Learn basic folds and common paper-art bases used in origami while making origami wild animals. Ranked from easy to hard, the projects include cool facts about each featured animal and amazing full-color photographs.
Juvenile nonfiction
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Author:Miles, LisaSummary: - Author:Wilson, JanetSummary:
Ten profiles of amazing young environmental activists. Each child is captured in a portrait, their achievements described, and filled out with photos. Ends with tips for kids to make a difference.
- Author:Lin, GraceSummary:
Award-winning author Grace Lin joins science writer Ranida T. McKneally to get kids talking about the science of food, the five food groups, and what a healthy meal looks like. Answering questions like "why are so many vegetables...
- Author:Hearn, Emily, Milne, MarywinnSummary:
From the diverse cultures of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Guyana, Somalia, and others, immigrant children write of the fear, the excitement and challenge of moving to another country and forging a new sense of self in a new land.
- Author:Mercurio, PeterSummary:
This gentle and incredibly poignant picture book tells the true story of how one baby found his home. "Some babies are born into their families. Some are adopted. This is the story of how one baby found his family in the New York...
- Author:Jones, KariSummary:
There are almost eight billion people alive today. Having that many people in the world puts pressure on both social and natural resources, and we have to ask ourselves difficult questions like, What is our fair share? And how do we...
- Author:Freedman, RussellSummary:
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.
- Author:Winograd, Marilyn D., Rankel, Lillian A.Summary:
Want to make balloon rockets, acid rain, a solar finger heater, Ziploc ice cream, Diet Coke Geysers, and more? Scientists Dr. Lillian A. Rankel and Marilyn Winograd have written 32 step-by-step experiments for blind youngsters to do at...
- Author:Jennings, Ken.Summary:
Let your inner astronaut explore outer space with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! champ and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings. With this book about space you'll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers...
- Author:Messner, KateSummary:
In this gorgeous companion to the acclaimed Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal bring to life a secret underwater world. In this book, readers will discover the...
- Author:Rondina, CatherineSummary:
P.K. Subban is a remarkable athlete and role model. A talent on the ice, playing for some of the best teams in the NHL, P.K. has set records and won the Norris Trophy, the highest honor in hockey for a defenseman. Often the center of...
- Author:Roach, MarySummary:
"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) asks the questions children ask in this young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars. What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in...
- Author:Burk, RachelleSummary:
In 1953, Esref Armagan was born completely blind to a poor family in Istanbul, Turkey. He received no formal education and spent his childhood days in his father's shop, where he developed the curiosity to create and draw. He...
- Author:Ray, Deborah KoganSummary:
Documents the life and achievements of the nineteenth-century Northern Paiute leader, examining how her aptitude for languages and diplomacy enabled her to advocate on behalf of her tribe.
- Author:Bergeron, Emilie, Villeneuve, CorineSummary:
Para un abrazo es una tierna historia que fomenta las relaciones armoniosas y agradables entre el animal y el niño. En las páginas, descubrirá una mascota bonita, llena de entusiasmo, pero que tiene necesidades y cuidados. Ofrecida con...
- Author:Brisset des Nos, ÉlisabethSummary:
Pascal est sociable et ouvert d'esprit ; Pascal est aussi un poil, un poil d'avant-bras ! Il aime discuter philosophie et comprendre la réalité des poils qui l'entourent. Quand un poil de dos pique sa curiosité, Pascal met tout en...
- Author:Polak, MoniqueSummary:
During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become free men and women. Bestselling author Monique Polak explores her own Jewish roots as she tells the Passover...
- Author:Polak, Monique, Down, ChristianSummary:
This is an enhanced ebook with a read-along function. Teach babies and toddlers about this important Jewish festival by exploring what happens during the Passover seder with this delightful photographic board book. This primer features...
- Author:Peters, MarileeSummary:
Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases. Throughout history, more people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other disasters. The courageous, trail-...
- Author:Mulder, MichelleSummary:
Pedal It! celebrates the humble bicycle, from the very first boneshakers to the sleek racing bikes of today, from handlebars to spokes to gear sprockets, and shows you why and how bikes can make the world a better place. Not only can...
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