that many governments, communities and individuals--like you--are working hard to tackle this giant problem."--
Author
Language
English
Description
"TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm--except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can't get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ's world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of the clients, an accountant he'd confronted with...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Insects are some of oldest creatures on Earth, evolving well before other land animals alongside ferns and trees. This epic survey follows bugs and their cousins from their earliest appearance in the Paleozoic era up through today. Along the way, readers will meet many different kinds of insects from various points in history - like the trilobite of the Cambrian Explosion or the more recent and familiar termite. The text explores insect skills like...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book examines the importance of seeds to all living things, the threats they face and why we have to preserve and conserve seeds for the future. Illustrated with photographs throughout."--
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