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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...
4th - 9th
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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...
3rd - 7th
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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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Cuts, Scrapes, Scabs, And Scars

Written and Illustrated by Alvin Silverstein
Describes how the body responds to wounds and heals itself when the skin is broken and discusses how...
3rd - 6th
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Eat Your Vegetables! Drink Your Milk!

Written by Alvin Silverstein
Describes the components of a healthful diet and explains why eating these foods is important for...
3rd - 6th
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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: All Things Adventure, Exploration, and Fun! (National Geographic Kids)

Written 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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Killing Germs, Saving Lives (National Geographic)

Written and Illustrated by Glen Phelan
Killing Germs, Saving Lives traces the path to the creation of the vaccines that revolutionized...
5th - 12th
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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...
3rd - 7th
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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...
3rd - 7th
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The Human Brain (National Geographic)

Written and Illustrated by Kathleen Simpson
The Human Brain aligns young readers with top scientists, doctors, and researchers from around the...
5th - 7th
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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...
3rd - 7th
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You Wouldn't Want To Live Without Sleep!

Written by Jim Pipe and Illustrated by Mark Bergin
Most people spend a third of their life sleeping around 25 years or more! Like it or not, we all...
4th - 6th
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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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