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Author
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages.
Language
English
Description
This title takes a look at some of the greatest moments in basketball history! It highlights the origin of the sport, the miracles that have happened on the court throughout the decades, and the impact they left on the game.
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
404 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
To write about Hell, it helps if you have been there.
In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice.
The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives. Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history.
Shackleton is a captivating new account of the adventurer, his life and his incredible leadership...
123) Atlas moth
Author
Publisher
Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages.
Language
English
Description
This title will introduce readers to Atlas moths. Readers will learn where these insects can be found, how they survive, and what makes them so incredible. Complete with great, up-close photographs. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway"--
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
16 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"People in a community help each other out. Early readers can explore ways to care for their community in this easily accessible text. Pairs with the fiction book, Our Garden"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
152 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if Bigfoot is real. When journalist Laura Krantz discovered that her long-lost cousin, Grover Krantz, a distinguished anthropologist and professor at Washington State University, had devoted much of his career to the search for Bigfoot, she couldn't quite believe it. A natural skeptic and a strong believer...
127) Give bees a chance
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"An enthusiastic bee-loving narrator tries to convince a bee-phobic friend that our fuzzy, flying neighbors are our friends--we should all give bees a chance!"--
Author
Publisher
Science, Naturally!
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
40 pages ;
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
What is it like to see the world through someone else's eyes? If you've ever been curious about how your eyes work, why some people need glasses, or what the difference is between being near-sighted and far-sighted, How Do You See the World? has the answers! Eyes are complicated, and each little part has to work together in order to build a clear picture of what you see. Engaging science content covers eye anatomy, how light enters our eyes and sends...
Author
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages.
Language
English
Description
To address the climate emergency, changes are needed across society. Thankfully, scientists and engineers have already developed most of the solutions needed to mitigate and adapt to the crisis.
Publisher
Billy Wellman
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
368 pages : illstruatrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Egypt is a vibrant and diverse country with some of the most impressive sights in the world. Its history was dominated by powerful figures who changed the course of world history. Ever since the legacy of the ancient pharaohs was uncovered, the public imagination has been captivated by stories of wealthy rulers and deadly curses.
For centuries, Egypt was forgotten by the Western world, but when it reemerged, it became the focus of intense fascination....
Author
Publisher
Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Written especially for LGBTQ teens, this thoroughly revised and updated edition guides you through everything you need to know about dating, coming out, safe sex, dealing with queerphobia, and standing up for your rights. Irreverent, engaging, and honest, 'Queer' is a must-have for all teens who think they might be queer--or know someone who is.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 335 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Showcasing the smart and talented people who live between the pages, this inspiring collection of true stories, as told to one of the greatest novelists of our time, invites us into a world where we can feed our curiosities, discover new voices and find whatever we want or require.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"By early 1945, the destruction of the German Nazi State seems certain. The Allied forces, led by American generals George S. Patton and Dwight D. Eisenhower, are gaining control of Europe, leaving German leaders scrambling. Facing defeat, Adolf Hitler flees to a secret bunker with his new wife, Eva Braun, and his beloved dog, Blondi. It is there that all three would meet their end, thus ending the Third Reich and one of the darkest chapters of history....
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his works explore this challenge.Edward Hopper's story is...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
"Living at the border between life and non-life, fungi use diverse cocktails of potent enzymes and acids to disassemble some of the most stubborn substances on the planet, turning rock into soil and wood into compost, allowing plants to grow. Fungi not only help create soil, they send out networks of tubes that enmesh roots and link plants together in the "Wood Wide Web." Fungi also drive many long-standing human fascinations: from yeasts that cause...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When words in verse are paired with the awesomeness of nature, something magical happens! Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exhuberant poetic celebration of the natural world in this stellar collection of nature poems. From trickling streams to deafening thrunderstorms to soaring mountains, discover majestic photography perfectly paired with contemporary (such as Billy Collins), classics (such as Robert Frost), and never-before-published...
Series
Publisher
Admore Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
68 pages : color photographs ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Kids love these curious, majestic birds with huge eyes, and it's easy to see why. They may look adorable and wise, but they are definitely a creature not to be messed with. We consider them pretty owl-some. And after this read, so will you!
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that animals that live in one country don't always talk the same language as animals from somewhere else? Take a rooster, for instance. In English-speaking countries, he says cock-a-doodle-doo when he has a notion to announce himself or to greet the dawn. But in Spanish-speaking countries, he says ki-kiri-ki. Emerging readers will delight in identifying the animals depicted on each new page. And the bilingual text invites parent and...
140) Reading Genesis
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
For generations, the book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents by various hands, expressing different factional interests, with borrowings from other ancient literatures that mark the text as derivative. In other words, academic interpretation of Genesis has centered on the question of its basic coherency, just as fundamentalist interpretation has centered on the question of the appropriateness of reading it as literally...