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The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers: A Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws, and Other Weird Bits
by Rachel Poliquin (Author) and Clayton Hanmer (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Welcome to the weirdest museum you’ll ever explore–the one inside your body.

Did you know your amazing, incredible body is a walking, talking museum of evolution? Tour guides Wisdom Tooth and Disappearing Kidney lead readers through a wacky museum dedicated to vestigial structures: body parts that were essential to our ancestors but are no longer useful to us–even though they’re still hanging around.

From goosebumps and hiccups to exploding organs and monkey muscles, each room in the museum shows us that these parts have stories to tell us about our past. By the time we make it to the gift shop, we’ll understand that evolution is not only messy and imperfect, but also ongoing. Our bodies are constantly changing along with the environment we live in–and there’s so much that is still unknown, just waiting to be discovered.

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

Werewolves (Legendary Creatures)
by Emma Huddleston (Author)
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Booktalk: Legends from around the world tell stories of a creature whose piercing howl under the full moon strikes fear into the hearts of those who hear it. From Greek mythology to Harry Potter, werewolves have captured people’s imaginations for millennia. Learn about the histories and behaviors of these legendary creatures and their presence in popular culture.

Snippet: In a legend from Germany, a man puts on and takes off a belt to turn from man to wolf. He has control of the change. He is not cursed or punished like people in other legends.

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