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41) Ohio
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Engaging images accompany information about Ohio. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"An innovative look back through time, Manhattan Maps follows the history of Manhattan Island from its natural formation to the bustling city today. It explores the ways in which nature and people are connected, tracking the people who lived on Manhattan from the Lenape Indians to Dutch settlers hunting for beaver pelts to early Americans and beyond, and how they've (literally) shaped the island (and vice versa). Jen Thermes highlights watershed moments...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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"An extended picture book about the history and construction of the steamship SS United States, its designer William Francis Gibbs, and author/illustrator David Macaulay's personal story of immigration to America on board the SS United States."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Every year in Namibia, about two thousand zebras suddenly disappear from their grazing area along the Chobe River. Months later, the herd returns. Where do they go? And why? Thanks to satellite-tracking collars, scientists were able to solve the mystery, but several questions remain. Award-winning science author Sandra Markle reveals the process scientists used to study the zebras, and she also delves into the science of migration, exploring how...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The deadly outbreak of plague known as the Great Mortality, which struck Europe in the mid 1300s and raged for four centuries, wiped out more than 25 million people in the course of just two years. With its vicious onslaught, life changed for millions of people almost instantaneously. Deadly pandemics have always been a part of life, from the Great Mortality of the Middle Ages, to the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918, to the eruption of COVID-19...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"You may have heard of the Oregon Trail. In the 1840s, more than 5,000 people traveled the Oregon Trail, hoping for a better life. But did you know that science played a big role in this epic journey? Learn how covered wagons were engineered. Find out how food was preserved and diseases were treated along the trail. And discover how modern technology is helping us learn even more about this time in history"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the panic induced when listeners believed Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" to be news of an alien invasion, discussing the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing.
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