Jodie Parachini

"A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, with recognition"--

"Togo and Balto were fast and trustworthy.  Sled dogs are trained from a very early age, but nothing could have prepared Togo and Balto for their role in delivering a lifesaving serum in record time to save a town of sick children.  The speedy dogs were the only way that the serum could reach the children in time" --

A first "person" account of a horse trained in the late nineteenth century by former slave Doc Key to read, write, and do math in performances across the country to promote kindness to animals. Includes fact sheet.

"When Bruno tells Juno that he can hold more weight than she can, the competition starts. And it doesn't stop until both dump trucks just can't hold one more thing. Bruno and Juno agree that their friendship is stronger than any load they can carry"--

When Queen Bee is unable to oversee the pollination of the fruits and vegetables for the Garden Party, Flicker rallies her friends to help save their delicious food.

When Flicker teaches her twin younger siblings how to play hide-and-seek, they just cannot seem to get it right, so being the good big sister that she is, Flicker makes up a new game for them to play, which is surprisingly fun for everyone.

"Magawa is a HeroRat who looks like a hamster and has won a gold medal for her work, sniffing out buried land mines and saving lives in Cambodia. Includes a fact sheet."--

Elsie is still only a young elephant, but decides she should start looking for a job. But what would the perfect job for her be? Her mother encourages her to think about what she enjoys doing and together they decide that she might like to try being a chef. But when Elsie returns home after working in Zebra's Snack Shack, sad and unhappy, it's time to think about what else Elsie is good at. After trying lots of jobs, from being a musician to an artist,...

"The arrival of donkeys, a zebra, monkeys, and a slew of other animals upends the narrator's plans for a very serious book"--