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Dream Jobs in Science
Colin Hynson - Crabtree Publishing Company
Format: Print book
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A career in science can involve traveling around the worldand maybe even leaving it! From tracking violent storms or studying penguins in the Antarctic to repairing the International Space Station or searching for new planets, this fascinating book shows that a career in science can lead... |
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The League of Beastly Dreadfuls Book 1
Holly Grant - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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A creepy Victorian house, secretive aunties, and a great escape combine in this debut that is part Mysterious Benedict Society, part Roald Dahl, and all quirky, smart, hilarious storytelling. Join the League. . . . Anastasia is a completely average almost-eleven-year-old. That is, UNTIL... |
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The Copper Gauntlet
Holly Black - Scholastic Press, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Callum Hunt's summer break isn't like other kids'. His closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf, Havoc. His father suspects him of being secretly evil. And, of course, most kids aren't heading back to the magical world of the Magisterium in the fall. It's not easy... |
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Who Was Andrew Jackson?
Douglas Yacka - Penguin Workshop
Format: Library Binding
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Controversial in his day and still controversial now, President Andrew Jackson left his mark on American history.Seventh President Andrew Jackson was a man of contradictions: quick tempered and brash, he often seemed to look for fights, but he was so devoted to his wife, he quit Congress... |
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Top 10 Worst Tsunamis
Louise Spilsbury - PowerKids Press
Format: Paperback
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Oceans sustain our globe, but they can also act as powerful tyrants of destruction. This volume provides an in-depth study of the ten most devastating tsunamis, exploring humanitys historical relationship with these epic forces of nature. Photographs and visuals of these aquatic disasters... |
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Bruno: Some of the More Interesting Days in My Life So Far
CATHARINA VALCKX - Gecko Press
Format: Hardcover
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Bruno, the cat in the checkered cap, takes life as it comes. When it's too rainy to go outside, he rustles up an inside picnic with his friends. When he meets a fish swimming in the air, he follows it. Why not! When the canary forgets how to sing and can only speak gibberish, Bruno helps... |
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Tarantulas
Patrick Hely - Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback
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It might be hard to imagine keeping a spider as a pet, especially one as big as a tarantula. These furry arachnids can grow as large as a dinner plate, but dont worry, theyre not dangerous to humans. In this book, readers will learn about the habitat and food that tarantulas need to survive.... |
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Snowy Owl Invasion!: Tracking an Unusual Migration
Sandra Markle - Millbrook Pr
Format: Library Binding
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In late 2013, snowy owls started showing up in places no one expected to find themincluding Florida. What caused these majestic birds to leave their Arctic home? Sandra Markle engagingly explains the story behind this unusual behavior by snowy owls in the winter of 20132014, and she presents... |
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Gone Crazy in Alabama
Rita Williams-Garcia - Amistad
Format: Print book
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"Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising... |
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Elle of the Ball
Elena Delle Donne - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From 2015 WNBA MVP, 2016 Olympic gold medalist, and global ambassador to the Special Olympics Elena Delle Donne comes the first novel in a brand-new middle grade series with as much heart as there is game.Elle Deluca is a seventh grader who is tall - not just sort of tall. She's six feet... |
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