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What to Do When the News Scares You: A Kid's Guide to Understanding Current Events

Written by Jacqueline B. Toner and Illustrated by Janet McDonnell
This latest installment in the bestselling What To Do series tackles children’s feelings of anxiety...
1st - 7th
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Pierre the Penguin: A True Story

Written by Jean Marzollo and Illustrated by Laura Reagan

Pierre the penguin has lost his feathers! Pam, an aquatic biologist, comes up with a clever way to...

K - 4th
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
When Sylvia and her family moved from Santa Ana to Westminster in 1944, they were told that she and...
1st - 4th
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Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions

Written by Chris Barton and Illustrated by Don Tate
As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built a...
2nd - 5th
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Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World

Written by Elizabeth Rusch and Illustrated by Oliver Dominguez
From a very young age, Nikola Tesla was enchanted by electricity. This is the story of his journey...
2nd - 5th
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Jasper's Story: Saving Moon Bears

Written by Jill Robinson and Marc Bekhoff and Illustrated by Gijsbert Franenhuyzen
Jasper is a moon bear, kept in a small cage by bear farmers who plan to sell his bile for profit...
1st - 4th
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15181

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein

Written by Jennifer Berne and Illustrated by Vladmir Radunsky
Curious about the mysteries of the world, young Albert is full of questions. This picture book...
1st - 4th
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15193

The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

Written by Crystal Hubbard and Illustrated by Robert McGuire
This book tells the true story of Jimmy Winkfield, the last black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby...
1st - 4th
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Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring

Written by Sandra Jordan and Illustrated by Brian Floca
This book tells the story of three artists who worked together to create the ballet Appalachian...
1st - 5th
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Diego Rivera: His World and Ours

Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
This book tells the story of Diego Rivera, one of the most famous painters of the 1900s. He painted...
1st - 4th
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15126

Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared Into America’s Heart

Written by Julie Cummins and Illustrated by Malene Laugesen
A beauty queen gets the itch to fly across the Atlantic. When her plane lands in the ocean, her...
1st - 4th
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Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World

Written by Laurie Lawlor and Illustrated by Laura Beingessner
At an early age, Rachel Carson developed a love of nature. Through tough economic times she took...
2nd - 5th
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S Is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet

Written by Larry Verstraete and Illustrated by David Geister
From Galileo and his theory on measurement to Rachel Carson and her environmental book Silent Spring...
1st - 4th
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The Eye of the Whale: A Rescue Story

Written and Illustrated by Jennifer O'Connell
This true story tells of four divers who saved a humpback whale off the coast of San Francisco...
2nd - 6th

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