creative nonfiction

Follow along as Emmet and his friends work together to save Bricksburg from the LEGO Duplo invaders. Learn about the main characters of the second LEGO movie.

"Take a walk through the spring season in this . . . illustrated book. What do you love about spring? Do you look out for new buds on the trees? Do you listen for the sounds of spring, such as the birds getting up earlier?"--Provided by publisher.

A family talks about the history of Christmas trees, disucussing where the tradition began, decorations and more.

"This . . . book of narrative non-fiction looks at the urban forest, starting with a bird's-eye view of the tree canopy, then swooping down to street level, digging deep into the ground, then moving up through a tree's trunk, [and] back into the leaves and branches"--Amazon.com.

""You've been thinking to yourself that it all feels very American." Ed Pavlic's tireless, resourceful speaker is American, of indeterminate race, implicated at every conceivable point of entry into the struggles that go on "here," which is everywhere, the Inferno of the title: "if an //analogy affects an enemy then let's let // inferno the enemy inferno the enemy.""--Amazon.com.

"The Memory Thief wants to steal your memories! Luckily, Nelson, the Memory Champ, is on hand to guide you through the Forest of Forgettable Names and around the Great Word Pyramids. Nelson will help readers escape the Pirates of the Periodic Table and journey through the Himalayan Memory Palace. The quest for an infallible memory will culminate on the Number Trek to finally defeat The Memory Thief once and for all. Guided by national memory champion Nelson Dellis, readers will learn the tricks and secrets to remembering everything from the world capitals to the elements of the periodic table to speeches and soliloquies--and even enjoy themselves in the process!"--Provided by publisher.

"Angelina Butterworth couldn't understand why people kept polluting our planet until the day she discovered it was the diabolical plan of aliens bent on destroying Earth! In this entertaining and instructive narrative, readers will . . . find out if Angelina can escape the slimy tentacles of the evil Toxlings while learning what people can do in real life to stop our world from becoming an actual toxic wasteland"--Amazon.

"How big of a problem is plastic pollution? Essential answers are found in this inventive volume which tells the tale of Terry, who received a message from the future from a man claiming to be the last surviving human in a world ravaged by plastic pollution. Young Terry learns why plastic waste became such a serious issue and how to stop such a bleak future from coming true. This . . . narrative includes essential concepts from the elementary science curriculum as well as . . . supporting photographs"--Publisher.

"This parable . . . tells the story of a confused fish who begins to chase his own tail in an effort to keep from falling to the bottom of the ocean. The poor fish becomes more and more anxious and exhausted, until the Great Sea speaks up to remind him of what was supporting him all along"--Provided by publisher.

"Exciting illustrations follow the events of the Roswell Incident. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--.