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1) Up and Down
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Kids go up and down the slide and a cute puppy puts it head up and down. This book introduces the opposites of "up" and "down," repeated throughout the narrative with photographs displaying each action.
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Are you fascinated by sickness and how it spreads? Do you have the urge to help people suffering from diseases both known and unknown? Do you ever wonder how vaccines and cures are developed? If so, a career as an infectious disease specialist might be for you! Through interviews and actual case studies, you'll learn what it's like to be an infectious disease specialist and discover the role they play in modern medicine.
3) Hanukkah
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Young readers will learn how Jews in the United States and abroad celebrate Hanukkah, an eight-day commemoration of the Maccabean rebellion, when a lamp with enough oil to last only one day burned for eight days and nights. This simple yet engaging book also provides instructions on how to make a dreidel and play the game as well as a recipe for applesauce to enjoy over latkes, roast chicken, or just on its own.
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Are your students having trouble with percents and ratios? With a simple style, Lucille Caron and Phil St. Jacques help students get a handle on percents and ratios. They will learn reduce ratios, find equivalent ratios, and the relationship of ratios and proportion. Then they will learn the meaning of percents, and how they relate to fractions and ratios. Calculation techniques are clearly explained and many examples are included throughout the book....
5) Slimy Snails
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Why do snails live in shells? How slowly do snails really move? What's that slimy trail that snails leave behind them? In this fun and educational book, readers will learn all about snails! They'll find out what snail mucus is made of, why it's used, and much, much more. From tiny backyard snails to giant African land snails, readers will discover the complexities of this seemingly simple creature and learn how it developed its unique adaptations....
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When there's an emergency, firefighters are some of the first on the scene to make sure buildings and people in them are safe. But where do they come from so quickly? The firehouse! Most communities have firehouses that are easy to find and able to be visited. Your readers will head to this community landmark and find out what happens in the firehouse during an emergency and during downtime. Full-color photographs show the equipment and vehicles found...
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Multimedia presentations are a part of every person's education. From the time we start using computers, we're expected to know how to use various programs and equipment in order to create videos, slideshows, recordings, and many other elements to create stimulating presentations and projects. Through eye-catching photos and specific text, students will learn how to create oral and multimedia presentations. These skills will be used through college...
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Wondering about what career you might have in the future? Not sure where to get information on different jobs? This book can help you out. This book examines a variety of jobs in the field of public service. Each chapter looks at a different career and describes the training needed, the duties involved, and the qualities you need to do the job well. Readers will explore the worlds of police officers, EMTs, firefighters, social workers, librarians,...
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Adorable photographs of puppies and kittens guide elementary students though the basics of telling time. Starting with 'Words to Know,' which introduces students to new vocabulary before encountering it in the text, this volume proceeds to explain how to read time from analog and digital clocks to the half hour, the difference between a.m. and p.m., and the various ways to write the time. Fact boxes and activities enhance the math concepts. A further...
11) Kwanzaa
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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First observed in 1966, Kwanzaa is the weeklong celebration of African traditions in American culture. Readers will be introduced to the black power movement of the last century and understand that this holiday was created to connect African Americans with their heritage. This informative resource includes colorful photos, an easy-to-follow recipe for Botswanan stew and instructions on how to make and play the mancala counting game.
12) Day of the Dead
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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The Day of the Dead is a celebration honoring those who have left this world. Readers of this volume will understand the meaning behind the holiday as well as the costumes, decorations, food, and other customs associated with it. A recipe for champurrado (Mexican drinking chocolate) and instructions to create a skeleton craft are also provided.
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Are you fascinated by wind, tornadoes, and hurricanes? Do you wish you could chase them? Then maybe a career in weather science is for you! Through interviews and stories of exciting-and terrifying-encounters with actual storms, you'll learn what these storm chasers do, how they study the weather, and what they can learn from it.
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Are you interested in dinosaurs and how they lived? Do you want to travel the world, digging through the earth's history? Then perhaps a career in paleontology is for you! Through first-hand accounts, interviews, and case studies, you'll learn what it takes to be a paleontologist.
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Everyone shares a planet with them, and many people even share a home with them. Animals are humans' counterparts in more ways than one. In this delightfully designed volume, clear sentences and fact boxes provide readers with information on creatures such as birds, squirrels, frogs, and more! Full-color photographs of the animals bring the craft projects to life, as readers recreate the appearance of their favorite critters in a life cycle...
16) Thanksgiving
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Thanksgiving is one of the most traditional holidays celebrated in America. We associate the day with turkey, football, and family. Many students might not know that even though the holiday celebrates a harvest feast that supposedly took place in the seventeenth century, Thanksgiving was not declared a federal holiday until 1941. This resource will tell young readers all they need to know about Thanksgiving, in addition to providing a recipe for cranberry...
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Do you like the cold? Do you like solving mysteries and discovering answers? Are you interested in Earth's history? Then a career as an polar scientist might be for you! Through case studies and interviews, you'll discover what it means to be a polar scientist, studying the ice for answers to some of history's biggest questions.
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Want to see a teen freak out? Take their phone away. Phones seem to be as important as oxygen, but sometimes those little portals to the online world interfere with real life. This fun and informative guide will help painlessly wean teens off constant phone use by offering scale-back tactics, sharing what others have done that works, and explaining the physical and emotional repercussions of overuse so that teens don't have to miss out on anything...
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If a trip to an active volcano is your idea of a dream adventure, then perhaps a career in volcanology is for you! Through case studies, photographs, interviews, and facts, you'll discover what it means to be a volcanologist, why we need them, and how you can become one too.
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Do you love solving riddles and mysteries? Does the unknown fascinate you? Would you enjoy gathering evidence and analyzing data? If so, perhaps a career in forensic science is for you! This book explores what a forensic scientist does through interviews, real-life examples, and actual case studies.
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