New Nonfiction

Hello!

I have some more new books for you this week. I understand that I sent a few people to the library or the bookstore last week. I always hope that you find something you like each week.

This week I have all nonfiction titles for you.

Health Careers in Sports by Michael Burgan. Careers off the Field series. Published by MasonCrest, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4222-3268-2. $24.99 Llibrary Binding.

So many of our students want to be professional ball players, football, baseball, basketball, and so forth. It’s great to have ambition, but the fact remains that a very small percentage actually achieve that particular goal. Here is a way to be involved in sports and also have a very interesting career. This book describes the path to take to get a job in sports medicine. It also describes a number of jobs such as sports psychologist, sports surgeon or doctor, physical therapist, and athletic trainer. Students who are interested in sports may also be interested in this book.

Other titles in this series are Sports Marketing, Sports Media Relations, and Sportswriting and Sports Photography.

What You Need to Know About Concussions by Kristine Carlson Asselin. Fact Finders book. Published by Capstone Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4914-4834-2. $27.00 Library Binding, $8.00 paperback.

Concussions are an injury that happens when the brain is injured. It can be quite serious if not cared for properly. This book describes situations, stories, and experiences of people who have had concussions and also treatment for it. Photographs and illustrations help young people understand how serious this can be and why they need to follow the doctor’s instructions for healing from a concussion.

Other titles in this set are What You Need to Know About Cancer, What You Need to Know About Diabetes, and What You Need to Know About Meningitis.

What If I Need Stitches? By Therese Shea. Benched: Dealing With Sports Injuries series. Published by Gareth Stevens, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4824-4890-0. $17.00 Library Binding, $8.15 paperback.

No, not all of the books I am presenting today have to do with injuries, but they just happen to be new titles and some also deal with injuries. This series includes titles dealing with sports injuries, but anyone might need stitches. This book describes when one might need stitches and discusses different kinds of stitches. Photographs illustrate throughout.

Other titles in this series include What if I Break a Bone?, What If I Break a Tooth?, What If I Feel Faint?, What If I Get a Concussion?, and What If I Get a Sprain?

Another set of books has the title STEM in the Real World and has six books in the set. I have three of the set. Physics in the Real World, Robotics in the Real World, and Bioengineering in the Real World. In the Physics book, one chapter talks about how physicists can make things appear invisible through lenses and how this invisibility technology could be useful. Chapter two discusses the history of physics, chapter three talks about career paths, and chapter four looks at the future of the subject. Each book follows the same pattern – something cool to know, something about the history, something about the careers, and something about the future of the particular subject.

Other titles in this set include Astronomy in the Real World, Mathematics in the Real World, and Computer Science in the Real World. This is part of their Core Library which supports Common Core State Standards for grades 3 – 6. Set $196.74.

Physics in the Real World by Meg Marquardt. STEM in the Real World series. Published by ABDO Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1-68078-042-0. $32.79 Library Binding.
Robotics in the Real World by Robin Koontz. STEM in the Real World series. Published by ABDO Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1-68078-043-7. $32.79 Library Binding.
Bioengineering in the Real World by Meg Marquardt. STEM in the Real World series. Published by ABDO Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1-68078-039-0. $32.79 Library Binding.

The Vaccination Debate by Rebecca Rissman. Published by ABCO Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1-62403-905-8. $35.64 Library Binding. 112 pages.

If you have any questions about whether or not to get a vaccine, you will find both sides represented here. The pros and cons of vaccines are presented with lots of photographs to illustrate. I haven’t read the whole book, but I would not be surprised if the author leaned a bit toward the pro side of vaccines especially since the consultant is with the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute, and the Oregon Health & Science University.

This book is part of a set called ‘Special Reports’. It is geared toward the upper grades as far as content and reading are concerned.

I hope you find something really interesting in this post.

Have a great week!

Audrey