Showing 1–5 of 5 titles

• Format: Book
• Genre: Science
• Award year: 2018

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  How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African Wild

  By Katherine Roy

  Expressive and immersive illustrations invite readers to witness the miracle of a newborn elephant learning how to walk, smell, communicate, and eat.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Animals
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781626721784
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  Impact! Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World

  By Elizabeth Rusch, Karin Anderson (Illustrator)

  Readers meet the scientists who study asteroids past and present and work to protect our planet in the future.

  • Nonfiction, Science
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780544671591
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  Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd

  By Mary Losure

  Discover the life and times of Isaac Newton, an alchemist who brilliantly transformed and advanced scientific understanding of chemistry.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780763670634
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  Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island

  By Loree Griffin Burns

  Burns chronicles the fascinating birth and evolution of Surtsey, the youngest island on Earth, and one researcher's almost 50-year study of the environs.

  • Nonfiction, Science
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780544687233
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  Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem

  By Patricia Newman

  Newman invites readers into a modern science mystery: an amazing discovery about sea otters that gave scientists insight into the delicate balance of ecosystems.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Nature
  • Notable Children's Books 2018, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2018 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781512426311