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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors

Written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld and Illustrated by Ben Boos & A.G. Ford
As they fix up their new house, Herbie and his sister discover how many things that we use every day...
3rd - 7th
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Amelia to Zora: Twenty Six Women Who Changed the World

Written by Cynthia Chin-Lee

Learn about the amazing accomplishments of women from Amelia Earhart to Zora Neale Hurston.

This...

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The Secret Pool

Written by Kimberly Ridley and Illustrated by Rebekah Raye
What secrets lie within the small pools of water that appear during the spring and evaporate at...
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Through My Eyes

Written by Ruby Bridges
The autobiography of Ruby Bridges, who recounts what happened in November of 1960, when she became...
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Basketball Teams by the Numbers (Got Game)

Written by Nicki Clausen Grace and Jeff Grace
This basketball book has got game of its own. Perfect for looking at teams from different...
4th - 7th
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Bull Trout's Gift

Written by Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and Illustrated by Sashay Camel
“We were wealthy from the water,” Mitch Smallsalmon says, and like all the tribal elders, he speaks...
3rd - 7th
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Coding Games in Scratch

Written by Jon Woodcock
Learn how to use the programming language Scratch to create your own games. Easy to follow...
3rd - 7th
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Coding, Bugs, and Fixes: Kids Get Coding

Written by Heather Lyons and Elizabeth Tweedale
This book from the Kids Get Coding series shows kids how to get started and learn from mistakes...
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Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World

Written by Reshma Saujani
Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani's graphically animated book shows what a huge role computer...
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Star Wars Coding Projects

Written by Jon Woodcock and Illustrated by Jon Hall
Favorite characters from the Star Wars movies guide you through creating your own code using Scratch...
3rd - 7th
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Martí's Song for Freedom

Written by Emma Otheguy and Illustrated by Beatriz Vidal
A bilingual biography of José Martí, who dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, the...
3rd - 7th
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Beauty and the Beak

Written by Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp
Beauty and the Beak is a nonfiction picture book about Beauty, the wild bald eagle that made world...
1st - 7th
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Achoo! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read About Germs

Written by Trudee Romanek and Illustrated by Rose Cowles
In the fifth Mysterious You book, Achoo!, kids probe the secrets of illness and sniff out what germs...
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Brain Games (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Jennifer Swanson
QUICK: Name the most powerful and complex supercomputer ever built. Give up? Here’s a hint: It’s...
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Cookbook (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Barton Seaver
Join Barton Seaver—master chef and National Geographic Explorer—on a year-round culinary adventure...
3rd - 7th
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Food And Nutrition For Every Kid

Written and Illustrated by Janice VanCleave
How does milk help me grow? Where do vitamins come from? Do carrots really strengthen my eyesight...
3rd - 7th
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Get Outside Guide (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Nancy Honovich and Julie Beer
This fun-filled guide inspires kids to get out of the house and explore the great outdoors where...
4th - 7th
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Marie Curie (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Philip Steele
Marie Curie was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes for science, and her work still...
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Medical Mysteries (National Geographic)

Written and Illustrated by Scott Auden
Medical Mysteries gives readers the inside story of the medical profession’s weirdest mysteries, and...
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Weird But True! Human Body (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by National Geographic Kids
Get ready to have your mind blown with some hair-raising, eye-popping facts! This latest addition to...
3rd - 7th
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Weird But True: Food (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by Julie Beer
This latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but True series serves up tons more zany fun...
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Air Traffic Controller (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque
Did you know that every year more than three billion passengers are carried safely through the skies...
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Auto Technician (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque
Did you know that auto technicians gather clues and solve a variety of technical mysteries everyday...
4th - 7th
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Carpenter (Cool Vocational Careers: 21st Century Skills Library)

Written by Ellen Labrecque
Did you know that carpenters construct buildings, bridges, and highways you see everyday? Today's...
4th - 7th

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