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Recommended: The Philosophical Baby

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Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness
by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. Little, Brown, 2009

Fiction for Adults
Pythagoras’ Revenge: A Mathematical Mystery
by Arturo Sangalli. Princeton University Press, 2009

Ultimatum
by Matthew Glass. Grove/Atlantic, 2009

Fiction for Kids
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
by Jacqueline Kelly. Henry Holt, 2009

The Unknowns: A Mystery
by Benedict Carey. Amulet Books, 2009

Exhibits
Lucy’s Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia and Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
June 24–October 25 at the Discovery Times Square Exposition in New York City.

Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants
May 30–October 10 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

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