Ocean Speaks: How Marie Tharp Revealed the Ocean's Biggest Secret by Jess KeatingMeet Marie Tharp (1920 2006), the first person to map the Earth's underwater mountain ridge, in this inspiring picture book biography from the author of Shark Lady. From a young age, Marie Tharp loved watching the world. She loved solving problems. And she loved pushing the limits of what girls and women were expected to do and be. In the mid twentieth century, women were not welcome in the sciences, but Marie was tenacious. She got a job at a

and enlightening

and our temptation to cheat in any and all areas

like the small craters in the Simplified Strawberry or the glossy skin on the Smooth and Shiny Plum

and many more rendered

he prays not to lose love along with hope: 'Help me

Moments of humor and affection complement the drama

"Gatto's voice is strong and unique

' he told me

For the 2017 Michigan Reads

John Marr and Other Sailors by Herman Melville

Endlessly useful and designed for display

learn about a different fungi's habitats