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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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29,028 feet tall and still growing?! Even though Mount Everest measures 29,028 feet high, it may be growing about two inches a year. A mountain might be thousands of feet high, but it can still grow taller or shorter each year. Mountains are created when the huge plates that make up the earth's outer shell very slowly pull and push against one another. Read and find out about all the different kinds of mountains.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Each person in the United States makes almost five pounds of trash every day. That's more trash per person per day than people make in any other country. What happens to our trash? How can we stop throwing so much stuff away? Read and find out!
11) Earthquakes
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Read and find out about one of nature's most mysterious forces-the earthquake. Some earthquakes are so small that you don't even feel them, while others can make even big buildings shake! Learn why earthquakes happen, where they are most likely to occur, and what to do if one happens near you.
12) Hurricane watch
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Winds whip. Waves crash. Rain pours down. A superstorm moves across the ocean and gets closer and closer to land. Hurricane watch! Read and find out how hurricanes form, how scientists track the storms, and what you can do to keep yourself safe if one strikes. With colorful illustrations from Taia Morley and engaging text from Melissa Stewart, Hurricane Watch is a look into a powerful natural disaster."--Provided by publisher.
14) Simple Machines
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Machines are everywhere! They help make work easier, like when you need to lift something heavy or reach way up high. Some machines are so simple that you might not think of them as machines. There are six simple machines: the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the ramp, the wedge, and the screw. Can you adjust a seesaw to lift an elephant? What happens when you combine two or more simple machines? Read and find out!
15) Flood warning
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Explains how floods occur, why they are dangerous, and how to prepare for a potential flood."--Publisher.
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Read and find out about the ups and downpours of the water cycle! With colorful illustrations and engaging text, Down Comes the Rain is a fascinating look into the stages of the water cycle. After rain comes down, the sun comes out and dries the puddles. But the water isn't gone. The heat from the sun has turned it into water vapor-it has evaporated. Eventually, this moisture in the air condenses to form new clouds. Soon the rain will fall again....
19) Droughts
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The earth, and everything on it, needs water. But lately, it's been unusually sunny, warm, and dry. The weather anchor announces that your area is experiencing a drought! Where do droughts happen? How do we know that we are in a drought? Why is rainfall important? Do droughts just affect people? Can scientists keep track of rainfall? Read and find out! This book is full of activities, like how to measure rainfall, how to visualize how much of the...