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Animal signs are everywhere in nature and this guide will help kids learn all about them. Kids will find out how to spot and identify common clues that 17 wildlife species leave behind in the woods, in fields and along ponds. This guide is a fun way to turn everyday walks into exciting mysteries and make any child a nature detective.
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
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AAPI Heritage Month
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Books
Green Mountain Book Award 2023-2024
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Books
Green Mountain Book Award 2023-2024
Description
"After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffaloes and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars--at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as the girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter. Insightful, original, and hilarious,...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"What happens during a solar eclipse? The sun vanishes. Light becomes dark. Day animals sleep, and night animals wake. The moon takes over the sky. People stop what they’re doing and together, they look up. The whole world changes for a few beautiful minutes. Celebrating a favorite wonder of the universe, A Few Beautiful Minutes encourages young readers to (safely) discover each stage of a solar eclipse, and to experience how this incredible phenomenon...
8) The Titanic
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
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Description
"On April 15, 1912 an 'unsinkable' ship called the Titanic unexpectedly hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Right?
Wrong! Nobody was really talking about the Titanic being unsinkable until after it sank.
The truth is, four different ships wired the Titanic to report icebergs and field ice in the area. But the Titanic never slowed down. In fact, when the Californian warned that it was trapped in ice, the Titanic's wireless...
10) Groundhog
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Series
Publisher
AV2
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Did you know that a groundhog can make whistling sounds? These sounds warn other groundhogs of danger. Find out more in Groundhog, one of the titles in the Backyard Animals series"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"An informative picture book that takes readers along on a high stakes mission to battle one of the deadliest natural disasters to threaten the nation, while offering a dramatic look into the work of the highly-trained first responders who risk their lives to fight wildfires."--
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Quick! If you don't move fast, you're going to miss him -- there he goes-- Randolph Caldecott, future famous illustrator. His sketchbook is full of hurly-burly; wild weather, frisky animals and people so sprightly they can barely hold on to the pages. But in the 1850s, there are no children's books like that. Not yet. Many are published, but their pictures look still, full of pretty poses and cluttered scenery. No one has imagined how much fun an...
17) Duke Kahanamoku
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Description
Introduces the life and achievements of the surfer who won international fame in four Olympics and used his surfboard to save eight people from a capsized boat in California.
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"All over the world-on city roads and country lanes, on beaches, high in the mountains, across fields, in sun, rain, and late at night, people get ready to race. It's a BIG DEAL to run in the New York City Marathon! In this energetic and ever-so-fun nonfiction picture book about the world's most famous race, readers follow runners from all over the world as they stretch, make their playlist, eat a spaghetti dinner, and then pound, pound, pound through...
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"In this young readers edition of her New York Times bestseller Professional Troublemaker, Luvvie Ajayi Jones uses her honesty and humor to inspire teens to be their bravest, boldest, truest selves, in order to create a world they would be proud to live in"--
"The world can feel like a dumpster fire, with endless things to be afraid of. It can make you feel powerless to ask for what you need, use your voice, and show up truly as your whole self....
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Description
Get to know some of the many groundbreaking and legendary women in US soccer. Read about some amazing and unstoppable women who changed soccer in America like Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Briana Scurry, Trinity Rodman, and Mia Hamm. This book also includes a history of women's soccer in America and a summary of all four historic World Cup wins.
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