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Hannah Holmes A mesmerizing expedition around our dusty world. Some see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it becomes a dazzling and mysterious force; Dust, we discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise annually into the air, the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments, scales...
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IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"In a lively guessing game format, find out why the feet of tree frogs, and those of eight other animals, are perfectly adapted to their habitats. Illustrated with brightly detailed paintings, this simple, informative text will have children looking at feet in a whole new way."--Amazon.com.
84) Cow
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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A lighthearted, informative look at cows: different breeds, what they eat, how they make milk, and an assortment of other facts.
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There is no need to worry if you are a cocktail Wookie, as this sacred text contains helpful bartending tips and Jedi tricks to suit those of all levels! Channel the force and let The Unofficial Star Wars-Inspired Book of Cocktails be the Yoda to your Luke Skywalker with fifty drinks from Chalmun's Cantina in Mos Eisley on planet Tatooine. Cocktails made with alien ingredients such as activated charcoal and color-changing reagents are the perfect...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Henry Ford invented the automobile. The first video game was created in a science research lab. A melted candy bar inspired the invention of microwave ovens. You may have heard these beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about inventions and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump the experts! Find out whether Alexander Graham Bell...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"Take a look in the mirror. The human body has baffled doctors and scientists for thousands of years. Sometimes the truth is more complicated than we originally thought. Get the real facts about your body, and drop the fibs!"--
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World-famous psychic, spiritual guide, and #1 "New York Times"--Bestselling author Browne uses her special psychic gift to show readers how pets fit into the afterlife. With 40 years of research and stories culled from her decades-long career, the author reveals keen insights into the true beings of animals.
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"[This book] is a guide to the world not as it is, but as it was imagined to be. It's a world of ghost islands, invisible mountain ranges, mythical civilizations, ship-wrecking beasts, and other fictitious features introduced on maps and atlases through mistakes, misunderstanding, fantasies, and outright lies. This ... book collects and explores the colorful histories behind a striking range of real antique maps that are all in some way a little too...
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In 1992, Neale Donald Walsch--depressed, in poor health, unhappy with his life - wrote an angry letter to God. His frustrated questions - What does it take to make life work? What have I done to deserve a life of such continuing struggle? - poured out onto a yellow legal pad. Before he was through, his pen stayed suspended over the paper, and a reply was whispered into his mind by a voiceless voice: 'Do you really want an answer to all these questions,...
96) Baseball
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Magic tree house fact trackers volume 37
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IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Jack and Annie share facts about baseball and its history, including when it was invented and how it's played.
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Kids love to be creative! Why not have them learn about South & Central American culture at the same time? This book features fun and unique South & Central American crafts that have been adapted in an easy, step-by-step activity format with pictures for a young crafter. There is an engaging project that everyone can enjoy creating, from a mola tote bag to a Mayan tunic. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
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Rodale
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[2023]
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"Athena Perrakis is one of the world's leading experts on crystal wisdom and the founder of America's largest retailer of gemstones, Sage Goddess. In Crystalpedia, she collects the wisdom, history, and ancient powers of 182 of Earth's most sacred stones.She also shares how being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at thirty-eight set her on a path of self-healing, combining conventional medicine with alternative healing practices to achieve her current...
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"What exactly is the universe? How did we get here? And where is it all going? Explore these questions and more in The Universe: The Big Bang, Black Holes, and Blue Whales, where readers ages 12 to 15 dive into the scientific mysteries of the past and of our own time. Essential questions, hands-on STEAM activities, graphic novel–style illustrations and more make for a deeply engaging experience of the universe as you’ve never seen it...
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"It turns out, there's a lot of weird stuff in the Bible. Murder-Bears, Moonshine, and Mayhem is a funny look at some of the stranger tales in the Bible. From Elisha, who loosed homicidal bears on some kids because they called him bald (it's a long story), to the story of Ehud, who gets away with assassinating a tyrannical king because his servants think said king is taking a dump (also a long story), this book examines and casts new light on some...
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