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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 5
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Stella Endicott loves her teacher, Miss Liliana, and she is thrilled when the class is assigned to write a poem. Stella crafts a beautiful poem about Mercy Watson, the pig who lives next door -- a poem complete with a metaphor and full of curiosity and courage. But Horace Broom, Stella's irritating classmate, insists that Stella's poem is full of lies and that pigs do not live in houses. And when Stella and Horace get into a shouting match in the...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"A beautifully illustrated picture book about Barbie--the most famous doll in the world--and her visionary creator, Ruth Handler. After noticing how her daughter played with "grown-up" paper dolls, Ruth Handler wanted to create a doll that would inspire little girls to use their huge imaginations and big dreams about their futures. While others told her it wasn't possible, Ruth Handler proved them all wrong by creating the most famous doll ever....
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Meet Sun: He's a star! And not just any star--he's one in a billion. He lights up our solar system and makes life possible. With characteristic humor and charm, Stacy McAnulty channels the voice of Sun in this next celestial "autobiography." Rich with kid-friendly facts and beautifully illustrated, this is an equally charming and irresistible companion to Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years."--Amazon.com.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Plants are the first living step on every food chain! These remarkable life-forms make life possible for the rest of us. Readers of this information-rich book will learn all about these chlorophyll powerhouses that keep our planet alive. Detailed illustrations help readers visualize parts and processes of plants, and to understand abstract concepts. They ll love the innovative Q & A format, searching for answers to questions they ve always wondered...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
This book is based on the viral photograph of African American toddler Parker Curry, who, during a visit to the National Portrait Gallery, became mesmerized by Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama, who she thought was a queen. One rainy afternoon, Parker's mother (co-author Jessica Curry) makes the suggestion that they visit the museum, little sister Ava in tow. At the museum, they see Parker's friend Gia and her mother. The three girls dance...
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A substance from Earth that would carry man into space.. How did charcoal, one of the key ingredients in gunpowder, alter the course of warfare and make it possible for us to build giant structures in space? This question and many more like it are answered in this thrilling historical story from Campfire. Join Chet Riley and his grandfather as they relive the story of the Space Race: an event that was contested by the two greatest powers on Earth,...
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Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Our lungs are amazing organs, the stars of the respiratory system! Readers will be fascinated to learn what actually happens in their lungs to make it possible for them to breathe in and out, without even having to think about it.