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Mr. Tate's class is about to learn there's more to rocks than being dirty lumps on the ground. On this field trip they're visiting the rocky ridge mountains to learn about rocks. At first the children think rocks will be boring, but they soon learn that rocks are all around us in ways we might not expect-such as glass and toothpaste!
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Move to another planet? Sounds interesting! In our imaginary spaceship, let's check out the planets in our solar system. Mercury is closest, but it has no air, and it's either sizzling hot or bitterly cold. The atmosphere on Venus is poisonous, plus, human beings would cook there. Mars might work, but you'd always have to be in a protective shelter. And if you got to the outer planets, you couldn't even land as they are mostly made of gas! Our home...
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How do you lift a lion? With a machine that's big and powerful with clanking metal parts? There are machines like that. But, others have only a few moving parts. In fact, some machines are so simple that they don't seem like machines at all-like the wheel, the lever, and the pulley. These machines can make work easy, even if you're trying to lift a lion!
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Using fun facts and creative comparisons, science author Robert E. Wells answers some of humankind's biggest questions about the world we live in.
This collection of twelve STEM picture books by award-winning author Robert E. Wells will spark kids' curiosity in our universe, from the time of dinosaurs to the present day. This collection includes Can We Share the World with Tigers?; Can You Count to a Googol?; Did a Dinosaur Drink This Water?; How...
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A pygmy shrew is small - it's among the littlest mammals! A ladybug is even smaller, but it hardly seems tiny when you compare it to a protozoa! And there are many things smaller still-so small that we can see them only with a microscope. Would you believe there are particles that are so tiny that we can't measure their exact size? Explore the huge world of the very small!
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After starting to collect snow globes with the help of her grandmother, Lily has questions. She wants to know who invented them, what the snow is made of, and how the tiny scenes look so magical when she peers inside. As she researches and experiments, Lily learns about light waves, magnification, and density-all while gathering ingredients to make her own snow globe.
7) Blink!
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Large eyes, small eyes, eyes that see 360 degrees, eyes that work together, eyes that swivel separately from each other, and eyes that see like telescopes. Strong graphic art and lyrical text to capture imaginations.
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A young scientist and her friends experiment to develop the ideal design for a paper airplane.
Gracie and her friend Victor want to make the perfect paper plane: one that will fly far without quickly crashing or veering off course. But just as they are starting to make big breakthroughs in their experiments, Victor gets injured and has to stay at home while he recovers. It's up to Gracie to carry on the research and find a way to lift her friend's...
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A trip to the farmers market turns into a lesson on growing plants.
On a trip to the farmers market, Daniel discovers that there's a lot he doesn't know about plants. He sets off to learn everything he can, from how photosynthesis works to what role bees play in helping plants grow. Armed with this new knowledge, he decides to join in the fun and put his plant-growing skills to the test at a local community garden.
10) Just Warming Up
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When construction puts a friend's concert at risk, the Tinkerers agree: the show must go on!
When road construction wakes Gus the groundhog from his hibernation a week early, the Tinkerers are more than happy to take him in. Before long, their new friend reveals that he has a special talent: he can play the ukulele! Every spring, Gus puts on a concert for his family and friends to celebrate the season, but this year, between the construction and...
11) Heartbeat
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Flick-dash flick-dash! Lub-DUB. Lub-DUB. Lub-DUB. From tiny meadow mice to tall giraffes to the octopus with three hearts, each animal's heart has its own beat, in tune with its body's needs. Strong graphic art and rhythmic text packed with interesting facts to capture imaginations.
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The girls at Miss Bunsen's are excited at the news that Nova Celeste, the famous astronaut, is offering space camp scholarships to three lucky students. All the winning team has to do is invent a flying machine-in just a week! The girls don't have much to work with, but during a sewing class, they stumble across an incredible idea. But, will it fly?
13) Forces of Nature
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In the furthest corner of a long-forgotten junkyard, Roscoe lives a life that suits him. But when a disaster sends three visitors to his gate looking for a new home, he finds that he can create more with others than he ever could on his own-and that together they can build an environment that's better for everyone. In each story in this series, the Tinkerers put on their engineering caps to come up with creative solutions to help others in their...
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When Miss Bunsen receives a mysterious invitation to compete in a maze adventure for a big prize, Pearl, Millie, and Halinka are excited to put their problem-solving skills to the test under pressure. But even though they're cracking all the right codes, they find themselves trapped in a strange maze-and Miss Bunsen has to give up her book of secrets in order to set them free! Will the girls be able to keep their wits and solve their way out of this...
15) If the Hat Fits
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It's a new school year with the same old problems: the school is going to run out of money! A local engineering competition might just keep them funded for another year. Can Millie and her friends Pearl and Halinka invent a way out of the mess? With some guidance from their eccentric headmistress Miss Bunsen, anything seems possible.
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A boy and his mom continue the family tradition of participating in the annual bird count. Since Gramps went South for the winter, the boy hopes to spot Gramps's favorite bird for him-a dove! But, with so many different birds in the nature preserve, will he be able to spot one? This heart-warming family story about nature celebrates a holiday census that was first started in 1900 and happens every year.
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A budding musician conducts experiments to discover how guitars create sound.
After hearing her cousin Keeley perform an amazing concert, Mia is determined to become a guitar hero and learn everything she can about this amazing instrument. So she sets out to gather the knowledge she needs to build her own instrument and put on a show for her family.
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Tinkerers volume 2
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The pair of beavers who live next to Big River Junkyard don't agree on much. But when the factory upstream starts polluting the water, they both know something needs to change. Can the Tinkerers design a solution that will make them both happy? In each story in this series, the Tinkerers put on their engineering caps to come up with creative solutions to help others in their world. Along the way, they explore topics that align with Common Core and...
19) Soaring Success
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The Tinkerers help an injured bird fly back to her family.
When Lucy the goose does a crash landing in Big River Junkyard, the Tinkerers need to find a way to get her back up and flying before her family migrates south for winter. Can they use technology to help Lucy get her confidence back?
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Dog's day volume 1
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IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Spend a day in the life of a livestock guardian dog! Jax the Great Pyrenees has a big job. After the Texas sun goes down, it's up to him and two other LGDs to protect their ranch from predators. But when the lead dog gets hurt, Jax and a young pup are the only ones left to protect the flock through the night. Told from the dog's perspective, this story also includes back matter about the breed and role of the working dog.
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