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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What is a prefix? You'll find the answer inside this book—it's overflowing with prefixes. Brian P. Cleary's playful rhymes and Martin Goneau's humorous illustrations creatively present the concept of prefixes for young readers. For easy identification, key prefixes appear in color and comical cats reinforce each idea.
Pre- and Re-, Mis- and Dis-: What Is a Prefix? turns traditional grammar lessons
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Where does light come from? What do colors have to do with light? Light is a form of energy. Life on Earth is made possible because light from the sun carries heat to the earth. This book explores the essential concepts of light—photons, color, refraction, light rays and waves, etc.—through a series of easy-to-do experiments readers will enjoy doing.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
¡Vamos a jugar al béisbol! Aprende los fundamentos de este deporte clásico. Las fotografías vibrantes a todo color atraen a los lectores, mientras que un útil diagrama ayuda a identificar las partes del campo de juego. Estas características, junto con las preguntas de pensamiento crítico hacen que este título sea un excelente introducción a la no ficción para niños. Batter up—Let's play baseball! Learn the basics of this classic sport....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Yellow and red, orange and brown—fall is full of color!
This nonfiction picture book, written and illustrated by Mia Posada, beautifully explains why leaves change color in fall. It highlights both the eye-catching colors of the season and the science behind the colors. Back matter offers additional scientific details for curious readers as well as suggested further reading and links to hands-on activities.
"A visually appealing and unusually informative...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! What is a verb? It's easier to show than explain! In this fun and animated introduction to grammar, rhyming verse is used to creatively clarify the concept of verbs. Chock-full of colorful, lively examples, the playful rhymes and illustrations of comical cartoon cats combine to hightlight key words in the sentences. Verbs like toss and tumble,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! "Word-Nerd" Brian P. Cleary and highly-acclaimed illustrator Brian Gable collaborate to clarify the concept of synonyms for young readers with playful, lively, and whimsical rhymes and humorous, comical, and amusing illustrations. For easy identification, synonyms are printed in color, and key words are illustrated on each page. This funny,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! In this fun-filled book, playful puns and comical cartoon cats combine to show, not tell, readers what prepositions are all about. Each preposition in the text, like under, over, by the clover, about, throughout, and next to Rover, is highlighted in color for easy identification. This is the newest addition to the Words Are CATagorical series,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Adverbs tell us when and how /Like, quickly do your homework, now /They often help describe the verbs /Like, patiently plant peas and herbs.
In this edition of Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable, cleverly provide numerous examples of adverbs. The text's playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It! features, updated back matter, and a...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Aprende los fundamentos de este deporte y cómo se juega. Un diagrama útil ayuda a los lectores a identificar las partes de la cancha de baloncesto, mientras que las preguntas de pensamiento crítico mantienen comprometidas con el contenido. Esta edición en español es una excelente introducción a la no ficción para niños. Carefully leveled text and vibrant full-color photos make this introduction to basketball a slam dunk! Learn the basics of...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Saltando en las hojas, celebrando el Día de Acción de Gracias, viendo animales, ¿qué te gusta hacer en otoño? Lea acerca de las actividades de otoño y conozca el ciclo de estaciones en esta edición en español. Las fotografías vívidas y las preguntas de pensamiento crítico involucran a los lectores a descubrir los cambios que trae esta colorida temporada. Este texto cuidadosamente nivelado es una divertida introducción a la lectura de no...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
What would you be if your finger bones grew so long that they reached your feet? You'd be a bat!
What if you had no leg bones but kept your arm bones? You'd be a whale, a dolphin, or a porpoise!
This entertaining picture book will keep readers guessing as they learn about how our skeletons are like-and unlike-those of...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
La escuela está fuera, y también lo es el sol, ¡es verano! Fotos frescas y vibrantes atraen a los jóvenes lectores a aprender acerca de esta cálida y soleada temporada. Las preguntas de pensamiento crítico y otras grandes características hacen que esta edición en español sea una excelente introducción a la lectura de no ficción para niños. School's out, and so is the sun—it's summer! Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
¡Hay nieve en el suelo, y los carámbanos se están formando! Debe ser invierno. A través de fotografías de color descubra qué tipo de actividades la gente hace en el invierno. Las preguntas de pensamiento crítico y otras grandes características hacen que esta edición en español sea una excelente introducción a la lectura de no ficción para niños. There's snow on the ground, and icicles are forming! It must be winter. Through vivid full-color...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A profoundly moving nonfiction picture book about tragedy, hope, and healing from award-winning author Chris Barton.
Sometimes bad things happen, and you have to tell everyone. Sometimes terrible things happen, and everybody knows. On April 19, 1995, something terrible happened in Oklahoma City: a bomb exploded, and people were hurt and killed. But that was not the end of the story. Those who survived—and those who were forever changed—shared...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A warmhearted and tender true story about a young girl finding beauty where she never thought to look.
Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this moving picture book portrays a family with a great deal of love and little money. Weaving together Kalia's story with that of her beloved grandmother, the book moves from the jungles of Laos to the family's early years in the United States. When Kalia becomes unhappy...
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