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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The 4th book in the popular 101 ANIMALS series!
Did you know that sea turtle mothers leave their babies to hatch from their eggs completely on their own? Or that baby gorilla black-backs are carried around for as long as three years after they are born? In 101 Animal Babies, readers will learn about penguins and sea-horse fathers that guard and hatch their eggs, birds that teach their chicks to fly, kangaroos that keep their joeys safe in pouches,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Forget everything you thought you knew about princesses...
Welcome to Bad Princess by Kris Waldherr (author of Doomed Queens), where you'll discover what really happens after "Happily Ever After." From the war-torn Dark Ages of Medieval Europe to America's Gilded Age, and all the way up to Kate Middleton, Bad Princess explores more than 30 true princess stories, going beyond the glitz and glamour to find out what life was really like for young royals...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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It takes more than one person to bring about War. This book will follow the lives of six key players during one of the most controversial wars in history.
Profiles is so much more than just your typical biography. This book in our six-in-one, full-color bio series will focus on the five W's of the Vietnam War--who, what, where, when, and why. Kids will learn all of the biographical information they need to know (background, family, education, accomplishments,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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There wasn't a thing Ernest Shackleton could do. He stood on the ice-bound Weddell Sea, watching the giant blocks of frozen saltwater squeeze his ship to death. The ship's name seemed ironic now: the Endurance. But she had lasted nine months in this condition, stuck on the ice in the frigid Antarctic winter. So had Shackleton and his crew of 28 men, trying to become the first expedition ever to cross the entire continent.
Now, in October 1915, as...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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The next book in the successful 100 MOST series, 100 Most Feared Creatures features the scariest beasts in the animal kingdom!
This book will explore the world's most ferocious creatures and reveal the deadliest facts about these terrifying animals. Who fights off predators by spraying blood from its eyes? How does the slender, deep-sea gulper swallow prey twice its size? Who sucks out body fluids with its short, sharp mouthparts? Readers will learn...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This inside look at real-life princesses will explore the true and often inspiring stories behind happily ever after.
A deep dive into the royal world of a princess! Featuring princesses from around the world and all of time. The Real Princess Diaries explores everything it means to be royal. Each spread includes portraits of the princesses, in-depth bios, crowning achievements, and family trees. Learn which princesses have official royal duties,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
Description
I Survived series tells tales of brave kids facing horrifying events. Now, she tells the true stories of several animals who faced indescribable horrors of their own, and, against all odds, survived.
REAL ANIMALS. REAL DISASTERS.
From a carrier pigeon in World War I to two dolphins who were left for dead, Animal Survivors tells the harrowing tales of animal heroes and the soldiers, scientists, and other humans whose lives they affected. Each narrative...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recognized as an exemplar text by the Common Core State Standards, this updated version of DISCOVERING MARS features a new cover and the latest information and discoveries about the red planet.
Featuring incredible photos and new information about the latest research into Mars, this updated edition of DISCOVERING MARS covers everything about the great red planet, from past to present.Topics covered include myths and facts about life on Mars, a history...
9) War Spies
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
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English
Description
Six bios in one!
Six bios in one!Profiles is so much more than just your typical biography. The next book in our six-in-one, full-color bio series will focus on war spies. Kids will learn all of the biographical information they want to know about some of the most famous spies in history. Featuring Sir Francis Walsingham, Nathan Hale, Belle Boyd, Kim Philby, Virginia Hall, and Allen Dulles. Find out how and why they grew up to be spies! Daniel...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Featuring photos and stories from the world's scariest prisons, discover why prison is to be avoided at all costs!
World's Scariest Prisons will explore the most terrifying prisons of all time. From the Roman Coliseum to the Bastille, the Tower of London to Alcatraz, World's Scariest Prisons will captivate young readers! Each prison will receive its own photo-intensive overview as well as a sidebar, a break out fact box, and a quote. Each prison...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
Description
This stunning book about the greatest warriors of all time is packed with facts, infographics, expert text, and photography from museums and private collections.
WARRIORS is a feast of cool visuals--you'll see a wealth of objects and artifacts that will leave you wide-eyed. Explore collections of weapons, armor, uniforms, medals, everyday equipment, and much more. Find out what these objects can show us about battle tactics, key moments in history,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Discover fun facts about the greatest figures from history through Basher's fresh and unique illustration style.
History doesn't just happen; it was created by a crazy crew of characters from way back when. Find out why Archimedes said "Eureka!" in the bathtub, how Henry Ford changed the world, and whether or not Einstein's brain was bigger than an ordinary guy's. Discover what Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela did that made them famous...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Just as Lesser Spotted Animals showed you some of the wonderfully WOW wildlife we never get to see, the next book of the lesser known animal kingdom reveals the stories of even more of the world's unseen and unsung creatures. No king-of-the-jungle, fancy-pants, hair necked lions here -- we've got the magnificent maned wolf instead. No blue whales either, we've got beaked whales -- and lorises and dingisos and dibatags and many, many more.
14) Mars Rovers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
From the first time, a person looked up at the sky and wondered "What's out there?" humans have dreamed about exploring the cosmos.
This book is part of a series, A True Book: Space Exploration, that includes the titles Human Missions to Outer Space, Mars Rovers, The International Space Station, and UFO's. The series features the latest NASA imagery and lively text to bring the wonder of space exploration directly to readers.
For so long, our neighbor...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Meet Newt, Tina, Queenie, Jacob, and many more in this comprehensive character guide to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!Following a magical mix-up, British Magizoologist Newt Scamander unwittingly finds himself on a chase around New York City looking for magical beasts. To set things right, Newt has to track down his escaped magical creatures with the help of aspiring baker Jacob Kowalski, as well as Tina and Queenie Goldstein, two witches...
16) UFO's
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From the first time a person looked up at the sky and wondered "What's our there?" humans have dreamed about exploring the cosmos.
Over the years, there have been hundreds of reports of UFO (or unidentified flying object) sightings-which the U.S. government seemed to ignore. But, a recently released Pentagon report tells a different story. For five years, a secret government agency was tracking and investigating these sightings. Now, in the pages...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn all about YouTube star and fashion expert, Bethany Mota!
Bethany Mota is an American YouTube celebrity, fashion designer, and aspiring singer. Her YouTube videos show fashion purchases, outfit ideas, hair and makeup tutorials, DIY projects, and recipes. She has her own fashion line at Aeropostale, appeared on season 19 of Dancing with the Stars, and released her first single in October 2014. She has over 8 million subscribers on YouTube and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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From Samantha Seiple, the award winning author of Ghosts in the Fog, comes the first book for young adults to tell the story of Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye.
Lincoln's Spymaster tells the dangerous and action-packed adventures of Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye and Lincoln's most trusted spymaster.Pinkerton was just a poor immigrant barrel-maker in Illinois when he stumbled across his first case just miles from his home....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Discover the 101 most amazing disguises in the animal kingdom!
The fifth book in the 101 ANIMAL series, 101 ANIMALS IN HIDING, will feature some of the most extraordinary creatures in nature. Featuring large full-color photos of camouflaged animals, see insects, reptiles, mammals, birds, and fish blend into their backgrounds. Learn how and why these amazing animals have developed these adaptations. Melvin and Gilda Berger are the authors...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Ten true stories of real-life crime scene investigators!
A gold ring has been discovered at a murder scene, but police have little else to go on. Can State Patrol Investigator Richard Havel use that clue to track down the killers? A bomber is terrorizing a western community. What forensic clues can Investigator Jack Charles gather to stop and solve the bombings?Enter the secret world of crime scene investigators who use the latest forensic techniques...
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