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1 month ago | 
hbook.com | Danielle Ford |Monique Harris |Betty Carter |Pauletta Brown Bracy
Unlocking the Universe: The Cosmic Discoveries of the Webb Space Telescope by Suzanne SladePrimary, Intermediate Charlesbridge 48 pp. 10/24 9781623544591 $17.99e-book ed. 9781632894083 $9.99The James Webb Space Telescope is the latest “great observatory” collecting data on distant galaxies and stars from a position orbiting Earth. Slade skillfully explains NASA’s decades-long and at times precarious process of designing, building, launching, and operating the telescope.
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1 month ago | 
hbook.com | Monique Harris |Betty Carter |Pauletta Brown Bracy |Sylvia Vardell
What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice by Jay Leslie; illus. by Loveis WisePrimary Hillman Grad/Zando 48 pp. 10/24 9781638930693 $19.99“Our stories can change the world.” Carl Hansberry’s words and courageous example were an inspiration to his daughter Lorraine (1930–1965). From a young age, Lorraine knew she wanted to share the stories that seemed to swirl around her in her Chicago neighborhood of Bronzeville.
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1 month ago | 
hbook.com | Betty Carter |Pauletta Brown Bracy |Sylvia Vardell |Monique Harris
Bounce!: A Scientific History of Rubber by Sarah Albee; illus. by Eileen Ryan EwenPrimary Charlesbridge 48 pp. 10/24 978623543792 $18.99e-book ed. 9781632893574 $9.99Inviting readers into this spirited book, a bouncing red-rubber ball generates a path leading from the initial endpapers to the first words of text. Here readers discover properties of rubber: that it can bounce, stretch, roll, and be molded.
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1 month ago | 
hbook.com | Julie Danielson |Martha V. Parravano |Sylvia Vardell |Pauletta Brown Bracy
Our Camping Trip:
| Physics, Chemistry, and Fun
by Lenka Chytilova; Helena Haraštová; illus. by Xiana Teimoy; illus. by
Intermediate, Preschool Albatros 32 pp. , 9/24 9788000072852 $16.95
Beautifully rendered and jampacked with age-appropriate information, this book is a short and informative read for any elementary reader, whether novice or experienced hiker. It covers everything, from how to set up a tent to how to pack to enjoy a day trip, and more.
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1 month ago | 
hbook.com | Pauletta Brown Bracy |Julie Hakim Azzam |Jessica MacDonald |Grace Mckinney Beermann
When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Willis Hudson; illus. by London LaddPrimary, Intermediate Holiday 40 pp. 1/25 9780823453801 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462193 $11.99Hudson introduces young readers to the African American spiritual through descriptions of a young girl’s emotions and associations accompanied by relevant spiritual verses.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Patrick Gall |Brian Wilson |Pauletta Brown Bracy |Jessica Agudelo
The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists by Kate Messner; illus. by Julia KuoPrimary, Intermediate Chronicle 64 pp. 8/24 9781452176963 $19.99This attractive, informative, and ambitious collective biography begins with a challenge: “Quick! Name the world’s greatest scientist.” Messner (The Next President, rev.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Brian Wilson |Pauletta Brown Bracy |Patrick Gall |Jessica Agudelo
Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso; illus. by Rudy GutierrezPrimary, Intermediate Calkins/Astra 40 pp. 8/24 9781635928112 $18.99e-book ed. 9781635928129 $11.99In engaging, economical, and colloquial prose, Alonso chronicles the ascent and career highs of legendary right fielder Clemente (1934–1972), who endured racism as a Spanish-speaking Black man while shattering records during his illustrious baseball career.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Pauletta Brown Bracy |Patrick Gall |Jessica Agudelo |Julie Hakim Azzam
Go, Wilma, Go!: Wilma Rudolph, from Athlete to Activist by Amira Rose Davis and Michael G. Long; illus. by Charnelle Pinkney BarlowPrimary Bloomsbury 40 pp. 7/24 9781547612093 $18.99e-book ed. 9781547612109 $13.29This inspiring biography of Rudolph (1940–1994), the three-time Olympic gold medalist in track, centers on her work as a civil rights activist.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Jessica Agudelo |Julie Hakim Azzam |Danielle Ford |Pauletta Brown Bracy
Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez by Belen Medina; illus. by Natalia Rojas CastroPrimary Atheneum 40 pp. 6/24 9781665931427 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665931434 $10.99This picture-book biography introduces readers to an extraordinary Indigenous ultramarathoner. Ramírez, born in 1995, is “a proud daughter of the Rarámuri,” a tribe from a remote region of Chihuahua in Mexico.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Danielle Ford |Eric Carpenter |Betty Carter |Pauletta Brown Bracy
A Tour of the Human Body: Amazing Numbers—Fantastic Facts [Number Tours for Curious Kids]by Jennifer Berne; illus. by Dawn DeVries SokolPrimary, Intermediate Kane/Astra 40 pp. 5/24 9781662670152 $18.99e-book ed. 9781662670169 $11.99Berne’s counts and measures of the cells and organs of the human body illustrate just how remarkable—and quantifiable—we are. “Did you know” that we are composed of “30 trillion cells,” eight thousand taste buds, and “60,000 miles” of blood vessels?
