Call Number
577.636 MES
577.636 MES
Summary
Celebrates the forms of life that live above and under a pond, including turtles, red-winged blackbirds, blue herons, minnows, frogs, and catfish.
Celebrates the forms of life that live above and under a pond, including turtles, red-winged blackbirds, blue herons, minnows, frogs, and catfish.
Call Number
J 005.102 SAU
J 005.102 SAU
Summary
Introduces the relevance of coding and shares down-to-earth explanations about coding principles and real-life stories of women programmers who work at such places as Pixar and NASA.
Introduces the relevance of coding and shares down-to-earth explanations about coding principles and real-life stories of women programmers who work at such places as Pixar and NASA.
Call Number
J 031.02 SAY
J 031.02 SAY
Summary
Discover surprising facts about anything and everything slow.
Discover surprising facts about anything and everything slow.
Call Number
J 294.363 SAN
J 294.363 SAN
Summary
In this charming tale for kids, the classic life story of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, is told along beautiful illustrations. The book goes through his childhood to his enlightenment, chronicling the ups and downs he faced along the way.
In this charming tale for kids, the classic life story of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, is told along beautiful illustrations. The book goes through his childhood to his enlightenment, chronicling the ups and downs he faced along the way.
Title
Peace and Me
Call Number
J 327.172 WIN
J 327.172 WIN
Summary
An illustrated collection of inspiration ideas about peace based on the lives of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates.
An illustrated collection of inspiration ideas about peace based on the lives of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates.
Call Number
J 331.892 DUN
J 331.892 DUN
Summary
This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.
This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.
Call Number
J 333.955 MES
J 333.955 MES
Summary
Looks at the life of the coral restoration pioneer Ken Nedimyer, from his early fascination with the ocean to his ongoing efforts to save and rebuild the world's coral reefs.
Looks at the life of the coral restoration pioneer Ken Nedimyer, from his early fascination with the ocean to his ongoing efforts to save and rebuild the world's coral reefs.
Title
The Secret Project
Call Number
J 355.825 WIN
J 355.825 WIN
Summary
The world's greatest scientists gather in a secret town in the desert to develop the atomic bomb.
The world's greatest scientists gather in a secret town in the desert to develop the atomic bomb.
Call Number
J 379.263 TON
J 379.263 TON
Summary
Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California.
Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California.
Call Number
J 391.009 MCM
J 391.009 MCM
Summary
Equal parts fab and frightening, Killer Style explores the ways in which make-up, clothing, and accessories have killed, maimed, or tormented those who wear and make them. From the story of hatters felled by mercury poisoning to tulle-burnt ballerinas to the victims of the modern craze for sandblasted denim, no one is safe from these crimes of fashion.
Equal parts fab and frightening, Killer Style explores the ways in which make-up, clothing, and accessories have killed, maimed, or tormented those who wear and make them. From the story of hatters felled by mercury poisoning to tulle-burnt ballerinas to the victims of the modern craze for sandblasted denim, no one is safe from these crimes of fashion.
Title
Mummies Exposed!
Call Number
J 393.3 HOL
J 393.3 HOL
Summary
Just when you think that you know everything there is to know about mummies, new ones are discovered! Packed with facts but light in tone, this book introduces young readers to the most compelling examples of mummies from all over the world. There are many books about Egyptian mummies, but Mummies Exposed! goes beyond what you expect and uncovers both old favorites and recent discoveries; among them a Moche princess in Peru, the bog people of England and Ireland, and a Buddhist monk discovered within a sculpture!
Just when you think that you know everything there is to know about mummies, new ones are discovered! Packed with facts but light in tone, this book introduces young readers to the most compelling examples of mummies from all over the world. There are many books about Egyptian mummies, but Mummies Exposed! goes beyond what you expect and uncovers both old favorites and recent discoveries; among them a Moche princess in Peru, the bog people of England and Ireland, and a Buddhist monk discovered within a sculpture!
Title
Gravity
Call Number
J 531.14 CHI
J 531.14 CHI
Summary
What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity ... Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book.
What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity ... Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book.
Call Number
J 535 WIC
J 535 WIC
Summary
The wonder of light has fascinated readers for ages. Walter Wick's mesmerizing photographs paired with simple yet fascinating text and scientific observations help readers understand the secrets and complexity of light. You will learn what light is made of and how it fits alongside everything else in the world.
The wonder of light has fascinated readers for ages. Walter Wick's mesmerizing photographs paired with simple yet fascinating text and scientific observations help readers understand the secrets and complexity of light. You will learn what light is made of and how it fits alongside everything else in the world.
Call Number
J 551.46 ROS
J 551.46 ROS
Summary
A biographical account of engineer Otis Barton and naturalist Will Beebe's record-setting descent into the deep ocean in their Bathysphere craft, making the men the first humans to witness deep sea creatures in their natural habitat.
A biographical account of engineer Otis Barton and naturalist Will Beebe's record-setting descent into the deep ocean in their Bathysphere craft, making the men the first humans to witness deep sea creatures in their natural habitat.
Title
Grand Canyon
Call Number
J 557.913 CHI
J 557.913 CHI
Summary
An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain.
An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain.