Nadia Higgins
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! A plant can form fruit and seeds when it is pollinated. Animals and wind help spread pollen from one plant to another. But do you know how insects pick up pollen from flowers? Or how each part of a flower helps pollination? Let's experiment to find out! Simple step-by-step instructions help readers explore science concepts and analyze information....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What's so great about Minnesota? Find out the top ten sites to see or things to do in the North Star State! Explore Minnesota's wooded wilderness, 10,000 lakes, and rich history. The Minnesota by Map feature shows where you'll find all the places covered in the book. A special section provides quick state facts such as the state motto, capital, population, animals, foods, and more. Take a fun-filled tour of all there is to discover in Minnesota!
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! A plant's environment helps it grow. Weather, soil, and animals are important to a plant's survival. But do you know what happens to a plant when the seasons change? Or how earthworms help a plant's roots? Let's experiment to find out! Simple step-by-step instructions help readers explore science concepts and analyze information.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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You may know that Jennifer Lawrence stars as courageous Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games films. But did you know that Jennifer: • grew up on a Kentucky horse farm? •had to learn to skin a squirrel for her role in Winter's Bone? (Eeeew!) • read all three Hunger Games books in four days-before she even knew she'd be playing Katniss? Want to know more about the life of this talented celebrity? Read on to learn all about Jen's childhood, family,...
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English
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Roots help keep plants alive. They take in water and minerals. But do you know how much of a plant is made up of its roots? Or whether roots always grow down? Let's experiment to find out! Learn more about plants in the Plant Experiments series part of the Lightning Bolt Books collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books bring nonfiction topics to life!
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Speeding Star
Pub. Date
c2014
Edition
Paperback ed.
Language
English
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"What if your next-door neighbor were a zombie? The Zombie Zappers return to find out exactly why Leo's neighbor is acting so strange in this suspenseful book. Leo learns a valuable lesson in the process"--publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Speeding Star
Pub. Date
c2014
Edition
Paperback ed.
Language
English
Description
Zombies are about to get schooled. Leo and Chad are glad to be back at Rothfield Middle School with their friends. But they can't help noticing some of their classmates are acting a little...undead. The Zombie Zappers are determined to find out why. And since Principal V won;t help them stop the zombie outbreak, they're the only ones who might be able to save their fellow students.--p. [4] of cover.
9) Great Danes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In Great Danes, young readers will learn about the physical features and characteristics of Great Danes. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers as they learn about this dog breed.
10) Using money
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In Using Money, early readers learn the fundamentals of handling money and purchasing. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover basic economic principles.
A labeled diagram helps aid readers, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about using money online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Using Money also features...
11) Boxers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"In Boxers, young readers will learn about the physical features and characteristics of boxers. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers as they learn about this dog breed."
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Imagine a creature that would gnaw on the tail of a crocodile or crush a seal's skull with its razor-sharp teeth. Are you picturing a grizzly or other tough-looking critter? If so, you're wrong! The animals that do these things are none other than adorable otters and fluffy polar bears! Many adorable animals can actually be pretty vicious. Find out which cuties are killers and see how they take down their prey.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take readers through the cultural and technological advances that affected transportation through time. Readers will compare life in the past to life today. An infographic and What Do You Think? sidebars and an activity encourage deeper inquiry. Features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index."--Provided by publisher.
14) Rottweilers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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An introduction to Rottweilers, covering their personalities, behaviors, physical characteristics, and such defining features as their large heads.
15) Zombie camp
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English
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Leo can't wait to go to summer camp with his best friend, Chad. It's his best chance to finally solve a decades-old zombie mystery. But things start to get weird as the boys help clean up slimy Lake Moan. The Zombie Zappers are in for a skin-crawling surprise. And Leo's half-zombie friend mi9ght be the only one who knows what's really going on.--p. [4] of cover.
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English
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Young learners will be introduced to an important stage in history when they read Spanish Missions: Forever Changing The People Of The Old West. This book is filled with photographs, interesting facts, discussion questions, and more, to effectively engage young learners in such a significant re-telling of events. Each 48-page title in The History Of America Collection delves into complex narratives in history. Concise, but comprehensive, these titles...
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English
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Young learners will be introduced to an important stage in history when they read Columbus And The Journey To The New World. This book is filled with photographs, interesting facts, discussion questions, and more, to effectively engage young learners in such a significant re-telling of events. Each 48-page title in The History Of America Collection delves into complex narratives in history. Concise, but comprehensive, these titles are very approachable...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The enormous facts about our solar system can make your head spin! You hear about huge distances (like the 483 million miles separating the sun and Jupiter), huge timelines (it's been 14 billion years since the big bang), and even huger mysteries (why the universe is expanding). How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics! The charts, maps, and illustrations in this book tell a visual story to help you better understand...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Absorbing facts about the 11.3 million species on Earth might cause your brain to burst! You need to take in huge timelines (the first life on Earth formed 3.8 billion years ago), huge numbers (your body is made up of trillions of cells), and even huger mysteries (why species go extinct).
How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics! The charts, maps, and illustrations in this book tell a visual story to help you better...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The facts about natural disasters are so big and devastating they could make your head explode! You hear about huge costs (like the $360,000,000,000 in damage caused by the 2011 tsunami in Japan), huge speeds (the fastest-moving tsunami waves have been recorded at 500 miles per hour), and even huger mysteries (where, exactly, the danger zones are for natural disasters). How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics! The...