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Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"There's never been a timelier moment for kids to learn the importance of voting. Your Vote Matters walks readers through all the ins and outs of voting in America--and more specifically, voting in presidential elections. This easy-to-understand illustrated guide explains every step in the presidential election process--from who is eligible to run for president to what the president does once they are sworn into office. Learn about campaigning and...
Author
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
29 pages; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Get to know your glasses and become a proud glasses-wearer! Kitty and Joe wear glasses, and thanks to that, they can see the world in full detail, beautiful and clear as it is. Maybe you’re getting used to your own new pair of glasses right now, and maybe you’re not sure what to think about this funny thing on your nose. Will it really be as useful as adults tell you? Will it ever stop feeling funny? Will you ever be able to see past the frames?...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A fascinating history of the U.S. Post Office for kids, from acclaimed author Linda Barrett Osborne
"In America, one of the first things done in a new State is to have the mail come." -Alexis de Toqueville, 1835
Who's Got Mail? is an intriguing and fact-filled look at how the mail has been delivered in the United States since before the Constitution was even signed. In the United States, the spread of the postal service went hand in hand with...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
238 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Packed with anecdotes and sidebars, a timeline of the advancement of women's rights, and humorous illustrations and portraits, A Kids' Guide to America's First Ladies brings vividly to life the women who paved the way for America in times of change.
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
140 pages 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Do you ever feel like your classroom is just too loud? Maybe it has too many noisy kids in it? ! Or maybe you wish there were more colours on the walls? There is a reason you feel this way and it's all because of your eight (yes eight!) senses. In this workbook you will get to know all about your senses and a number of friendly animals along the way. Fun activities will help you pin down what sorts of smells, sounds, textures, tastes and movements...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In Black Hole Chasers, award-winning investigative journalist Anna Crowley Redding presents the riveting true story of one of the most inspiring scientific breakthroughs of our lifetime-the Event Horizon Telescope team's reveal of the first image of a super massive black hole.
In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Team unveiled the first ever image of a super massive black hole.
This inspiring scientific breakthrough took years of hard work,...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
In the 1960s, locked in a heated race to launch the first human into space, the United States selected seven superstar test pilots and former military air fighters to NASA's astronaut class -the Mercury 7. The men endured grueling training and constant media attention for the honor of becoming America's first space heroes. But a group of 13 women -accomplished air racers, test pilots, and flight instructors -were enduring those same astronaut tests...
Author
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
272 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Featuring the very best recipes from American Girl's best-selling cookbooks, The Big Book of Baking For Kids is the ultimate cookbook for young bakers. There are treats, snacks, desserts, and more for every taste and occasion. This compilation has something for every skill level and includes a delicious variety of cookies, cakes, tarts, brownies, pies, and more"
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
An inspiring and engaging historical nonfiction book for kids 9 to 12, this newly adapted young readers' edition of the acclaimed national bestseller tells the story of America's glowing girls and their brave fight for justice
Amid the excitement of the early twentieth century, hundreds of young women spend their days hard at work painting watch dials with glow-in-the-dark radium paint. The painters consider themselves lucky-until they start suffering...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged ) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"An informative picture book that takes readers along on a high stakes mission to battle one of the deadliest natural disasters to threaten the nation, while offering a dramatic look into the work of the highly-trained first responders who risk their lives to fight wildfires"--