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	Notable Notebooks: Scientists and Their Writings 4.45 avg rating — 91 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
	So Rude!: Animals Behaving Badly 4.14 avg rating — 44 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
	Nature's Rule Breakers: Creatures That Don't Fit In 4.52 avg rating — 31 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
	Exemplary Evidence: Scientists and Their Data by Jessica Fries-Gaither (Goodreads Author), Linda Olliver (Illustrator) 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 5 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
	Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms 4.33 avg rating — 12 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
	Wild Wonderings: Scientists and Their Questions it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers: Using Nonfiction to Promote Science Literacy, Grades 3–5 by Jessica Fries-Gaither (Goodreads Author), Terry Shiverdecker 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 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
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Jessica rated a book really liked it Fourteen Ways of Looking at Jellyfish by Carole Boston Weatherford	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
Creative, informative, beautiful.
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Jessica rated a book really liked it I'm Trying to Love Garbage by Bethany Barton (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
Another winner in this fun series!
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Jessica rated a book liked it Whistler by Ann Patchett	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
I think it’s time to accept that I’m just not an Ann Patchett fan. I will say that I didn’t dislike the characters in this, as I did in other books. And there were times I was invested in this story. But parts just drug on for so long, and I found th ...more
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Jessica rated a book it was amazing Kin by Tayari Jones (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
A masterpiece. Highly recommend the audiobook for the resonant narration of the two main characters.
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Holy crap. I read this straight through and I don’t have words at the moment.
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Jessica rated a book it was ok Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment by Daniel Coyle (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
Required summer reading for my school’s faculty. Wasn’t impressed.
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Jessica rated a book really liked it From Bear Dens to the Oval Office: True stories from my 38 years managing national parks by Sheridan Steele	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
An interesting look into the people who protect our incredible national parks! Having visited Acadia this summer, I was especially interested in this section.
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King is an incredible writer, and given the subject, I thought I would love this. I didn’t. I liked it, but felt like I was waiting and waiting for something to actually happen. The end redeemed it a bit, but in think the middle of the novel could ha ...more
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Cute story for middle grade animal lovers!
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Jessica rated a book really liked it Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt	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
A lovely story. Would be a great pairing with Sy Montgomery’s The Soul of an Octopus.
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