Face to Face with Sharks

By: David Doubilet Jennifer Hayes
Underwater photographers, Hayes & Doubilet, provide basic information about their work as photographers as well as about sharks, their habitats, and the challenges faced by sharks in lucid text and stunning photographs, the latest in this captivating

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel

By: Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by:
R. Gregory Christie

Self confident, cheerful, and bright but friendless, Dyamond is the newest kid in Mrs. Cordell's 3rd grade. That is, until a grumpy boy named Free moves to town — and a friendship begins.

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

By: Brian Floca
Relive the journey of the Apollo 11 where the first people stepped on the moon's surface and saw Earth from a very different perspective. Eloquent language and illustrations combine to present this historical event in a unique, unforgettable way.

Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle

By: Brian Dennis Kirby Larson Mary Nethery
Nubs was the leader of a pack of wild dogs in Iraq but became part of a human pack when he met Marine Major Brian Dennis. The story of this amazing friendship is all the more remarkable as it happened in a war zone.

Naming Liberty

By: Jane Yolen
Illustrated by:
Jim Burke
The story of a Russian family's emigration to the United States parallels the travel from Paris of Bartholdi’s statue of Lady Liberty. Both tell moving sagas and intersect in a unique way. poignant illustrations make this a memorable presentation.

A Puffin's Year

By: Katherine Zecca
Follow the life of a puffin pair as they nest, hatch, care for, and teach their "puffling" until it can live independently. A note about Puffin Project concludes this handsome and dramatic book.

Exodus

By: Julie Bertagna
Another dystopic tale, this one in a futuristic world in which floods threaten to drown all of civilization. Mara sets out on a flotilla to find food and land, but some of those she encounters suspect she is more than just an ordinary 15-year old.

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