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"...Pattison's characters delight..." Kirkus Review of Book 1THE KITTENS, THE KITTYTUBERS, Book 3 Does Angel Persian have what it takes to become a KittyTuber star? Angel Persian is struggling to find her place among the kennels of Kittywood. They have one last month to find a kennel and to work with. Each kennel can offer two contracts to kittens, just two. Angel's beloved Majestic Kennels will likely choose her best friend Jazz, whose dress-up videos consistently ranked high on KittyTube. Their second contract will likely go to her other friend, Rudy, and his Ivory Bongo Harp Band. That leaves Angel without a home kennel for her videos. To become an actress, she must work with the Directors from the other kennels: Malachi-Glenys, Wells Brothers, Fox, and Cardinal. It's a month of work, filming new videos in strange studios to please strange directors. Will one of these kennels become her new home?Join the kittens in this new adventure and watch as they grow up and move into new acting roles. What does the future hold for the beloved Angel Persian?
7-12 years oldAward-winning science writer Darcy Pattison presents a superbloom from the desert's point-of-view. When a sudden downpour, a monsoon, falls in the desert, plants and animals explode with growth. Plants sprout, bloom, produce seeds and die within a couple days. Likewise, in a week, animals hatch, grow, mate, lay eggs, and return to hibernation or estivation. Strong lyrical text takes on the persona of the desert as it watches seeds it has cradled become flowering plants. "...I'm flooded with redbluegreenyelloworangepurpleand buzzing with life-gorgeous, outrageous, frail LIFE " The natural life cycles of the desert depend on rain. Explore this fascinating environment during one of its most spectacular displays of life.
7-12 years oldAward-winning science writer Darcy Pattison presents a superbloom from the desert's point-of-view. When a sudden downpour, a monsoon, falls in the desert, plants and animals explode with growth. Plants sprout, bloom, produce seeds and die within a couple days. Likewise, in a week, animals hatch, grow, mate, lay eggs, and return to hibernation or estivation. Strong lyrical text takes on the persona of the desert as it watches seeds it has cradled become flowering plants. "...I'm flooded with redbluegreenyelloworangepurpleand buzzing with life-gorgeous, outrageous, frail LIFE " The natural life cycles of the desert depend on rain. Explore this fascinating environment during one of its most spectacular displays of life.
The stage was set for a showdown: Man v. Machine. On March 9, 2016, the AlphaGo artificial intelligence computer program played the board game, GO, against the world champion, Lee Sedol. The Game: Go is the oldest board game in the world. Games are perfect tests for A.I because they keep score. It's easy to see when the A.I. is improving. The Man: Korean Lee Sedol was the world's top Go player. He expected to win all five games of the match. Could the A.I. teach him anything? The Machine: Developed in 2014, AlphaGo was a computer artificial intelligence program designed to play Go by using deep learning to recognize patterns in the game. It had already beaten the European champion. Could it defeat Sedol? The exciting historic meeting of minds unfolded across five difficult games. This story introduces concepts of artificial intelligence and helps kids understand the challenges and the promise of working with A.I. MOMENTS IN SCIENCE COLLECTION, Book 6This exciting series focuses on small moments in science that made a difference.- BURN: Michael Faraday's Candle- CLANG Ernst Chladni's Sound Experiments (2019 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book)- POLLEN: Darwin's 130 Year Prediction (Junior Library Guild selection, Starred Kirkus Review. 2020 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book)- ECLIPSE: How the 1919 Eclipse Proved Einstein's Theory of General Relativity- EROSION: How Hugh Bennett Saved America's Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl (2021 NCSS Notable Social Studies Book)- AI: How Pattern Recognition Helped Artificial Intelligence Defeat World Champion Lee Sedol
The stage was set for a showdown: Man v. Machine. On March 9, 2016, the AlphaGo artificial intelligence computer program played the board game, GO, against the world champion, Lee Sedol. The Game: Go is the oldest board game in the world. Games are perfect tests for A.I because they keep score. It's easy to see when the A.I. is improving. The Man: Korean Lee Sedol was the world's top Go player. He expected to win all five games of the match. Could the A.I. teach him anything? The Machine: Developed in 2014, AlphaGo was a computer artificial intelligence program designed to play Go by using deep learning to recognize patterns in the game. It had already beaten the European champion. Could it defeat Sedol? The exciting historic meeting of minds unfolded across five difficult games. This story introduces concepts of artificial intelligence and helps kids understand the challenges and the promise of working with A.I. MOMENTS IN SCIENCE COLLECTION, Book 6This exciting series focuses on small moments in science that made a difference.- BURN: Michael Faraday's Candle- CLANG Ernst Chladni's Sound Experiments (2019 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book)- POLLEN: Darwin's 130 Year Prediction (Junior Library Guild selection, Starred Kirkus Review. 2020 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book)- ECLIPSE: How the 1919 Eclipse Proved Einstein's Theory of General Relativity- EROSION: How Hugh Bennett Saved America's Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl (2021 NCSS Notable Social Studies Book)- AI: How Pattern Recognition Helped Artificial Intelligence Defeat World Champion Lee Sedol
Starred Kirkus Review: "This well-crafted success story of a species' salvation will encourage budding environmentalists." "A worthwhile addition to Pattison's Another Extraordinary Animal series." BooklistCan humans save a species from extinction? Yes With patience, persistence, and a full dose of hope.This is the heartbreaking tale of a Gal pagos giant tortoise species that was almost extinct, the herculean task of conservation work by scientists and volunteers, and a heartwarming tale of hope for our planet.In 1959, Ecuador established a national park to protect the Gal pagos Islands. When they did a census, scientists found only 14 individual Espa ola Island tortoises. The species was almost extinct.Then, they found one more Espa ola tortoise-in the San Diego Zoo They named him Diego and brought him back to the Gal pagos for a breeding program.Ecuador established one of the most successful breeding programs in scientific history. For sixty years, scientists and hundreds of volunteers have fought valiantly to save this amazing giant tortoise species. Would it be enough? Would they be able to save the species? Read the amazing story of Diego, the giant Gal pagos tortoise.This is the fifth book in a picture book series, Another Extraordinary Animal, which includes a bird, mammal, spider, amphibian, and reptile. Back matter for this book contains information about Diego, his species, the Gal pagos Islands, and more.
Starred Kirkus Review: "This well-crafted success story of a species' salvation will encourage budding environmentalists." "A worthwhile addition to Pattison's Another Extraordinary Animal series." BooklistCan humans save a species from extinction? Yes With patience, persistence, and a full dose of hope.This is the heartbreaking tale of a Gal pagos giant tortoise species that was almost extinct, the herculean task of conservation work by scientists and volunteers, and a heartwarming tale of hope for our planet.In 1959, Ecuador established a national park to protect the Gal pagos Islands. When they did a census, scientists found only 14 individual Espa ola Island tortoises. The species was almost extinct.Then, they found one more Espa ola tortoise-in the San Diego Zoo They named him Diego and brought him back to the Gal pagos for a breeding program.Ecuador established one of the most successful breeding programs in scientific history. For sixty years, scientists and hundreds of volunteers have fought valiantly to save this amazing giant tortoise species. Would it be enough? Would they be able to save the species? Read the amazing story of Diego, the giant Gal pagos tortoise.This is the fifth book in a picture book series, Another Extraordinary Animal, which includes a bird, mammal, spider, amphibian, and reptile. Back matter for this book contains information about Diego, his species, the Gal pagos Islands, and more.
Put scientists out in the field-where they observe and learn from their subjects-and exciting things happen. Join thirteen American scientists as they watch sleeping hippos, avoid cactus thorns, hide snakes under their skirts, make jokes, and draw elephants, termites or squid. Drawing from the original journals of scientists, kids will learn about descriptive, informative, humorous, expository writings. Scientists use notebooks to summarize data, draw maps, or draw specimen. Represented are scientists studying birds, cactus, zoo keeping, human diseases, termites, mollusks, fish, grasses, Mayan ruins, Chinese plants and animals, taxidermy, and peanuts. Kids will be inspired to create their own field notebooks.
Put scientists out in the field-where they observe and learn from their subjects-and exciting things happen. Join thirteen American scientists as they watch sleeping hippos, avoid cactus thorns, hide snakes under their skirts, make jokes, and draw elephants, termites or squid. Drawing from the original journals of scientists, kids will learn about descriptive, informative, humorous, expository writings. Scientists use notebooks to summarize data, draw maps, or draw specimen. Represented are scientists studying birds, cactus, zoo keeping, human diseases, termites, mollusks, fish, grasses, Mayan ruins, Chinese plants and animals, taxidermy, and peanuts. Kids will be inspired to create their own field notebooks.
GREATESTWhen your name is Love Truly, you need to act with, well, love. But the new rhino in town, PeeWee is big, blue, and scary. When he spills his food tray, will Love Truly and her friends, Faith Deep and Hope Big, conquer their fear and step up to help? Or will they turn away? Learning to act with love may be the most courageous thing Love Truly ever does. "Three things will last forever-faith, hope, and love-and the greatest of these is love." I Corinthians 13:13 NLT This simple, yet profound story will challenge kids to think about their actions toward others in new ways. Come along on the emotional journey of learning to accept people who are different from you.Award-winning author teams up with illustrator Rich Davis to create a story that will resonate with kids in many situations.
GREATESTWhen your name is Love Truly, you need to act with, well, love. But the new rhino in town, PeeWee is big, blue, and scary. When he spills his food tray, will Love Truly and her friends, Faith Deep and Hope Big, conquer their fear and step up to help? Or will they turn away? Learning to act with love may be the most courageous thing Love Truly ever does. "Three things will last forever-faith, hope, and love-and the greatest of these is love." I Corinthians 13:13 NLT This simple, yet profound story will challenge kids to think about their actions toward others in new ways. Come along on the emotional journey of learning to accept people who are different from you.
Ages 6-9She arrived on Halloween Eve, in the Year of Acorns. Benjy named her Tricks. Mom said, "No pets." Then, they discover the cat's owner. Erika has just moved next door to stay with her grandmother while she attends the Deaf School. She brought Fluffy, her cat, with her. Fluffy likes to wander the neighborhood and make friends. This delightful Halloween story is about cats, sign language, and a surprising friendship. It's perfect for the elementary reader who needs to build confidence in their reading skills. Need a great read-aloud for Halloween? This will delight and entertain the kids, even during this busy holiday.
Ages 6-9She arrived on Halloween Eve, in the Year of Acorns. Benjy named her Tricks. Mom said, "No pets." Then, they discover the cat's owner. Erika has just moved next door to stay with her grandmother while she attends the Deaf School. She brought Fluffy, her cat, with her. Fluffy likes to wander the neighborhood and make friends. This delightful Halloween story is about cats, sign language, and a surprising friendship. It's perfect for the elementary reader who needs to build confidence in their reading skills. Need a great read-aloud for Halloween? This will delight and entertain the kids, even during this busy holiday.
"...Pattison's characters delight..." Kirkus Review of Book 1 KITTEN FRIENDS: Quincy's Story Quincy Persian wants two things: a great roommate and a chance to become a food-cat on KittyTube. But Joaquin Maine coon, the largest kitten, has taken over their dorm room. Quincy is forced to take the top bunk and hides in fear of this bully. Taping new food cat videos should be his refuge. Instead, Quincy must work with kittens like Mirko Bengal, who bungles every scene. Lonely, Quincy turns to Ismo Bobtail, an international kitten from Japan who is studying the KittyTube operation and hopes to help start something similar in Japan. Life in the Kitten Dorm is hard In this exciting return to the KittyTube world, Angel's brother, Quincy takes center stage. Somehow Quincy must keep his relationships straight and still manage to make the cut when the kitten actors are cut to only twenty kittens who will move on to the next phase. Follow Quincy's path toward stardom.
In January 1776, George Washington had a problem: the British army controlled the city of Boston. The colonial army needed to force the British to leave. But how? Washington had a solution: ask his engineer Rufus Putnam to solve the problem. They needed to take control of the high ground, Dorchester Heights, just south of Boston. They could place cannons there to bombard the British army. Cannons on Dorchester Heights meant the colonials needed to build walls to protect their soldiers. But January in Massachusetts was so cold that the ground was frozen. No one could dig foundations for walls. Inspired by a French book, Putnam designed a wall of wood, filled with bundles of sticks. Quartermaster Thomas Mifflin gathered wood, wagons, hay bales and much more from the surrounding countryside. On March 4, 1776, Boston lay under a light fog, while Dorchester Heights saw a full moon. That night, men brought in materials and built a defensive wall, and then brought in cannons. By morning the battle was won, without firing a shot. Putnam's plan had worked After eight years of occupying Boston, the British sailed away on March 17, 1776. Courage and engineering ingenuity are celebrated in this intriguing story of the role of engineering in the Revolutionary War. Later in life, Rufus Putnam advocated for the establishment of the Corps of Engineers.
In January 1776, George Washington had a problem: the British army controlled the city of Boston. The colonial army needed to force the British to leave. But how? Washington had a solution: ask his engineer Rufus Putnam to solve the problem. They needed to take control of the high ground, Dorchester Heights, just south of Boston. They could place cannons there to bombard the British army. Cannons on Dorchester Heights meant the colonials needed to build walls to protect their soldiers. But January in Massachusetts was so cold that the ground was frozen. No one could dig foundations for walls. Inspired by a French book, Putnam designed a wall of wood, filled with bundles of sticks. Quartermaster Thomas Mifflin gathered wood, wagons, hay bales and much more from the surrounding countryside. On March 4, 1776, Boston lay under a light fog, while Dorchester Heights saw a full moon. That night, men brought in materials and built a defensive wall, and then brought in cannons. By morning the battle was won, without firing a shot. Putnam's plan had worked After eight years of occupying Boston, the British sailed away on March 17, 1776. Courage and engineering ingenuity are celebrated in this intriguing story of the role of engineering in the Revolutionary War. Later in life, Rufus Putnam advocated for the establishment of the Corps of Engineers.