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Termites: Secrets of Their Cozy Colonies
Rebecca Stefoff - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding
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Termites are amazing builders. Some build mounds more than 15 feet above ground! How do they do that? These social insects live and work together in colonies. Each colony member has its own job. Discover how termites build their nests, communicate, and depend on one another to survive in their... |
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Top Prospect
Paul Volponi - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Print book
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Travis, a pre-teen quarterback with big potential, gets the opportunity of a lifetime when the University of Florida football coach offers him a scholarship before he's even in high school. Can he handle his newfound celebrity status? |
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Monopoly MasterMind: Charles B. Darrow
Paige V Polinsky - Checkerboard Library
Format: Library Binding
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In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the developer of the Monopoly board game, Charles B. Darrow. Follow the story of Darrow as he develops Monopoly from its roots as a tool to demonstrate the benefits of single tax through its evolution to the game we know today. Along... |
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The Dream of Manifest Destiny: Immigrants and the Westward Expansion
Nick Christopher - PowerKids Press
Format: Print book
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Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was meant to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The story of how it was achieved is full of excitement, which readers discover as they explore this pivotal period in American history. Important social studies curriculum... |
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The Cryptid Catcher
Lija Fisher - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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The Cryptid Catcher is the first book in a monstrously fun middle-grade duology by Lija Fisher about a boy who inherits a job hunting legendary creatures.After Clivo Wren's archaeologist father dies mysteriously, the newly orphaned thirteen-year-old finds out the truth: his dad was no archaeologist.... |
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From the Kane Chronicles Brooklyn House Magician's Manual
Rick Riordan - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover
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Greetings, initiate! Carter Kane, here. Congratulations on reaching Brooklyn House in one piece. This accomplishment signals that you're descended from Ancient Egyptian royalty, and you have magic powers. But what good is power without knowing how to use it? That's where this training manual... |
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St. Patrick's Day
Joanna Ponto - Enslow Publishing
Format: Print book
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"Describes the history and traditions of St. Patrick's Day, including a craft and recipe"-- |
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Dragon Fire
Lisa McMann - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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Ten years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and Artim, their younger twin sisters journey beyond Artim in the fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling sequel series to The Unwanteds, which Kirkus Reviews called "The Hunger Games meets Harry... |
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Sally Ride: Trailblazing Astronaut
Rebecca Felix - Checkerboard Library
Format: Library Binding
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Meet Sally Ride, the first American woman in space! Follow Ride's story as she develops a robotic arm for space shuttles, investigates the Challenger and Columbia disasters, and founds Sally Ride Science. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding... |
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Child of the Dream
Sharon Robinson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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An incredible memoir from Sharon Robinson about one of the most important years of the civil rights movement. In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"... |
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