Dr. E’s Super Stellar Solar System: Massive Mountains! Supersize Storms! Alien Atmospheres!
by Bethany Ehlmann (Author) and Jennifer Swanson (Author)
Booktalk: Follow explorer Bethany Ehlmann, a member of the NASA Mars Rover Curiosity mission, and her lovable robo-dog, Rover, as they study and protect our amazing solar system.
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Ethiopia
by Spencer Brinker (Author)
Booktalk: One of the 50 books in the Countries We Come From series, this book for young readers explores Ethiopia.
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American Gothic: The Life of Grant Wood
by Susan Wood (Author) and Ross MacDonald (Illustrator)
Booktalk: From humble beginnings sketching Iowa’s cornfields and rolling hills as a child, Grant Wood became the father of regionalism, an artistic movement that celebrated the simple and real-life surroundings of the people.
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Wildland Firefighter
by Laura K. Murray (Author)
Booktalk: A brief exploration of what wildland firefighters do on the job, including the equipment they use and the training they need, plus real-life instances of famous smokejumpers parachuting in to fight fires.
Snippet: SMOKE BILLOWS FROM THE TREES.
The fire has formed blazing walls of flames. You feel its scorching heat. Your pack is heavy. But you keep digging your shovel into the soil.
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The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon
by Matthew Brenden Wood (Author) and Samuel Carbaugh (Illustrator)
Booktalk: On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong landed gently on the lunar surface and became the first person to set foot on another world. People around the world stopped what they were doing to crowd around television sets and radios to witness one of the greatest achievements in human history–a man walking on the moon. How did we get there? Why haven’t we gone back?
The 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 is NEXT SUMMER.
Snippet: What will your teens say about this comic on the back cover? Ask them to use their phones to scan the QR codes in the book and see the primary sources for this real-life story.
BONUS! Download this free activity from the book!
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Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala
by Lina Maslo (Author / Illustrator)
Booktalk: When Malala Yousafzai was born, people shook their heads because girls were considered bad luck. But her father looked into her eyes and knew she could do anything.
In Pakistan, people said girls should not be educated. But Malala and her father were not afraid. She secretly went to school and spoke up for education in her country.
And even though an enemy tried to silence her powerful voice, she would not keep quiet.
Snippet: But then a new enemy came to Pakistan.
At first, the enemy hid within the radio.
They told the people what to do.
They told people that girls could no longer go to school.
Then the enemy came out of hiding.
The punished people who did not listen to them.
They blew up schools for girls.
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The World of Minecraft
by Heather E. Schwartz (Author)
Booktalk: Explore the history and culture surrounding the Minecraft games, books, toys, and more.
Snippet: Minecraft fans play in a vast world with almost unlimited freedom to be creative. But would you believe that the basic elements of Minecraft were created in only a few days? A Swedish game developer named Markus “Notch” Persson coded the game that quickly in 2004. He was in a hurry because he wanted to move on to other games. He had no idea the one he’d just made would become a smash hit.
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Camping
by Nate Frisch (Author)
Booktalk: An in-depth survey of the history of camping, as well as tips and advice for teens on how to adapt to unexpected situations, and the skills and supplies necessary for different types of camping.
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Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author) and James E. Ransome (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Venus and Serena Williams. Two peas in a pod. Best friends. Sisters.
Six days a week they awoke before the sun came up to practice their serves and returns, to learn to run faster and hit harder. They were unstoppable. At age fourteen, Venus played her first professional match. Three years later, it was Serena’s turn. It wasn’t easy. Some tennis fans cheered for these two fresh faces, while those who were unhappy to see two black girls competing in a nearly all-white sport booed and taunted them. But they didn’t let it stop them.
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Impossible Inventions: Ideas That Shouldn’t Work
by Malgorzata Mycielska (Author), Alexandra Mizielinski (Illustrator), Daniel Mizielinski (Illustrator), and Agnes Monod-Gayraud (Translator)
Booktalk: This book is a collection of ancient and modern inventions. Some are revolutionary, others comical, others simply impossible. But each testifies to the extraordinary imagination of its inventor. You’ll find a flying bicycle, a bubble telegraph, passenger clouds and passenger birds, mechanical chess players, a water clock, a concentration helmet (below), and many more incredible ideas.
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