Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Books
Animal Robots (World of Robots)
by Luke Colins (Author)
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Booktalk: Explore the impacts robots are having on our world and our future. With simple text, beginning readers learn about animal robots and their role in our world.
Snippet: Snake bots are skinny. They wiggle into tight places.
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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 he 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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Area 51 (Odysseys in Mysteries)
by Ken Karst (Author)
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Booktalk: An in-depth study of Area 51, examining legends, popular reports, and scientific evidence that supports or refutes the mysterious phenomena reputed to occur there.
Snippet: When Bob Lazar told a television reporter in 1989 that he’d been researching captured flying saucers at a United States military base in the Nevada desert, trying to figure out what made them fly so fast, “Area 51” suddenly became the key code name for government conspiracies.
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From Growing With Science blog, we are celebrating the picture book biography Fearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North, Botanical Artist by Laurie Lawlor and illustrated by Becca Stadtlander.
You may not have heard of Marianne North, but she was a fascinating woman. She grew up privileged and sheltered in England. Her father was a member of Parliament who owned multiple homes. On the other hand, her parents said she had no need for an education and insisted she get ready for marriage. Instead, Marianne taught herself to paint and immersed herself in nature whenever she got the chance. After her father passed away, Marianne began to travel the world. She made up for lost time by accurately painting every plant she could find. In the remaining years of her life, she produced more than 848 paintings, most of which she donated to Kew Gardens.
Why is North’s work considered to be scientific? It is because she advanced the field of botanical illustration. Her technique of painting specimens in their natural environment rather than isolated on a light background was groundbreaking. The fact, she documented so many rare plants with such accurate detail that several of them are named in her honor.
As for the book, Becca Stadtlander’s lush illustrations are a fitting tribute to Marianne North’s art. Readers will want to get lost in them. And Marianne North’s story is captivating. Readers will want to visit it again and again.
Fearless World Traveler will appeal to a variety of young readers, including those interested in history, travel, plants, art, and science. Pick up a copy and join the adventure!
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Do You Know Where the Animals Live?: Discovering the Incredible Creatures All Around Us
by Peter Wohlleben (Author) and Shelley Tanaka (Translator)
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Booktalk: Get ready to become an animal expert with this book for kids ages 8-12 about animals at home and around the world.
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