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When Sparks Fly: The True Story of Robert Goddard, the Father of US Rocketry
KRISTEN FULTON · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
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Blast off with this bright, energetic nonfiction picture book from Kristen Fulton and Diego Funck all about Robert Goddard, the inventor of US rocket science!Robert Goddard may be known as the father of US rocketry, but back in the 1880s, he was just a kid in Worcester, Massachusetts. Even... |
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Just Like Us! Plants
Bridget Heos · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
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Get the facts on an array of leafy organisms and discover the unexpected ways humans and plants are alike in this installment in the Just Like Us! series from Bridget Heos, author of Mustache Baby and Shell, Beak, Tusk. With an appealing mix of photographs and cartoon illustrations. What... |
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Charlotte's Bones: The Beluga Whale in a Farmer's Field
ERIN ROUNDS · Tilbury House Publishers
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover
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Many thousands of years ago, when a sheet of ice up to a mile thick began to let go of the land, the Atlantic Ocean flooded great valleys that had been scooped out by glaciers, and the salty waves of an inland sea lapped the green hills of Vermont. Into this arm of the sea swam Charlotte.... |
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Pipsqueaks, Slowpokes, and Stinkers: Celebrating Animal Underdogs
Melissa Stewart · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
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Puny? Poky? Clumsy? Shy? A lighthearted look at the surprising traits that help some animals survive.Written with a lively, playful voice, Pipsqueaks, Slowpokes, and Stinkers introduces young readers to a variety of "animal underdogs" and explains how characteristics that might... |
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If Polar Bears Disappeared
Lily Williams · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
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The freezing ecosystem in the far north of the globe is home to many different kinds of animals. They can beStrong, like a walrusTough, like a lemmingResilient, like an arctic foxBut no arctic animal is as iconic as the polar bear.Unfortunately, the endangered polar bear is threatened with... |
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Up & Down: The Adventures of John Jeffries, First American to Fly
Don Brown · Charlesbridge
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
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The incomparable Don Brown chronicles the ballooning misadventures of John Jeffries, scientist and aviation pioneer.Swept up by the European ballooning craze of the 1780s, Dr. John Jeffries longed to become the first person to fly across the English Channel. But first he had to outwit a rascally... |
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Elizabeth Warren: Nevertheless, She Persisted
Susan Wood · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
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Elizabeth Warren: Nevertheless, She Persisted shares the incredible story of the first female senator of Massachusetts. Elizabeth came from a struggling middle-class family in Oklahoma City. After a heart attack put Elizabeth's father out of work, she helped out by babysitting, waitressing,... |
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Adventures to School: Real-Life Journeys of Students from Around the World
Baptiste Paul · little bee books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
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Kids around the world get to school in unique ways. Take a peek inside this book and see how they reach their destinations!Children all around the world go to school. Whether they're from Japan, Ukraine, Ethiopia, or the United States, all students have the desire to learn about the world... |
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I'm Sad
Michael Ian Black · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
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A girl, a potato, and a very sad flamingo star in this charming sequel to I'm Bored by New York Times bestselling author and comedian Michael Ian Black and celebrated illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi.Everyone feels sad sometimes - even flamingos. Sigh. When Flamingo announces he's feeling... |
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The Manic Panic
Richa Jha · Creston Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
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Some grown-ups have so much screen time that they just can't cope when the wifi goes out. Luckily the grown-ups in Manic Panic live with a smart kid who loves to read and an adventurous grandma who knows how to have fun without the internet. Manic Panic is a wry look at the value of unplugged... |
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