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4) Pyramid
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
5) The Romans
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Series
Publisher
Silver Burdett Press
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Discusses the civilization of ancient Rome, including the hunting, medicine, clothing, religion, laws, legends, and recreation.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
20201027
Language
English
Description
In this first volume of the full-color illustrated adaptation of his groundbreaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind's creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be human. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires,
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Language
English
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Description
A Finnish journalist and naturalized American citizen compares and contrasts life in the U.S. with life in the Nordic region to encourage Americans to draw on practices from the Nordic way of life to create a fairer, happier, more secure, and less stressful society.
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Language
English
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Description
The rise to global predominance of Western civilization is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five hundred years. All over the world, an astonishing proportion of people now work for Western-style companies, study at Western-style universities, vote for Western-style governments, take Western medicines, wear Western clothes, and even work Western hours. Yet six hundred years ago the petty kingdoms of Western Europe seemed...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
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Ready player novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
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Description
A 1980s cultural assessment of the fantastical future of online behavior continues the story that began in the internationally best-selling futuristic novel, Ready Player One, that inspired a blockbuster Steven Spielberg film--
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Language
English
Description
Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The result was Notes from a Small Island, one of the bestselling travel books ever written. Now he has traveled about Britain again, by bus and train and rental car and on foot, to see what has changed -- and what hasn't. Following a route he dubs the Bryson Line, from Bognor Regis in the south to Cape Wrath in the north, by way of places...
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