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Spring preview 2015: more books for young people

spring-31FUN WITH SCIENCE

These books take full advantage of kids’ natural curiosity to teach them about science:


A companion to their stunning debut, You Are Stardust, author Elin Kelsey and illustrator Soyeon Kim present Wild Ideas (Owlkids Books), which looks at how animals solve problems.


Shar Levine, Leslie Johnstone, and Dr. Aran Mooney’s What Sound Does a Seahorse Make? (Ronsdale Press) is a multiplatform experience, offering QR codes to audio files so kids can read about and listen to the sounds of underwater creatures.


spring-32In Power Up! A Visual Exploration of Energy (Annick Press), Shaker Paleja provides text and Glenda Tse creates infographics to simplify the complex topic.


Nimbus Publishing is releasing a second title by Peggy Kochanoff, Be a Beach Detective, in which the biologist explores the natural wonders of oceanside life.


A picture book with an informative epilogue, Inhabit Media’s Painted Skies, written by Carolyn Mallory and illustrated by Amei Zhao, gives young readers an introduction to the Aurora Borealis.