Jess Keating
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
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2022 Department Favorites! (SCPL-YS)
2024 Monarch Award
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OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
2024 Monarch Award
Monarch Award 2024 Nominees
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
Description
"Dr. Sugar Glider is back to help animals with problems large and small! A sloth with algae on her back, a sneezing iguana, a leaderless clownfish, and a lovesick egret are just a few of the creatures who call on Dr. Glider for advice. Featuring hilarious stories and unbelievable true facts, plus a glossary and a list of species, this nonfiction picture book is sure to fascinate and entertain young nature lovers"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
The Internet pretty much runs on cute animal photos, but "cute" is so much more than clickbait kittens and insta-pups. Cute is for feathery-gilled axolotls (pronounced: ax-uh-LOT-ulz), shy pygmy hippos, poisonous blue dragons, and armored pangolins. All of these animals are cute, but they've also adapted remarkable ways to survive in their unique environments. With her signature blend of humor and zoological know-how, Pink is for Blobfish author Jess...
Author
Language
English
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Double Exposure: Fiction & Nonfiction Pairings (WPL-Youth)
Feb24 4th/5th grade
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Description
"At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie's wide scientific contributions led...
Author
Series
Bunbun and bonbon volume 1
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Bunbun, a rabbit, has everything but a friend -- until Bonbon, a talking candy, appears.
Author
Series
My life is a zoo volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Ana's zoologist parents move the whole family into the zoo, the Sneers--the clan of carnivorous female predators in her class--have even more ammunition to make her life miserable, although she tries to act like a chameleon and fade into the background.
Author
Series
Bunbun and bonbon volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"For best friends Bunbun and Bonbon, it's the perfect day--until a rainstorm spoils their picnic! Super capes, super strength, and super teamwork make them superheroes, just like the characters from their favorite comic books. But when the going gets tough, will they find the courage to face their fears and help someone in need?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Bunbun and bonbon volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A bad-luck day turns into an epic quest in the second book in this graphic novel series starring a chipper young bunny and a fancy talking candy. Will the plucky pair replenish their luck? Or will they stumble upon something even more magical?
Author
Series
Elements of genius volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Nikki Tesla is a genius, so mostly she finds school boring, and amuses herself by inventing things, like her mysterious missing father; trouble is most of her inventions have serious, lethal potential (like the death ray, which just blew a hole in her floor); so she and her ferret are hustled off to the special Genius Academy with classmates who are equally exceptional, although she still worries about fitting in--but when her death ray disappears...
Author
Series
My life is a zoo volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After becoming the zoo's most popular student ambassador, Ana Wright, twelve, is starting to love her life when Ashley, her archenemy from school, volunteers at the new aquarium, and Ana finds her life turned upside-down again.
Author
Series
World of weird animals volume 4
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"The latest installment in the World of Weird Animals series, featuring seventeen of the grossest animals on earth"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Sugar Glider, a small Australian possum, travels around the world (even underwater) dispensing good advice to animals with problems, including a crocodile with a stomach ache, a stressed out meerkat mom, and a male praying mantis looking for a date--while avoiding being eaten.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
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OBD Treasure in Every Book (Spring 2026) - YOUTH
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Description
From a young age, Marie Tharp loved watching the world. She loved solving problems. And she loved pushing the limits of what girls and women were expected to do and be. In the mid-twentieth century, women were not welcome in the sciences, but Marie was tenacious. She got a job in a laboratory at Cambridge University, New York. She mapped the ocean floor point after point and slowly revealed a deep rift valley in the ocean floor. The mid-ocean ridge...
Author
Series
Elements of genius volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When Mary Shelley is kidnapped by a mad scientist, Nikki Tesla and the other members of the Genius Academy team are forced to agree to steal a priceless, lethal high-tech ring in order to free her; but Nikki also plans to use the heist to get closer to her long-lost father who claims he is not the criminal mastermind she believes him to be.
Author
Series
Elements of genius volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Someone who goes by the name of "V" is planning to unleash a lethal virus that could destroy the human race, and it is up to Nikki Tesla and her friends from the Genius Academy (which has been blamed for an international incident and shut down), to uncover the villain (who is closer to them than they realize) and find a way to stop the biological attack--an effort that will cost Nikki her life.
Author
Series
My life is a zoo volume 3
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
As her thirteenth birthday nears, Ana is very happily making a behind-the-scenes documentary at the zoo her parents run and delighted that her best friend, Liv, is visiting from New Zealand, but things start to fall apart when she brings her old and new friends together.