The Wild Life of Animals

The Wild Life of Animals
by Mike Barfield (Author) and Paula Bossio(Illustrator)

Booktalk: Laugh and learn as you take a peek into the hidden lives of all kinds of weird and wonderful animals from different habitats around the world in this nonfiction comic book book for middle grade. (Yes, that is a cube of poop in the snippet below!)

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Means of Transport That Changed The World

Means of Transport That Changed The World
by Tom Velcovsky (Author), Stepanka Sekaninova (Author), and Martin Sodomka (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: We started our journey on boats and ended up in the space. Explore the world‘s most important milestones in the development of travel and transportation in this middle grade book.

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Where in the World Are You?

Where in the World Are You?
by Marie G. Rohde (Author / Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Where are you in the world? Can you imagine what your home would look like if you saw it from above and zoomed out further, and further, and further…? Join the mischievous pet cat on a journey of discovery and think about your place in the world.

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Stand as Tall as the Trees

Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest
by Patricia Gualinga (Author), Laura Resau (Author), and Vanessa Jaramillo (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Patricia (Paty) Gualinga grew up in her Kichwa village in the Amazon of Ecuador where mystical beings called Amazanga help protect the forest. Paty traveled away from home for school until she was called back–companies that said the government sold them property were destroying her people’s lands to look for oil. The Kichwa community worked with other Indigenous groups to bring the Ecuadorian government to the Court of Human Rights.

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Also available in Spanish as Con la cabeza en alto: Cómo una comunidad amazónica protegió la selva:

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Water: How We Can Protect Our Freshwater

Water: How We Can Protect Our Freshwater
by Catherine Barr (Author) and Christiane Engel (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Worldwide pollution and climate change make it increasingly difficult for people and animals to find the clean water they need to survive. Find out what you can do to help during this Water Action Decade.

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Finding Family

Finding Family: The Duckling Raised by Loons
by Laura Purdie Salas (Author) and Alexandria Neonakis (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Discover the true story of an orphaned mallard duckling being raised by a pair of loons on a lake in northern Wisconsin.

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The author, Laura Purdie Salas, is one of my former students.
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Lights On!

Lights On!: Glow-in-the-Dark Deep Ocean Creatures
by Donna B. McKinney (Author) and Daniella Ferretti (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Turn the book sideways on your journey down the page to the mysterious, dark world of the deep sea, where fascinating creatures make their own light!

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Forest Bath Right Down This Path

Forest Bath Right Down This Path
by Lisa Robinson (Author) and Khoa Le (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Join in a forest bathing adventure as a young girl helps her father to leave his cell phone behind and embrace the sights, smells, and sounds of the natural world around him.

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