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050030
All in a drop : how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world by Alexander, Lori 

BTSB Prebound(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019)

BTSB #: 050030 Available

Dewey: 579.092/BAges: 7-10   
AR: 5.8 MG RC: 5.7 3-5 Lexile: 890 F&P: X

Subjects: Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van,|d1632-1723 Microbiologists - Netherlands - Biography Biologists - Netherlands - Biography Microscopes - History Microbiology - History


Summary: This chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us.


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Computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon by Slade, Suzanne 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2019)

BTSB #: 823629 Temp OS

Dewey: 510.92/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.3 LG Lexile: 760 F&P: Q

Subjects: Johnson, Katherine G United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Officials and employees - Biography African American women mathematicians - Biography Women mathematicians - United States - Biography Mathematicians - United States - Biography


Summary: The inspiring story of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, an African-American woman who made major contributions to the field of space exploration.


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Counting on Katherine by Becker, Helaine 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2018)

BTSB #: 101224 Available

Dewey: 510.92/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 4.2 LG RC: 4.4 3-5 Lexile: 710

Subjects: Johnson, Katherine G United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Officials and employees - Biography Mathematicians African American women mathematicians - Biography


Summary: The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African American mathematician who worked for NASA and calculated the flight path for the first Apollo moon landing.


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I am Leonardo da Vinci [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 636300 Available

Dewey: 709.2/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.6 LG Lexile: 530

Subjects: Leonardo, - da Vinci,|d1452-1519 Artists - Italy - Biography Inventors - Italy - Biography


Summary: A picture book biography about Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance artist and inventor.


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Inky's amazing escape : how a very smart octopus found his way home by Montgomery, Sy 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 652327 Available

Dewey: 594/NAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.6 LG RC: 4.7 3-5 Lexile: 590

Subjects: Octopuses Aquarium animals


Summary: The story of how in April 2016, Inky the octopus escaped from the New Zealand aquarium and became an international sensation.


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Lewis Latimer : the man behind a better light bulb [Little Inventor, Smithsonian little explorer]by Dickmann, Nancy 

BTSB Prebound(Pebble, 2020)

BTSB #: 278097 Available

Dewey: 621.32/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 4.1 LG Lexile: 670 F&P: Q

Subjects: Latimer, Lewis Howard,|d1848-1928 African American inventors - Biography Light bulbs - History


Summary: Gives facts about Lewis Latimer, his life, and how his invention of the carbon filament led to more affordable and longer-lasting light bulbs.


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Magic ramen : the story of Momofuku Ando by Wang, Andrea 

BTSB Prebound(Little Bee Books, 2019)

BTSB #: 919416 Available

Dewey: 641.82/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.3 LG Lexile: 590 AD F&P: P

Subjects: Ando, Momofuku,|d1910-2007 Ramen - Japan - History Inventors - Biography


Summary: Every day, Ando Momofuku would retire to his lab--a little shed in his backyard. For years, he'd dreamed about making a new kind of ramen noodle soup that was quick, convenient, and tasty to feed the hungry people he'd seen in line for a bowl on the black market following World War II. "Peace follows from a full stomach," he believed. Day after day, Ando experimented. Night after night, he failed. But Ando kept experimenting. With persistence, creativity, and a little inspiration, Ando succeeded. This is the true story behind one of the world's most popular foods.


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Marie Curie by Demi 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2018)

BTSB #: 272909 Available

Dewey: 540.92/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 6.1 LG RC: 7.3 3-5 Lexile: 980 AD

Subjects: Curie, Marie,|d1867-1934 Curie, Pierre,|d1859-1906 Women chemists Women chemists - France - Biography Nobel Prize winners Radioactivity - History


Summary: Mainly the story of Marie Curie, also about Pierre Curie, and the discovery of radium.


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Otis and Will discover the deep : the record-setting dive of the Bathysphere by Rosenstock, Barb 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2018)

BTSB #: 765112 Available

Dewey: 551.4609/CAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.6 LG RC: 3.5 3-5 Lexile: 620 F&P: P

Subjects: Barton, Otis Beebe, William,|d1877-1962 Underwater exploration


Summary: A biographical account of engineer Otis Barton and naturalist Will Beebe's record-setting descent into the deep ocean in their Bathysphere craft, making the men the first humans to witness deep sea creatures in their natural habitat.


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Patricia's vision : the doctor who saved sight [People Who Shaped Our World]by Lord, Michelle 

BTSB Prebound(Sterling Children's Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 587188 Available

Dewey: 617.7092/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 4.4 LG Lexile: 710

Subjects: Bath, Patricia,|d1942-2019 Ophthalmologists - Biography Women inventors - Biography African American women - Biography Eye - Surgery Lasers in surgery - History


Summary: Born in 1940s Harlem, Patricia Bath dreamed of being a doctor--even though that wasn't a career option for most women. This biography follows Dr. Bath in her quest to become an ophthalmologist and restore sight to the blind. When everyone else had given up hope, she invented a specialized laser for removing cataracts, becoming the first African American woman doctor to receive a medical patent.


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Samuel Morse, that's who! by Maurer, Tracy 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2019)

BTSB #: 614336 Available

Dewey: 621.383/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 4.1 LG RC: 3.3 K-2 Lexile: 700 AD

Subjects: Morse, Samuel Finley Breese,|d1791-1872 Telegraph - History Morse code Inventors - United States - Biography Artists - United States - Biography


Summary: A picture book biography of Samuel Morse that highlights how he revolutionized modern technology.


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533309
Starstruck : the cosmic journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson by Krull, Kathleen 

BTSB Prebound(Crown Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 533309 Available

Dewey: 523.0109/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.2 LG RC: 5.6 K-2 Lexile: 870 F&P: S

Subjects: Tyson, Neil deGrasse Astrophysicists - Biography


Summary: A picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars!


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To the stars! : the first American woman to walk in space by Van Vleet, Carmella 

BTSB Prebound(Charlesbridge, 2016)

BTSB #: 904392 Available

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.6 LG Lexile: 680 AD

Subjects: Sullivan, Kathryn D Women astronauts Women scientists Astronauts Scientists


Summary: How Kathy Sullivan's adventurous spirit and willingness to embrace new experiences took her into space.


21.86 *

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277062
Unstoppable Garrett Morgan : inventor, entrepreneur, hero by DiCicco, Joan 

BTSB Prebound(Lee & Low Books, 2019)

BTSB #: 277062 Available

Dewey: 609.2/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.7 LG Lexile: 980 F&P: S

Subjects: Morgan, Garrett A.,|d1877-1963 African American inventors - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography


Summary: The biography of Garrett A. Morgan, an African American entrepreneur and prolific inventor, whose bravery saved lives at the Cleveland Waterworks Disaster in 1916.


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Up & down : the adventures of John Jeffries, first American to fly by Brown, Don 

BTSB Prebound(Charlesbridge, 2018)

BTSB #: 158253 Available

Dewey: 629.1309/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.3 LG RC: 5.6 3-5 Lexile: 860

Subjects: Jeffries, John,|d1745-1819 Balloonists Ballooning - History Meteorology - Research - History Physicians - Massachusetts - Boston - History


Summary: Chronicles the ballooning misadventures of John Jeffries, scientist and aviation pioneer.


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095105
Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions by Barton, Chris 

BTSB Prebound(Charlesbridge, 2016)

BTSB #: 095105 Available

Dewey: 609.2/BAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.7 LG RC: 5.4 K-2 Lexile: 820 F&P: Q

Subjects: Johnson, Lonnie,|d1949- African American inventors Inventors African Americans - Alabama - Biography


Summary: The remarkable story behind the invention of the Super Soaker toy.


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