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Think like a coder

Woolf, Alex.,


Have you ever wanted to create your own app, game, or website? You may want to become a coder. Coders train their brains to think in a logical way, step-by-step. With the help of the ideas in this book, you can start to think like a coder too.
Date Published:2022

Trees : kings of the forest

Hirsch, Andy, 1987-,


"In Trees we follow an acorn as it learns about its future as Earth's largest, longest-living plant. Starting with the seed's germination, we learn about each stage until the tree's maturation, different types of trees, and the roles trees take on in our ecosystem."--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2018

Code it! : make your own games, apps and more in Scratch and Python

Pettman, Kevin,


"First published in 2019 by Carlton Books Limited" Want to make cool apps and games, but don't know where to start? This straightforward guide gives you everything you need to start making your own fun programs, using simple step-by-step guides. Learn the programming languages Scratch and Python to create games, animations, utilities and more. You don't need to know a single thing about coding to get going! This book takes the complexity out of coding and makes it simple for anyone to create fun and useful projects in code. Starting with the complete basics, the course takes the reader through the building blocks of code with Scratch, the simple and colorful visual language that's perfect for learners. Once readers can make their own games and projects in Scratch, they can learn all about Python, a slightly more advanced language that offers a huge amount of flexibility and control. The book includes simple, step-by-step instructions for brilliant projects, teaching essential skills, so readers can learn while they create.
Date Published:2025

"First published in 2019 by Carlton Books Limited" Want to make cool apps and games, but don't know where to start? This straightforward guide gives you everything you need to start making your own fun programs, using simple step-by-step guides. Learn the programming languages Scratch and Python to create games, animations, utilities and more. You don't need to know a single thing about coding to get going! This book takes the complexity out of coding and makes it simple for anyone to create fun and useful projects in code. Starting with the complete basics, the course takes the reader through the building blocks of code with Scratch, the simple and colorful visual language that's perfect for learners. Once readers can make their own games and projects in Scratch, they can learn all about Python, a slightly more advanced language that offers a huge amount of flexibility and control. The book includes simple, step-by-step instructions for brilliant projects, teaching essential skills, so readers can learn while they create.

Date Published:2025

The strangest thing in the sea : and other curious creatures of the deep

Poliquin, Rachel, 1975-


Right side pages fold out to double size. The seas are filled with strangeness -- dancing feathers, goblin teeth, see-through heads -- but what is the strangest thing of all? Budding ocean explorers will delight in learning about 12 bizarre and little-known sea creatures, such as the goblin shark, hairy frogfish, vampire squid and more! Each animal will propose, then deny that it is the strangest thing in the sea, until finally the strangest thing of all is revealed.
Date Published:2021

Right side pages fold out to double size. The seas are filled with strangeness -- dancing feathers, goblin teeth, see-through heads -- but what is the strangest thing of all? Budding ocean explorers will delight in learning about 12 bizarre and little-known sea creatures, such as the goblin shark, hairy frogfish, vampire squid and more! Each animal will propose, then deny that it is the strangest thing in the sea, until finally the strangest thing of all is revealed.

Date Published:2021

Lots of things to know about robots

Maclaine, James.


Includes index. You'll never guess how tiny robots are helping bees, where giant robots are stopping traffic, what kinds of intrepid robots are exploring outer space and how clever robots learn to beat chess champions. Discover all this and lots more things to know about what robots can do, how they are designed and programmed and the part they will play in our future.
Date Published:2025

A kid like me

Feuti, Norm,


"Ethan doesn't want to stand out, he just wants to fit in. But fitting in is tough when your peers call out your ancient cell phone, busted backpack, and discount clothing. To make matters worse, his best friend, Ricky, insists on hanging out with a group of guys who just don't get him ... they're more interested in playing pranks than playing his favorite card game Bio Battle. Things start looking up, though, when Ethan befriends Aiden, a new kid in school, but it's only matter of time before even that goes sideways. Can Ethan figure out where he belongs without forgetting who he is and who he wants to be?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

"Ethan doesn't want to stand out, he just wants to fit in. But fitting in is tough when your peers call out your ancient cell phone, busted backpack, and discount clothing. To make matters worse, his best friend, Ricky, insists on hanging out with a group of guys who just don't get him ... they're more interested in playing pranks than playing his favorite card game Bio Battle. Things start looking up, though, when Ethan befriends Aiden, a new kid in school, but it's only matter of time before even that goes sideways. Can Ethan figure out where he belongs without forgetting who he is and who he wants to be?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

Torpedoed : the true story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"

Heiligman, Deborah,


A true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII.
Date Published:2023

The digestive system : a tour through your guts

Viola, Jason,


An engaging graphic-novel introduction to the human gastrointestinal tract discusses the science that underlies digestion, counseling students on subjects ranging from saliva and nutrient processing to illness and friendly bacteria.
Date Published:2021

Black lives : great minds of science

Bolden, Tonya.


Matilda Evans, physician -- Archie Alexander, civil engineer -- Fred Jones, inventor -- Gladys B. West, mathematician -- Patrice Clarke Washington, aviator -- David Wilcots, paleontologist & geologist -- Carlotta A. Perry, robotics engineer -- Scott V. Edwards, ornithologist -- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, marine biologist. This graphic novel brings to light the lives of great but lesser-known Black scientists. Great Minds of Science is an introduction to some of the greatest scientists in history--doctors, engineers, mathematicians, and biologists. Each of them faced challenges as they rose to the top of their professions, but they didn't back down. They kept experimenting and questioning and learning, and they made significant contributions in each of their scientific fields.
Date Published:2024

Matilda Evans, physician -- Archie Alexander, civil engineer -- Fred Jones, inventor -- Gladys B. West, mathematician -- Patrice Clarke Washington, aviator -- David Wilcots, paleontologist & geologist -- Carlotta A. Perry, robotics engineer -- Scott V. Edwards, ornithologist -- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, marine biologist. This graphic novel brings to light the lives of great but lesser-known Black scientists. Great Minds of Science is an introduction to some of the greatest scientists in history--doctors, engineers, mathematicians, and biologists. Each of them faced challenges as they rose to the top of their professions, but they didn't back down. They kept experimenting and questioning and learning, and they made significant contributions in each of their scientific fields.

Date Published:2024

Magic tree house : the graphic novel. 8, Midnight on the moon /

Laird, Jenny,


"A Stepping Stone Book." The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie to a moon base in the future where they continue to search for the fourth thing they need to free their friend Morgan from the magician's spell.
Date Published:2025

How to survive the end of the world : a graphic exploration of how to (maybe) avoid extinction

Doughty, Katy.


Since 99.9 percent of all species that have lived are extinct, it's bound to be our turn eventually, right? So what's most likely to kill us? A well-timed asteroid? Some new robot overlords? With wit and dry humor, debut graphic novelist Katy Doughty blends science and history to explore our chances of surviving disasters such as plagues, global warming, and alien invasion. Drawing on interviews with experts in fields like infectious diseases, AI, and interplanetary exploration, she combines cutting-edge research with compelling visuals: mugshots of the deadliest microbes, graphs of the winners and losers of mass extinction events, and a whole lot of dinosaur drawings. For apocalypse aficionados, the morbidly curious, and the just plain curious, this is your antidote to existential dread-a timely, imaginative, and ultimately hopeful take on humankind's ability to survive the odds.
Date Published:2026

Since 99.9 percent of all species that have lived are extinct, it's bound to be our turn eventually, right? So what's most likely to kill us? A well-timed asteroid? Some new robot overlords? With wit and dry humor, debut graphic novelist Katy Doughty blends science and history to explore our chances of surviving disasters such as plagues, global warming, and alien invasion. Drawing on interviews with experts in fields like infectious diseases, AI, and interplanetary exploration, she combines cutting-edge research with compelling visuals: mugshots of the deadliest microbes, graphs of the winners and losers of mass extinction events, and a whole lot of dinosaur drawings. For apocalypse aficionados, the morbidly curious, and the just plain curious, this is your antidote to existential dread-a timely, imaginative, and ultimately hopeful take on humankind's ability to survive the odds.

Date Published:2026

Robots and drones : past, present, and future

Scott, Mairghread,


Chiefly illustrations. Presents the history of robotics, from the world's earliest mechanized robots to modern machines used in the home, in the military, and in space exploration.
Date Published:2018

Solar system : our place in space

Mosco, Rosemary.


"Get to know your universe!"--Front cover. Start with a Big Bang and learn about space and the solar system in this volume of Science Comics, an action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers!
Date Published:2018

7 days 'til ice cream

Feliciano, Bernardo,


Cha, Jerron, and A.J. use what they learned at computer coding camp to alter the ice cream truck's route so it passes by them on Sunday.
Date Published:2020

The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales

Scieszka, Jon


Chicken Licken -- The princess and the bowling ball -- The really ugly duckling -- The other frog prince -- Little Red Running Shorts -- Jack's bean problem -- Giant story -- Jack's story -- Cinderumpelstiltskin : or, The girl who really blew it -- The tortoise and the hair -- The stinky cheese man Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.
Date Published:1993

The true story of the 3 little pigs

Scieszka, Jon


The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.
Date Published:1989

Club Microbe

Gravel, Elise,


It's a germ's world. We're just living in it! Elise Gravel introduces us to the heroes and villains of the microscopic world, stopping to marvel at their unique names and shapes.
Date Published:2024

See it, dream it, do it : how 25 people just like you found their dream jobs

Nelson, Colleen,


Includes index. This resource features twenty-five diverse jobs and people. This includes their areas of study, relevant job experience, and more.
Date Published:2023

What if... you didn't make snot? : And Other Amazing Human Body Questions

Young, Emma,


Includes index. Learn all about the human body, from blood vessels to the brain and nerves to nutrients
Date Published:2025

How to explain robotics to a grown-up

Spiro, Ruth


A kid expert explains to young readers how to teach their grown-ups about the basics of robotics.
Date Published:2024