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Curtis Manley

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I write for young people of all ages and strive to create fun books with facts about the world around us and truths about the worlds within.

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Average rating: 4.08 · 2,657 ratings · 596 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Kate Berube (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 1,019 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shawn Loves Sharks by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Tracy Subisak (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.86 avg rating — 527 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Jessica Lanan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 362 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rescuer of Tiny Creatures by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Lucy Ruth Cummins (Illustrations) 4.26 avg rating — 272 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crane Girl by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Lin Wang (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Climbing the Volcano: A Journey in Haiku by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Jennifer K. Mann (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 149 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grace Builds an Almost-Perfect Dog by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Tracy Subisak (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 78 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing Eruptions: How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives-But Lost Their Own by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Katherine Roy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Ocean's Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life

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Curtis Manley said: " You might have heard of the great wildebeest migration in the Serengeti, or the Arctic tern’s migration flights from one pole to the other. But the largest migration on Earth involves the tiniest animals in the ocean—and they make that migration ever ...more "

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Curtis Manley rated a book it was amazing The Ocean's Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life by Jilanne Hoffmann (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
You might have heard of the great wildebeest migration in the Serengeti, or the Arctic tern’s migration flights from one pole to the other. But the largest migration on Earth involves the tiniest animals in the ocean—and they make that migration ever ...more
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Curtis Manley rated a book it was amazing When Science Stood Still: How S. Chandrasekhar Predicted the Existence of Black Holes by Shruthi Rao (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As a child, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar loved math—and dreamed of using math to discover the secrets of stars. While on a ship on his way from India to continue his education in England. Chandra explored the math of dying stars and realized that not a ...more
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Curtis Manley rated a book it was amazing Pekapeka, Secret Forest Bat by Katie Furze (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Night is the only time that Pekapeka can leave her hollow tree to find food—but for a very small bat, the night forest is full of dangers. As Pekapeka zips through the night air catching moths and other flying insects, Ruru the owl is always watching ...more
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Curtis Manley rated a book it was amazing The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest by Lynn Street	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Acorns can’t be carried on the wind to a new place to grow, and of course oak trees can’t carry them, either. Yet new oak forests often sprout far from other oaks—because of hard-working blue jays! The jays don’t migrate, so must store nuts to be abl ...more
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Curtis Manley rated a book it was amazing Fantastic Flora: The World’s Biggest, Baddest, and Smelliest Plants by Ann McCallum Staats (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Plants are weird! Even plants you’re familiar with. But then there are the plants that are truly strange—or dangerous—or disgusting—or almost unbelievably huge… “Fantastic Flora” introduces you to twelve different plants, some of which you may never ...more
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