Shaking Things Up

Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
by Susan Hood (Author) and illustrated by Sophie Blackall, Emily Winfield Martin, Shadra Strickland, Melissa Sweet, LeUyen Pham, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Lisa Brown, Selina Alko, Hadley Hooper, Isabel Roxas, Erin Robinson, Sara Palacios

Booktalk: This poetry collection was written, illustrated, edited, and designed by women and includes an author’s note, a timeline, and additional resources.

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BREAK IT DOWN
Angela Zhang, Scientist and Cancer Researcher

Science,
my friend, I grew up with you.
When I was five,
you were a Harry Potter potion kit–
I’d break flowers and leaves to mix
in beakers with colored powders.

A 2018 Cybils Poetry nominee

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Bug Hotel

Bug Hotel
by Libby Walden (Author) and Clover Robin (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Welcome to the Bug Hotel, a homemade habitat where creepy crawlies of all shapes and sizes can find a place to stay!

Discover how a bug hotel can create a sustainable, safe environment for insects and minibeasts by exploring each section, lifting the flaps and finding out facts about your favorite garden insects.

Instructions for building your own bug hotel at the end of the book!

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

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