Page 42 -

Science

Design Like Nature:
Biomimicry for a Healthy Planet ©21
(from the Orca Footprints series)
by Megan Clendenan
Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of
electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass
walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana
peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy
nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental 978-1-4598-2464-5 • LIST: $19.95/DISC: $15.96
DEWEY: 300
problems such as climate change. In Design Like Nature young readers Hardback • 48 Pages • 8” x 9 1/2”
discover innovations and inventions inspired by the environment. Reading Level: Grades 3-7
“Fascinating…An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from Colour Photographs, Index
casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”—School Library Orca Book Publishers • Spring 2021-Fall 2021
Journal, Starred Review

Extreme Habitats
A must-have, fact-packed journey to the awesome polar regions, mountains,
oceans, and deserts-some of the most extreme habitats on Earth. Bite-size text,
brilliant photography, and extra notebook facts deliver four brilliant reads.

TITLE AUTHOR ISBN
Deserts ©21 Emily Kington 978-1-9140-8707-3
Mountains ©21 Emily Kington 978-1-9140-8708-0
Oceans ©21 Emily Kington 978-1-9140-8709-7 LIST: $33.00/DISC: $26.40 • DEWEY: 577
Polar Regions ©21 Emily Kington 978-1-9140-8706-6 Library Bound • 32 Pages • 7” x 9”
Reading Level: Grade 3 • Interest Level: Grades 2-5
Colour Photographs, Charts, Graphs, Diagrams, Index, Table of Contents
Lerner Publishing Group • Fall 2021

Foundations of Physics (Pogo Books)
With a high-interest, STEM-focused approach, Foundations of Physics
introduces foundational physics concepts. Each book covers a concept’s
functions and laws, everyday applications, and key scientists involved in its
development. Bright, full-colour photographs complement the carefully levelled
text to make reading easy and fun.
TITLE AUTHOR ISBN
Electricity ©22 Anita Nahta Amin 978-1-63690-031-5 LIST: $10.50/DISC: $8.40 • DEWEY: 530
Energy ©22 Anita Nahta Amin 978-1-63690-034-6 Paperback • 24 Pages • 7 1/2” x 9”
Force and Motion ©22 Anita Nahta Amin 978-1-63690-037-7 Reading Level: Grade 2 • Interest Level: Grades 2-5 • GRL: M
Light and Sound ©22 Anita Nahta Amin 978-1-63690-040-7 Colour Photographs, Table of Contents, Infographics,
Magnetism ©22 Anita Nahta Amin 978-1-63690-043-8 Side Bars, Activity, Glossary, Index
States of Matter ©22 Anita Nahta Amin 978-1-63690-046-9 Jump! • Fall 2021

Germs Up Close ©21
by Sara Levine
Have you ever seen a germ up close? Really, really close? Award-winning
science writer Sara Levine introduces readers to a variety of viruses, bacteria,
protozoa, and fungi that can make people sick-including SARS-CoV-2, E. coli,
and ringworm. Micrographs and illustrations show extremely close-up views of
the germs that are at once incredible and a little gross.
“[P]rovides basic, introductory support for explorations in upper-elementary science 978-1-7284-2408-8 • LIST: $31.50/DISC: $25.20
units about germs, including the COVID-19 virus, and brightly promotes the necessary DEWEY: 614.57
correlation between scientific knowledge and health safety.”—School Library Journal Library Bound • 32 Pages • 9 3/4” x 9 3/4”
Reading Level: Grade 2 • Interest Level: Grades K-4
Colour Photographs, List of Germy Jobs, Side Bars, Labelled Photographs, Glossary
Millbrook Press • Spring 2021
40 1-800-461-9120 • 1-800-561-1763 (fax) • info@www.saundersbook.ca • www.saundersbook.ca