Secrets of the Seasons: Orbiting the Sun in Our Backyard

Secrets of the Seasons: Orbiting the Sun in Our Backyard
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2014-04-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0307982408

The family from Secrets of the Garden are back in a new book about backyard science that explains why the seasons change. Alice and her friend Zack explore the reasons for the seasons. Alice's narrative is all about noticing the changes as fall turns into winter, spring, and then summer. She explains how the earth's yearlong journey around the sun, combined with the tilt in the earth's axis, makes the seasons happen. Alice's text is clear and simple, and experiential. Two very helpful—and very funny—chickens give more science details and further explanation through charts, diagrams, and sidebars. Packed with sensory details, humor, and solid science, this book makes a complicated concept completely clear for young readers—and also for the many parents who struggle to answer their kids' questions! "Several adults of my acquaintance . . . would find Secrets of the Seasons to be an eye-popping revelation." —John Lithgow, The New York Times Book Review

Secrets of the Garden

Secrets of the Garden
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2014-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0385753640

Depicts a family of four who make their garden their summer home as they prepare the soil, plant seeds, water the garden, and watch for a harvest of vegetables.

Tillie the Terrible Swede

Tillie the Terrible Swede
Author: Sue Stauffacher
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2012-11-28
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0307982483

When Tillie Anderson came to America, all she had was a needle. So she got herself a job in a tailor shop and waited for a dream to find her. One day, a man sped by on a bicycle. She was told "bicycles aren't for ladies," but from then on, Tillie dreamed of riding—not graceful figure eights, but speedy, scorching, racy riding! And she knew that couldn't be done in a fancy lady's dress. . . . With arduous training and her (shocking!) new clothes, Tillie became the women's bicycle-riding champion of the world. Sue Stauffacher's lively text and Sarah McMenemy's charming illustrations capture the energy of America's bicycle craze and tell the story of one woman who wouldn't let society's expectations stop her from achieving her dream.

Doug Unplugs on the Farm

Doug Unplugs on the Farm
Author: Dan Yaccarino
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0385753284

"Doug the robot takes a hands-on approach to learning about farm life when the family car gets stuck in a ditch on the way to visit the grandbots"--

Everybody Bonjours!

Everybody Bonjours!
Author: Leslie Kimmelman
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2015-01-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553507834

Shop a fancy France-y store. Eat a pretty petit four. Discover! Sightsee! Explore! On this fun and friendly tour, everybody says “Bonjour!” Whether at a soccer stadium (“players scoring”), a crêpe stand (“batter pouring”), or strolling the Champs d’ Elysee (where folks “bonjour” in every store), a little girl and her family are welcomed everywhere with the signature French greeting. Jump into these pages and enjoy the trip! Through lilting words and lively images, Everybody Bonjours welcomes young reader-travelers to a Paris that isn’t just for artists, grown-ups, and dreamers– it’s for kids!

The Sun, the Earth, and Near-earth Space

The Sun, the Earth, and Near-earth Space
Author: John A. Eddy
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780160838088

" ... Concise explanations and descriptions - easily read and readily understood - of what we know of the chain of events and processes that connect the Sun to the Earth, with special emphasis on space weather and Sun-Climate."--Dear Reader.

Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures)

Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2015-03-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0385391250

Could you survive an outer-space disaster? Aspiring astronauts and young explorers will love this out-of-this-world Totally True Adventure. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

A Wedding for Wiglaf?

A Wedding for Wiglaf?
Author: Kate McMullan
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781599613802

When the headmaster of the Dragon Slayers' Academy hears that Princess Belcheena will pay the matchmaker who finds her a husband, he decides that Wiglaf is the perfect candidate.

Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons (A Stillwater and Friends Book)

Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons (A Stillwater and Friends Book)
Author: Jon J Muth
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-07-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 054577764X

Stillwater, the beloved Zen panda, now in his own Apple TV+ original series! Caldecott Honoree and New York Times bestselling author/artist Jon J Muth takes a fresh and exciting new look at the four seasons! Eating warm cookies on a cold day is easy water catchesevery thrown stone skip skip splash With a featherlight touch and disarming charm, Jon J Muth--and his delightful little panda bear, Koo--challenge readers to stretch their minds and imaginations with twenty-six haikus about the four seasons.