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Inside In: X-Rays of Nature’s Hidden World
by Jan Paul Schutten (Author), Arie van ‘t Riet (Illustrator), and Laura Watkinson (Translator)
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Booktalk: Arie van ‘t Riet is a Dutch artist and medical physicist who uses X-ray equipment to create “bioramas”–X-ray portraits of animals and plants. While teaching the physics of radiation and radiation safety, he became interested in the application of low-energy X-rays to capture delicate objects. Now you can discover nature’s secret world with this collection of X-ray photographs of animals and plants!

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

Tales of Fearless Girls: Forgotten Stories from Around the World
by Isabel Otter (Adapter) and Ana Sender (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Throughout history, stories were passed down through the oral tradition. And often, the female characters in these stories were viewed as weak, vain, jealous, or just plain boring! This middle grade anthology of 20 forgotten fairy tales features stories of strong girls from different cultures around the world. Every tale features a female heroine who approaches life with humor, wit, cunning, and bravery.

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“THE COCONUT SHELL”
A story from Fiji

In times gone by, a little girl named Kumaku lived on the island of Rotuma, Fiji. She had long black hair, dark as a raven, and liked to place a bright flower behind one ear. Kumaku had a mischievous streak, and when she laughed, it was impossible not to join in with her.