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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Light shines through your kitchen window. A campfire brightens the dark woods. You see light all around you. But where does most light come from? And how does it travel? Read this book to find out! Learn all about matter, energy, and forces in the Exploring Physical Science series, part of the Lightning Bolt Books collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books bring nonfiction topics to life!
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Carrying only basic camping equipment and a collection of the world's great spiritual writings, Belden C. Lane embarks on solitary spiritual treks through the Ozarks and across the American Southwest. For companions, he has only such teachers as Rumi, John of the Cross, Hildegard of Bingen, Dag Hammarskjo¿ld, and Thomas Merton, and as he walks, he engages their writings with the natural wonders he encounters--Bell Mountain Wilderness with S©ıren...
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In 1804, John Colter set out with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the first US expedition to traverse the North American continent. During the twenty-eight-month ordeal, Colter served as a hunter and scout, and honed his survival skills on the western frontier. But when the journey was over, Colter stayed behind. He spent two more years trekking alone through dangerous and unfamiliar territory, charting some of the West's most treasured landmarks.
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47) Avatar
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20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's...
48) Fusion Fire
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Firebird trilogy (Kathy Tyers) volume 2
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English
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A new life for Lady Firebird...Forced to forsake her royal heritage, Lady Firebird now faces new and powerful enemies. Firebird is pregnant with twins when her new husband, Brennen Caldwell, is left as the only heir to ancient messianic prophecies. Meanwhile, on another world, Firebird's sister defects to the enemy camp and is made a prisoner. Brennen's superiors ask him to try to rescue her, and Phoena's desperate husband travels light-years trying...
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Orbit
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2021.
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English
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The colony ship Ragtime docks in the Lagos system, having traveled light-years to bring one thousand sleeping souls to a new home among the stars. But when first mate Michelle Campion rouses, she discovers some of the sleepers will never wake. Answering Campion's distress call, investigator Rasheed Fin is tasked with finding out who is responsible for these deaths. Soon a sinister mystery unfolds aboard the gigantic vessel, one that will have repercussions...
52) The Last Tourist
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Was that the end of global budget travel?
Relive edgy tales and deep reflections, with vicarious journeys to exotic locales around the world. Digging deep through midlife dreams, time to bust out and see the world. Traveling light, keeping warm, threading past crowds, to temporary tribe, spirit paths, home.
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The Sun is merely one of some 200 billion stars that make up the Milky Way--and the Milky Way is only one of a billion galaxies in the known universe. Packed with fascinating facts and stunning photography, this book examines the Galaxy humans call home and travels light years away, to the domain of phenomena such as the Oort cloud.
54) Light and Sound
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Readers will explore how our senses react to traveling light and sound waves. They'll learn how humans have altered waves to do incredible things, such as building electric guitars and looking through telescopes into space. Accessible language and full-color icons, graphics, and pictograms make this the perfect introduction to scientific concepts, and it is a great solution for those who learn best by visualization.
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(Piano Solo Personality). 25 original compositions and arrangements from internationally recognized pianist David Nevue in piano solo format. Songs include: The Acceleration of Time * Ascending with Angels * At Last Light * Be Thou My Vision * Big Snow in Salzburg * Broken * Eden Again * Equilibrium * The Gift * Hand in Hand * Home * The Lion and the Lamb * A Moment Lost * No More Tears * Open Sky * Overcome * Solitude * Stargazing * Sweet Dreams...
56) Finding Virtue
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It was a tough choice for Captain Theo Stinson to stay on Earth. His last cargo voyage was beyond difficult; it stretched the limits of his crew as his ship, spiraled out of control. When given a second chance, he has to make another tough choice to uproot his family and travel light-years away to a new and savage world. Leaving the safety of Earth, Theo encounters space pirates, corrupt space marines, and evil masterminds. Will the strength of family...
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Life is a journey, unpack your heavy baggage and travel light!
Navigating the maze of life can be difficult, especially when you are in search of your God-given purpose. Some call it the meaning of life, others the call. Whatever the phrase, truth is, you will not discover it without deep exploration into seven areas of relevance I call Quests: Spiritual, Sexual, Social, Emotional, Mental, Physical, and Financial. It's about reclamation, personal...
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The book is a light-hearted and humorous travel memoir that describes the author's experiences of traveling light around the world in his retirement. After the death of his wife, mixing with youthful backpackers taking gap years and learning from the indigenous people in the countries he visited, enabled him to see himself as others saw him - a view that helped him come to terms with a life alone, while recapturing youth in the process. This is the...
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Once again, the finest SF short stories of the year have been collected in a single volume.
With Year's Best SF 18, acclaimed, award-winning editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell demonstrates the amazing depth and power of contemporary speculative fiction, showcasing astonishing short stories from some of science fiction's most respected names as well as exciting new writers to watch. In this anthology, prepare to travel light years from the ordinary...
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Britain by BritRail——the best-selling and most respected rail guide to the British train system——is back with this revised and updated new edition. This time-tested book provides all the information you need on fares, schedules, and pass options. It is also packed with travel tips, including information on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, and exchanging currency. Learn how to use London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff...