With the new year already full-speed ahead, the Young Readers’ Room has a selection of new, non-fiction books for youngsters to peruse. Please stop by the New Books shelf for the following titles and more.
“The Pokémon Encyclopedia” by Arnold Ringstad will have kids flipping through the pages non-stop! The colored pictures on each page present fascinating for Pokémon fans. The text of the book is written in an easy-to-follow pattern on each page. The content sections consist of Pokémon Generations, Other Pokémon Games, and Media and Merchandise. Within each of these sections are multiple sub-topics. I would venture to guess that a few Pokémon fans of an older age would like to check out this book as well! You can find this under the call number of J 794.8 R474p.
This next book selection will help kids learn how to deal with money to make change and figure out money math without using their fingers! “Making Change! Working with Money” by Bela Davis will have kids churning out answers to math and money questions in no time. Each page offers a scenario of a money math problem to solve with photos of adorable kids on the pages. The answers to these questions can be found at the end of the book along with a mini-glossary. You can find this book with the call number J 513.2 D29m.
Spring Break is just around the corner, and here to help with traveling plans is a new series, “Iconic National Parks.” With seven park titles to choose from, you’ll have a park planned visit in no time. “Zion National Park” is one of the titles, written by Angela Lim. There are colored photographs taken from inside the park that will certainly give a thrill of excitement. If you’re thinking about a future trip you will find this title of the series at J 979.2 L628z.
Speaking of Spring Break, or any time of swimming in the ocean (California can be year-round!), we have a new series of books about sharks. “Curious About Sharks” series offers eight different shark books for kids to learn about and read over and over. “Great White Sharks” written by Monika Davies may curb your desire to dive deep into the ocean. Colored photographs of these underwater beasts may cause a chill to run down your spine as you read through the text of the book learning about their behaviors, what they do all day and night under the waves, and a couple of questions in the back about staying curious and learning more. Find this title of the series at J 597.3 D288g.
The final book up for our new book collection in January is another in the “Curious About” series. “Coding with Lego” is found with the call number, J 005.13 Sh55cL. Building with Legos has gotten much more technical since I was a kid (just a few years ago). This book provides three chapters for curious kids with getting to know Lego Education, Building with Spike, and Build Beyond. At the end of the book is a question section and a short learning more segment. Robotics and coding can be used with Legos nowadays…kids can be quite scientific and explore some amazing paths through the art of play…start with a few Legos and watch with wonder as kids transform into engineers, scientists, and so much more with the help of books!
We hope to see you in the Young Readers’ Room soon checking out some great books!
Pamela Martinez is Youth Services senior librarian.