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A vivid tale told through the lens of 1970s film photography. Cecilia LaRue is the only girl in her class, the only girl in her family of boys, and mad at her only friend. But then Honey Brooks moves into the neighborhood, and a rare blue lynx is spotted in the woods. Celie sees adventure. Honey sees colors. With a dare on the line, Celie and Honey focus on clues to finding the wildcat. But finding the lynx among the hues and shadows of the forest is just as tricky as figuring out friendship-and knowing which secrets to tell, and which secrets to keep.

In the middle of a Chinese forest, a little round panda munches on bamboo. Where is his place on the big, blue Earth?Starting with a baby panda in a bamboo forest, this richly illustrated poem illuminates a unique geographical perspective, showcasing China's environment. Take in ever-widening views from forest to terraced farms to village and city, country, continent, ocean, and finally the planet in space. Endsheets include a map of Asia labeling places shown.Perfect for inspiring young minds to think big, this picture book also supports C3 standards for geography related to maps, culture, and environment.

A Little Round Panda on the Big Blue Earth

Starting with a tiny brown monkey in the middle of a jungle, this unique geography perspective shows ever-widening views from mountain to village to city, to country, continent, ocean, and planet. 

A Tiny Brown Monkey on the Big Blue Earth

Curious McCarthy's Not-So-Perfect Pitch

When the power goes out at home, young scientist Curious McCarthy hypothesizes that when there is no electricity at the house, one of the seven McCarthy kids will get in trouble. The power comes back of before the hypothesis is proven true, but Curious's interest in electricity has been sparked. Using funny footnotes, Curious shares her observations of school and home in a crazy story featuring electrons, arm wrestling, cooties, and batteries made out of fruit! 

Curious McCarthy's Electric Ideas

Now that budding scientist Curious McCarthy's dad is going back to work, the five oldest McCarthy kids will be helping more with chores and taking turns cooking dinner. When her parents present the daily chore chart, Curious is delighted that they forgot to assign her a task. She spends the next week trying to go unnoticed and chore-less as she learns about chemistry and observes it at work right in her own chaotic home. Her funny footnotes capture all the details of her observations for readers, who can then try their hand at science with an included experiment. The addition of a glossary and questions for the reader make this a great choice for libraries.

Curious McCarthy's Family Chemistry

Curious McCarthy's Power of Observation

Sensors usually function behind-the-scenes in electronics we use every day, so
we often don’t even know when they’re there. But sensors are important for more
than just garage door openers or automatic toilets. Sensors are used to monitor
a medical patient’s brain or heart activity, detect a hard hit to a football
player’s helmet, and even keep track of astronauts’ exposure to radiation
during space flights! Sensors are devices that detect and respond to input from
the environment. The input may be light, heat, motion, or other things that can
be measured. Sensors can help us save energy, keep us safe, and make life a
little easier.

How Sensors Work

Many items can conduct
electricity naturally and without human control, but engineers, scientists, and
electricians also use conductors in their work. Electronic devices, electrical
wiring, and machines we use every day all have conductors. Whether we notice
them or not, conductors are all around us. This book is intended for 4-6 grade and explains the details of electrical conductivity, semiconductors, and superconductors.

How Conductors Work

Batteries do two things: they store energy and they turn
chemical energy into electrical energy. The energy stored in a battery can
produce light, heat, or motion. Our cell phones, flashlights, and electronic
toys would not work without batteries.  Beyond household devices, batteries today can
power huge machines like the rovers that travel around Mars. Batteries of the
future might even power self-driving cars. This book is one of a series of six books designed for 4-7 graders. 

How Batteries Work

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