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  Fire Escape - How Animals and...

  Jessica Stremer

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  A captivating overview of the clever ways animals detect, respond, and adapt to wildfires, as well as how climate change is affecting the frequency and severity of these devastating events in nature. 
   
  Goats and beavers. Drones and parachutes. Pinecones and beetles. What do they have in common? Believe it or not, they are all crucial tools in fighting, preventing, and adapting to wildfires! 
   
  These vicious fires are spreading faster and burning hotter than at any other time in history. Ongoing droughts, warming weather, and a history of poor forest management have extended the traditional wildfire season beyond the summer months. It is a matter of life and death for wildlife worldwide. 
   
  This breathtaking nonfiction book by an award-winning team focuses on unique angles to a hot topic, including injury rehabilitation efforts, species that use wildfires to their advantage, how to help area repopulation, and the animals that help prevent/fight wildfires. 
   
  Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on. 
   
  A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection 
  An NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book 
  An ALA Sustainability Round Table Top 10 Selection 
  Named to the Missouri Dogwood Reading List

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  Roosevelts The: The History of...

  Editors Charles River

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  For a man who grew up to become the “Bull Moose”, Theodore Roosevelt was a sickly child, suffering from asthma and other maladies. But his physical weakness actually drove him to be more active, which also fostered an interest in nature. In the 1890s, it was Teddy’s turn to make history, leading the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War and being decorated for his service with a Medal of Honor. He parlayed his glory into the governorship of New York and then the Vice Presidency under William McKinley. When McKinley was assassinated in 1901, young Teddy was thrust into the presidency, one that would earn him a place on Mount Rushmore. 
  	Franklin Delano Roosevelt might be America’s greatest 20th century president, but there’s no question that he was the most unique. A well-connected relative of Theodore Roosevelt, FDR was groomed for greatness until he was struck down by what was widely believed to be polio at the time. Nevertheless, he persevered, rising through New York politics to reach the White House just as the country faced its greatest challenge since the Civil War, beginning his presidency with one of the most iconic lines ever spoken during an inaugural address.  For over a decade, President Roosevelt threw everything he had at the Great Depression, and then threw everything the country had at the Axis powers during World War II.  
  	If Dolley Madison was instrumental in molding the role of First Lady in the 19th century, credit can be given to Eleanor Roosevelt for revolutionizing the political nature of the role in the 20th and 21st centuries and making it possible for presidents like Bill Clinton to enlist their wives to handle political duties. At the same time, history might remember Eleanor more for what she did outside of the White House, as she became a critically acclaimed and world famous international author and advocate of civil rights, women’s rights.

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  The Azure Feather - The...

  Pieter E Haumann

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  It's the holidays and the Darvils have come to visit in the city. With the change of scenery and the cold weather outside, the children have to find something other than their normal adventures on the farm to keep themselves busy. 
  When they discover that pets around the neighbourhood have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances, the children form Drifter's Detective Agency and are soon faced with the disappearance of a pair of the world's most endangered birds, the Spix's Macaw. 
  Who is Robert keeping tabs on in his notebook? What are the Price twins up to and what are they hiding in their shed? Where did Annie get a ninja outfit? Join the children in the third installment of The Adventure Series and find out for yourself.

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  The Talent Thief

  Mike Thayer

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  A girl with the ability to borrow other people's talents must use her powers to find her own spotlight in a wish-fulfilling middle-grade novel from Mike Thayer, the author of The Double Life of Danny Day. 
   
   
   
  Tiffany Tudwell is cursed. She once tripped over a backpack and fell face-first into a trashcan. She had pink eye on picture day. One time she tried to hold back a sneeze and farted on the cutest boy in class. She longs for the spotlight, but it's safer to stay hidden in the shadows where the curse can't reach her and no one can make fun of her. 
   
   
   
  Until the night two meteors collide over her backyard giving Tiffany the ability to steal people's talents for a day—like stealing mean girl Candace's beautiful singing voice in the middle of play rehearsal, or drawing an incredible self-portrait after borrowing the teacher's pencil. Her power even gets the attention of the most popular boy in school, the smooth-talking Brady Northrup. 
   
   
   
  But her powers can't solve everything—or can they? When a local philanthropist announces a fundraiser contest, Tiffany, with Brady's help, decides to use her powers to save her dad's failing planetarium. And maybe discover her own talent along the way . . .

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  The Incredible Adventures of...

  Paolo Mascherpa

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  The Incredible Adventures of Cavalier Cutlet is a collection of children's stories set in a rustic place called Newfoundland County. The temporal setting of the stories is not clear. They are about the adventures of Cavalier Cutlet who, dressed in silver amour, roams the countryside on his bicycle with his dog Spyke to offer a wide variety of services to whoever he meets. 
  The adventures of Cavalier Cutlet are told in a refreshingly light and entertaining way. They are both ironic and intelligent and help teach the values of friendship and sharing.  

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  Skulduggery Pleasant (17) – A...

  Derek Landy

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  The bone-shaking new trilogy continues – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series 
  Vengeance is a killer.  
  A killer is stalking and murdering sorcerers, and Valkyrie Cain is next on his list. 
  While hunting down a cult of magical terrorists intent on taking their revenge on the mortal world, Skulduggery and Valkyrie are drawn into a murder investigation with unsettling similarities to a case they just closed – the case that nearly took the lives of both Valkyrie’s sister and girlfriend. 
  With the body count rising, a special night approaches – a night where the elite of sorcerer society will gather on a remote island to witness a ceremony that could change that society forever. 
  Speeches will be made, champagne will be sipped, and two things will become terribly, distressingly clear… 
  No one is safe. And not everyone will make it out alive. 
  Derek Landy, the best-selling author, takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride of emotions in this young adult horror fantasy. The story unfolds with a relentless pace, keeping the reader on the edge of their seat till the final page. 
  For fans of John Flanagan (Brotherband 8), Steve Foxe (Spider-Ham in . . . Hollywood May-Ham!), Robert Muchamore (The Recruit), Jonathan Stroud (Lockwood & Co), and Robin Stevens (Death Sets Sail). 
  HarperCollins Children’s 2025

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