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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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There has been a lot of talk about "fake news" in the news lately. Being able to spot the difference between credible and non-credible sources is a vital 21st century skill to have. Learn the tricks and traps of deception and the skills required to achieve information literacy--and always get to the truth of the matter! Packed with fun facts and detailed sidebars, this informational text explores contemporary issues and high-interest, relevant subjects....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Animal trainers care for many different types of animals! Children will explore some of the methods that trainers use, such as affection bonding and classical and operant conditioning, while gaining an understanding of animal instincts and animal rehabilitation. Readers will learn about the variety of animals that trainers work with, and are encouraged to find an area of study to focus on if they want to become an animal trainer. With Time For Kids©...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Orators take ordinary words and weave them into brilliant speeches. It takes a substantial amount of skill to be a great orator. History is full of leaders who have given inspiring speeches. Learn about twelve famous speeches from leaders such as Cesar Chavez, Ronald Reagan, Pat Summitt, Justin Trudeau, and Martin Luther King Jr. This diverse collection of speeches will open your eyes and ears to the power of the spoken word! Packed with fun facts,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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You don't need to be a math teacher to understand and use averages. Farmers look at the rainfall average to figure out the best times to plant crops. Scientists perform experiments several times and calculate the average to see if their results are accurate. Learn about averages with this full-color informational text that is packed with fun facts, fascinating sidebars, and high-interest content. Featuring TIME© content and images, this full-color...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Action! With this entertaining nonfiction book, readers are taken behind the scenes to find out what is needed to make a film. From the director to the actor, the director of photography to the costume designer, children will be fascinated to learn about the various aspects of motion pictures. With its vivid images, informational text, and impressive facts, this nonfiction title will have readers engaged through the entire book as they discover amazing...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This informational text is packed with facts and sidebars about historical and modern-day disasters such as the Space Shuttle Challenger, the Great Smog of London, the Pacific Garbage Patch, the Library of Alexandria, Chernobyl, and more. Featuring TIME© content and images, the high-interest content will engage students in reading as they build their comprehension, vocabulary, and reading skills. Text features, a Reader's Guide, and the extended...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Some of the most powerful things in the world are so tiny they can't be seen with the naked eye! Readers will be amazed at what they see when they take a glance at the world of the mini but mighty through this captivating nonfiction title. With remarkable images and graphics, and informational text featuring Time For Kids© content, readers are able to explore and discover such micros as DNA, atoms, bacteria, phytoplankton, and nanotechnology items...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
What does swimming in a pool, drinking through a straw, breathing in air, and circulating blood all have in common? They all require a form of air or water pressure! Readers will discover the variety of ways that air and water pressure make an impact on our lives. This fact-filled nonfiction title includes real-life examples, vivid images, helpful graphs and diagrams, and basic experiments to help students begin to understand physics concepts. Readers...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In this stimulating nonfiction book, readers will discover the various types of friction--including rolling friction, sliding friction, fluid friction, and static friction--and the huge impacts it has on nature, machines, and our lives. In addition, readers are encouraged to perform basic experiments to assist in the understanding of friction, kinetic energy, and water resistance. With real-life examples, colorful images, accommodating graphs and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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How do the Olympics make the world a better place? For more than 100 years, the Olympics have brought people together, proving that competition can create community. Packed with fascinating facts and sidebars about the Olympics, this informational text discusses the history of the Olympics, the Paralympics, and the Special Olympics, and highlights inspirational stories of Olympic athletes. Featuring TIME© content and images, the high-interest content...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Stunt performers make dangerous feats look fun and easy, but there is a lot of risk behind this profession. Explore what stunt people do to prepare and keep themselves safe in a truly unique profession. Through Time For Kids© content, readers will be introduced to a brief history of stunt performance as well as the latest tips and tricks, including stunt driving, professional fighting, and even digital effects such as computer-generated imagery....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" It is one of the most common questions a young person hears, but how do you decide what career is right for you? It's never too early to plan for the future! Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader introduces students to the topic of career exploration. This high-interest title includes detailed photos and sidebars, stimulating facts, and clear, informational text to engage students as they...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Learn the ways that people have started from almost nothing to become millionaires and billionaires! Through examples of hard work and smart financial decisions, readers gain an understanding of how to invest money responsibly in stocks, commodities, bonds, and mutual funds while also learning the various ways that people have been successful in entrepreneurships. With Time For Kids© content, informational text, fascinating facts, vibrant images,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It is estimated that 2 billion people use social media. With so many users, the language of social media makes it quick and easy for people to communicate. Learn more about the words, acronyms, GIFs, memes, and emoji that will have you communicating on social media like a pro! Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader includes detailed photos and sidebars, stimulating facts, and clear, informational text to engage students as they build...
15) Camp Alien
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Alien agent volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
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English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Zack knows he's not a normal kid. He's really an alien agent-in-training, brought to Earth to help guide the planet into the Galactic Union. Aliens follow him to a ritzy summer camp, where he's hooked up with Vraj, a huge, dinosaur-like creature on her first-ever assignment. Their mission: To get back a bunch of alien Duthwi eggs that,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
How do millions of species survive on a single planet with limited food, water, and space? At any given time, every species is doing its best to survive. Each species lives by instinct and nature. These things work together to keep the species alive and healthy. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader builds critical literacy skills while introducing students to new concepts and vocabulary terms including ecosystem, competition, mutualism,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The animal world is a dangerous place! Animals have amazing ways of surviving when faced with a scary showdown. Insects, mollusks, mammals, lizards, spiders, and rodents all employ unique tactics in order to stay alive. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader examines the fascinating methods that animals use to defend themselves. This high-interest title includes detailed photos and sidebars, stimulating facts, and clear, informational...
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Alien agent volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! In this first book of the Alien Agent series, we meet Zack, a normal kid with a crazy cousin, Ethan, who thinks he's an alien. But is Ethan really crazy? And why do the same bald, odd-looking fat guys keep reappearing everywhere the boys go?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Books about survival are popular, and for good reasons. Not only are they exciting to read, they can also inspire people. The same things that help characters when they are desperate can help people in day-to-day life. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader analyzes some of the most popular survival books, and the traits that make them so popular. This high-interest title includes detailed photos and sidebars, stimulating facts, and...
20) Amusement Parks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn how perimeter and area help to make amusement parks some of the most thrilling and exciting places around. With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students will learn practical, real-world applications of math skills as they learn perimeter and area, and build their STEM skills.
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