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The boo-boos that changed the world: a true story about an accidental invention (really!)
Par Barry Wittenstein, Chris Hsu. 2018
After his new bride, Josephine, injured herself repeatedly in the kitchen, Earle Dickson invented a homemade adhesive bandage that eventually…
became a Band-Aid. Discusses the history of how the little bandage was mass produced, distributed, and became a popular household item. For grades K-3. 2018A dream of flight: Alberto Santos-Dumont's race around the Eiffel Tower
Par Rob Polivka, Jef Polivka. 2019
Recounts the life of Brazilian inventor and daredevil airman Alberto Santos-Dumont. After many attempts, he entered his latest powered-balloon design,…
Airship No. 6, in a special air challenge in 1901. For grades K-3. 2019Pluto gets the call
Par Adam Rex, Laurie Keller. 2019
Just after learning that Earth's scientists no longer consider him a planet, an unhappy Pluto takes a visitor from Earth…
on a tour of the solar system, sharing facts along the way. For grades K-3. 2019Fungus is among us!
Par Erica Salcedo, Joy Keller. 2019
A collection of fun and amazing facts about the world of fungi, from the secrets of a fairy circle to…
the toppings on a pizza. Includes an interview with a mycologist, a scientist who studies fungi. For grades K-3. 2019The hidden life of the toad
Par Doug Wechsler. 2017
Germs: fact and fiction, friends and foes
Par Lesa Cline-Ransome, James Ransome. 2017
Charles Darwin's around-the-world adventure
Par Jennifer Thermes. 2016
Short biography of naturalist Charles Darwin, tracing his exploratory adventures around South America aboard the HMS Beagle in 1831. Darwin's…
collection of insects, fossils, and animal specimens, along with his observations of the natural world, would change how the world viewed evolution. For grades K-3. 2016Volcanoes (Learning about the Earth)
Par Emily K. Green. 2020
The deadliest creature in the world
Par Brenda Z. Guiberson. 2016
Fourteen animals compete to be named most deadly. Size doesn't matter with these dangerous contenders, as shown by the disease-carrying…
anopheles mosquito and the short-tailed shrew, with its chilling eating habits. For grades K-3. 2016Did you know?: animals (Did You Know?)
Par Derek Harvey, Dk, Dk. 2016
Presents random facts about animals around the world, including why jellyfish glow, why lice live in our hair, how bats…
find their food in the dark, and why dung beetles collect poop. For grades 2-4. 2016Ada Byron Lovelace and the thinking machine
Par Laurie Wallmark, April Chu. 2015
Biography of Ada Byron Lovelace (1815-1852), from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with…
measles to the groundbreaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine. For grades K-3. 2015Maria Mitchell (Great Women in History)
Par Gail Saunders-Smith, Anna Butzer. 2015
Flying frogs and walking fish: leaping lemurs, tumbling toads, jet-propelled jellyfish, and more surprising ways that animals move
Par Steve Jenkins, Robin Page. 2016
Explores unusual animal locomotion through fascinating facts. For instance, a common octopus walks on two of its eight legs, a…
flying snake can glide through the air, and a Moroccan desert spider can roll away from hungry predators. For grades K-3. 2016Dare the wind: The Record-breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud
Par Tracey E. Fern, Emily Arnold McCully. 2014
Recounts the daring feat of Eleanor "Ellen" Prentiss (1814-1900), who learned to navigate ships at an early age. In 1851,…
aboard the clipper Flying Cloud, Ellen created a new world record for fastest voyage from New York to San Francisco. For grades 2-4. 2014Moonshot: the flight of Apollo 11 (Journeys 2014)
Par Brian Floca. 2009
Earmuffs for everyone!: how Chester Greenwood became known as the inventor of earmuffs
Par Meghan McCarthy. 2015
Short biography of Chester Greenwood and his patented invention of earmuffs. Although not the first to devise ear-warming wear, Greenwood…
is remembered for the winter accessory. Also discusses several other creative inventions. For grades K-3. 2015Journey through space: Star Wars (DK readers. 2, Beginning to read alone)
Par Ryder Windham. 2015
Fictional guide to the Star Wars galaxy, including profiles of planets and members of the Jedi High Council. Also includes…
information on various alien races and a glossary. For grades K-3. 2015Buried sunlight: how fossil fuels have changed the Earth (Sunlight series)
Par Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm. 2014
Authors present a clear, concise explanation of the fossil-fuel energy cycle that began with the sun and now runs most…
of the manufacturing, transportation, and energy use in our world. Warns that humans are burning fossil fuels too rapidly and that Earth's climate is destabilizing. For grades 2-4. 2014Island: a story of the Galápagos
Par Jason Chin. 2012
Biography of a Galápagos island--from birth, through adolescence, to adulthood and beyond. Discusses how the island is a home to…
plants and animals that exist nowhere else on Earth. For grades 3-6. 2012Things that float and things that don't
Par David A. Adler, Anna Raff. 2013
Want to know why an apple floats in a pool of water and a smaller penny sinks? Learn how the…
density of an object determines the outcome. For grades 2-4. 2013