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Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.--
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Lucy and Zach set up a yoga studio in the basement of their apartment building using potted plants from the lobby, door mats taken from various neighbors, and their very limited knowledge of yoga, on a day when snooty Mrs. Blankenship is giving her book club a tour.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Chill out with the fascinating history behind ice cream, the first in a fact-tastic Level 3 Ready-to-Read nonfiction series about the history of fun stuff! Did you know that immigrants to Ellis Island were served ice cream as part of their first meal in America? Or that George Washington spent more than $200 on ice cream during the summer of 1790? Learn all about the cool history of everyone's favorite frozen treat in this fun, fact-filled Level...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the secret tactics Americans used to win World War II in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series about the secrets of American History! Secrets of American History is an action-packed nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that lets beginning readers in on a little secret: history is full of surprises! Before Julia Child was a famous chef, did you know she was cooking up shark repellant during World War...
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Lucy and her little brother, Zach, collect unusual--and commonplace--items from the park and their neighbors to set up a natural history museum in the basement of their apartment building, hoping that Mrs. Blankenship will not find out and spoil their fun.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In this book readers will learn all about how fireworks were invented in China over 2,000 years ago, how Queen Elizabeth I created a special honor for the person who created the best fireworks, and much more!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Get to know some of the many groundbreaking and legendary women in US soccer. Read about some amazing and unstoppable women who changed soccer in America like Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Briana Scurry, Trinity Rodman, and Mia Hamm. This book also includes a history of women's soccer in America and a summary of all four historic World Cup wins.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Warm up with the enticing history of hot chocolate in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the history of fun stuff! Did you know that for thousands of years, chocolate was a beverage and not a solid candy? Or that soldiers in the Revolutionary War received a monthly ration of chocolate for drinking? Learn all about the history of America's favorite wintertime treat in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read!...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that President Franklin Roosevelt had a secret train station in New York City? Or that there's a hidden room inside Mount Rushmore? Unearth secrets about these monuments and more in this book about historical places! Includes reproducible quiz at the end of the book.
Author
Publisher
Scholastin Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered what you could do to change the world? Find out how kids are helping the environment, inventing incredible medical devices, aiding the homeless, designing apps so other kids won't ever have to eat alone in the cafeteria, and more! Learn all about what they've come up with and how their ideas are changing lives in this story of four amazing kids everyone should meet!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
You can make a difference, no matter how old you are! These kids are helping to save honeybees, teaching people the importance of clean air and water, raising money to help endangered birds, and writing petitions to raise awareness of climate change. You should meet these kids who are saving the planet!
19) Misty Copeland
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Discusses Misty Copeland's family, childhood, and early dancing years before she became a world famous ballerina.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that comets are sometimes called "hairy stars?" Or that if you saw a sunset on the moon, the sun would look white because the moon doesn't have an atmosphere? You'll learn this and much more as you become an expert on the objects in the sky"--Publisher.