Kids Book Index
Roseanne Montillo
Bomb meets Code Girls in this nonfiction narrative about the little-known female scientists who were critical to the invention of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First PaleontologistLinda Skeers, illustrated by Marta Álvarez MiguénsThis is the story of a woman who dared to dig, explore, and discover. This is the story of Dinosaur Lady. Mary Anning loved scouring the beach near her home in England for shells and fossils.ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY/ECOLOGYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle against Wounds and DiseaseGail JarrowThe science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses, is explored in this fascinating nonfiction book for young readers.The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic…Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Return from Extinction: The Triumph of the Elephant SealLinda L. RichardsLess than 100 years ago, the northern elephant seal was thought to be extinct. Today more than 250,000 elephant seals swim in the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Mexico.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details