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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Some commodities command massive economic, social, and political influence. This title examines the business around corn, the most ubiquitous crop in the United States. It explores corn's many uses, complex supply chain, and attendant environmental debates. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library...
62) Combat Planes
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From the wood and canvas biplanes of World War One to the latest vertical takeoff stealth fighters and pilotless drones of the world's air forces, twelve dioramic scenes reveal how combat aircraft have gradually become the sophisticated stealth machines of today.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
For years, space scientists have been asking the question "Is there other life out there?" Readers will enjoy the fascinating history of our search for extraterrestrial life - from aliens to tiny microbes - with technology such as telescopes, radio signals, and monitoring systems.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Our star is a dynamo of energy that we cannot live without. Readers will enjoy the detailed information about the Sun's makeup and life phases. Special sidebars will draw young enthuiasts into making real-life decisions about harnessing the Sun's power for our use now and for the future.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Oumuamua is a space rock that formed around another star. Of the 10,000 space objects that have hurled past our Sun, this rock provides some proof that there are planets similar to Earth outside our solar system. This intriguing book reveals to young space explorers the secrets contained in the rocks that fly around in space.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"This book takes a look at what a space home might look like and what it would take to live on Mars--the Red Planet (or any other place in space, for that matter). From the Mars ice home of the future to a make-your-own project, this book will enthrall and inspire readers and future engineers.".
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"From the first rockets used to fire arrows to modern computer-controlled cruise missiles and wire-guided High Explosive Anti-Tank Missiles, twelve dioramic scenes reveal how rockets and missiles have gradually become the primary weapons of mechanized warfare."
68) Fracking
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
Presents facts about fracking, covering its origins, how it works, and its side effects.
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
What does it mean to be young and transgender today?
Growing Up Trans shares stories, essays, art and poetry created by trans youth aged 11 to 18. In their own words, the works illustrate the trans experience through childhood, family and daily life, school, their bodies and mental health. Together the collection is a story of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. At the same time, it's a toolkit
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
This young readers' edition tells the remarkable story, largely forgotten until now, of the young Jewish women who became resistance fighters against the Nazis during World War II. It has already been optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture.
As their communities were being destroyed, groups of Jewish women and teenage girls across Poland began transforming Jewish youth groups into resistance factions. These "ghetto girls" helped build...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
"In his signature eloquent prose, backed up by thorough research, Russell Freedman tells the story of Austrian-born Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie. They belonged to Hitler Youth as young children, but began to doubt the Nazi regime. As older students, the Scholls and a few friends formed the White Rose, a campaign of active resistance to Hitler and the Nazis. Risking imprisonment or even execution, the White Rose members distributed leaflets urging...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the 1880's, science witnessed a major shift: Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution. People dug up the first dinosaur fossils. And the field of paleontology-the study of ancient plants and animals-emerged. Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope became enthralled with these new ideas, discoveries, and developments. Both were determined to become world-famous paleontologists. When they met in 1863, they started off as friends. But...
73) Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
This book tells a group of intertwining stories that culminate in the historic 1947 collision of the Superman Radio Show and the Ku Klux Klan. It is the story of the two Cleveland teenagers who invented Superman as a defender of the little guy and the New York wheeler-dealers who made him a major media force. It is the story Ku Klux Klan's development from a club to a huge money-making machine powered by the powers of fear and hate and of the folklorist...
74) The Aztecs
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Can you imagine surviving in the rainforest? How did the Aztecs do it thousands of years ago and even develop a thriving civilization? This book explores the amazing world of the Aztec Empire, from their gods and palaces to the secrets they carved into buildings. Readers also study Aztec artifacts, and piece together what they've learned to draw their own conclusions about each intriguing item. This book gives readers a fun and active way to discover...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Teen activist and trailblazer Jazz Jennings--named one of "The 25 most influential teens" of the year by Time--shares her very public transgender journey, as she inspires people to accept the differences in others while they embrace their own truths.
76) Beatles
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This history of the Beatles highlights the band's career and cultural impact. Readers learn about the band's roots in Liverpool, its role in the British Invasion, and the creation of iconic albums. Engaging text, historic photographs, and illuminating sidebars bring the story of the Beatles to life. Features include a timeline, glossary, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
As USA TODAY, The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, Stephenie Meyer is "one of those rare success stories that inspire unpublished writers." In 2003, Meyer was a 29-year-old mother of three in suburban Phoenix, Arizona. She had no thought of writing a book. Then one night she had a vivid dream of a teenage couple with one unusual problem―the young man was a vampire. Meyer decided to write down her dream. Within six months, she had turned her notes...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
The Brontë sisters are among the most beloved writers of all time, best known for their classic nineteenth-century novels Jane Eyre (Charlotte), Wuthering Heights (Emily), and Agnes Grey (Anne). In this sometimes heartbreaking young adult biography, Catherine Reef explores the turbulent lives of these literary siblings and the oppressive times in which they lived. Brontë fans will also revel in the insights into their favorite novels, the plethora...
79) Pink Floyd
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This history of Pink Floyd highlights the band's career and cultural impact. Readers learn about Pink Floyd's beginnings as a British R&B band, their turn to psychedelic rock, and the creation of iconic albums. Engaging text, historic photographs, and sidebars bring the story to life. Features include a timeline, glossary, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is...
80) Net Neutrality
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Should the Internet be a place for free thought and free sharing? Or should the government and Internet service companies be able to censor and block content? This up-to-date book will help equip readers with tangible tools to help understand the issues involved in net neutrality and encourage them to stay informed of further developments.