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Stealth, Smarts, and Skills: Stories for Aspiring Spies

Calling all aspiring spies! Here are some titles to get you sneaking, seeing clues, and solving puzzles. The game is afoot.

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Food in Fiction Picture Books

Food seems like it's everywhere, or maybe we're just hungry all the time. These books are some of our favorites that feature food, from donuts to bao to muffins.

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Interesting Ingredients

The experiential learning team is fascinated by all sorts of ingredients, from those found in food to makeup to medicine and more.

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BOOMbox at Home: Elements

Enjoy some of our favorite picture books about the four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Which one is your favorite?

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Interactive Adventures

These books allow you to control the story. Will you survive until the end? Explore different pathways through each story, and see how your choices change the ending. You can always go back and make a different decision. Recommended by Eli O.

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BOOMbox at Home: Space

As a lead up to the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, the BOOMbox has been focused on all things space since January. Enjoy these books about space!

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BOOMbox at Home: Circles

Who says circles are pointless? That’s how we’re going to roll all summer! Each week in the BOOMbox, we’ll explore circles in a new way. Take the BOOMbox home with you by enjoying these books and STEAM kits.

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