Kathy Furgang
1) Wildfires
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Discusses wildfires, including how they happen, why they are important, and when they are dangerous.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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One of America's bestselling children's book authors cartooned his way to fame. This accessible, easy-to-follow book about Diary of a Wimpy Kid author, Jeff Kinney, offers fascinating facts about the creator's life and work. From his time as a cartoonist for his college newspaper to his international fame as an author, Kinney has stayed dedicated to the art of storytelling. Millions of children around the world have enjoyed the antics of Kinney's...
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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"Weather can be wild, freaky, and fascinating! Powerful twisters roar through homes; earthquakes shatter whole cities; hurricanes fly through towns. How does it all happen and how do we know what we do? All you need to know about weather and all of its wildness will be found in the pages of this colorful, energetic, and accessible book. Kids will also learn about real-life encounters with wild weather from National Geographic tornado chaser, Tim Samaras,...
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Readers will learn about different types of climate maps, such as precipitation maps and temperature maps. They will examine a map of the different climate zones around the world and how they affect the regions. They will even discover some practical reasons that people use climate maps. A follow-up activity allows readers to examine a climate zone map and use it to prepare for an imaginary trip around the world.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The food you eat is important. Just ask your digestive system, otherwise known as your gut. This exciting journey traces the route of food through the digestive system as it is turned into energy for the body. With the help of colorful photographs and diagrams, we learn how food moves down the esophagus, into the holding area of the stomach, and then through the intestines before making its way out of the body.
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English
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This visual and instructive look at satellite maps and street maps helps readers understand the symbols, road markings, and land features of these types of maps. Concentration on a smaller area helps readers really study them carefully. A follow-up activity encourages readers to draw their own street map of their town or neighborhood.
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Where does Illinois end and Indiana begin? How do you know you are not entering Kentucky or Missouri instead? This informative look at political maps helps readers understand the symbols used for understanding political maps, including political borders and national and state capitals. Election maps and agricultural maps will also be explored as students analyze them for the information they provide. A follow-up activity leads students to make their...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Since the mid-20th century, increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have shifted global climate patterns. Climate change has become a defining issue of our time. In this informative book, young readers will learn about how climate change is reshaping Earth, sometimes with devastating consequences. The text encourages readers to draw connections between growing populations and climate change. It offers insight into emerging solutions...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When we flick on a lamp switch, we rarely think of the science and engineering behind the light. This straightforward and accessible text informs readers about the interconnected network that electricity takes as it moves from suppliers to users. From power stations and voltage switches to the power lines that lead to our homes, readers will gain a greater understanding of the energy we use every day. A follow-up activity utilizes a maze that allows...
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English
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This informative book helps students learn to follow a road map, including using the grid system, legend, and compass rose. Students are also taught to understand and use a scale on a map. Each topic arms students with useful knowledge about reading road maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to use a map to write directions for a friend.
11) HIV/AIDS
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English
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More than three decades after its emergence, HIV/AIDS remains a powerful threat and killer throughout much of the world. However, over the years, we have come a long way in our understanding of this global epidemic. This volume surveys the history of HIV/AIDS, preventative measures that can be taken to curb its spread, and treatment options that can be pursued by those infected. Although there is still no cure, readers will learn that through responsible...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The air we breathe affects us all. Unfortunately, due to industrial development and other harmful human activities, air pollution has become a growing concern throughout the world. In this book, readers will learn all about air pollution, its history, the problems it poses, and the efforts that have been made to remedy it."--
13) Beluga whales
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Beluga whales spend much of the year swimming in the chilly waters of the Arctic Ocean. How do they do it? Readers discover fascinating facts and details with this informative book about one of the most adaptive animals on Earth. Color photographs accompany the simple narrative as it describes the whales' diet, behaviors, and physical adaptations. Young explorers will find out how beluga whales communicate with each other, what they eat, and how they...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Clean water should be a basic human right. However, there are still 785 million people in the world today who are living without access to safe water. Each year, nearly 1 million people die from water-related illnesses. In this book, readers will examinethe global water crisis. They will learn how the water crisis evolved and about its impact on people, the environment, and the future of our planet. Through studying emerging efforts to solve this...
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Any young reader who has ever wondered about how weather is predicted will be fascinated by this book. It describes the many features of weather maps, from temperature and air pressure markings to wind speed and wind direction symbols. Students will also read about how meteorologists study and predict weather based on the information found in weather maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to track weather over several days and make a new weather...
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Learning how to get along with family not only strengthens the family and each member's emotional security, it also provides individuals with valuable relationship-building tools and skills that will serve them well outside the family-in school and at wor
17) Using your brain
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The brain is an amazing organ. It controls all of the actions, thoughts, and signals of the rest of the body. This informative book illustrates the parts of the brain and central nervous system and how they operate the entire body.
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Readers will learn how to use maps to locate the world's oceans, rivers, mountains, and deserts. This graphic-rich book not only explains the important features of physical maps and why people use them, but it teaches the all-important skills of reading maps. From a compass rose and legend, to color coding and latitude and longitude lines, students get a taste for the basics of map reading. A follow-up activity allows students to pinpoint directions...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Taking a road trip today is as easy as turning the key in the ignition and hitting the gas. Superhighways allow us to drive almost anywhere we want to go. But when and how did this network of highways get its start? Learn all about the history, engineering, and challenges of building the superhighways that connect us from coast to coast."--Back cover.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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How much can you lift? It doesn't really matter because muscles are needed for more than just lifting; they are needed for everything we do. This fascinating book about the muscular system shows how the cardiac and skeletal muscles work together to help the body do just about everything from running to blinking.