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All about brains : a book about people

Bell, Lake, 1979-


Various publishers. For share day at school, Nova has to bring in something that makes her unique and she knows just the thing: her breakfast pickles! But when the fridge opens to an empty pickle jar, Nova has to find a new share and her morning medicine leads to the perfect idea: her brain sparkles! When Nova tells the class about her epilepsy, at first they’re confused, and she starts to worry, are her brain sparkles too unique? But Nova isn’t the only one in her class with a unique brain, and when her classmates start sharing too, what follows is a fun exploration of all the wonderful ways people and their brains are different.
Date Published:2025

Various publishers. For share day at school, Nova has to bring in something that makes her unique and she knows just the thing: her breakfast pickles! But when the fridge opens to an empty pickle jar, Nova has to find a new share and her morning medicine leads to the perfect idea: her brain sparkles! When Nova tells the class about her epilepsy, at first they’re confused, and she starts to worry, are her brain sparkles too unique? But Nova isn’t the only one in her class with a unique brain, and when her classmates start sharing too, what follows is a fun exploration of all the wonderful ways people and their brains are different.

Date Published:2025

Giving thanks with halmoni : celebrating Chuseok, the Korean harvest festival

Choi, Kathleen,


Various publishers. Su-Jin's "halmoni" (grandmother in Korean) is excited for the Korean holiday of Chuseok. She is watching the moon grow larger each night. Celebrated on the day of the Harvest Moon, Chuseok is a time when her family will gather, give thanks, and share in a very special feast. It's the biggest holiday of the year-- often referred to as Korean Thanksgiving. Su-Jin is excited, too. She wants to share the holiday with her friends Maddy and Keisha, who are curious to learn all about it. So the three girls decide to help Halmoni get ready for the celebration.
Date Published:2025

Various publishers. Su-Jin's "halmoni" (grandmother in Korean) is excited for the Korean holiday of Chuseok. She is watching the moon grow larger each night. Celebrated on the day of the Harvest Moon, Chuseok is a time when her family will gather, give thanks, and share in a very special feast. It's the biggest holiday of the year-- often referred to as Korean Thanksgiving. Su-Jin is excited, too. She wants to share the holiday with her friends Maddy and Keisha, who are curious to learn all about it. So the three girls decide to help Halmoni get ready for the celebration.

Date Published:2025

Bittersweet : based on the true tale of the Berlin candy bombers

Mandin, Christy,


How far can a small kindness reach? How much of a difference can two sticks of gum make? Colonel Gail Halvorsen was a pilot in the United States Air Force delivering supplies to West Berlin when it was blockaded by the Soviets. One day he approached children gathered outside the airport with two leftover sticks of gum. After sharing the gum through the fence, he watched in surprise as they passed the wrappers around so everyone could sniff the minty smell. Inspired by the children's kindness and sympathetic to the way blockades were cutting off their access to simple pleasures like sweets, Halvorsen began airdropping candy, using his own rations and wiggling his wings to alert the kids below that it was time for treats.
Date Published:2025

How far can a small kindness reach? How much of a difference can two sticks of gum make? Colonel Gail Halvorsen was a pilot in the United States Air Force delivering supplies to West Berlin when it was blockaded by the Soviets. One day he approached children gathered outside the airport with two leftover sticks of gum. After sharing the gum through the fence, he watched in surprise as they passed the wrappers around so everyone could sniff the minty smell. Inspired by the children's kindness and sympathetic to the way blockades were cutting off their access to simple pleasures like sweets, Halvorsen began airdropping candy, using his own rations and wiggling his wings to alert the kids below that it was time for treats.

Date Published:2025

9 from the Nine Worlds

Riordan, Rick,


Various publishers. Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series star in these hilarious and inventive new short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology.
Date Published:2018

I wish I was an elephant

Bové, Jennifer, 1973-,


Ranger Rick explorers can learn all about elephants in this reader full of fascinating facts, vivid wildlife photographs, a Wild Words glossary, and a hands-on activity about how to play “elephant hockey” using your arm like an elephant trunk.
Date Published:2018

I wish I was a gorilla

Bové, Jennifer, 1973-


Introduces gorillas, describing their physical features, what they eat, where they live, and how they care for their young.
Date Published:2018

My daddy and me

Macnaughton, Tina.


Various publishers. When Little Bear is with his daddy, he is the bravest, tallest and happiest Little Bear in the whole world.
Date Published:2008

Good night yoga : a pose-by-pose bedtime story

Gates, Mariam.



Date Published:2015

Apocalypse bow wow

Proimos, James, III.,


Graphic novel. Apollo and Brownie are unaware that the apocalypse is at hand, but when their owners do not return and they run out of food and water, the dogs venture into the world, where they team up with a police dog, a flea that quotes Sun Tzu's The art of war, and others in an attempt to survive.
Date Published:2015

Sneezy the snowman

Wright, Maureen, 1961-


Various publishers. A snowman who finds it dreadfully cold keeps doing things that cause him to melt, while the children who rebuild him each time offer clothing to keep him warm.
Date Published:

Pokémon : battle with the ultra beast : 2 graphic adventures

Whitehill, Simcha,


Graphic novel. Chiefly illustrations. In "An Ultra-Urgent Rescue," Ash helps his friend Lillie rescue her mother from a mysterious Ultra Beast; and in "Buzzwole Battle," Ash takes on his first assignment as an Ultra Guardian.
Date Published:2019

The Berenstain Bears in the dark

Berenstain, Stan, 1923-2005.


Various publishers. When Brother Bear brings a spooky book from the library, bedtime and the dark become ominous and threatening to Sister Bear.
Date Published:1982

I wish I was an orca

Markle, Sandra.


Introduces orca whales, describing their physical features, what they eat, where they live, and how they care for their young.
Date Published:2017

Dolphins!

Bokoske, Sharon.


Introduces dolphins and their physical characteristics, behavior, social structure, intelligence, and interaction with humans.
Date Published:1993

The Berenstain Bears and the shaggy little pony

Berenstain, Jan, 1923-2012.


Various publishers. Brother and Sister offer to help care for Oscar the pony in exchange for riding lessons from Farmer Ben.
Date Published:2011

Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman!

Hñel, Wolfram,


Various publishers. It's a wonderful, snowy Christmas Day, but mice Pip and Squeak can't stop looking at the snowman standing all alone wth no one to help him celebrate. A warm place is no place for a snowman. What will Pip and Squeak do so that Mr. Snowman is not all alone?
Date Published:2011

Arctic attack

Greenberger, Robert.


Various publishers. While researching the Arctic for a school project, Robin discovers that something is heating the glaciers--and it's not just global warming. With Batman's help, Robin discovers that the evil Råa's al Ghåul is behind the environmental disruption. The Dynamic Duo head to the Arctic to stop his evil plan and prevent an ecological disaster.
Date Published:2009

Monster magic

Simonson, Louise,


Various publishers. On a remote island, scientists discover an exotic plant, which they hope will lead to a medical breakthrough. Instead, when they return to Washington, D.C. the rare fauna brings on a monstrous breakout.
Date Published:2010

I wish I was a polar bear

Bové, Jennifer, 1973-,


Find out how polar bears eat, talk and sleep, among other interesting facts.
Date Published:2018

Animals in the city

Carney, Elizabeth, 1981-,


Wild cities -- New neighbors -- 6 amazing city sightings -- City smarts -- Too close for comfort? -- More to learn -- Living together. From pigeon pizza parties in New York City to koala street crossings in Australia, wild animals all over the world show us how they live in cities, interact with humans, and strut their street smarts in this new reader from National Geographic Kids.
Date Published:2019