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Author
Publisher
Delacorte
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Stephen Albie Bright leads a happy, normal life. Well, as normal as it gets with two astrophysicist parents who named their son after their favorite scientists, Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. But then Albie's mother dies of cancer, and his world is shattered. When his father explains that she might be alive in a parallel universe, Albie knows he has to find her. So, armed with a box, a laptop, and a banana, Albie sets out to do just that....
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The littlest readers can learn about Albert Einstein in this board book version of the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World biography. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. In this new board book format, the very youngest readers can learn about an icon in the series's signature lively, conversational way....
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When Alice and Jack are out playing, they hear a strange noise. Alice wants to know what it is, but Jack is afraid. He thinks it might be the Wicked Wolf with big, bad claws and snap-trap jaws. But Alice takes his hand and they follow the noise, right into the heart of the forest...Just what will they discover there?
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Mars has a visitor. It likes to roam, observe, measure, and collect. It explores the red landscape - crossing plains, climbing hills, and tracing the bottoms of craters - in search of water and life. It is not the first to visit Mars. It will not be the last. But it might be the most curious.--book jacket.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio / Penguin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The true story of how an unlikely leader helped inspire a team of rocket scientists to achieve the near impossible: landing a two-thousand pound rover on Mars. Few organizations solve as many impossible problems as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and nobody knows more about leading rocket scientists to unlikely breakthroughs than Adam Steltzner. As the phase lead and development manager for EDL (entry, descent and landing) of the Curiosity rover...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A Knopf
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"It's Rover's anniversary on Mars! Time to celebrate by throwing the best party this planet has ever seen. Rover hands out invitations all over town, but it seems like he's the only one around. Will anyone come to the party, or will Rover be all alone on his big day? In 2013, NASA programmed their Curiosity rover to hum "Happy Birthday to You" in honor of its first year on Mars. Inspired by this anecdote, this is the tale of a lonely rover and his...
70) Off-limits
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Dad's office is off-limits--which only makes it more intriguing to his curious young daughter. As soon as she sees an opening, she sneaks in to have a look around. After all, there's no harm in just looking, right? What she discovers is a magical wonderland of sticky tape, paper clips that make glorious strands, and a kaleidoscopic array of sticky notes. Who could possibly resist playing with those? In a joyful ode to office supplies, Helen Yoon...
Publisher
Magic Light Pictures Ltd
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Gruffalo: A cunning mouse goes for a walk in the forest and outwits a succession of predators. Mouse invents a frightening creature, The Gruffalo, to scare them away; but what happens when he comes face-to-face with his own creation?
The Gruffalo's child: A little Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse.
72) Quizás
Author
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
¡Chris Haughton nos presenta a 3 monitos muy traviesos! A los monitos les encantan los mangos, pero hay tigres cerca. ¿Y si bajan del r̀bol con cuidado?Ummm...Quiz̀s... Los monitos saben que hay muchos tigres cerca del r̀bol. Pero ellos quieren comer un mango. ¡Les encantan los mangos! ¿Y si bajan con cuidado y tan r̀pidos como el rayo? S̤lo por mirar no pasar̕a nada, ¿no? Ummm... Quizás...
Author
Publisher
Tara Books Pvt. Ltd
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Introducing a spunky, adventurous mother and featuring midnight feasts, roving hyenas, and shrieking peacocks, these eight short stories can be read together or individually, each evoking the different fascinations and emotions of childhood"--
74) I am curious!
Author
Series
Princess Truly (An Acorn Book) volume 7
Publisher
Acorn/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text, Princess Truly visits the science museum with her brother, solves the mystery of her missing snack, and uses her magic curls to take a trip to outer space with her pug, Sir Noodles.
Author
Language
English
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What's on the other side of the forest? A young rabbit and his father are determined to find out in this modern picture book that feels like a classic, calling to mind the tender work of Beatrix Potter.Some say that wolves, ogres, and giant badgers live in the forest beside Arthur's house. That's why no one ever goes in there, to see what's on the other side. But one day, Arthur's dad has an idea--a magnificent idea! Build a tower to look over the...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Maybe you remember when a little robotic spacecraft landed on a far-off planet. On August 6, 2012, the rover Curiosity touched down on the rocky surface of Mars and now she s ready to guide you through her journey firsthand. From idea to creation and beyond, this fact-filled, stylish book introduces readers to Curiosity and her mission: to discover more about the red planet and search for evidence of life.--from dust jacket.
77) The Curiosities
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Language
English
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Description
"When the Curiosities choose Miro as the one they nest on, Miro is led to discover all the marvels waiting in the shadows where no one else looks. Sometimes though, the Curiosities can make Miro feel alone and invisible in the darkness. But perhaps Miro isn't as alone as he thinks..."--
Author
Language
English
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Description
"When you think you have the answers, you need to be asking a lot more questions-and embracing fearless curiosity. In this timely, personal guide, journalist Mónica Guzmán shows why curiosity is our best policy and how you can put it to work for you immediately, sharing practical tips from the trenches of the social, political, and cultural divides"--
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