Children's - Non-fiction ISBN: 9780803741188 Title: Jason and the Argonauts : the first great quest in Greek mythology by Robert Byrd - Retells the story of Jason and his quest for the golden fleece Author: Byrd, Robert, author. ISBN: 9781419710544 Title: Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh - An eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan. ISBN: 9780763663513 Title: Mesmerized : how Ben Franklin solved a mystery that baffled all of France by Mara Rockliff - Describes how the innovative American Founding Father used the scientific method to discern the practices of a famous Parisian magician Author: Rockliff, Mara, author. ISBN: 9781596439504 Title: Grand Canyon by Jason Chin - An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain Author: Chin, Jason, 1978- author. ISBN: 9780805094695 Title: I, fly : the buzz about flies and how awesome they are by Bridget Heos - Fly is fed up with everyone studying butterflies. After all, flies go through metamorphosis too! Author: Heos, Bridget, author. ISBN: 9781596438743 Title: Neighborhood sharks : hunting with great whites of California's Farallon Islands by Katherine Roy - An up close look at the ocean's most fearsome and famous predator and the scientists who study them—just twenty-six miles from the Golden Gate Bridge Author: Roy, Katherine, author. ISBN: 9780545123358 Title: Winter's tail : how one little dolphin learned to swim again by Juliana Hatkoff - Describes the rescue and rehabilitation of a young Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, named Winter, who received an artificial tail after being badly injured Author: Hatkoff, Juliana. ISBN: 9780316324908 Title: Finding Winnie : the true story of the world's most famous bear by Lindsay Mattick - How a bear cub in 1914 became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh Author: Mattick, Lindsay. ISBN: 9780375958885 Title: Elizabeth, queen of the seas by Lynne Cox - Describes how an elephant seal made a home in New Zealand's narrow Avon River and loved to stretch out across a two-lane road, requiring volunteers to tow her farther out to sea after she kept returning Author: Cox, Lynne, 1957- ISBN: 9780316053181 Title: Nubs : the true story of a mutt, a Marine & a miracle by Brian Dennis - Tells the true story of a mutt named Nubs, who was befriended by a marine on duty at the Iraqi border and became so devoted to the marine that he followed him on foot Author: Dennis, Brian, 1971- ISBN: 9780061240348 Title: Marley : a dog like no other by John Grogan - Follows the life story of an exuberant Labrador retriever who gets into perpetual trouble and experiences a range of inspiring adventures Author: Grogan, John, 1957- ISBN: 0060279699 Title: How to talk to your cat by Jean Craighead George - Describes how cats communicate with people through their behavior and sounds and explains how to talk back to them using sounds, behavior, and body language Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012- ISBN: 0152006036 Title: Teammates by Peter Golenbock - Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese Author: Golenbock, Peter. ISBN: 9781481406390 Title: The wildest race ever : the story of the 1904 Olympic marathon by Meghan McCarthy - The exciting and bizarre true story of the 1904 Olympic marathon, which took place at the St. Louis World's Fair Author: McCarthy, Meghan. ISBN: 9780763648428 Title: Firefly July : a year of very short poems by Paul B. Janeczko - Presents a collection of short poems about each season written to demonstrate how a few carefully chosen words and images can invoke powerful messages ISBN: 0374330719 Title: Hidden child by Isaac Millman - The author details his difficult experiences as a young Jewish child living in Nazi-occupied France during the 1940s Author: Millman, Isaac. ISBN: 9780823421596 Title: The grand mosque of Paris : a story of how Muslims saved Jews during the Holocaust by Karen Gray Ruelle - The story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris became the ideal temporary hiding place for escaped prisoners of war and Jews of all ages during WWII Author: Ruelle, Karen Gray. ISBN: 9780525479031 Title: The worst of friends : Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the true story of an American feud by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain - Presents a tribute to the partnership of two founding fathers and how it led to the creation of opposing political parties Author: Jurmain, Suzanne. ISBN: 9780803737105 Title: The camping trip that changed America : Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and our national parks by Barb Rosenstock - The story of how President Theodore Roosevelt, with the help of naturalist John Muir, decided to support the conservation of national parks Author: Rosenstock, Barbara. Children's - Biographies ISBN: 9781452103143 Title: Josephine : the dazzling life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell - Presents an introduction to the life of the passionate performer and civil rights activist that traces her journey from the slums of St. Louis to the world's most famous stages Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby, 1951- ISBN: 9780811860635 Title: Manfish : a story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne - Poetic text and full color paintings combine to create a portrait of the internationally known oceanographer who became a champion of the seas Author: Berne, Jennifer. ISBN: 0060850957 Title: Escape! : the story of the great Houdini by Sid Fleischman - Profiling his personal life and great accomplishments in show business, the story of magician Harry Houdini comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats Author: Fleischman, Sid, 1920-2010 ISBN: 9781580892971 Title: Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions by Chris Barton - Celebrate the inventor of the Super Soaker in this inspiring picture book biography about Lonnie Johnson, the maker behind one of the world's favorite toys Author: Barton, Chris, author. ISBN: 9781481452496 Title: Ada Lovelace, poet of science : the first computer programmer by Diane Stanley - A fascinating look at Ada Lovelace, the pioneering computer programmer and the daughter of the poet Lord Byron Author: Stanley, Diane, author. ISBN: 9780763670634 Title: Isaac : the alchemist, secrets of Isaac Newton, reveal'd by Mary Losure - Mary Losure's riveting narrative nonfiction account of Isaac's early life traces his development as a thinker from his childhood Author: Losure, Mary. ISBN: 9781419716478 Title: Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh - Presents the life of the Mexican artist who became famous for his drawings of skeletons in multiple everyday poses which have become identified with the Mexican Day of the Dead Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan. ISBN: 9780802853851 Title: The right word : Roget and his thesaurus by Jen Bryant - Examines the life of Peter Mark Roget and his invention of the thesaurus Author: Bryant, Jennifer. ISBN: 0152012672 Title: Wilma unlimited : how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman by Kathleen Krull - A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics Author: Krull, Kathleen. ISBN: 9781645672852 Title: With great power : the marvelous Stan Lee : an unauthorized biography by Annie Hunter Eriksen - Discover more about the life of Stan Lee and how he revolutionized comics with this vibrant introduction bustling with action, humor, and references for fans Author: Eriksen, Annie Hunter, author.
