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Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...
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"Challenge yourself to discover the world's most remarkable plants! From the biggest trees to the deadliest fungus and everything in between, find out all the fascinating facts about the plants that surround us with the Emmy Award-winning host of Survivorand New York Times bestselling author, Jeff Probst! Features quizzes, trivia, facts, and incredible stories that will shock and amaze!"-- Provided by publisher.
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Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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"When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?"-- Provided by publisher.
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Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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When pets go missing in Blue River Creek it is up to Ada to follow the scientific method by making a hypothesis, collecting data, and experimenting to find the missing animals.
13) Why not?
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National Geographic
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Shares the answers to over one thousand questions on such topics as animals, natural resources, technology, and history.
14) The mischievians
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Dr. Zooper answers questions about life's ordinary puzzles, such as why homework disappears or how a song gets stuck in one's head, by identifying and describing different kinds of Mischievians.
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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"A hilarious picture book of curious questions with refreshingly quirky answers perfect for fans of Mac Barnett and Amy Krouse Rosenthal! Why do kids lose their teeth? Why do seals clap? What is at the bottom of the ocean? Artist and musician Tim Fite is here to almost-answer all your most important questions-and then some!-in this marvelously wacky, utterly imaginative, and irreverently playful picture book"--
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