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1) Farming
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
Description
An introduction, in simple text and illustrations, to farming and the work done on a farm throughout the seasons.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
You're growing up--and so are your feelings and emotions. As you enter puberty, not only is your body changing, but so are your emotions. You might feel your emotions more strongly or have new feelings you don't know how to talk about. From the author of the bestselling Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys, this book will help you learn to identify all the feelings you have, from anger to sadness to embarrassment to happiness. Then use the tips inside...
3) Train
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A picture-packed guide to the fascinating story of trains and how they have transformed our world. Discover how the vision of George Stephenson, the "father of the railroad," materialized into an age of steam around the world. Study the cut-out of a locomotive to understand how the movement of the piston turns the wheels. Learn how the American railroad contributed to the development and progress in the US and facilitated the spread of population...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Book Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Follow researcher Carl Safina as he treks with a herd of elephants across the Kenyan landscape, then travel with him to the Pacific Northwest to track and monitor whales in their ocean home. Along the way, find out more about the interior lives of these giants of land and sea--how they play, how they fight, and how they communicate with one another, and sometimes with us, too. Weaving decades of field research with exciting new discoveries about...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Formaldehyde, borax, salicylic acid. Today, these chemicals are used in embalming fluids, cleaning supplies, and acne medications. But in 1900, they were routinely added to food that Americans ate from cans and jars. Often products weren't safe because unregulated, unethical companies added these and other chemicals to trick consumers into buying spoiled food or harmful medicines. Chemist Harvey Washington Wiley recognized these dangers and began...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An account of the Cold War spies whose survival depended on carefully orchestrated deceptions as they fought in the shadows to help avert global nuclear war and, in so doing, changed the global landscape in ways that are still felt today"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A book for middle-school-aged children about previous extinctions and possible threats to humans, from volcanoes, to asteroids, to pollution and diseases"--
Scientists estimate that 99% of all species that have ever existed are now extinct. So it is not unreasonable to predict humans are doomed to become fossil records as well. But what could lead to our demise? Supervolcanos? Asteroids? The sun going dark? Climate change? Humans may be capable...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of all of us. The unauthorised biography of you (abridged). Charting your incredible journey from Big Bang to birth (in about the time it takes to eat your breakfast), this is a book created to raise more questions that it answers.
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning marine biologist Helen Scales introduces children to the wonders of shells (from seashells to land snails) through the art of observation. Using a friendly question-and-answer format, she explores, through a richly sensory experience, the incredible diversity of shells around the world and showcases the environments molluscs inhabit. From what a shell's shape, color, or texture can reveal about its inhabitant, to where shells are found...
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In waters where Australia meets the vast Pacific Ocean, grows the world's most famous reef. Schools of fish dart among the colourful corals, octopuses hide in dark corners and sharks patrol the clear waters above. Welcome to the Great Barrier Reef. In this illustrated guide, discover the plants and animals that live in this vast underwater treasure trove. Meet the scientists who have explored and studied its depths and learn about the history and...
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Journey to the Moon on the Apollo 12 mission with astronaut and artist Alan Bean! As a boy, Alan wanted to fly planes. As a young navy pilot, Alan wished he could paint the view from the cockpit. So he took an art class to learn patterns and forms. But no class could prepare him for the beauty of the lunar surface some 240,000 miles from Earth. In 1969, Alan became the fourth man and first artist on the moon. He took dozens of pictures, but none...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Legendary photographers Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams all photographed the Japanese American incarceration, but with different approaches--and different results. This nonfiction picture book for middle grade readers examines the Japanese-American incarceration--and the complexity of documenting it--through the work of these three photographers."--
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