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Learn about the incredible life of Isaac Newton in this fascinating biography. The colorful photos, supportive text, and engaging sidebars and facts will have readers captivated as they learn how Newton researched gravity, acceleration, deceleration, motion, and light spectrum. An accommodating glossary and index are provided to give readers the tools they will need while a stimulating hands-on lab activity is featured that will be sure to keep them...
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Learn about how mechanical engineering is used all around us. Through informational text and interesting and intriguing facts in conjunction with vivid images, diagrams, and charts, readers will discover things such as velocity, acceleration, rotation, dimensions, measurements used, and Newton's Laws. Readers will be encouraged to explore physics even further with an engaging hands-on lab activity!
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Come explore the wonders of space in this intriguing title that uses numerous vivid images, fascinating facts, and easy-to-read text to both delight and engage readers! From satellites to space food, observatories to Sputnik, readers will learn all about space and the various ways people have explored and learned about astronomy for years! A creative hands-on lab activity is featured to encourage children to explore astronomy even further!
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Readers will discover the way genetics makes people, animals, and plants look the way they do in this intriguing and stimulating book! DNA, recessive and dominant traits, chromosomes, alleles, and the steps of mitosis are just some of the captivating topics that are discussed. Featuring numerous vivid, colorful images, fascinating facts, supportive text, and an accessible glossary and index, readers will be delighted from beginning to end. A helpful...
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Pasteurization is used on many foods and drinks, including milk and yogurt! This engaging biography introduces readers to the scientist who first began pasteurization--Louis Pasteur. Featuring vibrant images, easy-to-read text, and intriguing facts, readers will discover the incredible accomplishments of Pasteur and how he dedicated his life to studying various molds, bacteria, and yeast to change science forever. Readers will be encouraged to discover...
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Jane Goodall is the world's leading authority on chimpanzees. This inspiring biography will have readers engaged and delighted as they learn about Goodall's life as a primatologist amongst the chimps and how her incredible research changed the way scientists view these amazing animals. Through vibrant photos, captivating facts, and easy-to-read text, readers will discover such topics as ethology, extinction, field research, DNA, and genes, as well...
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This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color images. Students will learn all about the sun and its effect on photosynthesis and ecosystems through this engaging text that supports STEM education and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards....
48) Fires
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Perhaps nothing is more frightening than seeing a forest fire rage out of control. Sometimes, however, fires are set intentionally to benefit the environment. Readers will learn what fire is, how it burns, and how fires can both help and harm the areas they affect.
49) Moons
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IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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There is a bright light in the night sky. Sometimes it is round like a ball, sometimes it is a crescent, and sometimes it is not there at all! What is this strange and changing thing? It is the moon, of course! Read all about our moon and the moons surrounding other planets in this book.
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Like all living things, plants need to reproduce to survive. Wind, water, animals, and people all play a role in this process. This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students about plant reproduction, and introduces them to important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms like angiosperm, gymnosperm, gametophyte, and pollination. The intriguing images, detailed diagrams, and stimulating sidebars will keep students connected to the text. The fun lab...
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This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students about producers and consumers, and introduces them to important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms like nutrient cycle, food web and photosynthesis. The intriguing images, detailed diagrams, and stimulating sidebars will keep students connected to the text. The fun lab activity provides a real-world learning experience that supports STEM instruction. Aligned to state and national standards, the leveled...
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People have been studying the Earth for thousands of years! This fascinating book will introduce readers to those who made big discoveries in geology. Through vibrant photos and easy-to-read text, readers will learn about such early geologists as James Hutton, William Smith, Alfred Wegener, Florence Bascom, and Friederich Mohs. The helpful charts and graphs work in conjunction with the accessible glossary and index to give readers the tools they need...
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Thomas Edison is one of the most famous inventors of all time. This appealing biography will have readers enthralled as they discover some of Edison's most incredible inventions, including the light bulb and the phonograph. Along with his inventions, readers will also learn about his early life and career as a telegraph operator. The vivid images and interesting facts will keep readers engaged from beginning to end while the intriguing sidebars highlight...
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Come along and explore the wonders of our solar system in this exciting title! Featuring a variety of stunning, vivid photos, helpful charts and graphs, and easy-to-read text, this book will have readers engaged from beginning to end as they learn about the sun, the eight planets in our solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy, constellations, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets! An accessible glossary and index give readers the tools they need while the...
55) Evaporation
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IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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How does a liquid become a gas? Through evaporation! Evaporation helps make puddles disappear after it rains. In this book, learn all about evaporation and how it happens.
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Living things need one another to survive. This is how a food web works. Even you are part of a food web! This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students all about food webs, and introduces them to important scientific concepts and terminology. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the fun lab activity provides a real-world learning experience that...
57) Stars
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This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color images. Students will learn all about stars, the solar system, galaxies, and much more through this engaging text that supports STEM education and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards....
58) Los volcanes
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Images of an erupting volcano can be mesmerizing. Readers may be surprised to learn that volcanoes erupt every day. Some erupt constantly, while others lie dormant for years or even centuries. Through engaging text and brilliant photos in this Spanish title, readers learn what happens beneath the Earth to cause a volcanic eruption and the different structures beneath the Earth that cause new land to form.
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The living things on Earth are known as organisms. There are countless kinds of organisms-from microscopic amoebas to enormous blue whales. Explore the life cycle with this Spanish science reader that brings the power of science and informational text to students at a level they can understand. Introduce students to STEM topics and new vocabulary terms like ecosystem, decomposer, photosynthesis, and interdependence with this nonfiction book that is...
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Come explore the wonders of space in this intriguing title that uses numerous vivid images, fascinating facts, and easy-to-read text to both delight and engage readers! From satellites to space food, observatories to Sputnik, readers will learn all about space and the various ways people have explored and learned about astronomy for years! A creative hands-on lab activity is featured to encourage children to explore astronomy even further!