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Full Circle: Creation, Migration, and Coming Home

This lyrical adventure follows the bluefin tuna, puffin, sea turtle, and Atlantic salmon through their life cycle. Each of these special species has a characteristic called natal homing. They're born, leave home to eat and mate, and then return to precisely where they were born to start their own families. This is a scientific look at these animals' habits--but includes a parallel story reflecting humans' own tendency to return home. Science and nature backmatter includes additional information on the included animals as well as an author's note.

Fun with Opposites (Blastoff! Beginners)

A small acorn becomes a mighty oak tree. A cold ice cream cone is a treat on a hot day. Opposites are everywhere! Carefully levelled text and vibrant photos introduce beginning readers to opposites we encounter in our world through this series. Each book contains a list of sight words that provide familiarity and help readers gain confidence. A fact page summarizes the main text. Readers will have fun spotting opposites throughout this engaging series.s

Fund Your Future

How do I save for college? How do I apply for a job? What is compound interest? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more in these practical guides for financial literacy.

Funeral Girl

Sixteen-year-old Georgia Richter feels conflicted about the funeral home her parents run-especially because she has the ability to summon ghosts. With one touch of any body that passes through Richter Funeral Home, she can awaken the spirit of the departed. With one more touch, she makes the spirit disappear, to a fate that remains mysterious to Georgia. To cope with her deep anxiety about death, she does her best to fulfill the final wishes of the deceased whose ghosts she briefly revives.

Funny Thing Happened (Black Rabbit Tales)

High-flying hijinks. Delightful detours. Epic explanations. Welcome to the wonderfully wacky world of celebrated author/illustrator duo Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud, where a notoriously (and hilariously) unreliable narrator explains his outrageous adventures. Detail-rich illustrations bring to life the unbelievable oddness of each story. Now in reinforced library bindings, these fantastically fast-paced tales will hold up to countless circulations as young readers revel in the over-the-top antics.

Future Forward: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer systems to imitate human behavior and thinking. With the increased use of AI, many people are wondering whether this rapidly developing technology will benefit or endanger society. Author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson covers the compelling history of AI to set the stage for its use in the modern world. Readers will learn about the many fields where AI is used, including the workplace, the military, and for fun. Along the way, ethical issues about the use of AI are addressed. AI poses questions that don't yet have answers, but thinking about them will help readers understand the technology and its place in society.

Gallery of Cats, A

When Tom visits an art gallery with his grandma, he wanders into a side room and discovers a very special exhibition indeed. One by one, the cats in the paintings come to life and follow him as he views all the pictures, until a large and scary cat makes them all rush back to the safety of their own frames.

Game Changer: John McLendon and the Secret Game

When they piled into cars and drove through Durham, North Carolina, the members of Duke University Medical School basketball team only knew that they were going somewhere to play basketball. They didn't know whom they would play against. But when they came face to face with their opponents, they quickly realized this secret game was going to make history. Discover the true story of how in 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret game between the best players from a white college and his team from the North Carolina College of Negroes. At a time of widespread segregation and rampant racism, this illegal gathering changed the sport of basketball forever.

Game Changers

Computer gaming is fun, but it3s also serious business! Level up and learn about Fortnite, Minecraft, Rocket League, and other video games and online game platforms that have forever changed the world of play. For readers age 12 and up, each title explores what the featured technology property is, its development history, programming innovations, and impact on everyday players and esports competitors alike.

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