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Each Orange Had 8 Slices: A Counting Book

Written by Paul Giganti, Jr. and Illustrated by Donald Crews

If each orange has 8 slices and each slice has 2 seeds, then how many seeds are there in all? You'll...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Mae Among the Stars

Written by Roda Ahmed and Illustrated by Stasia Burrington

When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Penguins Ready to Go, Go, Go!

Written by Deborah Lee Rose

Children love Emperor penguins―they’re so waddly and their chicks are so fluffy. In Penguins Ready...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Mazie's Amazing Machines

Written by Sheryl Haft and Illustrated by Jeremy Holmes

Mazie McGear loves to engineer! Whenever she encounters a problem, she turns on her imagination and...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood

Written by Linda Elovitz Marshall and Illustrated by Anna And Elena Balbusso

Marie Curie has long been a well-known name around the world. Though Marie made extraordinary...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Cece Loves Science and Adventure

Written by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes and Illustrated by Vashti Harrison

Cece loves being an Adventure Girl almost as much as she loves science, which is why she can’t wait...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal

Written by Karyn Parsons and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Before Garrett Morgan became a successful inventor and saved countless lives with his creations, he...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain

Written by Cheryl Bardoe and Illustrated by Barbara McClintock

The true story of eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain, who solved the unsolvable to...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Bread Pet: A Sour Dough Story

Written by Kate DePalma and Illustrated by Nelleke Verhoeff

Cora promises to keep Uncle JB’s Bread Pet alive but didn’t anticipate its exponential growth! She...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Lucy's Engineering Adventure

Written by Danielle Passaglia and Illustrated by Gabriella Vagnoli
Join Lucy on an Engineering Adventure! “How do they work? Why don’t they fall? What lights them up...
Pre-K - 3rd
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All the Water in the World

Written by George Ella Lyon and Illustrated by Katherine Tillotson
This poetic story guides children through the water cycle. Where does water come from? Where does...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Little Kids First Big Book of Animals (National Geographic Kids)

Written by Catherine D. Hughes

An informational text with colorful pictures and fun facts about a variety of animals. It can be...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers: How a First Lady Changed America

Written by Kathi Appelt and Illustrated by Joy Fisher Hein
This book tells the story of Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the United States and a passionate...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci

Written and Illustrated by Gene Baretta
Many of the inventions we use today were actually dreamed up by Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum

Written and Illustrated by Meghan McCarthy
It's the 1920s and the Fleer Corporation is trying to create a new kind of gum, but they aren’t...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth

Written by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm
The sun tells of its important role in the water cycle and asks for help in keeping Earth’s water...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Oscar And The Bird: A Book About Electricity

Written and Illustrated by Geoff Waring
What is electricty? What do we use it for and how do we make it? When Oscar finds a tractor in a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Oscar And The Snail: A Book About Things We Use

Written and Illustrated by Geoff Waring
Why do we use certain tools for certain tasks? When Oscar finds a nest of sticks and leaves he...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Truck

Written by Donald Crews
In this wordless picture book, a large, bright red trailer truck packed with tricycles moves through...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Lets Find Out About Ice Cream

Written by Mary Ebeltoft Reid and Illustrated by John Williams
The process of making ice cream — from ingredients to packaging and delivery — is explained simply...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bugs Are Insects

Written by Anne Rockwell and Illustrated by Steve Jenkins
Is a bug an insect? Is an insect a bug? Is a butterfly an insect or a bug? This book contains the...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Chirping Crickets

Written by Melvin Berger and Illustrated by Megan Lloyd
The chirping sound you hear on summer nights is most likely crickets. This book explores how and why...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Clouds

Written by Anne Rockwell and Illustrated by Franne Lessac
This book helps to explain the many types of clouds and the weather patterns associated with them...
Pre-K - 3rd
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From Caterpillar to Butterfly

Written by Deborah Heiligman and Illustrated by Bari Weissman
Some kinds of caterpillars begin their lives as a small insect and end their lives as a beautiful...
Pre-K - 3rd

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