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Beneath the Waves: Celebrating the Ocean Through Pictures, Poems, and Stories
by Stephanie Warren Drimmer (Author)
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Booktalk: Starting with the seashore and journeying through the ocean’s zones, readers will discover mangrove forests, coral reefs, and the deepest ocean depths. On this journey they will discover some of the extraordinary animals that live on shore and under the sea. Along the way, readers will enjoy poems, stories, fun facts, photo galleries, and more. Highlights include a foreword from explorer and renowned photojournalist Brian Skerry; an interview with National Geographic Explorer and marine conservationist Jess Cramp; a poem by former children’s poet laureate J. Patrick Lewis; the work of Explorer-in-Residence and ocean ecologist Enric Sala; and an afterword by renowned ocean conservationist Sylvia Earle.

Snippet: One of the world’s oldest shell collections was unearthed in the ruins of the ancient city of Pompei.

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

Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor
by Kate Messner (Author) and Alexandra Bye (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Before he was Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci was a curious boy in Brooklyn, delivering prescriptions from his father’s pharmacy on his blue Schwinn bicycle. His father and immigrant grandfather taught Anthony to ask questions, consider all the data, and never give up–and Anthony’s ability to stay curious and to communicate with people would serve him his entire life.

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