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The Kidzone has programs galore as well as books, movies, and other cool stuff. Read our blog below for more information and check out our upcoming events to get an idea of what's happening at the Kidzone! Our main phone number is 205.444.7830.
Kidzone Blog
Another Year at Jedi Academy
I struggle with reading graphic novels. I'm a words-obsessed person and can't get fully drawn in by drawings. Plus, I never seem to know which order to read the panels in. Yes, I'll give you a moment to laugh at my ineptitude. Ok, let's move on to the real point of this blog. My graphic novel phobia almost kept me from reading Jeffrey Brown's Star Wars Jedi Academy, even though I'm a big Star Wars fan. Luckily, my coworker Jeremy convinced me to try it. AND I LOVED IT! And I can't wait for the sequel, Star Wars Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan, which comes out today, July 29, 2014. I wonder what will happen in Roan's second year of middle school in a galaxy far, far away?
BONUS!
Jeff Brown also wrote two hilarious picture books featuring Star Wars characters.
Darth Vader and Son & Vader's Little Princess
Under the Microscope #11
Element fundamentals lead to cool chemistry and atomic power. Take a closer look at NUCLEAR ENERGY. (Click here for a printable list complete with call numbers.)
- Atomic Universe: The Quest to Discover Radioactivity by Kate Boehm Jerome
- Atoms by Chris Oxlade
- Atoms and Molecules by Louise & Richard Spilsbury
- The Chain Reaction: Pioneers of Nuclear Science by Karen Fox
- The Elements by Dan Green
- Elements and Compounds by Lynnette Brent
- Energy: Investigate Why We Need Power & How We Get It: 25 Projects by Kathleen M. Reilly
- Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of the Atomic Age by Robert Baxter
- The Ever-Changing Atom by Roy A. Gallant
- Fizz, Bubble & Flash!: Element Explorations and Atom Adventures for Hands-On Science Fun! by Anita Brandolini
- From Greek Atoms to Quarks: Discovering Atoms by Sally Morgan
- Grab a Seat at the Periodic Table!: A Chemical Mystery by Laura Layton Strom
- John Dalton and the Atomic Theory by Jim Whiting & Marylou Marano Kjelle
- Lise Meitner: Had the Right Vision About Nuclear Fission by Mike Venezia
- Marie Curie by Ann Fullick
- Marie Curie by Kathleen Krull
- Marie Curie: A Brilliant Life by Elizabeth MacLeod
- Marie Curie: The Woman Who Changed the Course of Science by Philip Steele
- Meltdown: A Race Against Nuclear Disaster at Three Mile Island by Wilborn Hampton
- The Nuclear Age by Peter Benoit
- Nuclear Energy edited by Lelia Mander
- The Periodic Table: Elements with Style by Adrian Dingle
- Radioactivity by P. Andrew Karam & Ben P. Stein
- Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium by Carla Killough
- Splitting the Atom by Katie Parker
