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If you think Superman vs. Batman would be an exciting matchup, wait until you see Shark vs. Train. In this hilarious and wacky picture book, Shark and Train egg each other on for one competition after another, including burping, bowling, Ping Pong, piano playing, pie eating, and many more. Who do YOU think will win, Shark or Train? (K - 2nd)
At the turn of the twentieth century, Englishman Eugen Sandow was known as the strongest man alive, a trailblazer in fitness and bodybuilding, and a personal trainer to King George V. Tate’s narrative and colorful illustrations tell the fascinating story of this larger-than-life figure. (1st - 4th)
A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in inventor Lonnie Johnson's life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a passion for problem solving became the cornerstone for a career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is his invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made his most memorable splash with kids and adults. (2nd - 5th)
John Roy Lynch spent most of his childhood as a slave in Mississippi, but all of that changed with the Emancipation Proclamation. This is the true story of John Roy Lynch, the first African-American speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives. (2nd - 5th)
In the nineteenth century, North Carolina slave George Moses Horton taught himself to read and earned money to purchase his time away from his master though not his freedom. Horton became the first African American to be published in the South, protesting slavery in the form of verse. (2nd - 5th)
During World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy patterns from bow to stern in order to protect them from enemy attacks. These stunning patterns and colors were meant to confuse the enemy about a ship's speed and direction. Author Chris Barton and illustrator Victo Ngai vividly bring to life this little-known story of how the unlikely and the improbable became just plain dazzling. (2nd - 6th)
