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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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From the middle of the ocean to your dinner table, the fish you eat may have taken a long journey. This meal was made possible by one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. Commercial fishers risk their lives to make a living and provide food for the world's population. This book helps readers gain a better understanding and appreciation for the men and women who battle severe weather and other dangers of the ocean to cast their nets out in the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Many kids drink milk, eat cheese, and love ice cream. However, most people don't own cows to produce milk for these things; we need dairy farmers for this reason. Owning a dairy farm requires long hours of work and is often very mentally and physically draining. Your readers will learn about how dairy farms operate and how dairy farmers go about their workday. They'll also learn about how people become dairy farmers and the challenges dairy farmers...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Many people find certain kinds of pests to be too creepy, unnerving, and sometimes dangerous to deal with themselves. That's when they call in professionals called exterminators. In this fascinating volume, readers will learn about the different creatures' exterminators deal with and how they approach removing them from people's homes and businesses. They'll also learn how people prepare for this remarkable career. Striking photographs accompany the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Food wrappers, plastic bottles, napkins, and crumpled-up homework...we create a lot of waste. For people living in cities around the world, garbage collectors come each week to pick up household waste. Not only do garbage collectors lift heavy bins hundreds of times each shift, they also have to wake up very early in the morning and work in harsh weather conditions. Readers will learn what it takes to be a garbage collector and why this difficult...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"People throughout the world use crude oil products in some form every day: the plastic bottles we drink from, the gasoline that powers our vehicles, and the desks we sit at in school and work. These are all things that make our lives easier. However, we might not have access to them without the hard work put in by oil rig workers. These men and women work on offshore oil rigs away from their friends and families for weeks at a time. Readers will...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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We can thank modern plumbing and sewage systems for the comfort and convenience of having water when and where we want it. Most importantly, we can thank them for indoor toilets. Clean, flowing water is something many of us take for granted until a pipe bursts, a drain clogs, or a storm drain overflows. This book helps readers learn how valuable plumbers and sewage workers are to our daily lives, even though we often don't see the work they do. Full-color...
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