Young Readers Will Discover What Earth's Resources Are And How They Can Help Recycle Them.
Juvenile nonfiction
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Author:Webb, BarbaraSummary: - Author:Zhang, AngeSummary:
In 1966, Zhang was a teen in Beijing when Mao Zedong began the Cultural Revolution. Though he was the son of a "bad guy" (a famous writer), he became swept up in the revolution, until the violence and his father's arrest...
- Author:Freynet, RobertSummary:
This story is tightly interwoven, like a voyageur’s sash, with signifi cant events in the history of Western Canada, thanks to the Church’s involvement since 1818 in the social, political and cultural aspects of a nascent society. In...
- Author:Ball, HeatherSummary:
The acclaimed Women’s Hall of Fame series continues with profiles of ten women wordsmiths who made history in their own uniquely creative ways. From L.M. Montgomery and George Eliot to Margaret Atwood and J.K. Rowling, Ball covers a...
- Author:Campbell, Douglas A., Tougias, Michael J.Summary:
On October 23, 2012, with Superstorm Sandy fast approaching, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida, believing the wooden ship, a replica of the...
- Author:Bergeron, Emilie, Villeneuve, CorineSummary:
Retrato de familia es una historia entrañable proponiendo una descripción de varios tipos de familias viviendo en múltiples contextos. Aunque todas estas familias son diferentes de cada una, hay algo común: ¡el amor! Ofrecida...
- Author:Philbrick, NathanielSummary:
On November 20, 1820, the whale ship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one man crew, including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the...
- Author:Drake, JaneSummary:
A comprehensive look at the environmental movement of rewilding whereby habitats are restored to their natural states and native plants and animals are reintroduced to these habitats.
- Author:Flaherty, WilliamSummary:
Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children's non-fiction books about Arctic animals. Each volume...
- Author:Yolen, JaneSummary:
Spurred on by Sir Walter Raleigh, John White leads 120 men, women, and children across the treacherous Atlantic to colonize the wilds of Virginia. Landing at Roanoke Island in July of 1587-with hostile Indians afoot and little food for...
- Author:Ruurs, MargrietSummary:
Celebrated artist Robert Bateman is renowned internationally for bringing the natural world to life on the canvas. A naturalist and painter from his youth, Robert has for decades used his recognition to shed light on environmental...
- Author:Wallace, EliseSummary:
Kids are fascinated by how things are constructed, especially big things! The club has been invited to watch the launch of a new rocket! But first Lucas and Sofia are going to explain the building process of this incredible machine to...
- Author:Farndon, JohnSummary:
Rocks and minerals come alive in the next Animated Science book, an outstanding comic series illustrated by Shiho Pate! From gemstones to fossils and beyond, Animated Science: Rocks and Minerals is the definitive guide to rocks and...
- Author:Manson, AinslieSummary:
As Rick Hansen wheels around the globe on his incredible Man in Motion World Tour, the children he meets are encouraged to dream their own dreams and work to make them come true. Readers also discover little-known facts about the great...
- Author:Lovejoy, SharonSummary:
Plant a pumpkinseed with a child, and cultivate wonder. This simple act of reconnecting with children with nature is Sharon Lovejoy's purpose and joy and gift. Author of Sunflower Houses: Garden Discoveries for Children of All Ages and...
- Author:Giovanni, NikkiSummary:
Account of Rosa Parks's decision to stay in her bus seat in 1955 Alabama, in defiance of segregation laws. Explains the resulting bus boycott by civil rights activists that led to the Supreme Court ruling ending racial segregation...
- Author:Spencer, LivSummary:
All the juicy details on the breakout hit TV show that has people talking, tweeting, and tuning in week after week
Rosewood Confidential is the first companion book to the dark deeds, ugly secrets, and...
- Author:Whitecrow, DarcySummary:
"Elders say they were always here. The horses were small, but strong." "Like me?" "Like you." As they await the birth of a new foal, a man teaches his grandchild about the Ojibwe Horses that used to roam the forests of northwestern...
- Author:Kitts, WendySummary:
Though it was discovered almost 500 years ago, few people have visited Sable Island. Despite modern naviational tools, excessive fog and stormy weather still make travelling to Sable a challenge. Add government restrictions limiting...
- Author:Janveau, Teri-Lynn, Thompson, AllisterSummary:
This book tells the story of the unique bond between Captain Walters and his schooner the Bluenose. The ship is a Canadian icon and an icon of nautical competition, unbeaten between 1921 and 1939 in the races for the International...
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