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"A 22-volume, highly illustrated, A-Z general encyclopedia for all ages, featuring sections on how to use World Book, other research aids, pronunciation key, a student guide to better writing, speaking, and research skills, and comprehensive index"--Provided by publisher.
2) Connecticut
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Connecticut. How did Connecticut get its name? The word Connecticut comes from an Algonquian word that means "long tidal river." Inside, you'll find: what people do for fun in Connecticut; A timeline, photos-and what role Connecticut has played in U.S. history; Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you!.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Follow along with National Geographic explorer Brady Barr as he crawls into a muddy hole just barely big enough for his shoulders, and comes face to face with thirteen crocodiles! Laugh out loud as you learn how to catch a crocodile using shoe laces and underpants. Read in anticipation to find out what happens when you put a 600-lb crocodile on an airplane in just a flimsy wooden crate. These action-packed stories and more will engage readers and...
5) The West
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Describes what life is like in the eleven Western states, including maps, a timeline, photos, and also explains how the geography of the West affects humans, plants, and animals.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Follows the busy lives of Mr. and Mrs. Farmer on their farm throughout the seasons of the year, including turning over the soil in winter, caring for the baby animals born in spring, watering crops in the summer, and apples and wheat in fall.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance,...
10) The Northeast
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Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Describes what life is like in the eleven Northeast states, including a map, timeline, photos, and also explains how the geography of the Northeast affects humans, plants, and animals.
11) U.S. Landforms
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Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Introduces unique natural formations in the United States, including the Great Lakes, the Colorado Plateau, and the Missouri River.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"High adventure and high ideals merge when a corps of intrepid female aviators battle to take part in the hugely popular air shows of the 1920s and 1930s. Ultimately, one of our heroines would win a race that earned her the right to be called America's best pilot"--
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2017.
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English
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As girls become young women, there are many changes that our bodies, brains and emotions go through, and expectations that need to be met. Using scientific facts, personal anecdotes and wisdom gained from the world around us, Bialik tells you how you grow from a girl to a woman biologically, psychologically and sociologically.
17) Abraham Lincoln
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Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Recounts the life of the dedicated man who survived a difficult childhood, became a country lawyer, and as sixteenth president of the United States guided the country during the Civil War.
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2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"We Are Power brings to light the incredible individuals who have used nonviolent activism to change the world. The book explores questions such as what is nonviolent resistance and how does it work? In an age when armies are stronger than ever before, when guns seem to be everywhere, how can people confront their adversaries without resorting to violence themselves? Through key international movements-from the freedom of India from British rule to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Chronicles the women's rights movement in the United States, from the beginning of the movement in the nineteenth century and the fight for equal rights in the 1960s to such present-day events as the Women's March in 2017.
20) Aesop's fables
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English
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A collection of the brief animal tales with specific morals which are attributed to a Greek slave.
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