The No. 1 Car Spotter
9 best books like The No. 1 Car Spotter (Atinuke): Mercy Watson to the Rescue, The Book That Eats People, Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor, A Million Dots, Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians, Volume 1, The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk, Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille, Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth, The Quest for Screen Time
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Author | Kate DiCamillo |
ISBN | 0763622702 |
To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig — she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons'...
Author | John Perry |
ISBN | 1582462682 |
WARNING! THIS IS NOT A BEDTIME STORY
Legend has it there exists a book that eats people.
This is that book!
Many readers have been unable to escape its perilous pages.
But this isn't that book.
Yes it is!
This is simply a story about that book.
Really....
Author | Robert Burleigh |
ISBN | 1481416006 |
Filled with gorgeous illustrations by acclaimed artist Raúl Colón, this illustrated biography shares the story of female scientist, Marie Tharp, a pioneering woman scientist and the first person to ever successfully map the ocean floor.
Marie Tharp was always fascinated by the ocean....
Author | Andrew Clements |
ISBN | 0689858248 |
It's a long way to
a million, right?
Of course it is.
But do you really know
what a million looks like?
If you'd like to see -- actually see, right now, with your own eyes -- what a million looks like, just open this book.
Be prepared to learn some interesting things along...
Author | Luetta Reimer |
ISBN | 0866515097 |
Ah but we're missing the subtitle! The full title is: Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians.
My parents are in that group of retired folk that go into public schools and read stories to children - of course, it helps that mom was a teacher for something...
Author | Jan Thornhill |
ISBN | 1554988659 |
For hundreds of thousands of years Great Auks thrived in the icy seas of the North Atlantic, bobbing on the waves, diving for fish and struggling up onto rocky shores to mate and hatch their fluffy chicks. But by 1844, not a single one of these magnificent birds was alive.
In this stunningly illustrated...
Author | Jen Bryant |
ISBN | 0449813371 |
An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille—a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.
Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to...
Author | Molly Bang |
ISBN | 0545805414 |
In this brightly illustrated narrative, readers will learn about the constant movement of water as it flows around the Earth and the sun's important role as water changes between liquid, vapor, and ice. From sea to sky, the sun both heats and cools water, ensuring that life can exist on Earth. How does...
The Quest for Screen Time
Author | Marti Dumas |
ISBN | 1943169012 |
Giant Afro. Even Bigger Brain.
Jaden Toussaint is a five year-old who knows it all. I mean, really knows it all. Animal Scientist. Great Debater. Master of the art of ninja dancing. There’s nothing Jaden Toussaint can’t do. The only problem is that grown-ups keep trying to convince him...