Independent Dames: what you never knew about the women and girls of the American Revolution (2008)
   Laurie Halse Anderson.

So you think you know all there is to know about the Revolutionary War? No, you just know part of the story. What did the women do? They were spies, raised money for the suffering soldiers, organized protests and boycotts ("girlcotts"?) of British goods, and disguised themselves as men to enlist in the army. Impressive!
Call Number: jE276. A53 2008
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Manfish: a story of Jacques Cousteau (2008)
   Jennifer Berne.

As a young boy, Jacques dreamed of being able to fly and to breathe underwater. He and his friends created the first fins, wet suits and scuba gear. Finally his dreams became reality; he could feel like he was flying underwater. He began to film the ocean's treasures, both to share his love for it and to show people how to protect it. Meet Jacques Cousteau, champion of the seas.
Call Number: jGC30. C68 B47 2008
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Bees, Snails & Peacock Tails: patterns & shapes...naturally (2008)
   Betsy Franco.

Patterns and shapes come naturally in poetry and in nature; find the geometry in honeycombs, spiderwebs, pufferfish, and snakeskin.
Call Number: jPS3556. R3325 B44 2008
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Awful Ogre Running Wild (2008)
   Jack Prelutsky.

Among other adventures, Awful Ogre goes dragon-watching, has insomnia, enters a cook-off, and exercises (ogre yoga). It's a rhyming action-packed gross out package of fun.
Call Number: jPS3566. R36 A95 2008
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Fun with Roman Numerals (2008)
   David A.  Adler.

Here is everything you ever wanted to know about Roman numerals. Once you learn about them, you will notice them everywhere: at the Superbowl, on clocks, and chapters in books. This book was published in MMVIII!
Call Number: jQA141.3 A339 2008
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Working with Fractions (2007)
   David A.  Adler.

You're invited to a birthday party; blow up balloons, play musical chairs, and eat pizza. By the time you are ready to go home, you will have learned how to add, subtract, and multiply fractions. It's a piece of cake!
Call Number: jQA117 .A256 2007
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Bones, Brains and DNA: the human genome and human evolution (2007)
   Ian Tattersall, Rob DeSalle.

Follow mice, Wallace and Darwin, from the American Museum of Natural History, as they lead you along the trail of human evolution using clues from fossil records and our DNA. You can even learn how to make some DNA. Once you finish reading, you'll feel like a combination of anthropologist, archaeologist, and paleontologist.
Call Number: jQH437 .5 .T38 2007
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We Dare You!: hundreds of science bets, challenges, and experiments you can do at home (2008)
   Vikki Cobb.

Can you burn a candle under water, boil water in a paper cup, make fireworks with a lemon or throw an egg across the room without breaking it?  Here are more than 200 science experiments for anyone who can’t resist a challenge!
Call Number: jQ164 .C534 2008
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First Dog Fala (2008)
   Elizabeth Van Steenwyk.

For President Franklin Roosevelt it was “love at first lick” when he met his new Scottish terrier, Fala.  From puppyhood through the five years he lived in the White House, whether Fala was chasing butterflies on the White House lawn or running loose in the streets of Washington D.C., he was a dedicated companion during the terrible years of WW II.
Call Number: jE807 .1 .V36 2008
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Gone Fishing: ocean life by the numbers (2008)
   David McLimans.

Count the endangered sea creatures up to ten and down again as you learn about them and the risks facing them today from pollution.
Call Number: jQL122 .2 .M35 2008
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Lady Liberty: a biography (2008)
   Doreen  Rappaport.

Can a statue have a biography?  Meet the sculptor, an engineer, a construction worker, a poet, and a newspaper publisher who helped make Lady Liberty a reality; then hear the voices of people from Turkey, Italy, Norway and beyond for whom The Statue of Liberty symbolized a new chance for freedom and hope.

We are All Born Free: the universal declaration of human rights in pictures (2008)

In honor of the sixtieth anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, twenty nine world famous artists illustrate the thirty articles that provide for freedom, peace and justice for everyone on our planet.
Call Number: jJC585 .A46 2008
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See How They Run: campaign dreams, election schemes, and the race to the White House (2008)
   Susan E. Goodman.

There may have been no campaign posters or bumper stickers, but elections didn’t start in the United States.  Follow the slightly crooked trail of democracy up to last year’s history making vote; learn about dirty tricks, party animals and how and why every vote counts!
Call Number: jJK528 .G66 2008
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Who Discovered America? (2008)
   Valerie Wyatt.

No, it wasn’t Christopher Columbus.   Could it have been Vikings, the Chinese or an Irish monk?  Follow the clues, including a 9000 year old skeleton, digest the evidence and come up with your solution.
Call Number: jE101 .W94 2008
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