Suzanne Slade
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Travel through the zoo and learn about zoo animals through rhyme. Count up all of the animals you have seen. Teaches the concept of addition through simple exercises and techniques using animals commonly found at the zoo. Includes section "For Creative Minds" with cards and activities.
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"A picture book biography about naturalist and artist Anna Comstock (1854-1930), who defied social conventions and pursued the study of science. She pioneered a movement to encourage schools to conduct science and nature classes for children outdoors, thereby increasing students' interest in nature" --
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Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2024]
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40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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A massive team of dedicated scientists designed, built, and deployed the James Webb Space Telescope. Now the world's most powerful telescope is in space, expanding our understanding of the universe. Illustrated with NASA photos and reviewed for accuracy by members of the Webb team"--
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Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 volume (unpaginated) : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
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"For centuries, people have been intrigued by Mars, and over time, scientists have made exciting discoveries, such as the planet's Earth-like weather and seasons. But curious earthlings want to know more about the Red Planet. Does Mars have deserts? Volcanos? Or signs of life? Could people live there someday? Scientists decided to take a closer look. They built a powerful camera called the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) and loaded...
11) Fencing for fun!
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Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2009
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48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 x 26 cm.
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People have been sword fighting, or fencing, for thousands of years. Books and movies are full of sword-fighting heroes and now you can learn how a sword is handled, the different types of fencing weapons, and the equipment needed to protect a fencers body.
12) Astronaut Annie
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Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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When Annie has a career day at her school, each member of her family wonders if she will choose their career path--her grandfather the news photographer, her father the mountain climber or her mother the basketball player--until she reveals a dream that is all her own.
14) Dangerous Jane
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Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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Describes the life and accomplishments of the founder of Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago, where she provided aid to immigrant families and whose legacy is still evident today.
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Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"From Neil Armstrong's first small step to Gene Cernan's last footprint, award-winning author Suzanne Slade captures the experiences of the twelve astronauts who walked on the moon. The book reveals how the Apollo moon missions (1969-1972) built upon one another and unveiled important new discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space."--
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Presents the history of the Harlem Globetrotters, from their inception as a Chicago basketball team and their development into the Globetrotters to their growth into an international phenomenon.
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2020.
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Award Winning Books for Kids
Black History Month for Kids
Celebrating Women's History
Poetry Month for Kids
Black History Month for Kids
Celebrating Women's History
Poetry Month for Kids
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"Gwendolyn Brooks (1917?2000) is known for her poems about “real life.” She wrote about love, loneliness, family, and poverty?showing readers how just about anything could become a beautiful poem. Exquisite follows Gwendolyn from early girlhood into her adult life, showcasing her desire to write poetry from a very young age. This picture-book biography explores the intersections of race, gender, and the ubiquitous poverty of the Great Depression?all...