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How to Win a Nobel Prize
by Barry Marshall (Author), Lorna Hendry (Author), and Bernard Caleo (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Mary has always wanted to win a Nobel Prize. She loves running her own science experiments at home. But how can she become a real scientist and win the greatest prize of all?

One day, Mary stumbles on a secret meeting of Nobel Prize winners. Dr. Barry Marshall agrees to travel with her through time to learn the secrets behind some of the most fascinating and important scientific discoveries. They talk time and space with Albert Einstein, radiation with Marie Curie, DNA with Crick, Watson and Wilkins – and much more.

Includes experiments that young scientists can do themselves at home.

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

Megabat and Fancy Cat
by Anna Humphrey (Author) and Kass Reich (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Megabat was looking forward to Christmas morning: presents, playing toys, smooshfruit and watching Star Wars. But then Daniel opened his last, most special present.

Daniel thinks this might be the best Christmas present yet: a beautiful cat named Priscilla! He’s always wanted a pet.

Megabat is not sure he likes this cat. She tastes most hairy.

Daniel loves his new cat! She’s fun to play with, and she’s so soft and fluffy.

Megabat is not soft OR fluffy. He’s not purebred and he doesn’t have a big, beautiful swishy tail. What if Daniel loves Priscilla more than Megabat? This is truly a disturbance in the Force. Megabat and Birdgirl must find a way to get rid of this trubble cat once and for all!

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