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The Elephants Come Home

The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship
by Kim Tomsic (Author) and Hadley Hooper (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: One day in 1999, Lawrence Anthony and Françoise Malby hear that a herd of wild African elephants needs a new home. They welcome the elephants to their wildlife sanctuary–Thula Thula–with open arms. But the elephants are much less sure they want to stay. How will Lawrence prove to them that they are safe and loved?

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Black Holes in Action

Black Holes in Action (An Augmented Reality Experience)
by Kevin Kurtz (Author)
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Booktalk: Black holes are invisible because light cannot escape their gravity. Explore new techniques that astronomers use to study black holes and learn about thrilling discoveries in black hole science, with the help of augmented reality features.

Snippet: The black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius A*, is destroying stars. It pulls them in with its enormous gravity. Stars circle the black hole until they disappear forever.

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