Sea Turtle
by Melissa Gish (Author)
Booktalk: A detailed chronology of developmental milestones drives this life study of sea turtles, including their habitats, physical features, and conservation measures taken to protect these aquatic reptiles.
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Cutting-Edge Astronaut Training
by Karen Latchana Kenney (Author)
Booktalk: How do astronauts prepare for their missions in space? What recent discoveries and innovations have changed how astronauts train? Delve deep into the world of astronaut training.
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BONUS! Use this link from the back of the book to download a 3D printer file that was “e-mailed” to an astronaut on the International Space Station!
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Sparky & Spike: Charles Schulz and the Wildest, Smartest Dog Ever
by Barbara Lowell (Author) and Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Based on the childhood of Charles Schulz, creator of the world-renowned Peanuts comic, and the dog who inspired the most beloved dog of all–Snoopy–this is a story about a boy nicknamed Sparky and his beloved dog, Spike. Spike is the most amazing dog ever. He inspires Sparky to draw. Someday, Sparky will be an artist.
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Understanding How Laws Are Made
by Matt Bowers (Author)
Booktalk: Follow the sequence of events from idea to implementation and see how a law is made. A timeline supports each step in the process, from an idea for a new law through writing a bill, getting Congress to pass it and the president signing it.
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Highlights of the Indianapolis Colts
by Marysa Storm (Author)
Booktalk: Football is full of incredible stats. Explore those records visually in timelines, charts, graphs, and other infographics.
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1971 Super Bowl
In 1971, the Colts won its first Super Bowl. At first, it didn’t look like it’d win. The Dallas Cowboys led most of the game. But in the fourth quarter, the Colts tied it up. Then with only seconds left, kicker Jim O’Brien made a field goal.
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Bold Women in Nevada History
by Kay Moore (Author)
Booktalk: From Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, a Paiute who worked as an interpreter, to Mary Fulstone, a rural doctor who traveled through heat, snow, and mud to deliver more than 4,000 babies during her career, to Felice Cohn, who became the fourth female attorney to practice law before the US Supreme Court, the fourteen women featured in this collection broke down barriers of sexism, racism, and political oppression to emerge as heroines of their own time.
Snippet: The Denver Post newspaper helped Velma’s cause when it sent Robert O’Brien to interview her and write an article that was published in Reader’s Digest in January 1958. “The Mustangs’ Last Stand” sold ten million copies a month, and thiryy-eight million people in the United States and around the world read about Velma. O’Brien introduced her as, “The most tireless, outspoken friend the mustangs ever had is Mrs. Velma B. Johnston. . . . She stands five foot six in her high-heeled riding boots and weighs a spunky 108 pounds. But her diminutive size has not kept her from waging a bitter battle for the country’s mustangs–so bitter in fact, that friends and opponents now refer to her as ‘Wild Horse Annie.'”
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What’s Inside a Computer Mouse?
by Arnold Ringstad (Author)
Booktalk: See all of the parts inside a computer mouse and find how they work together to make the mouse function.
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At Wrapped in Foil Blog today we have the lovely picture book Seeds Move! by Robin Page.
Written in the increasingly popular two-level text, Seeds Move! explores many of the ways seeds move or disperse.
The simpler, “story” text repeats rhythmically from page to page:
A seed hitchhikes.
A seed shoots.
A seed catapults…
A paragraph of denser, detailed text explains the specific examples shown in each illustration.
And what beautiful illustrations they are. It is easy to see why Robin Page received a Caldecott Honor in 2004 for What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
If you are looking for a nonfiction picture book about seed dispersal, look no further than Seeds Move! Young readers will plant themselves in their chairs when they open this book.
Check the blog for a longer review and activity suggestions.
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Soccer Superstar Alex Morgan
by Jon M. Fishman (Author)
Booktalk: For beginning readers who know about the 2019 Women’s World Cup, this short biography will provide more information about soccer superstar Alex Morgan. She helped the US Women’s National Team to victory in the 2012 Olympics and the 2015 Women’s World Cup.
The 2019 win isn’t in the book, giving you the opportunity to talk about how books change over time, a new concept for emerging readers.
Today is #WomensEqualityDay!
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We Go on a School Bus
by Joanne Mattern (Author)
Booktalk: Back to school means new experiences. One may be the first ride on a school bus. See what that is like in this Ways We Go book.
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