Suzanne Slade

Pub. Date

[2018]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Language

English

Description

When Annie has a career day at her school, each member of her family wonders if she will choose their career path-- her grandfather the news photographer, her father the mountain climber or her mother the basketball player-- until she reveals a dream that is all her own.

2) Countdown: 2979 days to the moon

Author

Pub. Date

[2018]

Physical Desc

144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

Told in free verse, the story of the American effort to land the first man on the moon comes to life.

3) Daring dozen: the twelve who walked on the moon

Author

Pub. Date

[2019]

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Language

English

Description

"From Neil Armstrong's first small step to Gene Cernan's last footprint, award-winning author Suzanne Slade captures the experiences of the twelve astronauts who walked on the moon. The book reveals how the Apollo moon missions (1969-1972) built upon one another and unveiled important new discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space."--

4) Behold the octopus!

Author

Pub. Date

[2023]

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm

Language

English

Description

"Lyrical text and gorgeous illustrations plunge readers into an undersea exploration of the mysterious, accomplished octopus and its astonishing abilities"--

5) The science of bicycle racing

Author

Velocity--the science of speed
Velocity the science of speed

Series

Pub. Date

[2014]

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

"Describes the science concepts involved in several types of bicycle racing"--Provided by publisher.

6) Dazzlin' Dolly: The Songwriting, Hit-Singing, Guitar-Picking Dolly Parton

Author

Pub. Date

2022

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

This inspirational and dazzlin’ story of Dolly Parton—noted singer, songwriter, and humanitarian—follows her rise to fame, from her beginnings in East Tennessee to performing to thousands at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
Dolly is a little girl with a BIG voice. Music fills Dolly’s heart so plumb full she has to let it out! She’ll even sing to her cornhusk dolls or a pen full of pigs. She makes her own drum...

7) Exquisite: the poetry and life of Gwendolyn Brooks

Author

Coretta Scott King Award Recipients

Language

English

Appears on list

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

A picture-book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize
A 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor Book
A 2021 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book
A 2021 Association of Library Service to Children Notable Children's Book

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000) is known for her poems about "real life." She wrote about love, loneliness,...

8) The universe and you

Author

Pub. Date

[2021]

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

"During the night, as a child sleeps in her bedroom, the reader is taken on an exploration of our solar system, galaxies beyond, and finally the universe as a whole"--

9) A computer called Katherine: how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon

Author

Language

English

Formats

Book, Read-Along Book

Description

Biography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson. Shares the story of the pioneering African American mathematician, Katherine Johnson, who helped calculate America's first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world's first trip to the moon.

10) Let's go hunting

Author

Series

Adventures outdoors

Pub. Date

2007.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color photographs ; 23 cm

Language

English

11) From puppy to dog: following the life cycle

Author

Amazing science. Life cycles)

Series

Pub. Date

[2009]

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Language

English

12) Butterflies

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2008.

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

13) Let's go camping

Author

Series

Adventures outdoors

Pub. Date

2007.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color photographs ; 23 cm

Language

English

14) Dragonflies

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2008.

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

15) Bees

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2008.

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

16) Let's go fishing

Author

Series

Adventures outdoors

Pub. Date

2007.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color photographs ; 23 cm.

Language

English

17) Ladybugs

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2008.

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

18) Out of school and into nature: the Anna Comstock story

Author

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Language

English

Description

"A picture book biography about naturalist and artist Anna Comstock (1854-1930), who defied social conventions and pursued the study of science. She pioneered a movement to encourage schools to conduct science and nature classes for children outdoors, thereby increasing students' interest in nature" --

19) A raindrop's journey

Author

Series

Follow it!

Pub. Date

2011.

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes the water cycle including evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

20) Animals are sleeping

Author

Pub. Date

[2008]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Language

English

Description