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The girl who named Pluto : the story of Venetia Burney
An empowering, inspiring–and accessible!–nonfiction picture book about the eleven-year-old girl who actually named the newly discovered Pluto in 1930. When Venetia Burney’s grandfather reads aloud from the newspaper about a new discovery–a “ninth major planet” that has yet to be named–her eleven-year-old mind starts whirring. She is studying the planets in school and loves Roma…
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- 9781524768317
- Collation
- 34 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 523.4922092 MCG
Field day : a lesson on empathy
The friends are happy it is Field Day! But then they learn there is no race for turtles. How can the friends help the turtles have fun too?
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- 9781937529093
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- 28 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
- Series Title
- Problem Solved! Readers
- Call Number
- F72
Oliver Button is a sissy
A little boy must come to terms with being teased and ostracized because he’d rather read books, paint pictures, and tap-dance than participate in sports. “There is a good balance between the simple text . . . and the expressive pictures . . . an attractive little book.”--School Library Journal
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- 0156681404
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- F72
Amelia Earhart
In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Amelia Earhart, the American aviation pioneer. When Amelia was young, she liked to imagine she could stretch her wings and fly away like a bird. As a grown woman, she set a new female world record for flying up to 14,000 feet. She also flew across the Atlantic and the Pacific…
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- 9781847808882
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
- Series Title
- Little People, Big Dreams
- Call Number
- 923 VEG
Live it : Empathy
What does it mean to "step into someone else's shoes?" It means you have empathy-you're good at understanding how other people feel. But how does a person learn empathy? And why is it so important? Come explore what empathy is all about with some "empathy experts." Think about how you could show empathy to others. And learn about seeing life from a new perspective.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780778748823
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
- Series Title
- Crabtree Character Sketches
- Call Number
- F72
Why do we wear clothes?
Do you know why a chef's hat has 100 pleats? Or how many ways there are to tie a tie? Packed full of whacky facts and stunning clothes from designers and cultures around the world, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever wondered why we wear the clothes we do.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780141387604
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 391 HAN
Coco Chanel
In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The first book follows Coco Chanel, from her early life in an orphanage--where she is a genius with needle and thread--to her time as a cabaret singer, hat maker, and, eventually, inter…
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- 9781847807847
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
- Series Title
- Little People, Big Dreans
- Call Number
- 927 VEG
Healthy eating
Healthy Eating describes each food group, including common foods in every group and how eating from all of the groups is important for good health and strong bodies.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781476500362
- Collation
- 20 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
- Series Title
- Wonder Readers
- Call Number
- 613 GRE
Mapping your community
Why do we use maps? How can you map your classroom? What does a map of your state look like? Read this title learn how communities can be mapped. Different uses for maps are explained, and readers can learn how maps of their school, neighborhood, city and state might look. Map-making activities teach readers to map their street and classroom.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781432907945
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
- Series Title
- First Guide to Maps
- Call Number
- 912 BLO
Music
Through stunning photographs and simple text, books in this series introduce children to elements of our global community. In this title, children learn about music around the world, including different types of music, ways people play music, and why music is important.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781403494061
- Collation
- 24 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
- Series Title
- Our Global Community
- Call Number
- 780 EAS
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