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2) Dinosaurs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Information accompanies step-by-step instructions on how to draw dinosaurs. The text level and subject matter are intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Often, when kids think about dinosaurs, they think huge prehistoric creatures shaking the ground as they walk, monstrous battles between animals that are thousands of pounds, and the fierce roars shown in the movies. But some dinosaurs were small, no bigger than a house pet! In this book, readers learn about 11 dinosaurs that didn't have size on their side, but found a way to survive ancient Earth anyway. Their defenses, body adaptations, diet, and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Learn about the fascinating journey of how a dinosaur fossil makes it way from the ground to a museum exhibit! It all starts with the work of paleontologists. With skill and patience, these scientists locate fossils and painstakingly dig them up. Then, the bones must be cleaned and preserved, and museum experts must figure out how the bones fit together using traditional tools and modern technologies. Take a virtual tour of a dinosaur exhibit with...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The Diplodocus is one of the dinosaurs people can easily recognize: super-long neck, large body, four heavy legs. It was an herbivore--and it was one of many plant-eating dinosaurs! This book gives a brief introduction to 11 dinosaurs that primarily ate plants, including facts about these dino bodies that were specially adapted to plant eating and, in many cases, what plants they ate. Other fascinating facts are also part of the essential dinosaur...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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About 203 million years ago, the first dinosaurs began to roam Earth. Join your friendly prehistoric fish-guide on an adventure through the Triassic and Jurassic eras―thrilling chapters in the story of evolution.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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We could blame everything that happened on Marco. He was the one who heard about the downed submarine. He was the one who thought we should check it out. And everyone knows that if Marco's up to a challenge, I'm definitely there.
Everything was going fine. Until the explosion. An explosion that blew us millions of years back in time, to the age of dinosaurs.
Now Tobias, Cassie, Marco, Ax, Jake and I are fighting for our lives with every step we...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Most young readers have heard of Tyrannosaurus rex and know it was carnivorous, or meat eating. But they'll be surprised to learn about Spinosaurus. It was bigger, though scientists think it did mostly eat fish. In this volume, essential for all dinosaur buffs, readers are introduced to 11 kinds of meat-eating dinosaurs. The main text and list of vital statistics give all the most important information about each: when it lived, how big it was, what...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Dinosaurs had some incredible adaptations--such as plates, horns, and frills. These were necessary to survive and thrive in an eat-or-be-eaten world. This useful guide to more than 40 dinosaurs, including Amargasaurus, Ankylosaurus, and Kentrosaurus, clues in readers to the unique bodies of these reptiles and how paleontologists think they functioned. Each dinosaur is paired with a table of information, which includes when it lived, where it lived,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure. Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companion: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Starting with little more than bones and rock, scientists have pieced together an amazing array of details about the lives of dinosaurs. The Science of Dinosaurs digs into the science behind some of prehistory's biggest, deadliest, and most fascinating creatures. Easy-to-read text and vivid images bring this subject to life. Features include a table of contents, fast facts, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This volume of the Dinosaurs! series introduces readers to a group of giant, plant-eating dinosaurs called sauropods. Sauropods were the largest dinosaurs to ever walk on Earth. Dinosaurs! is a four-volume series that brings into striking focus the mighty beasts that ruled our planet for millions of years. The books cover all the major groups of dinosaurs, from fierce and deadly meat-eaters to the gentle giants that fed on plants. Readers will encounter...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This volume of the Dinosaurs! series introduces readers to a group of armored and duck-billed dinosaurs called ornithischians. Dinosaurs! is a four-volume series that brings into striking focus the mighty beasts that ruled our planet for millions of years. The books cover all the major groups of dinosaurs, from fierce and deadly meat-eaters to the gentle giants that fed on plants. Readers will encounter such familiar favorites as Tyrannosaurus and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
This volume of the Dinosaurs! series introduces readers to Tyrannosaurus and other fierce, meat-eating dinosaurs. Dinosaurs! is a four-volume series that brings into striking focus the mighty beasts that ruled our planet for millions of years. The books cover all the major groups of dinosaurs, from fierce and deadly meat-eaters to the gentle giants that fed on plants. Readers will encounter such familiar favorites as Tyrannosaurus and Apatosaurus....