Showing 1–8 of 8 titles

• Genre: Science
• Award year: 2019

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  Beavers

  By Rachel Poliquin, Nicholas John Frith (Illustrator)

  Wit and fact intertwine in an enjoyable guide to the frequently overlooked beaver.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Animals
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780544949874
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  The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs

  By Kate Messner, Matthew Forsythe (Illustrator)

  Ken Nedimyer's single-minded passion for restoring the ocean's coral reefs is reflected through riveting illustrations and accessible narrative.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781452133508
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  Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild

  By Catherine Thimmesh

  Thimmesh explains the work of a Giant Panda conservation project in the Wolong Nature Reserve in China, which uses a three-stage program to create a self-sustaining population in the wild. Complementing her thoughtful, engagingly written text are many arrestingly adorable, colorful photographs of pandas in training and in the wild.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Animals
  • Notable Children's Books 2019, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2019 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780544818910
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  The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

  By Joyce Sidman

  On pages featuring Merian's illustrations, this inviting volume demonstrates how her fascination with observing life cycles led her to create realistic and detailed drawings that changed scientific research.

  • Nonfiction, History, Science, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2019, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2019 (Medal Winner)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780544717138
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  The Hyena Scientist

  By Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop (Illustrator)

  Montgomery profiles biologist Kay Holekamp at her research camp in Masai Mara, Kenya, where she studies the social structure, communication, biology, and habits of spotted hyenas.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Animals
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780544635111
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  In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More than 500 Million Years

  By David L Elliott, Matthew Trueman (Illustrator)

  Short, pithy poems and dynamic illustrations take the reader through 500 million years of life on earth.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Poetry
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780763660734
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  Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere

  By Barb Rosenstock, Katherine Roy (Illustrator)

  Daring aquanauts Otis Barton and Will Beebe designed and dove in a leaky bathysphere that allowed them to explore 800 feet below the ocean surface.

  • Nonfiction, Science
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780316393829
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  Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill

  By Heather L. Montgomery, Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator)

  Endlessly entertaining, this is a scientific look into the world of roadkill and how it informs statistics, news, and environmental challenges.

  • Nonfiction, Science, Animals
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781681199009