Grade 7
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Fishing Spiders: Water Ninjas
From the Series Arachnid World
What is that arachnid running across a pond and swimming underwater? It's a fishing spider! In this book, you will learn how fishing spiders are similar to and different from other arachnids. Read More →
Flash Points — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Flash Points
Flash Points is a high/low nonfiction series that showcases critical turning points in history, with subjects ranging from space exploration to civil rights. Each Flash Points title focuses… Read More →
Flight of a Starling
Best friends and sisters Lo and Rita have spent their lives flying through the air on the trapeze under the lights in the big top. The nomadic circus community is a close-knit family, but… Read More →
Floodwaters and Flames: The 1913 Disaster in Dayton, Ohio
March 25, 1913, began as a typical day in Dayton, Ohio. Downtown bustled with streetcars, carriages, and automobiles. By 8:10 a rush of water from the Great Miami River flooded the city.… Read More →
Fly Back, Agnes
A heartfelt story that sensitively tackles the everyday inner turmoil of growing up and staying true to oneself. Twelve-year-old Agnes hates everything about her life: her name, her parents' Read More →
Flying Against the Wind: A Story about Beryl Markham
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Born in England and raised in the bush of East Africa, Beryl Markham was an extraordinary child--and lived an extraordinary life. She learned how to train racehorses from her father and… Read More →
Flying Colors: A Guide to Flags from Around the World
By exploring the designs of flags, we can learn all about the histories and aspirations of the countries they represent. Did you know that only the flag of Nepal has more than four sides? Or Read More →
Focus on Civil Rights Sit-Ins
From the Series History in Pictures (Read Woke ™ Books)
The civil rights movement started in the mid-1950s. Fueled heavily by young adults, the movement saw many people protest to demand equal rights for Black people. Through photographs from the… Read More →
Focus on Japanese American Incarceration
From the Series History in Pictures (Read Woke ™ Books)
The US government forced Japanese Americans to live in US incarceration camps during World War II (1939–1945). Through photographs from the past and present, discover how fear and racism led… Read More →
Focus on the Great Depression
From the Series History in Pictures (Read Woke ™ Books)
The Great Depression was a major economic crash that hit the US in the late 1920s. While many people suffered from the crash, Black Americans were hit especially hard. Photographs from the… Read More →
Focus on the Great Migration
From the Series History in Pictures (Read Woke ™ Books)
During the Great Migration, millions of Black Americans relocated after facing segregation, poor economic conditions, and racist policies. They moved to urban areas, northern states, and… Read More →
Focus on the Harlem Renaissance
From the Series History in Pictures (Read Woke ™ Books)
The Harlem Renaissance combined art and social change in the early 1900s. Black leaders and artists celebrated their cultural roots and demanded equitable treatment. Readers get a firsthand… Read More →
Focus on the Women's Suffrage Movement
From the Series History in Pictures (Read Woke ™ Books)
Since the beginning of the US, women have fought for gender equality. Many women additionally fought for racial equality. Through current and historical photographs, learn about the women who Read More →
Folding Tech: Using Origami and Nature to Revolutionize Technology
Space probes, self-assembling robots, and crash-absorbing cars all have one thing in common: their use of folding technologies. To develop these technologies, engineers are inspired by a… Read More →
Food Chain Kings — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Food Chain Kings
In the animal kingdom, some animals are born to be kings! Readers will discover apex predators and the food chains they rule in this exciting series that explores top predators, their prey,… Read More →
Food for You: Get the Info, Gain Confidence, and Feel Fantastic!
This introduction to healthy eating gives tweens and teenagers the tools they need to understand and take control of their eating habits, promoting confidence, self-esteem and well-being. As Read More →
Food Poisoning and Foodborne Diseases
From the Series USA TODAY Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders
Tainted peanuts, deadly hamburgers, recalled tomatoes. Every year new problems erupt with the safety of the foods we eat and water we drink. Widespread recalls occur when food becomes… Read More →
Food: The New Gold
Did you know starvation kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined? Around the world, millions of people go to bed hungry every night. Farmers and ranchers… Read More →
Forced Out
From the Series Travel Team
Zack Waddell's baseball IQ makes him one of the Roadrunners' most important players. When a new kid, Dustin, immediately takes their catcher's spot, Zack is puzzled. Dustin doesn't have the… Read More →
Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death
About 4,000 unidentified deceased persons are discovered in the United States every year. But forensic experts are successful in identifying about 3,000 of those bodies within a year. In… Read More →
Forests & Jungles
From the Series Vanishing from
Giant pandas, timber wolves, African elephants, and Bengal tigers--what do all of these animals have in common? They, and many more animals, are all on the verge of extinction because of… Read More →
Forest Talk: How Trees Communicate
Trees are essential. They provide water, shelter, and food for millions of plant and animal species, including humans. They deliver proven health benefits, and they capture and store carbon,… Read More →
Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery
An ordinary construction project uncovers an extraordinary archaeological discovery. Imagine you're watching a backhoe dig up the ground for a construction project when a round object rolls… Read More →
Forsooth
Thirteen-year-old Calvin knows he's destined to be a star. . . if he can just stop making embarrassing mistakes onstage, like getting stuck on a single line—"Forsooth!"—and then falling off… Read More →