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Ellen Ochoa

Written by Annie Buckley
Ellen Ochoa's has a passion for engineering, space, and science. Readers will find out how Ochoa...
4th - 8th
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Emerald Ash Borer

Written by Susan H Gray
Emerald Ash Borers have shiny green bodies and an appetite for ash trees. This native Asian insect...
4th - 8th
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Emergency Care

Written by Susan H Gray
When a medical emergency occurs, seconds often make the difference between life and death. Every day...
4th - 8th
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Energy from Hydrogen

Written by David Lippman
The country's "addiction" to oil is described and alternative energy potential from hydrogen is...
4th - 8th
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FBI Special Agent

Written by G. S. Prentzas
Introduces readers to the cool career of FBI special agent by giving a better understanding of this...
4th - 8th
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Fire Ant

Written by Barbara A Somervill
Fire ants are tiny, but they pack a powerful sting. Some kinds of fire ants were accidentally...
4th - 8th
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Fire Investigator

Written by Ann Heinrichs
Arson investigators are among the first people to arrive at the scene of a fire. These special...
4th - 8th
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Restaurants by the Numbers (Real World Math: Health and Wellness)

Written by Cecilia Minden
Real World Math Health and Wellness: Making healthy and nutritious food choices can be a challenge...
3rd - 8th
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Africanized Honey Bee

Written by Barbara A Somervill
Honeybees are known for their familiar buzzing and honey production. Learn how an experiment meant...
4th - 8th
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King George What Was His Problem? Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about the American Revolution

Written by Steve Sheinkin and Illustrated by Tim Robinson
The story of the birth of our nation, complete with soldiers, spies, salmon sandwiches, and real...
4th - 10th
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Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas

Written by Jim Ottaviani and Illustrated by Maris Wicks
Jim Ottaviani returns with an action-packed account of the three greatest primatologists of the last...
7th - 12th
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Radio (Innovation in Entertainment)

Written by Philip Brooks

Radio has been commercially available since the late 1800's. But today's radio has evolved greatly...

4th - 8th
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Two Miserable Presidents Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about the Civil War

Written by Steve Sheinkin and Illustrated by Tim Robinson
That Congressman, Preston Brooks, was ready to attack Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts over...
4th - 8th
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Which Way to the Wild West? Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about Westward Expansion

Written by Steve Sheinkin and Illustrated by Tim Robinson
With a storyteller's voice and attention to the details that make history real and interesting...
5th - 9th
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Pollution

Written by Robert Green
What causes pollution? How does pollution affect the environment? Why should we care about pollution...
4th - 8th
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Poverty (Global Perspectives)

Written by Robert Green
How do you measure poverty? What are the effects of poverty? What can we do to prevent poverty...
4th - 8th
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Presenting Buffalo Bill The Man Who Invented the Wild West

Written by Candace Fleming
Everyone knows the name Buffalo Bill, but few these days know what he did or, in some cases, didn't...
5th - 9th
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Public Health Microbiologist (Cool Science Careers)

Written by Tamra Orr
Much of the battle against disease is fought by these scientists and their amazing equipment. This...
4th - 8th
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Racism

Written by Katie Marsico

What is racism? Who is a racist? What are the causes of racism? Read this book to learn more about...

4th - 8th
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Sally Ride: A Photobiography of America's Pioneering Woman in Space

Written by Tam O'Shaughnessy
A Photobiography of America's Pioneering Woman Astronaut, is an intimate journey from her formative...
4th - 8th
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Tommy: The Gun That Changed America

Written by Karen Blumenthal
John Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help...
7th - 12th
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A Little Giant® Book: Science Experiments

Written by H. J. Press
Dive into the world of science with 325 experiments dealing topics from electricity and temperature...
3rd - 7th
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Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors

Written by Tom Tucker and Illustrated by Richard Loehle

Of the thousands of inventions filed each year since 1790 with the United States Patent Office, some...

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Build a Better Mousetrap: Make Classic Inventions, Discover Your Problem Solving Genius, and Take the Inventor's Challenge

Written by Ruth Kassinger and Illustrated by Jeff Cline
With this collection of exciting projects, learn all about the problem-solving skills and tools you need to creat your own fabulous inventions and discover incredible things about the tools and technology around you.
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