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Hundred Oaks volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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When high school senior Maggie realizes there is more to life than swimming, she may be placing her long-term friendship with teammate Levi and her hope of an Olympic tryout at risk.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Splat is not happy to hear that Spike will be coming over for a play date after school, but when their class starts swimming lessons the two discover that they have more in common than a love of candy fish.
4) Camping
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Would You Like To Have An Outdoor Adventure? Read All About Camping To Get Ready For Your Next Adventure! High Interest Informational Text To Support Rigor And Text Complexity.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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When her aunt gets into a car accident, Anise is forced to leave her friends and surfing behind to spend the summer in Nebraska to help care for her cousins, and by doing so, forms familial bonds and new friendships that challenge her feelings of abandonment by her mother.
When her aunt gets into a car accident, Anise is forced to leave her friends and surfing behind to spend the summer in Nebraska to help care for her cousins. In doing so, she forms...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the basics of the sport of swimming. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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Don't Be Left Up a River... Without a Packraft. Packrafts are lightweight, inflatable boats that can be carried in a backpack, on a bicycle or in a duffel bag. These compact, tough personal watercrafts are used to float rivers, run rapids, cross lakes, and even drop waterfalls, often as part of a broader wilderness expedition that includes backpacking. Packrafting is rapidly gaining in popularity, with increasingly varied options for gear, ranging...
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The best and newest big-wave surfing stories from the sport's insiders More than a decade ago, John Long published his now classic “The Big Drop”, an unprecedented look at the larger-than-life frontier of big wave surfing. Since then, the sport has exploded in popularity. The big wave bar keeps rising as extreme surfers continue to seek out, surf, and survive a ride on the elusive 100-foot wave. The incredible stories of a new generation of thrill-seeking,...
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There is a dearth of rowing literature. When I was young and in college there was even less, and I had a devil of a time finding anything intended expressly for the novice coxswain, oarsman, or early coach. More than 20 years later, I was still nagged by this gap in rowing prose, so I decided to make an attempt to fill it in a little. Sweep Rowing, The Short Story is a manual that addresses all three the oarsman, the coxswain, and the coach. I set...
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Surfing has evolved from a relatively obscure pastime to one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Today, there are millions of surfers across the globe. The Art of Surfing was the first book of its kind to avail participants, both beginner and advanced, with the same training and coaching principles of the more established and traditional sports. It has empowered both recreational and competitive surfers to prepare for and catch the best waves....
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Harvard University coach and acclaimed rowing author, Dan Boyne, tells a humorous story of his first year of freshman crew, including a sub plot of personal redemption against an insufferable football player who has bullied him throughout high school.
After being accepted at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, Boyne decides to take up rowing, the only sport that takes place far off campus, on the adventurous waters of The Connecticut River. There, he...
16) Jabari jumps
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Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
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Summer lifeguards volume 4
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English
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Piper Janssen loves junior lifeguard training and is on track to becoming a great lifeguard, but in order to do so she must learn to trust her instincts.
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Avast, ye! For anyone who has dreamed of hitting the high seas, manning a crew, brandishing a cutlass, or burying treasure, here’s The Pirate Handbook. Part how-to, part illustrated history, this detailed manual gives insight into every aspect of the pirating life: learn how to make a seaworthy raft, navigate by the stars, brew up a batch of grog, and much more. Featuring a removable replica of an actual pirate map, detailed illustrations, real...
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The Art of Kayaking is the distilled essence of a lifetime of kayak instruction at all skill levels around the world, with the added insights gained from years of designing kayaks, paddles, and kayaking equipment. This comprehensive kayaking manual by one of the biggest names in kayaking offers more essential detail about commonly used techniques than ever before published in a single volume. Color photo action sequences show how to perfect skills,...
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