Entering Grade 9
SCIENCE
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
by Bill Bryson Written with humor, wit and many fun facts about the beautiful and bizarre flesh bags we inhabit. |
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Young Readers Edition)
by Sam KeanWhy did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? Follow the elements as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. |
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Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
by Dan Harris Too busy to meditate? Can’t turn off your brain? Curious about mindfulness but more comfortable in the gym? This book is for you. |
 
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Popular Science’s Big Book of Maker Skills
by Chris Hackett Robots, power tools and drones galore, this book has project ideas, tool "how to's" for makers. |
 
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questionsby
by Randall Munroe Ever wonder: "What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last?" This book has all your answers. |
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The Omnivore’s Dilemma: Young Reader’s Edition
by Michael Pollan This in depth explanation of the food chain examines our eating habits and their wider reaching effects on our health, our environment and our economy. |
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The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar
by: Matt Simon Strange and bizarre creatures abound in this evolutionary tale of creatures who joust with moustaches, kill things with their snot and practice mind control among many other things. |