Kids Book Index
Victoria Schwab
Cassidy Blake travels to Paris with her ghost best friend, Jacob, while her parents film a television program about haunted cities. Cassidy can cross the veil between the living world and the next. Beneath Paris, in the Catacombs, she accidentally awakens a powerful spirit. Cassidy draws on her developing ghost-hunting abilities and seeks help from old and new friends to solve the mystery.
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How to Become an Accidental GeniusElizabeth MacLeod, Frieda WishinskyHow to Become an Accidental Genius gathers accounts of inventions found by women, men, and children, covering both major and small discoveries. The book profiles well-known and less familiar inventors, including George Washington Carver, Mary Anderson, Hedy Lamarr, Frank Epperson, and Mary Sherman Morgan. Illustrations and archival photographs accompany material on the windshield wiper, Popsicles, and the U.S. space race.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Health Under Pressure: The Science of StressTanya Lloyd KyiThis science book examines stress and what it does in the body. It addresses the sweaty, racing-heart sensations associated with feeling under pressure and explains circumstances in which stress can be useful. It also presents stress busters alongside a simple explanation of these bodily reactions. Humorous digital illustrations accompany the material, and the book includes sources and an index. The discussion includes stress as it appears in different situations.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Unseen Worlds: Real-Life Microscopic Creatures Hiding All Around UsHélène Rajcak, Damien LaverduntThis book uses detailed double-page spreads and fold-outs to identify microscopic creatures in the places where they live. Its magnified subjects appear in environments including beaches, oceans, forests, beds, and skin. Readers encounter tiny creatures such as amoebae, centipedes, mosquitoes, and mites through illustrations that reveal a world normally hidden from view. The book focuses on microscopic life and the varied environments it inhabits.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details