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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Discover the amazing story of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the end of the Ice Age to the arrival of the Europeans. You'll learn what people ate, how they expressed themselves through art, and how they adapted to the land. Archaeologists have been able to piece together what life may have been like pre-contact-- and how life changed with the arrival of the Europeans.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Six million Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust. Children were not spared. But some managed to survive. Large numbers were sent to concentration camps. Others were hidden by friends and neighbors. Some were smuggled across borders. Many lost their families. Still, they did not give up. These are their stories of survival. Take a look inside White Lightning Nonfiction, a hi-lo nonfiction series for students in the middle grades. Mature, high-interest...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual. Full of art, this collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. The trailblazing women profiled include well-known...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Do you take things apart and put them back together just for fun? Do you dream of drone fleets and robot warriors? Does the idea of designing and building robots sound intriguing? If the answer is yes, it's time to start plotting a career in robotics! Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this nonfiction book focuses on STEM topics and builds reading skills. It includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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In 2011, the world population reached seven billion, adding to concerns about how to feed this vast number of people and how it will affect global warming, the energy supply, and health care. This volume is a comprehensive guide to overpopulation: how it happens in the United States and in other parts of the world, what it means, and what can be done to ease the issues that arise due to overpopulation. This is a modern issue, making it relevant to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the people behind the statistics and news stories we read or hear every day about the millions of people displaced worldwide. Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement-- first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere in the world except to the home she loved. In We Are...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Engineers design things that affect our everyday lives. You can thank an engineer for your phone, the lights in your home, and your transportation to school. The work that engineers do influences almost everything around us and helps solve problems for people around the world. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this nonfiction book focuses on STEM topics and builds literacy skills. It includes essential text features like an...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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You can't see all the games that you love, either live or on TV. But you can read about them and see them afterward thanks to journalists who cover sports. Writers and reporters take you into the locker rooms and on to the practice fields, as well as make sure you know the latest action from the games themselves. Talented photographers use high-tech gear and years of experience to capture memorable images. Sports journalism is a rapidly changing field;...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Although ancient India was unearthed by archaeologists long after Egypt and Mesopotamia, experts now believe it was one of the first civilizations in history. Ancient India has given the world Hinduism, Buddhism, advanced mathematics and astronomy, games such as chess and Chutes and Ladders, and much more. Through engaging sidebars and an in-depth timeline, augmented by full-color photographs, readers learn about the history and achievements of this...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The Roman Republic was a major world power for years. However, it eventually fell and was replaced by the Roman Empire, which then endured for another few centuries. In this volume, readers learn about the history of ancient Rome, with a focus on the main factors that contributed to the Roman Republic's collapse: income inequality, civil wars, and corrupt politicians. The engaging main text is augmented by an in-depth timeline, and full-color photographs...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Greece has been called the birthplace of Western civilization. However, its plunge into illiteracy during a dark age that lasted centuries has made much of its early history an intriguing mystery. This volume examines what historians know and what they can only surmise based on the archaeological record. In-depth sidebars highlight interesting facts, and full-color photographs allow readers to imagine ancient Greece at the height of its glory. Additionally,...
12) It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)
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Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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The host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, shares his personal story and the injustices he faced while growing up half black, half white in South Africa under and after apartheid in this New York Times bestselling young readers' adaptation of his adult memoir.
“A piercing reminder that every mad life—even yours—could end up a masterpiece." —JASON REYNOLDS, New York Times bestselling...
“A piercing reminder that every mad life—even yours—could end up a masterpiece." —JASON REYNOLDS, New York Times bestselling...
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Photography for teens volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Designed with the upper-elementary through middle-school reader in mind, this volume in the Photography for Teens series will be useful for readers who want to put some thought into their shots. Setting up the Shot has information on composition, lighting, and different types of photography.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there at the dawn of the century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes, and windstorms provide authentic color. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that prepare Ralph to take his father's place. The first volume of Moody's little Britches series, this time-tested favorite...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was dangerous enough, but as fighting erupted across the continent, instead of returning home, she headed to France.
In a country divided by freedom and fascism, Virginia was determined to do her part for the Allies. An ordinary woman from Baltimore, MD, she dove into the action, first joining a French ambulance unit and later becoming an undercover agent...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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This stunning look at bioluminescence reveals the variety of animals that glow in the dark. The book explains the phenomenon and explores the fascinating uses to which modern science is putting the proteins associated with bioluminescence.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Following her performance in the 2012 London Olympics, U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas made history as the first African-American to win the all-around competition, in addition to winning gold as a crucial member of the women's gymnastics teams. But if it wasn't for several key moments -- and people in Gabrielle's life, none of this would have ever been possible. In this autobiography, Gabrielle tells her story of faith, perseverance, and determination....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The earliest sneakers debuted in the 1800s and weren't much more than a canvas upper and a flexible sole made of a crazy new material - rubber. For thousands of years, the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin of South America had been using latex made from the milky sap of hevea trees to protect their feet from rocks, sticks, and biting insects. Once Charles Goodyear figured out how to make the stuff more durable, sneakers were here to stay.
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