Akron Public Library

Animal Conservationists takes a look at the ways in which scientists are working to save animals from disease, human encroachment, and invasive species across the world. Features include vivid photos, in-depth examinations of scientific concepts, a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index.--

This book showcases the scientists who have discovered incredible fossils in deserts, rocky cliffs, underwater caves, and other locations all around the world.

"Scientifically-accurate illustrations and information-packed sidebars enrich this fascinating tale, the third in this acclaimed series about diversity and space exploration. Set in the future, Max the Dog’s friend Tori is all grown up and is the chief scientist of the Jupiter Mission. In order to reach their spacecraft, Max and his crew must take an amazing ride on a new device called the Space Elevator. Once they’ve probed the planet’s atmosphere,...

Rudie the origami dinosaur explains the different kinds of rocks and how they are formed to her friend the stick man. Includes instructions for making an origami dinosaur.

Biography of a lady scientist and her science, planetary geology, and how she landed a job with NASA and became very famous.

Profiles the life and career of climate scientist Inez Fung, and chronicles her childhood in Hong Kong, education and study in America, and her work on weather patterns.

"Two boys walk home in the dark after their flashlight goes out and learn about light, light sources, and properties of light"--

"Two children go ice skating, fall through thin ice, and once they are safely home, they learn more about how matter changes state from solid to liquid to gas"--

"Two children explore a cave and learn about echoes, sound waves, and properties of sound"--

Follow an explosive trail through the ages, starting in ninth- century China, and continuing through the discovery of the atomic bomb in the twentieth century.