scientists

The Great and Powerful Mark is going to Evil Scientist Summer Camp where there are no annoying little brothers and no annoying zombie goldfish. Just Mark, his best friend Sanj, their notebook of evil plans, and his truly evil and forbidden vampire kitten Fang. But he didn't expect for the totally not-evil Geeky Girl to show up, or for Sanj to find a new partner to work with. But there's no way he's going to let them ruin his summer.

In this title, discover the potential of a robot uprising to bring about the end of the world.

When Cece and her Adventure Girls troop face a sudden thunderstorm, they use science, technology, engineering, and math to solve problems and make their way safely back to camp.

On the eve of a top secret space mission, Captain Calli Chase detects a tripped alarm in the tunnels deep below a NASA research center. A NASA pilot, quantum physicist, and cybercrime investigator, Calli knows that a looming blizzard and government shutdown could provide the perfect cover for sabotage, with deadly consequences. As it turns out, the danger is worse than she thought. A spatter of dried blood, a missing security badge, a suspicious suicide; a series of disturbing clues point to Calli?s twin sister, Carme, who?s been MIA for days.

Eerie Elementary is planning a big Halloween-type celebration for Eerie Day, including hosting a "haunted house" at the school itself; but the spirit of the evil scientist Orson Eerie sees this as the chance to finally triumph over the intrepid hall moniters, Sam, Lucy, and Antonio--and it is up to them to prevent a catastrophe and perhaps even defeat Orson and banish him from the school forever.

After an extraterrestrial microbe nearly killed the human race decades ago, the Fairchild Air Force Base is waiting for the strain to reappear. With the project on the verge of shutting down, they have detected the signature of the deadly microparticle. The team from around the world is dispatched to contain and eliminate the threat. But this strain is growing and evolving.

An excited young girl and her mother carefully participate in the Christmas Bird Count as part of a team of citizen scientists, tallying birds found in different habitats near their home. Includes facts about birding and why the Christmas Bird Count is important.

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

"This . . . title combines the work of groundbreakers in science and the arts, with mini-biographies of the innovators behind them. Historic and contemporary images plus graphic timelines help show readers what inspired notable scientists, writers, and singers, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and William Shakespeare"--Provided by publisher.