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4) Girls' home spa lab: all-natural recipes, healthy habits, and feel-good activities to make you glow
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"For today's active, plugged-in girls ages 9 to 13, finding healthy ways to unwind and de-stress is an important part of well-being. Girls' Home Spa Lab is packed with all-natural recipes, activities, and tips for self-care and relaxation specially designed for tweens. From homemade facial steams and hair masks to foot soaks, tub teas, and body balms, the 50 head-to-toe recipes can be easily made from ingredients found in the kitchen cupboard, like...
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"All kids have bad habits. But do we ever stop to think that there's a bit of science behind these habits? Each spread in Pick, Spit & Scratch! describes a specific bad habit, and provides multilayered reading opportunities in the form of weird, disgusting facts, and jokes that ratchet up the gross factor by relating bad habits to relatable concepts for kids."--
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2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Jack and Annie have survived all kinds of dangers on their adventures in the magic tree house. Find out how you can survive lots of scary situations, including sharks, earthquakes, fires, shipwrecks, and many more! Features a compass embedded in the front cover. With full-color photographs and illustrations, facts about real-life survival stories, and tips from Jack and Annie, this is a must-have for all survivors of the bestselling Magic Tree House...
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Before he was Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci was a curious boy in Brooklyn, delivering prescriptions from his father's pharmacy on his blue Schwinn bicycle. His father and immigrant grandfather taught Anthony to ask questions, consider all the data, and never give up-and Anthony's ability to stay curious and to communicate with people would serve him his entire life. This engaging narrative,...
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Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
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[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Introduces COVID-19, the spread of viruses, and preventative measures that children can add to their daily habits such as hand-washing, healthy eating, exercise, and paying attention to additional instructions from adults.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Provides an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick.
13) Yikes-lice!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Rhyming text describes what happens when a family discovers lice in the home and fights against them. Includes factual information about how lice live, spread, and can be eradicated.
16) Ambulances
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"A person needs to get a hospital quick! What vehicle can get them there fast? An ambulance! Ambulances carry the equipment needed to help people in an emergency. Young readers will find out about ambulances, their main parts, and how these important vehicles are used"--
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"New Year's Day, 1918. America has declared war on Germany and is gathering troops to fight. But there's something coming that is deadlier than any war. When people begin to fall ill, most Americans don't suspect influenza. The flu is known to be dangerous to the very old, young, or frail. But the Spanish flu is exceptionally violent. Soon, thousands of people succumb. Then tens of thousands . . . hundreds of thousands and more. Graves can't be dug...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread around the world, it's left many adults and children searching for answers about how they can stay safe. By focusing on facts presented in a relatable way rather than fear, this illustrated guide to health and safety gives children the tools they need to understand what's happening in the world and to discover how they can become a virus warrior. Facts about coronaviruses are paired with essential information about...
20) Fire trucks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Smoke pours out of a window. Call 911. A fire truck is on its way! Fire trucks carry the equipment needed to put out fires and help people in emergencies. Young readers will find out about fire trucks, their main parts, and how these important vehicles are used"--
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