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Before Colors is a wide ranging, effectively organized look into the origins of colors offering a satisfying dive into answering some of those nagging (or better said, wonderful)

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A Mind Like Mine looks at more than a dozen famous people who are no longer on Earth and nine who are still living.

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Animal BFFs is a treasure trove of information about animal pairings that a reader can enjoy in one sitting. A whole science curriculum could be developed around this book . .

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“Far from a stuffy, dusty story, Turner gives us an exciting scientific thriller . . .”

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Black Artists Shaping the World explains why this global synergy matters and celebrates Black art as a breakthrough from old paradigms.”

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“Interaction is the key to learning and The Book of Amazing Trees packs in so many opportunities, section after section, to spark curiosity and inspiration. . . .

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“introduces young readers to women who broke the strictures of their times to do extraordinary things”

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“Exactly what’s needed to inspire the next generation of scientists.”

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“Should inspire readers to explore more of these amazing-but-true stories and connections.”

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“There is some information to be gleaned, but not enough to make the pages worth turning.”

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“Inside Out Medieval Castle provides an appealing introduction to a potent fairy tale symbol, bringing it into the real world.”

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“accessible in an engaging way, sure to inspire a generation of young scientists.”

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Gone Is Gone is worthy of our attention because it covers the topic of species extinction in a far more comprehensive manner than so many other b

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Ours to Share encourages kids to be solution oriented, to participate in their communities as positive change agents, and to practice inclusivity as our population continues

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“A timely memoir.”

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“Struttin' with Some Barbecue provides an important introduction to a musical figure most people won't have heard of, along with the story of her better-known part

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Along the lines of the musicals Jersey Boys (Franky Valli and the Four Seasons) and Beautiful (Carol King), the dual biography When Paul Met Artie tells the story of the

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STEM books are hot topics now and every parent wants their child to be a mathematical whiz, if not a genius.

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13 Art Materials Children Should Know is the latest installment to Prestel’s Children Should Know series.

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“bold and beautifully designed . . . eye catching and informative.”

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Children will enjoy using the Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary. One can easily flip from page to page learning new words or interesting common words, all the while giggling.

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The Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary may sound like the title of a stuffy and ordinary old dictionary, but that’s just not true.

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In Paws of Courage: True Tales of Heroic Dogs That Protect and Serve by Nancy Furstinger, readers get a bird’s-eye—make that dog’s-eye—view of the fast-paced lives of military dog

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