Häfner, Carla
Summary: "This book explains genetic theory, what genes are, why DNA plays an important role and what all these insights have to do with a curious monk. An exciting journey through the history of science, present-day genetic research and engineering and right through to the question of identity--because who would have thought how much of our personality is defined by our genes and how interesting genes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2024
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Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624 RAJDerting, Kimberly
Summary: When Penny's brothers ask for her help after their encounters with Wolfgang (otherwise known as the Big Bad Wolf) she comes to their rescue by using all her engineering know-how to help them build a new wolf-proof house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DERSingh, Komal
Summary: Ara loves big numbers - BIG numbers. She wants to program her droid DeeDee <Beep!> to count all the stars, but she's not sure how. In this upbeat adventure, Ara visits Innovation Plex to enlist the help of four tech trailblazers - inspiring real-life engineers of Google. With her new friends, Ara discovers an algorithm for success that can solve BIG problems and be lots of fun: courage,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Two Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SINSpiro, Ruth
Summary: "Baby loves strollers, cars, and other things that go. He explores what makes vehicles move and learns what automotive engineers do in this STEM book for the youngest readers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD SPIHall, Rose
Summary: Engineering helps shape the world around us, from the houses and cities we live in, to the way we travel, and even the sound of the music we listen to. Lift the flaps in this fascinating book to discover how engineering works, the many things engineers do, and how engineers are building a better world. Also includes links to websites with more engineering triumphs, and activities and projects...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM HallAgrawal, Roma
Summary: "From skyscrapers to bridges, meet the extraordinary people who helped build some of the world's architectural marvels"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624.1 AGRTheule, Larissa
Summary: "From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewalks, streets, and skyscrapers, . . . lighthouses and . . . palaces, long bridges and massive dams. In ancient building practices, in modern engineering, and in the architecture of the future, humble concrete plays a mighty role in the creation of the human-made world. With facts and . . . running narrative in the form of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J620.1 THEOxlade, Chris
Summary: Become an engineer for the day in this interactive vehicles book for children aged 3+ years. Find out what's gone wrong with the vehicles using the clues and cross-sections to help you, Fix them by spotting the right tools to do the job, and then they can Go! Perfect for exploring STEAM and other high-interest topics. Bite-sized text and hands-on learning make this a really fun introduction to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Red Shed 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OXLChancellor, Deborah
Summary: "A child narrator helps her Granny grow fruit through the year, as they put in new plants in the fall, prune in the winter, weed and hang nets in the spring, and water and harvest in the summer. Backmatter includes a matching game, more information about growing fruit, types of fruit, and a kid-friendly recipe"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Press, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 634 CHAMosca, Julia Finley
Summary: This is a rhyming-text picture book about Raye Montague. After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becoming an engineer. Little did she know sexism and racial inequality would challenge that dream every step of the way, even keeping her greatest career accomplishment a secret for decades. Through it all, the gifted mathematician persisted-- finally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Innovation Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MONCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB MONTAGUE MOSNakamura, May
Summary: Learn all about the careers you could have if you love robots in this fascinating nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a series that gives readers a sneak peek at how they can turn their passions into careers!Do you love robots? Is your family's robot vacuum your favorite thing in the house? Then you could be a robotics mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, or systems engineer when you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE NAKHale, Bruce
Summary: In this eye-opening picture book, the science and engineering behind the extraordinary things Santa achieves every Christmas in order bring millions of presents to children around the world are revealed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Christmas, Call number: JE HALSpiro, Ruth
Summary: "In this tongue-in-cheek guide, a kid expert explains to young readers how to teach their grown-ups about the basics of robotics"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 SPIBondor-Stone, Annabeth
Summary: "This is a scientific history of pooping in space. From the earliest NASA missions up through the innovative results of their recent Space Poop Challenge design competition, we'll see the evolution of pooping on the final frontier. With fascinating facts and a few mishaps and discarded technologies along the way, we'll learn why it's so hard to deal with waste management in space"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2024