Action!: How Movies Began
Meghan McCarthy tells the story of the history of movies and the creators who made them. In fascinating detail, she shows how early photography capturing motion became silent films, which led to the first color films.
Did You Know? Nonfiction for Kids
Did you know that when Aldophe Sax first presented his saxophone at the Belgian National Exhibition, one of the other competitors kicked it across the floor? Did you know that Charles Darwin studied earthworms for 40 years before he shared his groundbreaking findings? Did you know that a person who makes pizzas is called a pizzaiolo?
These books, filled with fun facts and fascinating trivia, will answer questions that you didn’t even think to ask!
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Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
This picture book follows one color’s journey throughout history—from ancient Afghan painters to 1905, when a chemical blue dye was created—and around the world, as it becomes the blue we know today.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby
Darwin's Super-pooping Worm Spectacular
The silly true story of how Darwin discovered that the earthworm is one of the most important species on the planet. Without their life-sustaining poop, there would be no plants or animals on Earth. A scholarly worm gives historical facts and context on every page.
Glitter Everywhere
An informative picture book about the origins and present-day uses of—and obsession with—glitter.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and as an eBook on hoopla.
The Mind-blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions: Meet the Incredible People Who Will Compete at Anything
A book for kids about the most incredible competitions from around the world and through history.
This title is also available for checkout in eAudio on hoopla.
The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
A narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world, and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.
Pizza! A Slice of History
Pizza is one of the world’s favorite foods – it tastes great homemade or ordered from your favorite pizza shop. But where did it come from, and how do people make pizza in different parts of the world? Read this book and find out!
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
Special Delivery: A Book’s Journey Around the World
Follows the journey of one book from printing to shipping to selling—and finally to reading.
The Story of the Saxophone
Explore the story of the saxophone, from its beginnings in 1840s Belgium all the way to New Orleans, where an instrument in a pawn shop caught the eye of musician Sidney Bechet and became the iconic symbol it is today.
This title is also available on for check out in eAudio on hoopla and as a read along on hoopla.
Why Humans Build Up: The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers
This book explores why and how people have constructed taller and taller buildings over the course of human history.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and as an eBook on hoopla.