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Wayside School volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Follows the adventures and misadventures of students and staff as they cope with the effects of a large, gloomy cloud that has settled over Wayside School.
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English
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The seas are filled with strangeness -- dancing feathers, goblin teeth, see-through heads -- but what is the strangest thing of all? Budding ocean explorers will delight in learning about 12 bizarre and little-known sea creatures, such as the goblin shark, hairy frogfish, vampire squid and more! Each animal will propose, then deny that it is the strangest thing in the sea, until finally the strangest thing of all is revealed.--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A Bear Named Bjorn takes us into the forest with Bjorn the bear and his friends. One day the animals have their eye exams and try on the humans' lost glasses. Another, they just sit, watching the leaves and playing cards on a tree stump. And on party night the animals borrow clothes hanging on the camping ground line--and return everything carefully in the morning, only a little bit used.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Every year in Namibia, about two thousand zebras suddenly disappear from their grazing area along the Chobe River. Months later, the herd returns. Where do they go? And why? Thanks to satellite-tracking collars, scientists were able to solve the mystery, but several questions remain. Award-winning science author Sandra Markle reveals the process scientists used to study the zebras, and she also delves into the science of migration, exploring how animals...
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English
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Discover the ULTIMATE, book about all things sharks and underwater creatures, from the creative brain of Mike Lowery! Featuring fun facts, jokes, comics, maps, and more. Did you know that sharks can be as small as a banana, or bigger than a bus? Or that whale sharks have more than 3,000 teeth? Did you know that giant squids have eyes the size of dinner plates? Or that clownfish are protected by snot armor?? Find out all this and more, in this comprehensive,...
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English
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Carlyn Beccia presents werewolves, vampires, zombies and more as you've never seen them. Discover the origins of eight scream-worthy monsters, find out how major historical events shaped their creation, and delve into the science behind these fearful beasts. Engrossing (and gross!) timelines, maps, and infographics offer essential information--including the zombie virus life cycle and how to survive Godzilla's nuclear breath.
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English
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Tangier Island, Virginia, is a community unique on the American landscape. Mapped by John Smith in 1608, settled during the American Revolution, the tiny sliver of mud is home to 470 hardy people who live an isolated and challenging existence, with one foot in the 21st century and another in times long passed. They are separated from their countrymen by the nation's largest estuary, and a twelve-mile boat trip across often tempestuous water--the same...
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Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Through lyrical, rhyming text and vibrant artwork, young readers can explore twelve cultures around the world, learning all about their harvest festivals, days of thanks, ancient traditions and the activities associated with them.
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Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Recorded history and folklore. Lifesaving disinfectant. Forest-fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these and countless other scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. From transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies to astronomy, and architecture to agriculture, Indigenous Ingenuity is an unforgettable introduction to STEM...
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English
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The idea of parents taking a break from or ending their relationship is scary and sad for children of all ages. If My Parents Are Divorced shows how different families can deal with a separation and which insecurities may arise in the minds of children.-- Page 4 of cover
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice--until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to her family. When her father loses his job, they must give...
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The author shares her best tips and tricks for breaking out of your comfort zone and experiencing the world with your kids. Along with how to pack, plan, and budget, she offers her best advice for surviving a plane ride with a toddler, tackling jet lag and naptimes, and finding childcare abroad. Includes 50 itineraries to destinations around the globe.--Adapted from back cover.
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Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Features more than 200 stunning photographs of our solar system from the archives of NASA, each paired with a detailed caption. The content is organized by distance from the Sun--beginning with Mercury and moving outward through Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the planetary objects beyond.--
19) Planetarium
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Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Introduces "all aspects of space, from the sun and our solar system to the lives of stars, the Milky Way, and the universe beyond"--Publisher marketing.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Funny and fact-filled, Moles is another installment in the Superpower field guides series by author Rachel Poliquin, featuring full-color illustrations by Nicholas John Frith that will engage readers with witty narration and fun visual elements, inspiring readers to dig deep and see the world, both above and below ground, with new eyes"--
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