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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, present paired poems about topics including family dinners, sports, recess, and much more. This relatable collection explores different experiences of race in America.
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Orca footprints volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book explores one of our most precious resources: water"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Clean water should be a basic human right. However, there are still 785 million people in the world today who are living without access to safe water. Each year, nearly 1 million people die from water-related illnesses. In this book, readers will examinethe global water crisis. They will learn how the water crisis evolved and about its impact on people, the environment, and the future of our planet. Through studying emerging efforts to solve this...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Water is one of the more essential components needed to sustain life on Earth. All water on the planet in all its states-frozen, liquid, and gaseous-make up the hydrosphere. Readers of this captivating volume will learn that liquid water not only exists on the surface of the earth but also in reservoirs underground. They'll also learn that frozen water exists as glaciers, ice caps, and icebergs, making up a special subcategory of the hydrosphere...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Many of us take the water that comes out of our faucets for granted. But have you ever wondered how water makes it to your house in the first place? Sometimes it travels for hundreds of miles, thanks to aqueducts! This volume takes readers on a journey to the ancient world to see how people created aqueducts to serve burgeoning civilizations. Readers will also discover that today's aqueducts are technological marvels crafted by scientists, engineers,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Many people around the world don't have clean water. Fog often goes unused by people. Fog nets can provide communities with clean, cheap water. Harvesting Fog for Water looks at the science behind the technology and how it can improve the lives of whole communities.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Access to clean water is vital for the survival of people, plants and animals. With a changing climate and increased demand, we need to carefully manage our water supplies. We also have some big challenges: How do we collect and purify more water? How do we reduce our water waste? How do we protect areas from flooding? [This title discusses green technology that addresses these challenges]"--OCLC.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Hazardous sinkholes. Major mudslides. Uprooted trees. The heavy rains during a flood can cause a devastating amount of damage in a short time. Get an up-close look at how these disasters form and learn about some of history's worst floods.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What's so great about Minnesota? Find out the top ten sites to see or things to do in the North Star State! Explore Minnesota's wooded wilderness, 10,000 lakes, and rich history. The Minnesota by Map feature shows where you'll find all the places covered in the book. A special section provides quick state facts such as the state motto, capital, population, animals, foods, and more. Take a fun-filled tour of all there is to discover in Minnesota!
14) Life in ponds
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Explores the pond biome, plants and animals in the biome, the biome food chain, and highlights the beaver"--
15) Aquatic sports
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Supergirls have been making their own waves in water sports. Women athletes have excelled at sports such as free diving, surfing, and white water kayaking. They've also sailed around the world. Readers of this thrilling text learn about the unusual world of water sports and also about skills athletes use to be successful. Intense photographs capture the excitement of water sports, and case studies of women athletes overcoming obstacles are inspirational,...
17) The water planet
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AstroNuts volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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On their second mission to find another habitable planet, the four mutant animals, LaserShark, AstroWolf, SmartHawk, and StinkBug, splash land on the Water Planet, run by some suspiciously friendly clams, who are very eager to swap planets--and if the AstroNuts can stop arguing among themselves they may find out why before it is too late.
18) Life in rivers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Explains what a river is, how it is affected by pollutants, and the kinds of wildlife living in and around rivers.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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On April 21, 1956, a five-year-old girl was examined at a hospital in Minamata, Japan. Doctors were puzzled by her symptoms which included difficulty walking and speaking and severe convulsions. Days later, her sister came down with the same symptoms. Soon after, more people were found with the same illness. What was causing this devastating disease? Toxic Water: Minamata, Japan traces the tragic story of toxic wastewater from a factory that poisoned...
20) Lifeguard
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Swimming is a fun but dangerous activity. Lifeguards help us stay safe while having fun, thanks to their special life-saving skills and first-aid training. Readers learn about these community heroes and explore a typical day in the life and the requirements needed to perform this job. The text explores lifeguarding equipment, how lifeguards respond in an emergency, and the characteristics a person must have to be good at this job. Readers are encouraged...