Helaine Becker
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Black History Month - ROD Children's
OBD Women's History Month - YOUTH
Women's History Month: Kids (March 2023)
OBD Women's History Month - YOUTH
Women's History Month: Kids (March 2023)
Description
"You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 [mission]. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about math, about the universe. From Katherine's...
2) You can read
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
In this fun and funny celebration of literacy, kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere! You can read at the playground, under the sea, at the opera and even in outer space! It turns out you can read everywhere! And when you do, you open yourself to a universe of adventure. Presented in light-hearted, rib-tickling verse that's perfect for reading aloud, You Can Read sings it loud and proud:...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the early 1800s. When pirates attacked her town and the captain took a liking to her, she saw a way out. Zheng Yi Sao agreed to marry him only if she got an equal share of his business. When her husband died six years later, she took command of the fleet. Over the next decade, the pirate queen built a fleet of over 1,800 ships and 70,000 men. On land...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When Emmy Noether is born in 1882, no one knows she's going to become a visionary mathematician. Back then, girls were expected to be gentle and quiet -- definitely not geniuses. But Emmy is a genius! And she's much more interested in math than in learning to cook and sew. Though she faces sexism and anti-Semitism, she perseveres to earn her mathematics degree and teach at a university. And when Einstein's famous Theory of Relativity has a problem...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A millipede the size of a basketball player? A pit-bull-sized scorpion? It's hard to believe, but such mega-critters once lived on our planet. In this peek into prehistory, award-winning science writer Helaine Becker introduces us to nine of these terrifying giants. You'll discover when and where they lived, how they grew to their mega-sizes and what (thankfully!) caused their extinction. On each spread, a highly realistic illustration shows us what...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Young Wendy had a rare eye for unusual. She was always on the hunt for anything and everything -- gnarly rocks, buds and burrs, the brilliant blue of a jay's feather. When a class trip takes her to Alberta's amazing bonebed, a place known for its dinosaur fossils, twelve-year-old Wendy makes her first major discovery: a piece of fossilized coral from 100 million years ago! From then on, Wendy spends her time among the windswept hoodoos, searching...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
"Sloth is a sloooooow creature. She's supposed to be going to the Zzzzzoo, but is mistakenly delivered to the ZOOM! She wants to make friends in her new home, but it seems like all the animals here are always busy, late, and in a rush. Finally, the sloth meets someone more to her speed: a tiny snail who invites the sloth down for a cup of tea. The friendship of these two animals is surprising and delightful enough to stop all the other animals in...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Born in Scotland more than 250 years ago, William Playfair was a dreamer who saw the world differently from other people. Unfortunately, this difference sometimes got in the way of his success. Early on, as he attempted to apply his unique perspective to a series of career opportunities in order to gain riches! fame! glory! he instead suffered one failure after another. Then, while writing a book about economics, Will's innovative vision inspired...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Helaine Becker places six different kinds of monsters under her microscope to expose the proven scientific principles behind the legends. There's also historical background on each monster, as well as trivia and jokes in sidebars, and quizzes at the end of every chapter for readers to test their knowledge. Becker uses the never-ending appetite for all things monster to engage the imaginations of children and get them excited about science, especially...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Darren Dirkowitz thought his life was over when his tippity-top-secret alter ego, Dirk Daring, Secret Agent, was outed to the entire Preston Middle School student body. If only he'd been so lucky. Now the Wolf Lords--a gang of teen thugs bent on wringing every last penny out of Preston students--are breathing down his neck. There's only one solution: Dirk Daring must embark on his most daring mission yet. A mission so audacious, so cunning, so doggone...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The future is now. Here come the hubots! Using increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) and embodied intelligence (EI), a new generation of robots is being designed to look, act and even think just like humans! Hubots, or human-inspired robots, are expanding the boundaries of what robots can do. For example, they can fight fires on the high seas, set up colonies on other planets and provide humans with companionship. This book introduces...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Dino-loving kids will learn what a dinosaur is by discovering what it's not, in this fun and innovative introduction to some other prehistoric creatures.Everyone knows what a dinosaur is, right? Well, maybe not. Roaming the earth alongside dinosaurs, there were other less well-known animal species --- but they were not dinosaurs. So, what is it that sets the dinosaurs apart? Here, readers are introduced to ten prehistoric animals that look like dinosaurs,...
17) Everything space
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Introduces the solar system, sharing information on how scientists study space, how stars are born and die, and how astronauts train for space missions. --
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After Puffin's family relocates, Puffin has to start over at a new school. Making friends has never been a problem, and being buddied with Penguin--the king of the school--will surely help! But Penguin is too busy to be a buddy, especially after being cast as the star in the school play. When a blackout puts the play's opening night in jeopardy, Puffin finds a golden opportunity to come to the rescue...but will it be enough to get the play back on...