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First Second
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Two polar bear cubs play, hunt, and navigate life in the Arctic, in a book that describes polar bear biology, behavior, and strategies and skills that help them thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.
4) Weather
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English
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Fiercer hurricanes, hungrier wildfires, flash floods, and desertification are becoming a part of daily life as our climate shifts and changes. Weather covers the most important areas of this timely topic, delivering up-to-date expert information on everything from the water cycle to winds, cloud galleries, fog, and snow, and from extreme weather like hurricanes, supercell tornadoes, firestorms, and dust storms to the people who predict them and try...
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"Half the children of the world -- the girls -- are treated unfairly because of their gender. But girls around the word are taking action. The International Day of the Girl features nine inspiring stories based on real girls' experiences with gender inequality around the word. From Brazil to Afghanistan to Canada, each story highlights issues faced by girls -- including gender-based violence, illiteracy, sanitation and child marriage -- and how they've...
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Charlesbridge
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shares the story of renowned astronaut and distinguished scientist Kathryn Sullivan, describing how she defied the conventions of her childhood to pursue interests previously limited to boys and how she became the first woman to walk in space.
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