March 2020 list by K. Pearson
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10-Minute Engineering Projects
by Sarah L. Schuette
Searching for easy engineering projects for your makerspace? You've come to the right place! From winches and gears to bridges and marble runs, these 10-minute STEM projects will have kids making in no time!
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Around the World: A Can-You-Find-It Book
by Sarah L. Schuette
Send kids globe-trotting with this internationally themed seek-and-find title. Hundreds of fun objects are hidden inside full-color photo puzzles of our world's flags, foods, landmarks, animals, customs, and more. Each to-find list includes pictographs and word labels to engage pre-readers and early readers alike.
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Backpacking Hacks: Camping Tips for Outdoor Adventures
by Raymond Bean
Don't just survive, thrive in the great outdoors! This handy guidebook provides unique tips and tricks to transform any camping trip into a glamping vacay, including defense against weather extremes, hygiene hacks, and unplugged entertainment options.
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Balancing Yoga
by Laura Villano
In this book, illustrations and step by step instructions show and tell young readers how to do balancing yoga poses. Breathing techniques, SEL concepts of wellness and mindfulness, and benefits of the practice are also introduced.
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Beastly Armor: Military Defenses Inspired by Animals
by Charles C. Hofer
The world can be a dangerous place. Over time, animals evolved many natural defenses to help them survive. Combat during wartime is extremely dangerous. Why not look to nature to find the best defenses for soldiers on the battlefield? Military forces have done just that for hundreds of years. From the armor of medieval knights to tomorrow's advanced camouflage, take a look at how military technology often mimics the traits of animals to help protect soldiers in combat.
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The Bremen Town Musicians
by Brothers Grimm
When a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster are no longer wanted by their masters, they decide to run away and become musicians in Bremen Town. There they discover a warm little cabin, but find that robbers occupy it! Will the four friends plan work to scare the robbers away?
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Clay Play! Animal Favorites
by Terry Taylor
Full-color illustrations and easy-to-follow directions explain basic techniques as well as every step of the crafting process for 29 clay projects — a sloth, flamingo, narwhal, llama, panda, zebra, unicorn, koala, elephant, and other cute critters. Each project includes a list of materials consisting of colored clay and ordinary household items.
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The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
by Brad Meltzer
Documents the true story of how a secret assassination attempt on the life of the first American president led to the creation of the CIA and FBI, in a young reader adaptation of the adult best-seller by the author of The Inner Circle.
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Garbage or Recycling?
by Deborah Chancellor
Nasir and Nadir are making a robot for their school's junk model competition. They must use garbage that can be recycled. So just what can they use, and what will happen to the garbage they throw away? Follow their story to find out why we should use less plastic, what happens at landfill sites, and how we can reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln
by Shari Swanson
A deeply researched picture book rendering of a less-remembered classic story from Abraham Lincoln’s childhood finds the future 16th American president rescuing a stray dog who becomes his best friend and eventually saves his life.
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Just Like Me
by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
A collection of poetic mini-stories by the creator of Grandma’s Purse explores the feelings and experiences of everyday girls from diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
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Kids' Guide to Learning the Ukulele: 24 Songs to Learn and Play
by Emily Arrow
Filled with basic instructions for holding positions, tuning, basic chords and more, this music instruction book for children will help them learn how to play the ukulele while offering 25 songs, games and activities to play and practice.
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Rise Up: Ordinary Kids With Extraordinary Stories
by Amanda Li
Ordinary Kids in Extraordinary Stories features 29 tales of amazing young girls and boys who have achieved the unimaginable. The stories range from triumphing over illness and injury to overcoming bullying. Entries include Sweden's Greta Thunberg, whose youth climate activism sparked a global movement, and Pakistan's Ayesha Farooq, who became Pakistan's first female fighter pilot at age 25.
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The Secret Garden Cookbook: Inspiring Recipes from the Magical World of Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden
by Amy Cotler
The Secret Garden celebrates its young heroine, Mary Lennox, as she brings an abandoned garden back to life. It also delights in good food, robust appetites, and the health and strength they can bring. It describes a world where water, light, and loving care bring soil and plants back to life—and also one in which fresh milk, homemade currant buns, and hearty, simple fare renew and bring pleasure to the novel's complex and fascinating characters.
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Spies, Code Breakers, and Secret Agents: A World War II Book for Kids
by Carole P. Roman
From spy schools and ciphers to sneaky tools and secret armies, this guide takes you on a declassified tour of the undercover operations that helped decide the outcome of World War 2. There’s also more than a dozen short spy-ographies that cover some of the most famous (and infamous!) agents that were active during the war.
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Through the Animal Kingdom
by Derek Harvey
A debut entry in an early reference series introduces the habitats and secret lives of animals from a diverse range of environments, including a Rocky Mountain bald eagle, the migrating wildebeests of the Serengeti and the rare amur leopard from the Siberian wilderness.
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Wow! Look What's in Space
by Carole Stott
Presents information about space, including how fast the Earth is spinning, how many galaxies there are, and how many exoplanets have been discovered.
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