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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"What happens when musical instruments can't make the sounds we expect them to make? Is music still possible? The schools of Philadelphia were filling up with broken violins, drums, pianos, and more, making it difficult for students to learn to play. This sparked an idea for a symphony, played entirely with the broken instruments, that would raise funds to repair the instruments themselves. Musicians young and old volunteered, and their captivating...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In 1704, Mohawk Indians attack the frontier village of Deerfield, Massachusetts, kidnapping and marching over 100 residents, including seven-year-old Eunice Williams, to Canada where she is eventually adopted into a Mohawk family and remains there willingly for the rest of her life. Based on a true story.
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Series
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (approximately 29 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered how and why satellites go to space?
In the How Do series, readers are invited to guess and then explore the science behind the right answers. A basic explanation of how satellites work, what information they collect, and what happens to them once they are in space is explored through diagrams, illustrations, and informative and engaging text in this newest addition to the How Do series.
About the How Do series:These visually...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Unabridged, young readers' edition.
Physical Desc
3 audio discs (2.79 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This middle grade edition of the groundbreaking bestseller by Doug Tallamy will inspire kids to use their backyard to help save the planet.
Douglas W. Tallamy awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestseller Nature's Best Hope, Tallamy outlines...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the 369th Infantry, an African American regiment that risked their lives for the country they loved during World War I and emerged triumphant, in spite of the bigots and racists who did everything possible to make them fail.