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Cover: Anita and the Dragons
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Anita and the Dragons

From the Series Lantana Global Picture Books

A beautifully tender story touching on the range of emotions immigrants may feel when leaving their home countries – excitement and sorrow, fear and courage. Anita watches the dragons high… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

Coyote's Soundbite: A Poem for Our Planet

A rip-roaring poem about protecting our planet, told through the eyes of Coyote the trickster. Excitement spreads like wildfire through the jungle. Earth-goddesses are planning a conference!… Read More →

  • Lexile: 910
  • Dewey: 821
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: The Singer and the Scientist
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The Singer and the Scientist

It's 1937, and Marian Anderson is one of the most famous singers in America. But after she gives a performance for an all-white audience, she learns that the nearby hotel is closed to African Read More →

  • Lexile: 750
  • Dewey: 782.0092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
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Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer

An American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female… Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • Dewey: 629.1092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: Fossils from Lost Worlds
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Fossils from Lost Worlds

Outstanding Science Book Winner 2022, National Science Teacher's Association and Children's Book Council Walk in the footsteps of the first fossil researchers to discover the earliest… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1050
  • Dewey: 560
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: Hothouse Earth: The Climate Crisis and the Importance of Carbon Neutrality
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Hothouse Earth: The Climate Crisis and the Importance of Carbon Neutrality

As hurricanes, droughts, floods, and wildfires are increasing in regularity and intensity, climate change can no longer be ignored. Melting permafrost, forest dieback, ocean acidification,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1180
  • Dewey: 363.738/74
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: Odd Bods: The World's Unusual Animals
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Odd Bods: The World's Unusual Animals

Long snouts, bright-red lips, pointy heads . . . the animal kingdom is full of critters with unique features. Learn about the incredible adaptations that help these creatures—and their odd… Read More →

  • Lexile: 900
  • Dewey: 591
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean
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Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean

"Books like this one help lead the way to a better climate future for all inhabitants of Mother Earth. We are all in this together!" — Jeff Bridges, Academy Award winner and environmentalist Read More →

  • Lexile: 1030
  • Dewey: 551.46
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: Rissy No Kissies
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Rissy No Kissies

A lovebird who doesn't like kisses?! Rissy's friends and family wonder if she's sick, confused, or rude. But kisses make Rissy uncomfortable. Can one little lovebird show everyone that… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field
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The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field

On the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. How will a group of Thai boys play soccer? After watching the World Cup on television, a group of Thai boys Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: 796.33409593
  • Copyright: 2021

The Hunt Is On: Book 1

From the Series Seekers of the Aweto

Xinyue, his brother Qiliu, and their mother are seekers, hunting aweto—a rare, plantlike treasure—along the legendary Silk Road. After one outing, Xinyue discovers the offspring of a deity… Read More →

  • Lexile: 290
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: The Secret Life of Kitty Granger
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The Secret Life of Kitty Granger

Sixteen-year-old Kitty Granger has always known that others consider her peculiar. She hates noise and crowds, tends to fixate on patterns, and often feels acutely aware of her surroundings… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

The Wolf in Underpants at Full Speed

From the Series The Wolf in Underpants

It's race day in the forest—but someone has ruined the posters for the big event! When other animals ask the Wolf to investigate, he discovers a chickadee with a chip on its shoulder. After… Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: When Dogs Heal: Powerful Stories of People Living with HIV and the Dogs That Saved Them
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When Dogs Heal: Powerful Stories of People Living with HIV and the Dogs That Saved Them

The best medicine may not always be found at a pharmacy or in a doctor’s office. Sometimes it comes in the form of a four-legged friend. Three well-known leaders in their… Read More →

  • Lexile: 970
  • Dewey: 362.19697/920092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: Boardwalk Babies
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Boardwalk Babies

In the late 19th century, there wasn't much hope for premature babies—until Dr. Couney developed the incubator. The device was so new and strange, hospitals rejected it. So Dr. Couney set up… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • Dewey: 618.9201
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: Can You Whistle, Johanna?
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Can You Whistle, Johanna?

Why doesn't Berra have a grandfather? And how can he get one? Ulf suggests that there are plenty of old men at the retirement home. Berra and Ulf go there together to find one—ideally one who Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: My Ex-Imaginary Friend
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My Ex-Imaginary Friend

Eleven-year-old Jack thought he had outgrown his imaginary friend, George—until his dad also disappears from his life. His mom's bipolar disorder isn't being properly treated, so while in the Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Author and Illustrator A Caldecott Honor Book A Sibert Honor Book Longlisted for the National Book Award A Kirkus Prize Finalist A Boston… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1100
  • ATOS: 5.8
  • Dewey: 976.6/8600496073
  • Copyright: 2021

Let's Explore Beans!

From the Series Food Field Trips

Beans are packed with nutrition and used in cuisines around the world. See how beans grow, meet the farmers who grow them, and learn how to grow a bean plant and how to make bean dip. Read More →

  • Lexile: 360
  • Dewey: 641.6/565
  • Copyright: 2021

Let's Explore Carrots!

From the Series Food Field Trips

Thanks to their mild, sweet flavor, carrots are a popular veggie to snack on. Inspire food literacy with photos and text that show the life cycle of a carrot, how to roast them, and how to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 440
  • Dewey: 635/.13
  • Copyright: 2021

Let's Explore Chocolate!

From the Series Food Field Trips

Chocolate is a delicious food that people around the world enjoy. Have you ever seen where chocolate comes from? Visit a cacao farm, look inside a cacao pod, and learn how to make hot… Read More →

  • Lexile: 430
  • Dewey: 641.6/374
  • Copyright: 2021

Let's Explore Eggs!

From the Series Food Field Trips

Eggs are delicious, nutritious, and versatile! Young readers will meet chickens and chicken farmers, and they'll learn how to cook a simple recipe using eggs and make plant pots from the shells. Read More →

  • Lexile: 410
  • Dewey: 641.6/75
  • Copyright: 2021

Let's Explore Peanut Butter!

From the Series Food Field Trips

Peanut butter sandwiches have been a lunchbox staple for decades. Visit the fields where peanuts grow, learn how they are harvested, and discover how you can make your own peanut butter. Read More →

  • Lexile: 410
  • Dewey: 641.6/56596
  • Copyright: 2021

Let's Explore Tomatoes!

From the Series Food Field Trips

Ripe, juicy tomatoes are a delicious summer treat! Young readers will follow how tomatoes are grown and harvested, and they'll learn how to make tomato sauce in this engaging title that… Read More →

  • Lexile: 450
  • Dewey: 635/.642
  • Copyright: 2021