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Papa's Mechanical Fish

Written by Candace Fleming and Illustrated by Boris Kulikov
While on a fishing trip, Papa gets the idea to invent an underwater vessel. As he works on his...
K - 3rd
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Up and Down the Andes

Written by Laurie Krebs and Illustrated by Aurélia Fronty
Explore the many regions of Peru, from Cuzco to Lake Titicaca, through rhyme. This book follows...
K - 3rd
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Holes

Written by Louis Sachar

Stanley Yelnats has terrible luck because of a curse traced back to his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig...

4th - 8th
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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...
4th - 7th
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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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Chef (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque
Did you know that one out of every ten American workers is in the restaurant industry? The chef of...
4th - 7th
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Commercial Fisherman (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque
Did you know that fisherman are conservationists by nature? They understand the need to preserve...
4th - 7th
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Electrician (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque
Did you know that electricity has only been used during the past 100 to 150 years? Electricians fill...
4th - 7th
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Green General Contractor (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque
Did you know that LEED [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]-certified, or "green,"...
4th - 7th
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Multimedia Artist and Animator (21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers)

Written by Ellen Labrecque
Did you know that multimedia artists and animators create the images and designs you see everyday...
4th - 7th
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Calvin: A Novel

Written by Martine Leavitt
Seventeen-year-old Calvin has always known his fate is linked to the comic book character from...
7th - 12th
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Gilded Cage

Written by Lucinda Gray
After growing up on a farm in Virginia, Walthingham Hall in England seems like another world to...
7th - 12th
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Cinderella

Written by Belle, Trixie, Caruso-Scott and Melissa and Illustrated by Lake
Discover the magic of Cinderella in this petite edition of the classic fairytale, created especially...
Pre-K - Pre-K
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Snow White

Written by Belle, Trixie, Caruso-Scott and Melissa and Illustrated by Lake
Discover the magic of Snow White in this petite edition of the classic fairytale, created especially...
Pre-K - Pre-K
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Coyote and the Butterflies

Written by Joe Hayes and Illustrated by Theresa Smith
After several attempts to retrieve salt from the Salt Lake for his wife's baking, a very lazy coyote...
Pre-K - 3rd
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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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Public Health Microbiologist

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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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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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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Airplanes

Written by Nancy Robinson Masters
Did you know that a jet engine can be made of as many as 25,000 different parts and that those parts...
4th - 8th
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Alcohol (Health At Risk)

Written by Lydia D Bjornlund

This book examines the basic concepts of alcohol abuse through the lens of the latest scientific...

4th - 8th

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