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◆Me and Marvin Gardens by A. S. King

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This middle-grade novel is perfect for introducing kids to recycling, but with a fun science fiction story. Obe lives on his family’s farmhouse that was built a hundred years ago-and now it’s being taken over by developers. While adventuring on the land, he discovers a creature, Marvin Gardens, which only eats plastic. Kids will love this charming story.

Available from Amazon, $11.89

◆Wrinkle in Time: A Guide to the Universe by Kari Sutherland

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Kids may get excited to see A Wrinkle in Time. While the original novel may be too hard of a read for them right now, they can dive into the fantastical world the film takes place in with this awesome guide to the characters and locations.

Available from Amazon on March 6, $11.04

◆Rivers of Sunlight by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm

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Get kids going green with a little help from this educational picture book! Filled with excellent artwork and helpful explanations, these pages are filled with important lessons about the Earth. Kids will learn about how the sun keeps the ocean currents（流）moving and how the sun can power all living things—it’s pretty amazing.

Available from Amazon, $7.67

◆How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk

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Pearl’s sandcastle keeps getting ruined by puppies (who could be mad at that?). So she teams up with her Robot friend Pascal to solve the problem with code(编码). Combining the fun of building a sandcastle with the discovery of coding, a future engineer will love paging through this story.

Available from Amazon on May15, $16.99