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The Technology of Baseball

The Technology of Baseball (High-Tech Sports)
by Thomas K. Adamson (Author),

Booktalk: Take me out to the ballgame or just watch the game from your phone! From motion capture technology to software such as GameChanger and PitchTrax, the tech world has become a regular part of Americas national pastime.

Snippet: Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants pitches with motion capture sensors attached to his body. The sensors provide data that will help Lincecum’s delivery look more realistic than a video game.

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The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia Revised Edition

The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia Revised Edition
by Clive Gifford (Author)

Booktalk: Freshly revised and updated, this is a world soccer book for the 2014 World Cup and beyond. As well as offering practical advice, this informative book also provides an insider’s view of the history of the game, profiles of the great clubs, and facts about women’s soccer teams and players. (Includes free World Cup poster for readers to fill in as the tournament progresses.)

Snippet:
ATTACKING
As soon as a team gains possession of the ball, with time and in space, its players’ thoughts turn to attacking. There are many ways in which a team can launch an attack, from a fast drive into space by a player who is sprinting forward and pushing the ball ahead, to a slow probing attack in which many players keep the ball securely in possession and look for an opening.

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The Streak: How Joe DiMaggio Became America’s Hero

The Streak: How Joe DiMaggio Became America’s Hero
by Barb Rosenstock (Author) and Terry Widener (Illustrator)

Booktalk: In the summer of 1941, Yankee center fielder Joe DiMaggio and his favorite bat, Betsy Ann, begin the longest hitting streak in baseball history. But when Betsy Ann goes missing, will DiMaggio keep hitting?

Snippet: Joe’s bat, “Betsy Ann” was almost as famous as Joe himself. He’d soaked her in oil, sprinkled her with resin, and passed her gently over a flame to dry out her wood. Sanding her handles, Joe shaved off fractions of an ounce until she fit his hands alone. Betsy Ann was his treasured “ball bat,” used for games only.

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Ants

Ants (Insect World)
by Mari Schuh (Author)

Booktalk: See how ants find their food in this beginning reader with large close-up photographs.

Snippet:
Ants are hungry little bugs.
They work hard to find food.

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World War I for Kids: A History with 21 Activities

World War I for Kids: A History with 21 Activities
by R. Kent Rasmussen (Author)

Booktalk: It has been 100 years since the start of the “Great War.” The hands-on activities in this book can help students understand life during World War I, a war that eventually involved all of the world’s superpowers.

Snippet: Soldiers stationed at the front spent only a small part of their time in actual combat. In fact, it was not unusual for individual soldiers to spend several months on the western front without seeing an enemy soldier. This is not to say that they were necessarily safe when not fighting. They might not see an enemy when they were on the front lines, but if they climbed out of their trenches, unseen enemies were likely to spot them, with lethal consequences.

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Animal Colors

Animal Colors
by Thea Feldman (Author)

Booktalk: Discover the wide world of animals through a kaleidoscope of colors in this Level 1 beginning reader

Snippet:
This crab is red.
So is this ant.

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Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes

Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes
by Roseanne Greenfield Thong (Author) and John Parra (Illustrator)

Booktalk: A book of shapes for Cinco de Mayo today…

Snippet:
Round are sombreros.
Round is the moon.
Round are the trumpets
that blare out a tune.

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Secrets of the Apple Tree

Secrets of the Apple Tree
by Carron Brown (Author) and Alyssa Nassner (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Explore a tree up close and you will find a world filled with great surprises! When you shine a light behind the page, you will see hidden wonders!

Snippet:
A fly whirs up
the tree trunk.

Something is
hiding on the
bark. Can you
see what is it?

See how to shine a light on the book in the 1:00 Secrets of the Apple Tree book trailer.

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On the Move: Mass Migrations

On the Move: Mass Migrations
by Scotti Cohn (Author) and Susan Detwiler (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Imagine seeing hundreds of the same type of animal gathered at the same place at the same time! Right here in North America, many animals gather in huge numbers at predictable times and locations. Not all migrations are tied to seasonal food changes, some are tied to life cycles. Certain birds, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, fish, and even insects migrate during spring, summer, fall, or winter. Travel along with them as you learn about what puts these animals On the Move.

Snippet: Spring swoops onto the prairie on a brisk, bold breeze. A warbling, trumpeting, chirping noise gets louder and louder. Soon hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes fill the sky. They’re on the move!

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What’s in the Garden?

What’s in the Garden?
by Marianne Berkes (Author) and Cris Arbo (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Good food doesn’t begin on a store shelf with a box. It comes from a garden bursting with life, color, sounds, smells, sunshine, moisture, birds, and bees! Healthy food becomes much more interesting when children know where they come from. So what’s in the garden? Kids will find a variety fruits and vegetables, and a tasty, kid-friendly recipe for each one to start a lifetime of good eating.

Snippet:
Delicious, nutritious, what could it be?
In spring there are blossoms all over the tree,
Red, green, or yellow, with fruit that is round.
If you don’t pick it, it plops to the ground.

TURN THE PAGE to see a recipe for making applesauce!

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