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Alice and Gert: An Ant and Grasshopper Story
It's high summer in the meadow where Alice the ant and Gert the grasshopper live. Alice is hard at work preparing for winter, harvesting heavy loads of seeds. Meanwhile, Gert prefers to play, since winter is ages away. Gert dances through the long days...- $17.95
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An Equal Shot: How the Law Title IX Changed America
The book we needed right now. --Betsy Bird, A Fuse #8 Production Helaine Becker's An Equal Shot is a nonfiction picture book introduction to the history and importance of Title IX as civil rights legislature, featuring illustrations by Dow Phumiruk. You've likely heard of...- $19.99
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Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures. You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 moon landing. But do you know about the mathematical genius who...- $18.99
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Her Path to Kindness
I bet you didn't know that young Eleanor Roosevelt was: - Afraid of most animals as a child. - An orphan by the age of ten. - Taken under the wing of her boarding school headmistress. - Became an investigator for the Consumer League...- $18.99
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Emmy Noether: The Most Important Mathematician You've Never Heard of
In this engaging and inspiring biography, a groundbreaking but relatively unknown woman finally gets her due as one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. Emmy Noether is not pretty, quiet, good at housework or eager to marry -- all the things...- $18.99
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Lines, Bars and Circles: How William Playfair Invented Graphs
Born in Scotland more than 250 years ago, William Playfair was a dreamer who "saw the world differently from other people." Unfortunately, this difference sometimes got in the way of his success. Early on, as he attempted to apply his unique perspective to a...- $17.95
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Megabugs: And Other Prehistoric Critters That Roamed the Planet
Can you imagine a bug the size of a small crocodile? How about one bigger than a large basketball player? As scary as it may seem, supersized, insect-like critters such as these roamed Earth long before humans. In this peek into prehistory, award-winning science...- $17.99
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Monster Science: Could Monsters Survive (and Thrive!) in the Real World?
"What if the terrifying creatures of your nightmares were indeed prowling the big, wide world beyond your blankie?" begins the intriguing premise of this book. "Could they really exist? And if so, how?" In a completely original approach to exploring science, award-winning author Helaine...- $18.95
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National Geographic Kids Everything Space: Blast Off for a Universe of Photos, Facts, and Fun!
Get ready to blast off into space to explore planets, stars, and beyond This fun book will pull you in like gravity, full of fun facts, reports from explorers, maps and infographics, and more than 100 pictures.Author: Helaine BeckerISBN-10: 1426320752ISBN-13: 9781426320750Publisher: National Geographic KidsLanguage:...- $25.90
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National Geographic Kids Everything Space: Blast Off for a Universe of Photos, Facts, and Fun!
Get ready to blast off into space to explore planets, stars, and beyond This fun book will pull you in like gravity, full of fun facts, reports from explorers, maps and infographics, and more than 100 pictures.Author: Helaine BeckerISBN-10: 1426320744ISBN-13: 9781426320743Publisher: National Geographic KidsLanguage:...- $12.99
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Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao
An inspiring story of Zheng Yi Sao, the real-life pirate queen who took control of her life -- and the South China seas -- in the early 19th century. The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in...- $17.95
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Sloth at the Zoom
A laid-back sloth reminds an entire zoo to sloooow down One day, a sloth accidentally gets delivered to the Zoom! She was supposed to be dropped off at the Zzzzzoo, a much more laid-back, slow-paced place. She had been looking forward to long, languorous...- $9.95
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That's No Dino!: Or Is It? What Makes a Dinosaur a Dinosaur
Dino-loving kids will learn what a dinosaur is by discovering what it's not, in this fun and innovative introduction to some other prehistoric creatures. Everyone knows what a dinosaur is, right? Well, maybe not. Roaming the earth alongside dinosaurs, there were other less well-known...- $17.99
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The Fabulous Tale of Fish and Chips
Joseph Malin loves his grandmother's fried fish, which she makes according to an old family recipe. It's so good, he thinks he might be able to make some money from it; money that his immigrant Jewish family desperately needs. He takes it into the...- $12.99
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The Fossil Whisperer: How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur
A captivating look at the life of a modern-day fossil hunter who makes the find of a lifetime told by award-winning author Helaine Becker. Wendy has an eye for the unusual and is skilled at finding things that others don't see. While on a...- $18.99
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Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo
Ever wondered what zoo animals eat? Feeding time is one of the most popular events at zoos. It also prompts a smorgasbord of questions: what do different animals eat? How much food do they need to stay healthy? Where do zookeepers get all that...- $9.95
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You Can Read
Presented in light-hearted, rib-tickling verse that's perfect for reading aloud, You Can Read sings it loud and proud: Books are awesome. And so are the people who read them. In this fun and funny celebration of literacy, kids of all ages will discover that...- $19.95
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Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals
Innovations in the world of robotics are multiplying, with many cutting-edge breakthroughs, and this exciting and timely new book for young readers explores one particularly intriguing area: the world of robo-animals, or zoobots. In an attempt to design robots that can solve problems or...- $17.95
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