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  • av Helaine Becker
    200,-

    For fans of Owly and Unicorn and Yeti, a delightfully funny graphic novel from bestselling creators Helaine Becker and Kevin Sylvester.On his first day at his new school, Puffin is thrilled when Penguin is assigned to be his buddy - Penguin's the coolest kid in the school! But Puffin quickly learns that the coolest kid is also the busiest kid, especially with Penguin starring as King Midas in the school play. Puffin realizes he's on his own when it comes to making friends - and what better way than joining the stage crew? When a blackout threatens the play's opening night, it's up to Puffin to save the day!This early graphic novel from bestselling and award-winning creators Helaine Becker and Kevin Sylvester is sure to win the hearts of emerging readers with its lighthearted humor, schoolyard drama and endearing lead characters.

  • av Helaine Becker
    251,-

    With its cheeky pictures and riotous rhymes, Ode to Underwear gets behind that most overlooked, underappreciated wardrobe essential--underwear!

  • av Helaine Becker
    224,-

    "A picture book biography about First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's early years and how the challenges she faced early in life helped her become a compassionate public servant and champion of human rights"--

  • av Helaine Becker
    244,-

  • av Helaine Becker
    296,-

    "The book we needed right now." -Betsy Bird, A Fuse #8 ProductionHelaine Becker's An Equal Shot is a nonfiction picture book introduction to the history and importance of Title IX as civil rights legislature, featuring illustrations by Dow Phumiruk.You've likely heard of the law Title IX. It protects the equal rights of students, athletes, and professionals in America regardless of gender. But do you know about the women who fought to enact this new law?Here is the rousing account of how Title IX was shaped at the hands of brave politicians who took risks to secure women's dreams and their futures under the Constitution. From the creative team that brought you Counting on Katherine and told in simple, commanding prose, An Equal Shot celebrates the power of words to defend and unite vulnerable people.Christy Ottaviano Books

  • av Helaine Becker
    227,-

    A captivating look at the life of a modern-day fossil hunter who makes the find of a lifetime told by award-winning author Helaine Becker. Wendy has an eye for the unusual and is skilled at finding things that others don’t see. While on a school field trip at age 12, she spots one of those unusual things poking out of the ground, and it turns out to be a piece of fossilized coral that’s 100 million years old. Wendy’s thrilled! And soon, she gets hooked on finding fossils. When she grows up, Wendy turns her passion into her career and becomes a preeminent fossil hunter, known as the “fossil whisperer” around the world. But it’s on a dig close to home where Wendy makes her most important discovery: Wendiceratops!. Becker’s narrative is full of energy, allowing Wendy’s intelligence, independence and unconventional spirit to shine through. Sandra Dumais’s illustrations keep the visual appeal high, cleverly presenting the modern-day story with loads of details while giving readers a feel for the past when dinosaurs roamed the land, including two intriguing gatefolds that reveal further secrets. This readable biography of a unique female role model in the male-dominated field of paleontology has strong STEM connections in life science and paleontology and applications in Earth history. It includes a biographical note, more information about Wendiceratops and fossil hunting, a timeline, a glossary and further reading.

  • av Helaine Becker
    165,-

    A vivid, fictional account of how the iconic British meal, fish and chips, was born.

  • - Or is it? What makes a Dinosaur a Dinosaur
    av Helaine Becker
    195,-

    A fun introduction to prehistoric creatures that are not dinosaurs, and why!Everyone knows what a dinosaur is, right? Well, maybe not. Dinosaurs are actually just one type of extinct animal from prehistoric times. So, what sets them apart? Here, readers are introduced to ten prehistoric animals. Each one looks like a dinosaur. But it's missing at least one key characteristic of all true dinosaurs. Animal by animal, each of those characteristics is added to a growing list, until, by the end of the book, readers know just what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur!A dinosaur by any other name is . . . not a dinosaur, of course!

  • - The Most Important Mathematician You've Never Heard Of
    av Helaine Becker
    196,-

    An engaging picture book biography of a groundbreaking female mathematician.Emmy Noether is not pretty, quiet or good at housework --- all the things a girl of her time is expected to be. What she is, though, is brilliant at math. And when she grows up, she skirts the rules to first study math at a university and then teach it. She also helps to solve some of the most pressing mathematical and physics problems of the day. And though she doesn't get much credit during her lifetime, her discoveries continue to influence how we understand the world today.One of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century finally gets her due!

  • av Helaine Becker
    131,-

    A compelling illustrated story for middle-grade readers set in a vividly imagined fictional world.

  • - How Katherine Johnson Put Astronauts on the Moon
    av Helaine Becker
    117,-

    The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures.

  • - And Other Prehistoric Critters that Roamed the Planet
    av Helaine Becker
    236,-

    Meet some gigantic prehistoric critters!A bug the size of a small crocodile? Or as large as a basketball player? As scary as it seems, supersized, insect-like creatures such as these roamed Earth long before humans. This peek into prehistory introduces seven of these fascinating megabugs --- the ancestors of modern-day insects, spiders, crabs and other arthropods --- which lived from 480 million to 47 million years ago. It explores when, where and how they each lived, why they grew so big and what caused their eventual extinction.Kids will never look at bugs the same way again!

  • - Inquiry Science
    av Helaine Becker
    540,99

    This book allows you to team teach with a science specialist to drive home key library and media curriculum goals. Eight detailed chapters provide background and complete lesson plans that cover both library and general science skills and benchmarks. Includes reproducible student worksheets, tools for assessment, resource list. Grades 6-8.

  • - Blast off for a Universe of Photos, Facts, and Fun!
    av Helaine Becker
    126,-

    Get ready to blast off into space to explore planets, stars, and beyond! This fun book will pull you in like gravity, full of fun facts, reports from explorers, maps and infographics, and more than 100 pictures.

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