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"Picture book about how each plant and animal has a vital role in the ecosystem"--

"All About Grief looks at grief from many different angles, helping preteens understand how it influences emotions, relationships, brains, bodies, and behavior"-- Provided by publisher.

"The career field for robotics is experiencing unprecedented growth due to advances in engineering, AI, and machine learning. This high-tech progress is converging to produce the next generation of automated machines that are increasingly smaller, cheaper, safer, and more easily programmed. The revolution in robotics is expected to create 97 million new jobs by the end of the decade. Scientists and engineers skilled in mechanics, robotics, AI, computing,...

"Through simple designs and colours, national flags can tell us a lot about the histories, identities, and interrelationships of the countries they represent. Grouping flags together first by continent and then by theme, this ... book explains how countries relate to one another, and how their politics and histories are interconnected"--

En esta adaptación ilustrada de la fábula más vendida, El Autobús de la Energía Para Niños, el autor Jon Gordon muestra a los niños cómo superar la negatividad, los acosadores y los desafíos cotidianos para ser lo mejor posible. El Autobús de la Energía Para Niños es una historia que enseñará a los niños cómo encontrar su motivación interna y transmitir esa energía positiva a los demás. Los niños positivos se convierten en adultos...

This history of aviation covers every contraption that flies in one comic album about our conquest of the skies.

"Teens interested in a career where they can work with advances technology and have a direct impact on people's lives can find many different paths in the medical field"-- Provided by publisher.

Sara Crewe had been living in India as the pampered darling of her doting father, a British army captain. Motherless from birth, Sara's life changes after she is enrolled at an exclusive boarding school in London. Her extravagant lifestyle suddenly vanishes when her father dies and loses their fortune on a failed diamond venture. Without any relatives to help, Sara faces cruelty and hardship at the hands of a greedy school director, as an overworked...

"Fenley and Jason provide access to leading innovators, inventors, and executives as they tell their stories and provide tips to a new generation of bosses"-- Provided by publisher.

"The unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four-hundred-year-old book that made it possible. Four hundred years ago, no one bothered to write down the exact words of stage plays. Characters' lines were scribbled on small rolls of paper (as in, an actor's role) and passed around, but no master script was saved for the future. The main reason we've heard of Romeo, Juliet, Hamlet, and Shakespeare himself is that...