Jodie Parachini
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Told in the first person as if written by Arabella herself, she describes how she was the first spider to spin a web in space in 1973, and even made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Reading Arabella's diary and the story, we learn how spiders spin webs and why this experiment, suggested by a high school student, was important.
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Albert Whitman & Company
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2023 Finalist AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
STARRED REVIEW! "A fun series that kids will enjoy."—Booklist starred review
Meet a rodent with a life-saving sense of smell.
Magawa is an African giant pouched rat with a special skill: sniffing out buried land mines. Follow this HeroRat from training at a university in Tanzania, to working in the field in Cambodia, to winning
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Working together as a team is the best way to get a job done quickly and right.
It's forklift Axel's first day on the construction site, and he wants to show all the other trucks just how good he is. He swaggers and sways, he spins and dashes. The more he tries to help, the more things go wrong. When he apologizes, all the other trucks gather around to show him how they all work together to get the job done.
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Told in the first person as if written by Beautiful Jim himself, this is the story of the sensation in the late 1800s and early 1900s: a horse whose owner, Doc Key, a formerly enslaved man who loved animals, taught to read, write, and do math. Reading Jim's diary and the story, we learn how, together with Doc Key, Jim performed all over the United States, even for two presidents, while promoting kindness to animals.
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It was 1925 and the world was in a diphtheria pandemic. The town of Nome, Alaska, needed the serum to save its children but there was only one way to get there: dog sled. Balto and Togo, two Siberian huskies, were part of the relay race that pushed through below-freezing temperatures and a blizzard to bring the serum to Nome.
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Albert Whitman & Company
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STARRED REVIEW! "An inspiring picture book biography of an inquisitive girl who became a world-renowned scientist, told in accessible language."—School Library Journal starred review
STARRED REVIEW! "As gorgeous as it is informative."—Kirkus Reviews starred review
A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that contributed to her discovery of pulsars,
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Digby and his friends learn that there's more to life than getting the job done.
Digby and his coworkers work from dawn to dusk. The work is hard, it's hot, and they face deadlines to get each job done. But, one day, Digby decides it's time to have some fun. He starts to dance, and soon all the other trucks join in. A raucous and joyous story of a very different kind of construction site.
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Tiger Tales
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©2023.
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"It's a new day, and it's time for the construction trucks to get to work! Digger, Dump Truck, Mixer, Crane, and other vehicles travel to the building site to carry heavy loads, smooth roads, dig holes, and more. And at the end of the day, the trucks return home to wash up and get ready for bed."--
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Flicker is a big girl now and is going to visit Grampa and Nana Glowworm all by herself. Papa Jitterbug gives her a map and Mama Junebug tells Flicker she and the twins, Zip and Flare, will join her later. Flicker is sure she doesn't doesn't need a map to find her way through the many zig-zaggy hallways of The Grand Bug Hotel. Does she?
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Flicker and her friends discover how helping others can be fun.
Queen Bee can't stop sneezing, so she won't be able to oversee the pollination of all the fruit and vegetables in the garden this year. Not only does this mean there won't be a Garden Party, it also means there won't be any yummy food. Flicker and her friends help save the party-and the food.
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Flicker shows it's important to look out for the ones you care about.
Flicker's twin younger brother and sister, Zip and Flare, want to play with Flicker and her friends. Flicker explains how to play hide-and-seek, but the little ones just can't seem to get it right. Flicker is a good big sister and makes up a new name for the game that they want to play, and everyone enjoys the new game even more.
14) Dump Truck Duel
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Two dump trucks learn that their friendship is stronger than any load they can carry.
Dump trucks Bruno and Juno are best pals. They're always together, hauling and dumping, sharing and laughing. Then one day Bruno declares that he can hold more weight than Juno can. The trucks decide to have a competition to see who's the strongest, but when the contest is over, will they still be friends?
15) Half a Giraffe?
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All giraffes, even baby Gisele, know that the juiciest leaves are on the tops of the trees. But, how does she reach them? No matter how she stretches or twists, those tasty leaves are just too high. A strong story with a light touch, and colorful art with extra touches of humor, appeals to both children and adults.
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Flicker and her friends roll out the red carpet for some special visitors.
Famous singers Itsy and Bitsy Longlegs are coming to stay at The Grand Bug Hotel! Flicker and her friends try to get their room just right by opening the curtains, turning on the lights, and sweeping up the cobwebs. But when the special guests arrive, Flicker finds out that everyone has a different idea of what makes a space feel like home.
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Digby and the trucks have been working hard under the scorching sun. It's time for a vacation!
On a hot summer day, temperatures are rising, both outside and among the crew. Digby has an idea to cool things off: a beach day, right at the construction site! In comes the sand, beach balls, and sunglasses. But the best part is yet to come-the jingle of an ice cream truck. Yum!
