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The Ocean: Exploring Our Blue Planet

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The Ocean: Exploring Our Blue Planet
by Miranda Krestovnikoff (Author) and Jill Calder (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Oceans cover more than 70% of the world–and so much science is lurking underneath that water’s surface. This survey-style book look at the creatures and plants that populate the world’s deepest seas and oceans and the people who have explored it, as well as a taking a critical look at what is at stake now in protecting these waters.

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

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A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story

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A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story
by Caren Stelson (Author) and Akira Kusaka (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Sachiko’s family home was about half a mile from where the atomic bomb fell on August 9, 1945. Her family experienced devastating loss. When they returned to the rubble where their home once stood, her father miraculously found their serving bowl fully intact. This delicate, green, leaf-shaped bowl–which once held their daily meals–now holds memories of the past and serves as a vessel of hope, peace, and new traditions for Sachiko and the surviving members of her family.

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