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Adventures of Riley: Tigers in Terai
by Amanda Lumry & Laura Hurwitz (Eaglemont Press) (Second Edition)
The Bengal tigers are an endangered species that need more room to roam. Help Riley study tigers behavior to help protect them from extinction!
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Adventures of Riley: Dolphins in Danger
by Amanda Lumry & Laura Hurwitz
(Eaglemont Press)
Join Riley as he travels to the island of Moorea, where he learns about human/animal interaction as he studies spinner dolphins to ensure their welfare!
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by Amanda Lumry & Laura Hurwitz
(Eaglemont Press)
Madagascar is home to extraordinary endemic biodiversity. Help Riley document the island's unique flora and fauna so he can raise public awareness of Madagascar s amazing ecosystem!
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by Amanda Lumry & Laura Hurwitz
(Eaglemont Press)
Join Riley in Southeast Alaska during the yearly salmon migration to determine what has contributed to the recent success of the once-endangered Pacific Salmon!
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: Operation Orangutan
by Amanda Lumry & Laura Hurwitz
(Eaglemont Press)
Help Riley study rainforest interdependence on the island of Borneo, as well as assess the risk that illegal logging is posing for orangutans!
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by Ron Hirschi
(Sylvan Dell Publishing)
Spring brings baby plants and animals, summer oceans glow with sparkly plankton lights, autumn winds blow across open water, and humpbacks migrate in winter.
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by Janet Halfmann
(Sylvan Dell Publishing)
Readers will enjoy pretending to try on other animals' tails with her. The first is too puffy-fluffy, and another is too stinky.
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Math Potatoes: Mind-Stretching Brain Food
by Greg Tang
(Scholastic Press)
New and more challenging math challenges from the author of The Grapes of Math
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101 Things Everyone Should Know About Science
by Dia L. Michels and Nathan Levy
(Science, Naturally!)
With an accessible Q&A format, this fun book explores key concepts in science and its applications to everyday life. Great for both kids and grown-ups!
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Zoo-ology
by Joelle Jolivet
(Roaring Brook Press)
A teeming zoo of creatures swims, flies, and stampedes through the nearly two-foot-tall pages of this beautifully illustrated book.
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A Second is a Hiccup
by Hazel Hutchins
(Arthur A. Levine Books)
For any child who wonders, "How long will that take?", here's a book that explains it all in a way children can understand.
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Big Bug Surprise
by Julia Gran
(Scholastic Press)
Whether you're creeped out by creepy crawlers or an insect enthusiast, this story will have you all aflutter.
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Laika
by Nick Abadzis
(First Second)
A dog with a destiny, Laika was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957, never to return. But before she died, she touched the stars.
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Gizmo
by Barry Varella
(Roaring Brook Press)
When Professor Glink decides to create a perpetual motion machine replete with pulleys, pendulums, sprockets and gears, the contraption takes on a life of its own--with hilarious results.
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Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astronomer
by Beatrice Gormley
(Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)
One of those important pieces of history that somehow never made it into textbooks: the story of Maria Mitchell, a self-taught astronomer who discovered Comet Mitchell, served as an inspiring teacher, and was the first woman inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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A Day in the Salt Marsh
by Kevin Kurtz
(Sylvan Dell Publishing)
Fun-to-read, rhyming verse introduces readers to hourly changes in the marsh as the tide ebbs and flows.
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Julie and the RockHound
by Gail Langer Karwoski
(Sylvan Dell Publishing)
Combining clever wordplay with earth science, Julie teaches young readers about one of Earth's most abundant mineral "treasure," quartz.
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