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Encourage children to think about science every day by coming along with Kojo and his scientist father.
Together, they explore a new science topic every day of the week, helping young readers see all the possibilities of curiosity and exploration. From climate to coding to building and cooking, Kojo and his dad will inspire many ideas to implement with your child and many memories for both of you to cherish.
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An ingenious account of the jobs people do all through the night, when kids are fast asleep.
In Night in the City, author and illustrator Julie Downing cleverly uses multiple panels to follow eight people throughout the course of their busy evening, from waking up just as most people are contemplating bedtime, through the following morning.
The jobs depicted are nurse, baker, taxi driver, fire fighter, on location film tech, janitor, museum security...
83) Count on Me
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Theme: Hi-Lo, emergent, teen content, full-color, Realistic LifeJoe is working at an accounting office over the summer instead of hanging out at the park shooting hoops with his friends. He discovers something strange at work. Is his boss a thief?
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84) Boom Town Boy
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A boy and his grandpa hope to strike oil in drought-ridden Oklahoma. It's hot in Oklahoma. There's no wind, the wells are dry, and the ground is dead. Orvie's family is doing everything they can to keep their farm going. If they miss a payment on the mortgage, the bank will take their home away, and they'll have nowhere else to go. Farming is tough, honest work, and it's no way to get rich. For years, Orvie's grandfather has sworn that there's oil...
85) Coal Camp Girl
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A young girl grows up in the sooty shadow of the coal mines of West Virginia. When the whistle blows, Christina knows her father is coming home. Every day he emerges from the pit with his skin caked in coal dust. He's 50 now and he's been working in the mines since he was 12 years old. It's dangerous, backbreaking labor, but he does it because he loves his family. As far as Christina is concerned, there is no job in the world more honorable than digging...
86) Someday, Maybe
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Someday, Maybe is an inventive and inspiring picture book that imagines the exciting jobs, discoveries, and innovations that children dream of for their futures.
With self-driving cars and commercial launches to space, the future has arrived! And so have the jobs of the future, from intergalactic rock bands with riffing robots to doctors with X-ray glasses.
Children have always dreamed of what they will grow up to become, and with Someday, Maybe...
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What if... Your picture was taped inside teenage boys' lockers across America, your closets were bursting with never-worn designer clothing, and the tabloids constantly asked whether you were losing your "good girl" status?
It's a glamorous life, but sixteen-year-old Kaitlin Burke, costar of one of the hottest shows on TV, is exhausted from the pressures of fame. Then she hits on an outrageously daring solution, one that has to remain top secret...
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Eight-year-old Liam struggles with his school's Career Day project in this installment from the Liam Kingbird's Kingdom series.
It's Career Day in Mrs. Dakota's third-grade class on the Ojibwa reservation. Unfortunately, young Liam can't decide what he wants to be when he grows up! Can Liam figure out his future, or will his class project be an epic failure? Find out in this installment of the popular Liam Kingbird's Kingdom series by Ojibwa author...
89) Miss Impossible
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Babysitting? More like bully-sitting, when Malia, Dot, and Bree get a much older-and scarier-client than they expected. But looks can be deceiving in this LOL-worthy third book in the Best Babysitters Ever series, perfect for fans of Rachel Vail and Sarah Mlynowski.
Malia, Dot, and Bree are psyched to land their highest paying job yet-until they get to the house and realize they're babysitting Zelda Hooper, Bree and Malia's archnemesis since preschool....
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What does a flight nurse do every day? What character traits are essential for a flight nurse to have? Follow flight nurses as as they work to keep people healthy. These health heroes do the important work of flying injured or sick patients to a hospital that can help. Discover the tools they use as they work with the flight crew and hospital staff to keep patients healthy. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first....
91) I'm a Nurse
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How does a nurse's day begin? How does it end? What character traits are essential for a nurse to have? Follow nurses in a hospital as they work to keep people healthy and happy. These health heroes do the important work of treating patients. Discover the tools they use as they work with others in a hospital to keep people healthy. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real nurse from Mayo Clinic, and find...
92) Sled Dog School
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Eleven-year-old Matt is struggling in school and he has to set up his own business to save his failing math grade. But what is he even good at? The only thing he truly loves is his team of dogs, and so Matt's Sled Dog School is born. Teaching dogsledding should be easy, right?
But people, just like dogs, can be unpredictable. And sometimes the bravest thing a person can do is admit they need help. Like Terry Lynn Johnson's popular Ice Dogs, Sled...
93) Pig-Out Inn
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In a new town, Dovi's family befriends a young boy who was abandoned at their restaurant Dovi Chandler collects yearbooks. She has them from all over the country: mementos of every time her parents uprooted her to a new town, and a new crackpot business venture. They've managed apartment houses, tried to save failing bookstores, even sold Tupperware, but all it's ever gotten them is debt and a new yearbook for Dovi to add to the pile. It's not until...
94) I'm a Custodian
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Follow custodians in a hospital as they work to keep people healthy and happy. These health heroes do the important work of keeping our hospitals safe and clean. Discover the tools and supplies custodians use as they work with other hospital staff. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real custodian from Mayo Clinic and find out how these health heroes save the day, every day!
95) I'm a Doctor
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How does a doctor's day start? How does it end? What are the most important character traits for doctors to have? Follow doctors in a hospital as they work to keep people healthy and happy. These health heroes do the important work of caring for patients. Discover the tools doctors use as they work with other hospital staff to care for patients. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real doctor from Mayo...
96) I'm a Paramedic
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Follow paramedics as they do the important work of treating patients in an emergency. Discover the tools they use as they work with others to keep people healthy. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real paramedic and find out how these health heroes save the day, every day!
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