2021 Weber Reads: Telling Our Stories, Children

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Artist/Author/Cast:
Branley, Franklyn Mansfield
Call Number:
J551.5 B8216a 2006
Description:

Introduces the concept of air, its presence in our world, and its importance to the environment.

Birdology: 30 Activities and Observations for Exploring the World of Birds
Artist/Author/Cast:
Russo, Monica
Call Number:
J598.07234 R9696b 2015
Description:

Provides thirty activities that encourage bird watching and observation in parks, zoos, farms, and backyards, and includes discussions on migration, nesting, food, territories, and wildlife preservation.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Artist/Author/Cast:
Kamkwamba, William, and Bryan Mealer
Call Number:
J621.453092 K158b 2012
Description:

"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes"--|cProvided by publisher.

Cloudette
Artist/Author/Cast:
Lichtenheld, Tom
Call Number:
JP Lichtenheld
Description:

Cloudette, the littlest cloud, finds a way to do something big and important as the other clouds do.

Dragonwings
Artist/Author/Cast:
Yep, Laurence
Call Number:
JF Yep
Description:

In the early twentieth century a young Chinese boy joins his father in San Francisco and helps him realize his dream of making a flying machine.

The Dust Bowl: An Interactive History Adventure
Artist/Author/Cast:
Lassieur, Allison
Call Number:
J978.032 L3474d 2009
Description:

"Describes the people and events of the U.S. Dust Bowl. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspectives of a farmer, a migrant worker, and a government photographer"--Provided by publisher.

Every Breath We Take: A Book About Air
Artist/Author/Cast:
Ajmera, Maya and Dominique Browning
Call Number:
J363.7392 A3125e 2016
Description:

This book introduces readers to air, looking at what it is, why all living things need a clean supply of it, the problems that can happen when it becomes polluted, and how people can keep the air clean.

Fly With Me: A  Celebration of Birds Through Pictures, Poems, and Stories
Artist/Author/Cast:
Yolen, Jane and Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Adam Stemple, Jason Stemple
Call Number:
J598 Y545f 2018
Description:

A family of dedicated birders presents an illustrated tribute to birds featuring a combination of scientific facts, folklore, poems, and songs.

The Hot Air Balloon Book: Build and Launch Kongming Lanterns, Solar  Tetroons, and More
Artist/Author/Cast:
Catterall, Clive
Call Number:
J629.133122 C3682h 2013
Description:

"More than a century before the Wright Brothers' first flight, humans were taking to the skies in hot air balloons. Today, with basic craft skills, you can build and safely launch your own balloons using inexpensive, readily available materials. Author and inventor Clive Catterall provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for eight different homemade models, as well as the science and history behind them. Some, like the Solar Tetroon or the Giant Solar Sausage, are made from plastic bags and tape.

Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
Artist/Author/Cast:
Priceman, Marjorie
Call Number:
JP Priceman
Description:

The story of the historic first hot-air balloon flight in 1783, told from the point of view of the duck, sheep, and rooster who were the first passengers.

I Am the Wind
Artist/Author/Cast:
Karg, Michael
Call Number:
JP Karg
Description:

"With dynamic text and atmospheric illustrations, this book invites you to celebrates the world all around us through the unique perspective of the wind. Journey through the frozen forests and bayou bogs, wonder at the northern lights, and meet unique animals like wolverines and olinguitos along the way"--|cProvided by publisher.

I Face the Wind
Artist/Author/Cast:
Cobb, Vicki
Call Number:
J551.518078 C6538i 2003
Description:

Introduces the characteristics and actions of the wind through simple hands-on activities.

Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot
Artist/Author/Cast:
Smith, Matthew Clark
Call Number:
J629.13092 S6557L 2017
Description:

Shares the life of the first female to work as a professional balloonist, making more than sixty ascents until 1819, she became the first woman to die in an aviation accident.

The Lungs in Your Body
Artist/Author/Cast:
Figorito, Christine
Call Number:
J612.24 F4733L 2015
Description:
Magnificent Birds
Artist/Author/Cast:
Togo, Narisa
Call Number:
J598.0222 T6458m 2018
Description:

"From the bird of paradise that performs an extravagant courtship dance in the rain forest to the bar-tailed godwit that flies thousands of miles across the ocean without stopping, readers can learn about incredible birds from all over the world with this strikingly illustrated gift book. In stylish linocut prints, Narisa Togo captures the beauty of both rare and familiar winged creatures from every part of the globe, presenting Japanese cranes, kakapos from New Zealand, and Andean flamingos, among the fourteen graceful birds on display.

Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
Artist/Author/Cast:
Rusch, Elizabeth
Call Number:
J363.73875 R9517m 2019
Description:

How did a boy from Mexico City become a Nobel Prize-winning chemist who saved our planet? Eight-year-old Mario wanted to learn all he could about chemistry. he examined everything - from rotten lettuce to toothpaste - under a microscope. As an adult, Mario continued studying chemistry - and discovered something scary. CFCs, used in millions of refrigerators and spray cans, were destroying the earth's protective ozone layer. Withough ozone, deadly solar radiation would bombard our planet. Mario had to warn the world - and quickly.

Me and the Sky: Captain Beverley Bass, Pioneering Pilot
Artist/Author/Cast:
Bass, Beverley and Cynthia Williams
Call Number:
J629.13092 B3172m 2019
Description:

"The groundbreaking female pilot featured in the hit Broadway musical Come from Away tells her story in this high-flying and inspiring picture-book autobiography! When Beverley Bass was a young girl in the late 1950s, she told her parents she wanted to fly planes--and they told her that girls couldn't be pilots. Still, they encouraged her, and brought her to a nearby airport to watch the planes take off and land.

One Windy Wednesday
Artist/Author/Cast:
Root, Phyllis
Call Number:
JP Root
Description:

When the wind blows so hard that it blows the quack right out of the duck, the oink out of the pig and so on, Bonnie Bumble works hard to get each animal's sound back where it belongs.

The Science of Air: Projects and Experiments with Air and Flight
Artist/Author/Cast:
Parker, Steve
Call Number:
J533.62 P2435s 2005
Description:
The Science of Snot and Phlegm: The Slimy Truth About Breathing
Artist/Author/Cast:
Macdonald, Fiona
Call Number:
J612.2 M1353s 2018
Description:

Breathe in, breathe out ... We all do it, every day and every night. Breathing is essential for life. It brings oxygen (a gas in the air) into our lungs. We need oxygen to keep our brains and bodies working properly. Without it--without breathing--we would die very quickly! This breathtaking guide to breathing explores the process of breathing and how disgusting substances like mucus and snot have unexpected uses.

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