Arcadia Public Library

Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He's bossy. He's cranky. And weirdly enough ... he looks a lot like Ellie's grandfather, a scientist who's always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this pimply boy really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth?

Octavia has only ever had one goal: to follow in the footsteps of her parents and become a prestigious whitecoat, one of the scientists who study the natural wonders of Faloiv. The secrets of the jungle s exotic plants and animals are protected fiercely in the labs by the Council of N Terra, so when the rules suddenly change, allowing students inside, Octavia should be overjoyed. But something isn t right.

The Bailey School kids investigate to see if a mad scientist can turn a snow sculpture into a real dragon.

"When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?"--

A cat, two guinea pigs, and a colony of brave sewer rats band together in order to save Freddy, a golden hamster, from an evil scientist who's discovered that Freddy can read and write, and plans to hamster-nap him in order to dissect his brain.

Young secret agent Amelia investigates three new cases, involving an evil genius who makes dogs howl, a sneaky science teacher who buys too much cereal, and a psychotic criminal picking the pockets of toy shoppers.

Discovering a smelly creature in her garbage can that she names after herself, Olga befriends and studies the eccentric Olgamus using the scientific method, the practices of Jane Goodall, and other scientific concepts.

Blue River Creek tiene un problema: ¡hay un ladrón de mascotas suelto! O al menos, Sofía e Iggy están convencidas de que lo hay, cuando sus mascotas desaparecen. Pero como científica, Ada sabe que es importante no sacar conclusiones precipitadas y en vez, tomar en cuenta los hechos reales. ¿Cómo descubrirán lo que realmente sucedió con las mascotas del pueblo? ¡Usando el método científico, por supuesto! ¡Formando una hipótesis, recopilando...

While working on a science fair project, a Philadelphia school boy discovers both a secret laboratory in his basement and Benjamin Franklin, who comes to life after receiving a jolt of electricity.

Ms. Frizzle takes the gang on a tour through the history of science so they can get ideas for their science expedition.