Stacy McAnulty
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The Earth introduces readers to key moments in the planet's life, from its formation over four billion years ago to the present, including the Earth's position in the solar system, its layers, and when plants and animals began to inhabit the planet.
4) Excellent Ed
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent, except Ed the dog, who is determined to find something at which he, too, can excel.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Meet Mars! The red planet. Planet Marvelous. Favorite sibling of Earth (or so he claims). Sometimes they're close (just 34.5 million miles apart). Sometimes they need space (250 million miles apart)! Earth and Mars have a lot in common--clouds, mountains, polar icecaps. And while Earth has Earthlings, Mars makes a persuasive case for why people should make the journey to spend time with him. His day is 7 minutes longer! He is home to the largest volcano...
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Meet Sun: He's a star! And not just any star--he's one in a billion. He lights up our solar system and makes life possible. With characteristic humor and charm, Stacy McAnulty channels the voice of Sun in this next celestial "autobiography." Rich with kid-friendly facts and beautifully illustrated, this is an equally charming and irresistible companion to Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Dude, I am Ocean. You know my many names: Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern. It's all excellent me. My salt water flows across the planet as one. I have no flag. No nationality. My waves are for all. Life on Earth began in my epic waters I keep the global climate just right. And I have rad secrets. But I'm facing a major wipeout! Only by working together can we get back in the zone. It's you and me, dudes."--publisher
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Meet Earth. Planet Awesome! And your awesome home! Actually, Earth is home to all the plants and all the animals in the solar system, including nearly eight billion people. Humans have accidentally moved Earth's climate change into the fast lane, and she need your help to put on the brakes. Earthlings need Earth, and Earth needs Earthlings, so let's save Earth together!
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Hot diggity dog! Meet Pluto! The runt of a litter of eight planets. Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell. From the tale of how it was found by humans to its naming as a dwarf planet, it's Pluto's turn to take the spotlight and properly re-introduce itself."--Publisher marketing.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Spoiler: Scientists haven't discovered life beyond Earth, not even a single teeny-tiny organism. But there's a whole lot of outer space, and humans have searched only a fraction of a fraction of it. So do you believe in the possibility of life out there? Or do you think Earth is perfectly unique in its ability to grow organisms? Packed with playful illustrations and fascinating factoids, 'Where Are the Aliens?' will take you on a journey of scientific...
12) A mysterious egg
Author
Series
Dino files volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
During a summer at his grandparents' dinosaur museum and dig, the Dinosaur Education Center of Wyoming, Frank, aided by his cousin Sam and cat Saurus, cares for a newly-hatched dinosaur while trying to keep its existence secret, both from his grandparents and from the neighbors.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This funny and fact-filled picture book is all about blood: where it's found, what it does, how it travels, and why vampires shouldn't drink it. From the four chambers of the heart to the platelets that clot your blood when you scrape your knee, everything you want to know about the cardiovascular system is right inside these pages. Just watch out for thirsty vampires"--
14) Beautiful
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Every girl is unique, talented and lovable ... Every girl is beautiful"--Jacket.
15) Too big to hide
Author
Series
Dino files volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Nine-year-old Frank, his cousin Sam, and cat Saurus's efforts to keep Peanut the newly-hatched dinosaur's existence a secret become more complicated when their grandmother finds a new fossil that looks like Peanut's horn, but a thousand times bigger, and a crew comes to make a movie about it.
Author
Series
Dino files volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When photographs of Peanut the dinosaur appear on the Web, Frank's father arrives in Wyoming with a story about the prehistoric reptile he saw nearby twenty years earlier.
17) Brave
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Presents the ways in which ordinary kids are just as brave as superheroes, showing how they have courage when they perform such acts as check under the bed for monsters, persevere in a race, rescue a cat from a tree, fight illness, and tell the truth.
18) Dear Santasaurus
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Pr
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Hoping for a Jurassic scooter if he can manage to stay off Santasaurus' naughty list, Ernest B. Spinosaurus pens enthusiastic, if not entirely truthful, letters about his challenging year of good behavior before receiving a reply.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Brains. 78% water, 100% delicious. A zombie chef who has sworn off eating brains salivates over this super powerful organ in this ... picture book. From learning about how the brain processes messages from our five senses, to learning why wrinkly human brains are so much more powerful than smooth mouse brains, this is an introduction to the organ that does it all"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A book for middle-school-aged children about previous extinctions and possible threats to humans, from volcanoes, to asteroids, to pollution and diseases"--
Scientists estimate that 99% of all species that have ever existed are now extinct. So it is not unreasonable to predict humans are doomed to become fossil records as well. But what could lead to our demise? Supervolcanos? Asteroids? The sun going dark? Climate change? Humans may be capable...