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Big deal volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The Sun never stops working to keep things on Earth running smoothly. (That's why it's been Employee of the Month for 4.5 billion years.) So why does the Sun get to be center of attention? Because it's our solar system's very own star! This funny and factual picture book from Awkward Yeti creator Nick Seluk explains every part of the Sun's big job: keeping our solar system together, giving Earth day and night, keeping us warm, and more. In fact,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The sun explains its role in the movement of water around the Earth, from the lifting of fresh water from the seas, to the movement of underwater currents that nourish the world's oceans. The sun has a hand in moving rivers of water in its liquid, gaseous, and solid states all around the Earth, enabling life to exist on our planet. But human beings are interfering in this natural cycle, unbalancing the amount of fresh water available. -- Provided...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts 16 ferocious sharks. Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling animals before finally discovering the winner!"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious mammals. Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling animals before finally discovering the winner!"--
11) Rhino vs. hippo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Presents facts about rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is a story full of hope, innocence, and courage"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious insects. Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner!"--Publisher.
17) Frida
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This long-awaited companion to Jonah Winter's acclaimed DIEGO features the paintings of young Spanish artist, Ana Juan. This stunning picture book is the perfect gift for art enthusiasts of all ages.
When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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It's time to learn about the role of carbon and fossil fuels on planet Earth! As much as our news is packed with articles about the importance of fossil fuels to the world economy and the global warming caused by increased carbon emissions, few people understand what is happening. Now Bang and Chisholm present a clear, concise explanation of the fossil-fuel energy cycle that began with the sun and now runs most of the manufacturing, transportation,...
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Big deal volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Provides information about the brain and its functions, from keeping the heart beating to storing memories.
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