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The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story

The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story
by Emma Bland Smith (Author) and Jenn Ely (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: When Elliott Michener was locked away in Alcatraz for counterfeiting, he was determined to defy the odds and bust out. But when he got a job tending the prison garden, a funny thing happened. He found new interests and skills–and a sense of dignity and fulfillment. Elliott transformed Alcatraz Island, and the island transformed him.

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That’s Life!: Looking for the Living Things All Around You

That’s Life!: Looking for the Living Things All Around You
by Mike Barfield (Author) and Lauren Humphrey (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Life is everywhere on planet Earth. Jungles, deserts, seas, plains, fields and forests–all of them teem with life but, amazingly, you can also find lots of living things hidden in your home, and even hidden inside you! Join Sherlock Ohms and his companions on a brilliant biological adventure, seeking out all kinds of life, including the life forms hiding in your own home!

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Tree-mendous
Probably the most significant Tree of Life ever drawn was the rough idea sketched by Charles Darwin in a notebook in 1837. Darwin was developing his theory that new species evolved from earlier ancestor, and wrote next to it: “I think.”

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