Awards and Honors2019 Grand Canyon Reader Award Winner, Tween Nonfiction
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Sudents K–12: 2018
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2017, Informational Books for Older Readers
Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2017: Children’s Books
Leland Melvin is the only person to who has caught a football in the NFL and flown into space with NASA. Now young readers can learn all about Melvin’s amazing journey from the gridiron to the international space station. Experiments and activities, with black-and-white photographs and diagrams. Full-color and black-and-white photo inserts.
Fascinating biographies and autobiographies will enable middle schoolers to read about the lives, thoughts, and accomplishments of the individuals who have shaped our world. Your patrons will learn about a remarkable person each month with this 14-book category.