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Last updated October 15, 2020

All The Birds In The World

Opie, David

Take a beautifully illustrated journey -- with an adorable kiwi bird as your guide -- through the vast and colorful world of birds, with its tapestry of textures, sounds, and sights."--Publisher's description.

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Climbing Shadows

Bramer, Shannon

The poems in Climbing Shadows were inspired by a class of kindergarten children whom poet and playwright Shannon Bramer came to know over the course of a school year. She set out to write a poem for each child, sharing her love of poetry with them. This original collection reflects the children's joys and sorrows, worries and fears, moods and sense of humor. Some poems address common themes such as having a hard day at school, feeling shy or being a newcomer, while others explore subjects of fascination - bats, spiders, skeletons, octopuses, polka dots, racing cars and birthday parties. Evident throughout the book is a love of words and language and the idea that there are all kinds of poems and that they are for everyone - to read or write."--

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The Weather's Bet

Young, Ed

Retells the fable, "The Wind and the Sun," in which Wind, Rain, and Sun attempt to remove the cap of a shepherdess. Collage illustrations include symbols based on seal characters of Chinese pictograms.

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Plants

Hickman, Pamela

This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive book explores everything you've ever wanted to know about why plants are so essential. In this third book in the Nature All Around series, young readers will learn all about different plants' parts, life cycles, habitats and more, before going on a journey through a year in a plant's life. Essential scientific topics, such as pollination and photosynthesis, are explained in kid-friendly language, with helpful diagrams. A two-page map helps kids identify what kinds of plants grow in their part of the country. Readers will even get to know the plants in their communities with the help of a plant-watching questionnaire. End matter includes information about endangered plants and how readers can help, a "Grow Microgreens" activity, glossary and index."--

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Dive In

Munro, Roxie

A scuba diver encounters 29 true-to-size sea creatures with information about their intriguing habits and more about the Caribbean coral reef they call home"--

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A Sporting Chance

Alexander, Lori

Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this chapter book biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life of Ludwig Guttmann, whose work profoundly changed so many lives"--

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Worms

Williams, Susie

This beautifully illustrated title explores the wonderful world of slimy worms. Worms get rid of dead leaves and animals, and their poo makes soil full of goodness to help plants grow. Find out more fascinating worm facts in this amazing book"--

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Darwin's Rival

Dorion, Christiane

Follow Victorian naturalist and explorer Alfred Russel Wallace on his intrepid journeys across the globe and find out how he developed his own theory of evolution... In 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace's travels in the Amazon Basin and Malay Archipelago led him to discover natural selection independently of Charles Darwin. Darwin's Rival traces Wallace's life from his childhood in the Welsh countryside to his rise to prominence among the scientific community, via dense tropical jungles and perilous journeys -- and shines a light on one of the most important contributors to the theory of evolution.

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Our Dogs, Ourselves

Horowitz, Alexandra

This middle grade adaptation of Our Dogs, Ourselves is an eye-opening, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look about humans' complicated and sometimes contradictory relationship with man's best friend by New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog-Young Readers Edition. We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. Even while we see ourselves in dogs, we also treat them in surprising ways. On the one hand, we let them into our beds, we give them meaningful names, make them members of our family, and buy them the best food, toys, accessories, clothes, and more. But we also shape our dogs into something they aren't meant to be. Purebreeding dogs has led to many unhealthy pups. Many dogs have no homes, or live out their life in shelters. How is it possible we can treat the same species in these two totally different ways? In Our Dogs, Ourselves Young Readers Edition, bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs"--

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This Book Is Anti-racist

Jewell, Tiffany

Discusses social identities, describes the history of racism and the resistance against it, and offers guidance on becoming an anti-racist voice to move the world toward equality.

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When Darwin Sailed The Sea

Long, David

Published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the launch of the HMS Beagle, this beautifully illustrated narrative nonfiction book tells the story of Charles Darwin, and shows how his revolutionary research changed the world forever.

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The Story Of Life

Barr, Catherine

An exciting and dramatic story about how life began and developed on Earth, written especially for younger children.

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Amazing Evolution

Claybourne, Anna.

What makes a fish a fish? Why do giraffes have such long necks? How can all living things, from plants, tigers, and mushrooms to dragonflies, octopuses, and humans, be related? Evolution holds the answers to these, and many more, questions about life on Earth. This book explores what evolution is, how it works, and who discovered its secrets. It shows the journey of life, from the very first, simple life forms that developed on Earth 3.8 billion years ago, all the way up to the incredible talking apes that inhabit the planet today, otherwise known as human beings!" -- back cover.

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