Category: middle grade

Working in Engineering (Career Files)
by Vicki C. Hayes (Author)

Booktalk: Find out more about the skills and education you will need to pursue a career in engineering with this backstage tour of work from robotics to roads.

Snippet: In 2007, a bridge that was part of Interstate 35W in Minnesota collapsed into the Mississippi River, It happened during evening rush hour. Many people were injured and some died. To find out what happened, the state of Minnesota hired a team of forensic engineers.

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

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12 Reasons to Love Basketball
by Phil Ervin (Author)

Booktalk: From the NBA and WNBA to street hoops, basketball is one of the most popular sports to watch and play. Count twelve reasons to love this sports as you discover everything from the invention of the sport to March Madness to the incredible players from yesterday and today.

Snippet: Kinston, North Carolina, has been called Basketball Town. It’s a small town with only 20,000 people.

But they’ve built a strong basketball program from youth leagues to high school. Seven players from Kinston have gone on to play in the NBA.

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

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