Recommended Reads E/YF Fiction: STEAM
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RIDE IT! PATCH IT!
Larry Dane Brimner
Ace gets her mountain bike ready for the big bike race, but during the race Ace's bike chain comes off the sprocket, and a tire goes flat--luckily she has her tools with her to fix the problem so she can finish the race.
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CECE LOVES SCIENCE: PUSH AND PULL
Kimberly Derting
Cece and her friend Isaac learn about the opposite forces of push and pull, and use their new knowledge to create a treat dispenser for Cece's dog, Einstein.
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THINK POSITIVE, PIPPA!
Catherine Daly
Pippa learns about positive and negative numbers at the Renaissance fair when she becomes a game piece in a living board game.
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THE BARK PARK
Lori Haskins Houran
Lila and her friends are troubled when they discover the dog park does not have a bench for eighty-year-old Mr. Romero to use, so they decide to start a dog-wash to raise money for one, and learn about percentages along the way.
1, 2, 3, PULL!
Emily Arnold McCully
Min wants to be in Ann's show, and after building a crane to remove the tree that has fallen on the stage, she gets her chance.
AARON SLATER AND THE SNEAKY SNAKE
Andrea Beaty
When Zookeeper Fred's green snake Vern gets loose in the zoo, the Questioneers need all their talents to help find him, but in the end, it is Aaron's art that leads the way. Includes facts about snakes.
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ZOO CREW: MONKEY MYSTERY
Brenda Scott Royce
This weekend at Mountain Bluff Zoo, Katy and Micah are Junior Researchers. The friends are watching the capuchin monkey group. The keeper is worried about one of the monkeys, Milo, who's been gaining weight. Can the kids figure it out by closely observing his behavior?
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COLE CHAMPION IS NOT SUPER
Rebecca J. Allen
Cole Champion's lack of superpowers sticks out like a sore thumb at his school for the superpowered, until an accident puts the school in danger and none of the other students' powers can help.
CLASS PET SURPRISE
Kate Egan
When their second grade classroom gets a pet hamster, best friends Stanley and Marco disagree about building her an obstacle course or a maze until Stanley uses his flatness to make both ideas work.
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MARCH OF THE MINI BEASTS
Three second-graders who love science get thrown in a wild spiral of adventures after meeting their reclusive neighbor, Dr. Gustav Bunsen. When Dr. Bunsen's growth ray hits a crate of animal figurines, the toys not only start growing, but also come to life.
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LEWIS: MATCHMAKER
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HIDE AND GO BEAK
E. Krulik
A chicken hops a ride to school to see what the humans do there all day and unlocks the superpowers of math and science, which she uses to save the coop.
Miles and his friend Jada both plan on inviting their grandparents to help in science class, and with Valentine's Day approaching, they realize Miles's Nana and Jada's Pop Pop might be a perfect match.
THE ASTRONOMICALLY GRAND PLAN
Astrid is going to join Shooting Stars, a club dedicated to all things space. Astrid's big sister has told her all about it, and this year, there is a prize: a trip to a real-life space camp! But Astrid's Grand Plan isn't off to a great start: it turns out Hallie is more interested in the art club, Petite Picassos!
When a factory upstream starts polluting the water, beavers Felix and Oscar, who do not agree on much, work with the Tinkerers to design a solution that will make them both happy.
BIRTHDAY
Caleb and his best friend Jax are excited to start their own fort-building business. Can they finish the fort in time for Analise's big birthday bash?
Nancy Patricia Lakin THE TINKERERS: OPPOSITES ATTRACT YF LAKI, P Dee Romito THE CASTLE YF ROMI, D Rie Neal YF NEAL, R Kelly Starling Lyons MILES Ada Hopper