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41) Taxis
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Wave down a taxi and catch a ride! These helpful cars take people where they need to go. Beginning readers will learn how to catch a taxi, how taxis work, and where taxis can take people.
42) Field Trip
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Axel is a little truck with great big wheels. Axel loves to explore, have fun, go fast, and get dirty. The Axel books are ideal for children just learning to read, and feature fun art and an easy-to-read text that builds vocabulary, phonics skills, and the joy of reading. Field Trip is the fourth book about Axel, the little truck with great big wheels. What happens when he doesn't watch where he's going, and races into a pond? Cheer on Axel as he...
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The Aviation Instructor's Handbook is a world-class educational reference tool developed and designed for ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors. This information-packed handbook provides the foundation for beginning instructors to understand and apply the fundamentals of instructing. It also provides aviation instructors with detailed, up-to-date information on learning and teaching, and how to relate this information...
44) Big Rigs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Have you ever seen a big truck on the highway? That is called a big rig. It transports many of the things we use in our everyday lives. Read about the different types of big rigs and how they transport cargo.
45) Concept Cars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Concept cars are made to introduce new ideas and designs. They are first shown to the public at car shows. Young readers will learn about the history of concept cars, how concept cars are designed, and how they are displayed at car shows.
46) Bulldozers
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English
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Crush and crunch! Here comes a bulldozer. Large, colorful photographs and easy-to-read text gives young learners an up-close look at their favorite construction vehicles.
47) The First Cars
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English
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The first car with a gas engine had only three wheels. What were early cars like and who made them? Find out about the first electric car, the first car race, Henry Fords Model T, and more.
48) Diggers
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Diggers come in all sizes and can dig very deep holes. The biggest digger weighs more than one million pounds! Find out how the different parts of this machine work together to dig into the ground.
49) Big Rigs
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Many big rigs can also be called 18-wheelers. These long transport machines need eighteen big wheels to support a tractor front and trailer back. This title revs young readers up as it unloads information about the parts and purpose of big rigs.
50) Wheel Loaders
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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These mighty machines move big piles of material from one place to another. Some wheel loaders have a huge claw called a grapple to grab things like logs. This book explains how a wheel loader works and what it transports.
51) Lowriders
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Lowriders are more about appearance than speed or performance. They are more like works of art than cars. Kids will learn about the history of the lowrider craze and how it has changed over the years.
52) Bucket Trucks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When you lose electricity during a storm, a bucket truck may come to the rescue. Bucket trucks help people reach things high up like power lines, trees, or traffic lights. Discover a bucket truck's different uses and how this machine works.
53) Backhoes
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English
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Dig and scoop! Here comes a backhoe. Large, colorful photographs and easy-to-read text gives young learners an up-close look at their favorite construction vehicles.
54) Earth Movers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The first step of any construction project is preparing the site for building. The job requires earth movers to rip, dig, level, and move ground. This children's title, grounded in facts, lets young readers dig into learning about the action-packed work of earth movers.
55) Motorcycles
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
In Motorcycles, early readers will learn about the different kinds of motorcycles people ride and what those bikes are used for. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they discover the unique features of these machines.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify the parts of a motorcycle, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about motorcycles online using our safe...
56) Monster Trucks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Revving up a ramp and then flying over parked cars. This is just one monster truck stunt. The supercharged machine exists to show off, and to do so in extreme fashion. The monster trucks in this book will shock elementary-age readers with their jumps, spins, and more!
57) Cranes
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English
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Lift the load up high! Here comes the crane. Large, colorful photographs and easy-to-read text gives young learners an up-close look at their favorite construction vehicles.
58) Fire Trucks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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With lights flashing and siren blaring, a fire truck can make a dramatic entrance. And it often has to. There are fires to put out and people to save! The bright red rescue machines featured in this title will capture the full attention of young readers.
59) Dump Trucks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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In need of a giant hauler? Bring in the dump truck! The big truck looks very much like a heavy-duty sandbox on wheels. It moves dirt, rocks, and other loose loads. This book geared toward beginning readers spills basic facts about dump trucks.
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After more than a century of silence, the true story of one of history's most notorious mutinies is revealed in Joan Druett's riveting "nautical murder mystery" (USA Today). On May 25, 1841, the Massachusetts whaleship Sharon set out for the whaling ground of the northwestern Pacific. A year later, while most of the crew was out hunting, Captain Howes Norris was brutally murdered. When the men in the whaleboats returned, they found four crew members...
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