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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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It's 1854 and eleven-year-old Bones is a slave on a Virginia plantation. When she finds her name in the slave-record book, she rips it out, rolls it up, and sets it free, corked inside a bottle alongside the carved peach pit heart her long-lost father made for her. Across the Atlantic on the Isle of Wight, motherless Lady Bess Kent and her sister discover Bones's bottle half-buried on the beach. Leaving Bones's name where it began and keeping the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Pinch's Aunt Hasty is staying true to her name. After selling her house before finding a new home, she realizes she doesn't have a place for her couch so she sends it off to Pinch to take care of in the meantime. When movers show up at Pinch's house with this most unwelcome gift, Pinch is outraged. This terrible couch with daring dashes of red doesn't match his blue curtains, plus it won't fit in his cozy house! Pinch's neighbor, Dash, comes to his...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Pinch and Dash are good friends. When Pinch gets hungry, but is too lazy to make something to eat, or to travel all the way down the street to the Chat and Chew, he goes next door to see what Dash has to offer. Dash is a great cook, but he never uses enough pepper or hot sauce in his soup. Pinch decides to take matters into his own hands and spice things up. But will the soup be delicious, or will the pair of friends have to find something else to...
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English
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Opposites attract. Acclaimed author Kathryn Lasky explores the nature of friendship in three delightful stories for beginning readers. Creative, impulsive Poodle and loyal, dependable Hound are an unexpected pair. Together they star gaze, plant a garden and prove that two very different individuals can not only be compatible, they can complement and help one another.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The saber-toothed cat was a fearsome prehistoric predator. Written for beginning readers, clear and succinct text explains how we think saber-toothed cats lived, hunted, and became extinct. Back matter explores other large-toothed predators and provides additional print, visual, and web resources.
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Series
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English
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Young Pythagoras can't seem to stay out of trouble. Every time he tries to help, people get angry. What's a curious kid to do? On a trip to Egypt, Pythagoras' curiosity helps him discover the secret of the right triangle. A clever introduction to the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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After discovering that a green sea turtle was harmed by plastic in the ocean, twin mice Sydney and Simon come up with a creative campaign to increase recycling and reduce the amount of trash created in their home, school, and town.
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