Minecraft: Mining and Farming

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Minecraft: Mining and Farming
by James Zeiger (Author)

Booktalk: Learn all about the many resources found in the world of Minecraft, from how they are gathered to what they are used for.

Snippet: In the world on Minecraft, you can accomplish great things as a player. You can venture deep into unknown forests, and across oceans and islands. You might build towering castles and raise vast farms. You may even find yourself defending your home against dangerous creatures. With possibilities so open to the imagination, it can be a challenge to decide where to start.

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Poems About Creatures that Hide

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Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Poems About Creatures that Hide
by David Harrison (Author) and Giles Laroche (Illustrator)

Booktalk: In this collection of poems, meet animals such as the polar bear and the octopus; the ghost crab and the copperhead snake; and many more that use camouflage to hunt or to hide.

Back matter offers additional information about each of the nineteen animals.

Snippet:
Copperhead
Find me
if you can. . .
for if you
don’t,
I’ll be here
tomorrow . . .
you
won’t.

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