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THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Kelly
Author's First Name: 
Jacqueline
Narrator's First Name: 
Natalie
Narrator's Last Name: 
Ross
Publisher: 
Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: 
2009

Growing up female in 1899 did not allow many choices. Callie, fortunately, has Grandpa and together they immerse themselves in natural science and forever change the course of Callie’s life. Ross’s performance makes Callie’s quest to become the woman she is meant to be a passionate and believable affair. Ages 10 -14.

CHARLES AND EMMA: THE DARWINS’ LEAP OF FAITH

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Heiligman
Author's First Name: 
Deborah
Publisher: 
Holt
Publication Date: 
2009

This thoroughly researched, engaging portrayal of Charles Darwin’s marriage reveals the depth of his relationship with his wife Emma, a woman whose views sometimes vexed him but whose love always comforted him. Admiring her intelligence and her faith, he consulted her about all matters, both personal and professional.

WRITTEN IN BONE: BURIED LIVES OF JAMESTOWN AND COLONIAL MARYLAND

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Walker
Author's First Name: 
Sally
Publisher: 
Carolrhoda Books
Publication Date: 
2009

The excavation work of forensic anthropologists is meticulously chronicled with photographs, diagrams, and period documents as the secrets of colonial-era burial sites are uncovered, offering up clues and insights into lives of the past.

THE FROG SCIENTIST

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Turner
Author's First Name: 
Pamela S.
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2009

Budding naturalists accompany Dr. Tyrone Hayes as he and his students, called the "Frog Squad", conduct research into the effects of pesticides on frog development. A lively narrative and vivid photographs convey the joy of scientific research.

LUCY LONG AGO

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Thimmesh
Author's First Name: 
Catherine
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2009

Step by step, young readers learn how scientific research placed a 1974 fossil hominid into the family of man and his ancestors.  Extensive research, clear organization, and intriguing graphics contribute to an accessible introduction to the mystery of human origins.

SAVING THE GHOST OF THE MOUNTAIN: AN EXPEDITION AMONG SNOW LEOPARDS IN MONGOLIA

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Montgomery
Author's First Name: 
Sy
Illustrator's First Name: 
Nic
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Bishop
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2009

Few have seen the elegant white snow leopard in its Mongolian habitat of snow-covered mountains. But explorers and scientists faithfully trail this “ghost” by following its “scat,” hoping for the thrill of one day facing its rare beauty and strength.

HOW OLIVER OLSON CHANGED THE WORLD

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Mills
Author's First Name: 
Claudia
Illustrator's First Name: 
Heather
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Malone
Publisher: 
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication Date: 
2009

Third-grader Oliver has overprotective parents, a loudmouth science partner, and a big idea that just might change his life. It's his time to shine in this stellar chapter book, but first he has to finish his diorama of the solar system!

WHAT BLUEBIRDS DO

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Kirby
Author's First Name: 
Pamela F.
Publisher: 
Boyds Mills
Publication Date: 
2009

Close-up photographs and a clear, simple text that is appropriate for newly independent readers chronicles one season in the life of a pair of Eastern Bluebirds and their five babies. Back matter includes information about attracting and supporting Bluebirds.

NEVER SMILE AT A MONKEY

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jenkins
Author's First Name: 
Steve
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2009
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

Torn and cut paper collages and playful alliterative warnings (“Never bother a blue-ringed octopus”) introduce animals that use claws, teeth, spines and venom to protect themselves. Extra information will lure older readers.

Torn and cut paper collages and playful alliterative warnings introduce animals that use claws, teeth, spines and venom to protect themselves.  Extra information will lure older readers.

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN: A JOURNEY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jenkins
Author's First Name: 
Steve
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2009

Readers plunge the ocean’s surface to reach the darkness of nearly 36,000 feet and meet 50 sea creatures along the way. Cut-paper collages and surprising information offer a fascinating glimpse of this little-known part of the natural world.

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