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Nature Did It First

Nature Did It First: Engineering Through Biomimicry
by Karen Ansberry (Author) and Jennifer DiRubbio (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Explore the ways we have looked to nature for brilliant new designs and innovations to solve our own conundrums. Each example in nature is paired with a rhyming description, an example of how it has been used by us, and a question to the reader–“what other problems can be solved?”

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

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Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z

Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z
by Irene Latham (Author), Charles Waters (Author), and Mehrdokht Amini (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Each entry in this dictionary for middle-grade readers presents a word related to creating a better world, such as ally, empathy, or respect. For each word, there is a poem, a quote from an inspiring person, a personal anecdote from the authors, and a “try it” prompt for an activity.

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