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Exploring the White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home

by Kate Andersen Brower ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kate AndersenBrower shares a special inside look into the most famous home in America—andthe lives of hardworking staff members and first ladies who’ve maintained it.Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Sure, the president of the United States works andresides there, but do you know who helps keep this historic house ... Read more

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Kate AndersenBrower shares a special inside look into the most famous home in America—andthe lives of hardworking staff members and first ladies who’ve maintained it.Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Sure, the president of the United States works andresides there, but do you know who helps keep this historic house
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Gifted Hands, Revised Kids Edition

The Ben Carson Story

by Gregg Lewis, Deborah Shaw Lewis ...

Series series ZonderKidz Biography
From Inner-City Nobody to Brilliant NeurosurgeonWhen Ben Carson was in school, his classmates called him the class dummy. Many—including Ben himself—doubted that he would ever amount to anything. But his mother never let him quit. She encouraged Ben to do better and reach higher for his dreams, and eventually he discovered a deep love of learning. Today this young boy from the inner-city is one of ... Read more

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From Inner-City Nobody to Brilliant NeurosurgeonWhen Ben Carson was in school, his classmates called him the class dummy. Many—including Ben himself—doubted that he would ever amount to anything. But his mother never let him quit. She encouraged Ben to do better and reach higher for his dreams, and eventually he discovered a deep love of learning. Today this young boy from the inner-city is one of
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From an Idea to Google

How Innovation at Google Changed the World

Illustrated by C.S. Jennings ...

by Lowey Bundy-Sichol ...

Series series From an Idea to
From an Idea to Google is a behind-the-computer-screen look into the history, business, and brand of the world's largest search engine. With humorous black & white illustrations throughout, learn about the company that even earned its own catchphrase: Google it!Today, Google is the number one internet search engine and the most visited website in the world. But a long time ago, two college friends ... Read more

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From an Idea to Google is a behind-the-computer-screen look into the history, business, and brand of the world's largest search engine. With humorous black & white illustrations throughout, learn about the company that even earned its own catchphrase: Google it!Today, Google is the number one internet search engine and the most visited website in the world. But a long time ago, two college friends
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Chasing Eruptions

How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives-But Lost Their Own

by Curtis Manley ...

Illustrated by Katherine Roy ...

The gripping story of volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft, perfect for armchair adventurers who loved The Mona Lisa Vanishes and Becoming Muhammad Ali. Complete with stunning illustrations from award-winning illustrator, Katherine Roy, and extensive backmatter for school and at-home conversations.This beautiful biography in verse is about two French scientists who changed what we know about ... Read more

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The gripping story of volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft, perfect for armchair adventurers who loved The Mona Lisa Vanishes and Becoming Muhammad Ali. Complete with stunning illustrations from award-winning illustrator, Katherine Roy, and extensive backmatter for school and at-home conversations.This beautiful biography in verse is about two French scientists who changed what we know about
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Who Is Bill Gates?

by Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ ...

Illustrated by Ted Hammond ...

Series series Who Was?
Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of his now-world-famous software company, Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the wealthiest ... Read more

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Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of his now-world-famous software company, Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the wealthiest
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Gifted Hands, Kids Edition: The Ben Carson Story

by Gregg Lewis, Deborah Shaw Lewis ...

Series series ZonderKidz Biography
Ben Carson used to be the class dummy. Today he is one of the world’s most brilliant surgeons.Gifted Hands Kids Edition tells the extraordinary true story of an angry, young boy from the inner city who, through faith and determination, grew up to become one of the world’s leading pediatric neurosurgeons. When Ben was in school, his peers called him the class dummy. But his mother encouraged him to ... Read more

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Ben Carson used to be the class dummy. Today he is one of the world’s most brilliant surgeons.Gifted Hands Kids Edition tells the extraordinary true story of an angry, young boy from the inner city who, through faith and determination, grew up to become one of the world’s leading pediatric neurosurgeons. When Ben was in school, his peers called him the class dummy. But his mother encouraged him to
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The Light of Days Young Readers’ Edition

The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos

by Judy Batalion ...

This young readers’ edition tells the remarkable story, largely forgotten until now, of the young Jewish women who became resistance fighters against the Nazis during World War II. It has already been optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture.As their communities were being destroyed, groups of Jewish women and teenage girls across Poland began transforming Jewish youth groups into ... Read more

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This young readers’ edition tells the remarkable story, largely forgotten until now, of the young Jewish women who became resistance fighters against the Nazis during World War II. It has already been optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture.As their communities were being destroyed, groups of Jewish women and teenage girls across Poland began transforming Jewish youth groups into
... Read more
Who Was Charles Darwin?

by Deborah Hopkinson, Who HQ ...

Illustrated by Nancy Harrison ...

Series series Who Was?
As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting “useless” experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the coasts of Africa, South America, and the Galapagos Islands, and expanded his groundbreaking ideas that would ... Read more

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As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting “useless” experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the coasts of Africa, South America, and the Galapagos Islands, and expanded his groundbreaking ideas that would
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier

L’inventeur

by Josée Ouimet ...

Illustrated by Adeline Lamarre ...

Joseph-Armand Bombardier est né le 16 avril 1907 en Estrie. Dès treize ans, il démontre un réel talent d’inventeur. À 17 ans, le jeune homme quitte son village natal de Valcourt pour Montréal, où il espère parfaire ses connaissances en suivant des cours du soir en mécanique et en électricité automobile. C’est lui qui mettra au point la célèbre autoneige B7 en 1937. D’autres inventions le feront ... Read more

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Joseph-Armand Bombardier est né le 16 avril 1907 en Estrie. Dès treize ans, il démontre un réel talent d’inventeur. À 17 ans, le jeune homme quitte son village natal de Valcourt pour Montréal, où il espère parfaire ses connaissances en suivant des cours du soir en mécanique et en électricité automobile. C’est lui qui mettra au point la célèbre autoneige B7 en 1937. D’autres inventions le feront
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Moon Landing

The Incredible Story of the Apollo 11 Mission

by Stephen Krensky ...

Series series DK Science Stories
Experience the historic Apollo 11 mission from Earth to the moon in this gripping space adventure for kids ages 9-12.Step back in time to July 16, 1969, and relive the thrill of the moon landing alongside Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as they go where no one has ever been before. This is the story of the legendary Apollo 11 mission, humanity’s oldest dream – and everyone who made it happen.Learn ... Read more

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Experience the historic Apollo 11 mission from Earth to the moon in this gripping space adventure for kids ages 9-12.Step back in time to July 16, 1969, and relive the thrill of the moon landing alongside Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as they go where no one has ever been before. This is the story of the legendary Apollo 11 mission, humanity’s oldest dream – and everyone who made it happen.Learn
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All About Jeff Bezos: A Kid’s Guide to the Founder of Amazon

Knowledge Books For Kids, #12

by Shah Rukh ...

Series Book 12 - Knowledge Books For Kids
"All About Jeff Bezos: A Kid's Guide to the Founder of Amazon" is an exciting look at the life of one of the world's most famous entrepreneurs. From his childhood curiosity to building Amazon and launching rockets into space, this book explores Jeff Bezos's journey of innovation and perseverance. Packed with fun facts, inspiring lessons, and cool inventions, it's perfect for young readers who ... Read more

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"All About Jeff Bezos: A Kid's Guide to the Founder of Amazon" is an exciting look at the life of one of the world's most famous entrepreneurs. From his childhood curiosity to building Amazon and launching rockets into space, this book explores Jeff Bezos's journey of innovation and perseverance. Packed with fun facts, inspiring lessons, and cool inventions, it's perfect for young readers who
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The Fossil Whisperer

How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur

by Helaine Becker ...

Illustrated by Sandra Dumais ...

A captivating look at the life of a modern-day fossil hunter who makes the find of a lifetime.Wendy has an eye for the unusual and is skilled at finding things that others don’t see. On a middle school field trip, she spots one of those unusual things — it’s fossilized coral 100 million years old! Wendy’s thrilled! And soon, she gets hooked on hunting fossils. She decides to turn her passion into ... Read more

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A captivating look at the life of a modern-day fossil hunter who makes the find of a lifetime.Wendy has an eye for the unusual and is skilled at finding things that others don’t see. On a middle school field trip, she spots one of those unusual things — it’s fossilized coral 100 million years old! Wendy’s thrilled! And soon, she gets hooked on hunting fossils. She decides to turn her passion into
... Read more
Marie Curie

by Kathleen Krull ...

Series series Giants of Science
Marie Curie, the woman who coined the term radioactivity, won not just one Nobel Prize but two?in physics and chemistry, both supposedly girl-phobic sciences. ... Read more

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Marie Curie, the woman who coined the term radioactivity, won not just one Nobel Prize but two?in physics and chemistry, both supposedly girl-phobic sciences.
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When Darwin Sailed the Sea

Uncover how Darwin's revolutionary ideas helped change the world

by David Long ...

Illustrated by Sam Kalda ...

‘A wonderful addition to any biography section for young people’ – School Library JournalPublished to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the launch of the HMS Beagle, this beautifully illustrated narrative non-fiction book tells the story of Charles Darwin, and shows how his revolutionary research changed the world forever.At the age of 22, Charles Darwin clambered up the steps of HMS Beagle armed ... Read more

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‘A wonderful addition to any biography section for young people’ – School Library JournalPublished to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the launch of the HMS Beagle, this beautifully illustrated narrative non-fiction book tells the story of Charles Darwin, and shows how his revolutionary research changed the world forever.At the age of 22, Charles Darwin clambered up the steps of HMS Beagle armed
... Read more
A Computer Called Katherine

How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon

by Suzanne Slade ...

Illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison ...

The inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson--made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures--who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon!Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn't have the same rights as others--as wrong as 5+5=12. She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers or nurses--as wrong as 10-5=3. ... Read more

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The inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson--made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures--who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon!Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn't have the same rights as others--as wrong as 5+5=12. She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers or nurses--as wrong as 10-5=3.
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Marley

A Dog Like No Other

by John Grogan ...

This nonfiction book has been faithfully adapted for young readers from the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Marley & Me by John Grogan!Marley, a lovable Labrador retriever, is always getting himself into trouble. Some may say he is the world's worst dog. But those who know and love Marley understand that nothing can stop his loyalty, exuberance, and passion—not even the Grogans' screen door! ... Read more

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This nonfiction book has been faithfully adapted for young readers from the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Marley & Me by John Grogan!Marley, a lovable Labrador retriever, is always getting himself into trouble. Some may say he is the world's worst dog. But those who know and love Marley understand that nothing can stop his loyalty, exuberance, and passion—not even the Grogans' screen door!
... Read more
Zap! Nikola Tesla Takes Charge

by Monica Kulling ...

Illustrated by Bill Slavin ...

Series Book 8 - Great Idea Series
Growing up in Smiljan, Croatia, Nikola Tesla dreamed about harnessing the power of Niagara Falls. In 1884, he walked down the gangplank into the New York Harbor with four cents in his pocket, a book of poems, a drawing of a flying machine, and a letter of introduction to Thomas Edison, the "electrical wizard" of America. Upon meeting, Edison sent Tesla to fix the SS Oregon as a test and was so ... Read more

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Growing up in Smiljan, Croatia, Nikola Tesla dreamed about harnessing the power of Niagara Falls. In 1884, he walked down the gangplank into the New York Harbor with four cents in his pocket, a book of poems, a drawing of a flying machine, and a letter of introduction to Thomas Edison, the "electrical wizard" of America. Upon meeting, Edison sent Tesla to fix the SS Oregon as a test and was so
... Read more
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Young Readers Edition

by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer ...

Illustrated by Anna Hymas ...

New York Times Bestseller • Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William ... Read more

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New York Times Bestseller • Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William
... Read more
Who Was Albert Einstein?

by Jess Brallier, Who HQ ...

Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker ...

Series series Who Was?
Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun, engaging way that clearly explores the world he lived in and changed. ... Read more

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Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun, engaging way that clearly explores the world he lived in and changed.
... Read more
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition

by Margot Lee Shetterly ...

The uplifting, amazing true story—a New York Times bestseller!This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It's the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female ... Read more

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The uplifting, amazing true story—a New York Times bestseller!This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It's the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female
... Read more
Red Scarf Girl

A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution

by Ji-li Jiang ...

Publishers Weekly Best Book * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children's Book * ALA Booklist Editors' ChoiceMoving, honest, and deeply personal, Red Scarf Girl is the incredible true story of one girl’s courage and determination during one of the most terrifying eras of the twentieth century.It's 1966, and twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang has everything a girl could want: brains, ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Publishers Weekly Best Book * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children's Book * ALA Booklist Editors' ChoiceMoving, honest, and deeply personal, Red Scarf Girl is the incredible true story of one girl’s courage and determination during one of the most terrifying eras of the twentieth century.It's 1966, and twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang has everything a girl could want: brains,
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Who Was Steve Jobs?

by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...

Illustrated by John O'Brien ...

Series series Who Was?
Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was…? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a ground-breaking animation studio. A college dropout, Jobs took unconventional steps in his path to success ... Read more

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Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was…? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a ground-breaking animation studio. A college dropout, Jobs took unconventional steps in his path to success
... Read more
Surviving Hitler

A Boy In The Nazi Death Camps

by Andrea Warren ...

The life-changing story of a young boy’s struggle for survival in a Nazi-run concentration camp, narrated in the voice of Holocaust survivor Jack Mandelbaum.When twelve-year-old Jack Mandelbaum is separated from his family and shipped off to the Blechhammer concentration camp, his life becomes a never-ending nightmare. With minimal food to eat and harsh living conditions threatening his health, ... Read more

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The life-changing story of a young boy’s struggle for survival in a Nazi-run concentration camp, narrated in the voice of Holocaust survivor Jack Mandelbaum.When twelve-year-old Jack Mandelbaum is separated from his family and shipped off to the Blechhammer concentration camp, his life becomes a never-ending nightmare. With minimal food to eat and harsh living conditions threatening his health,
... Read more
Hidden Figures

The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

by Margot Lee Shetterly ...

Illustrated by Laura Freeman ...

Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award–nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers!Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math…really ... Read more

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Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award–nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers!Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math…really
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