Describes how scientists tracked, studied, and escaped the Komodo dragon and tells the true story of the world's deadliest lizard.
Juvenile literature
- Auteur:Crump, Martha L.Sommaire:
- Auteur:Bullard, LisaSommaire:
Jayden's mom is working on a navy ship, so he's staying with his grandparents. But soon he and his mom will move into a new home. Jayden visits several friends to get ideas about where his family could live. From houses with...
- Auteur:Stevenson, RobinSommaire:
Abortion is one of the most common of all medical procedures. But it is still stigmatized, and all too often people do not feel they can talk about their experiences. Making abortion illegal or hard to access doesn't make it any less...
- Auteur:Slade, Arthur G.Sommaire:
Arthur Slade has gathered together fifteen scary critters, ranging from Dracula to Golem, from Frankenstein to Baba Yaga and even a zombie. He provides facts, real history, imagined history, and lots of jokes to make these creatures...
- Auteur:Novesky, Amy.Sommaire:
Discusses American Jazz singer Billie Holiday and her dogs, especially her pet boxer, Mister.
- Auteur:Forsythe, MatthewSommaire:
From the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum comes an emotionally resonant picture book about trust, worry, and loyalty between a father and daughter. Mina and her father live in a hollowed-out tree stump on the edge...
- Auteur:Raven, Margot TheisSommaire:
The true story of a young German girl, Mercedes Simon, and of the American pilot, Gail Halvorsen, who shared hope and joy with the children of West Berlin by dropping candy-filled parachutes during the Airlift.
- Auteur:MacLeod, ElizabethSommaire:
On a cold and windy April day in 1907, Tom Longboat beat a crowd of top runners to win the famous Boston Marathon. His exhilarating, record-breaking performances earned him legions of fans in Canada and around the world. But there is...
- Auteur:MacLeod, ElizabethSommaire:
Meet Colonel Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to walk in space - and make a music video while in orbit! When Chris Hadfield was a boy, growing up on a farm in Milton, Ontario, Canada didn't have a space program. But from the moment he...
- Auteur:Wechsler, DougSommaire:
The salt marsh is not so friendly to humans, but it's the only place to be for many creatures and plants. Fascinating facts reveal the secrets of the salt marsh and celebrate this squishy and surprising habitat.
- Auteur:Krull, KathleenSommaire:
Marie Curie died in 1934 of radiation poisoning, from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered. But her work, which led to the atomic age in science, was also her salvation.
- Auteur:Bausum, Ann.Sommaire:
Bausum revisits 1968 Memphis, Tennessee, to examine how the sanitation workers' strike set the scene for one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s greatest speeches. It would also be the site of his tragic death, an event that dramatically...
- Auteur:Caron, Ken, Caron, AngelaSommaire:
Manny's Memories, by author Ken Caron with his daughter Angela Caron, introduces us to the Métis community of Round Prairie, Saskatchewan through the eyes of a young boy growing up in the 1940s. Manny shares his boyhood memories of the...
- Auteur:Shabazz, IlyasahSommaire:
Describes how young Malcolm's optimism and faith were challenged by intolerance and a series of tragedies that compelled him to learn self-reliance and how to embrace his individuality to reach his highest potential.
- Auteur:Williamson, LisaSommaire:
Before Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, she was a girl fighting for her education in Pakistan. Growing up, Malala's father encouraged her to be politically active and speak out about her educational rights...
- Auteur:Shapiro, J. H.Sommaire:
A picture book biography of urban environmental artist Tyree Guyton, discussing his childhood in 1950s Detroit and the way he used art to transform his decaying, crime-ridden neighborhood into an internationally-recognized exhibit.
- Auteur:Ritchie, ScotSommaire:
An engaging introduction to buildings, with a deft mix of nonfiction and fiction elements.
- Auteur:Krull, KathleenSommaire:
Do you have a favorite sports hero? If so, have you ever wondered about what kind of zany things things he or she likes to do when not competing? Have you ever wondered what the great athletes like to eat, or what they like to drink?...
- Auteur:Harrison, VashtiSommaire:
Featuring the true stories of forty women creators, from writers and artists to inventors and scientists, this audiobook inspires as it educates. Listeners will meet trailblazers--some known, some likely not--all of whom had a lasting...
- Auteur:Gephart, DonnaSommaire:
"Gephart has written a story that will speak not just to one specific community, but to humanity as a whole." --VOYA
For readers who enjoyed Wonder and Counting by 7's, award-winning author Donna Gephart crafts a compelling dual...