Author: Anastasia Suen

Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor
by Kate Messner (Author) and Alexandra Bye (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Before he was Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci was a curious boy in Brooklyn, delivering prescriptions from his father’s pharmacy on his blue Schwinn bicycle. His father and immigrant grandfather taught Anthony to ask questions, consider all the data, and never give up–and Anthony’s ability to stay curious and to communicate with people would serve him his entire life.

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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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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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Be a Tree!
by Maria Gianferrari (Author) and Felicita Sala (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: We are all like trees: our spines, trunks; our skin, bark; our hearts giving us strength and support, like heartwood. We are fueled by air and sun.

And, like humans, trees are social. They “talk” to spread information; they share food and resources. They shelter and take care of one another. They are stronger together.

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101 Life Hacks: Genius Ways to Simplify Your World
by Aubre Andrus (Author)
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Booktalk: Upcycle, recycle, and/or repurpose your stuff and engineer your way out of all kinds of sticky situations–all while learning about science and sustainability as you do it!

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Afraid you have bad breath? Lick the inside of your wrist, wait a moment, and smell it to check.

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The Book of Tiny Creatures
by Nathalie Tordjman (Author), Emmanuelle Tchoukriel (Illustrator) and Julien Norwood (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: In the air, on the ground, and in the water, incredible tiny creatures are all around us! Learn about spiders, butterflies, worms, snails, and even the world’s heaviest insect, the Little Barrier Island giant weta with interactive quizzes, seek-and-find scenes, and hands-on activities, like how to make a snail terrarium.

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Welcome Home, Whales
by Christina Booth (Author / Illustrator)
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Booktalk: In a quiet harbor, a young child hears the call of a right whale, the rarest kind of whale. He is the only person in his town to hear the whale’s moving song, and he waits by the bay to hear more of her story and shares in her joy and sorrow. At first her story makes the young boy sad, but he is soon filled with hope as she introduces her new calf to the world.

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Outdoor School: Rock, Fossil, and Shell Hunting: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide
by Jennifer Swanson (Author) and John D. Dawson (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: No experience is required–only curiosity and courage. This interactive field guide to rocks, fossils, & shells, includes:
-Digging, chiseling, hammering, and wading for rocks and minerals
-Identifying rocks & minerals by location, texture, color, shape and size
-Determining between rocks, geodes, and space rocks
-Finding fossils and setting up a dig site
-Searching and snorkeling for shells
-Storing and displaying your collection
And so much more! Did you notice the metal corners on the book cover?

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