Alix Wood
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"The Olympics are full of skating sports! Graceful figure skaters impress with jumps, speed skaters zoom around the icy track, and hockey players turn on a dime to chase down the puck. Readers will enjoy learning about different skills needed for each of these activities. With colorful photographs illustrating the postures, foot placement, and techniques needed to learn how to ice-skate, the main content shows readers what fun they can have on the...
2) Rock art
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Rocks and pebbles are easy to overlook in our world since they're often underfoot, but when they're transformed into an emoji pendant, tic-tac-toe game, or refrigerator magnet, they become inspiring materials to craft a variety of attractive and entertaining objects. This exciting collection of projects shows readers how to use rocks they find to make heartfelt gifts for friends and family. Each clever project is made achievable with accessible directions...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"In order to compete high on the rings, flip through the air, and do walking handstands on the beam, gymnasts have to be strong, flexible, and confident. With lots of practice and help from a coach and spotter, readers can learn to execute splits, L-sits, and other cool gymnastics moves by following an informative step-by-step guide. Colorful photos and helpful tips remind even seasoned gymnasts of important technical points."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Learning marital arts requires both mental and physical fitness. Those who practice karate, jujitsu, kung fu, and other martial arts spend time learning self-defense, but they also learn discipline, patience, and concentration. Full-color photographs and detailed explanations introduce readers to the basic principles behind several kinds of martial arts, including tae kwon do and judo. Step-by-step instructions teach simple moves, such as snap kicks...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Music videos, reality shows, and Broadway musicals all employ talented dancers that can move to the music. These dancers all spent many years practicing and perfecting good dance technique, and possibly took classes in many genres, including ballet, jazz, tap, and hip-hop. Through an introduction to each of the different styles of dance, readers can choose which they'd be most interested in. Then, they can follow full-color photographs and detailed...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Have you ever heard strange footsteps on the stairs, or the blood-curdling sound of a disembodied moan? Perhaps you've felt goose bumps rise on the back of your neck as a door creaks open inexplicably. Readers are invited to cross the threshold of the world's spookiest mansions in this hair-raising read. Offering insight into the historical context of each petrifying place, this informative text is supplemented by fascinating sidebars and a dynamic...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What do humans need to survive? Are these things available on any other planet? Readers explore our solar system and help search for new planets we could inhabit in this high-interest, informative book. Readers will learn about space exploration and what we need to survive in space, and discover if there are any other types of life on faraway planets. Simple diagrams help explain the text, while hands-on science projects let readers create their own...
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A lot of people are involved in making a movie; just count them in the ending credits. There's one person who's in charge of making sure that those people work together, the director. A director oversees all the creative pieces of a movie production. They may change scripts, costumes, and cast members, and have a say about all camera shots and final edits. It's stressful but rewarding; just ask an Oscar-winning director. Young directors will learn...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What is gravity and how does it work? Could Earth ever stop spinning, and what would happen if it did? How do astronauts prepare for a life with zero gravity? This book introduces readers to scintillating science topics using easy-to-understand diagrams and fun fact boxes. This book explores important concepts such as weight and mass, how gravity affects our solar system, and zero gravity. Engaging, concise text explains each concept thoroughly, as...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Many people think of Leonardo da Vinci primarily as an artist, but he was also an influential scientist. Readers of this high-interest biography will learn all about da Vinci and his contributions to society as an architect, engineer, and inventor. A true Renaissance man, da Vinci also studied many other branches of science. This story of his life and work is told with the use of accessible text, colorful photographs, and stimulating sidebars. An...
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From coast to coast, tragedy can strike at any moment. Readers will learn about the locations of disasters from earthquakes to tsunamis and everything in between, all the while discovering how to understand a map's symbols, its contour or latitude and longitude lines, and more. Real-life photographs and attention-grabbing subject matter is sure to transform this sometimes dry topic into a compelling study.
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The human body is an amazing thing to study. From the ways our five senses work to the bones that make up our skeleton and the muscles that help us move, every body part and function is fascinating. Readers are sure to agree after they take this deep dive into life science with the help of fun activities, including puzzles, crafts, and word games. Clear instructions guide readers through the activities, which are paired with informative main text...
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Dirt's not all that interesting-or is it? In truth, Earth's soil is one of the major reasons life on the planet can exist! In this book, readers will learn that there's far more to dirt and soil than the stuff you get on your sneakers or sweep off your front steps. Illustrations will show more about soil's origins and makeup, as well as the nutrients it provides for growing things. Projects and activities allow young geologists to put what they're...
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When crime scene investigators (CSIs) are called to the location of a murder, they document what they see in detail and carefully collect the evidence. Evidence isn't always obvious to the untrained eye. Readers of this remarkable book, which includes dynamic photographs, will become trained to know what to look for at a crime scene as they tag along with scientists on an intriguing case. They'll learn about various kinds of evidence as well as how...
17) Surrealist Art
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It's fun to draw from your imagination! Surrealist artists, such as Salvador Dali and Max Ernst, created masterpieces of scenes that look real but couldn't be. Through an introduction to the features of surrealist art and profiles of famous surrealists, readers learn how to spot a painting or other work created in this genre of art. A colorful layout and full-color photographs engage readers with art history and their own creativity as they complete...
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Whoops! You kicked your soccer ball over the wall of a mysterious math professor. Can you get it back? Not without solving some puzzles first! From geometry to prime numbers, math is the way readers can escape from the home and gardens on the math professor. Readers discover clues scattered throughout the book as they use probability, circles and degrees, and even the Fibonacci sequence to make sense of them. Colorful pictures and an engaging story...
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After the jam, pickles, or tomato sauce are eaten from a mason jar, what's next? Clever DIY creations are fun ways to reuse these adaptable items. This inspiring volume offers young artists many mason-jar projects they can successfully complete with just a few common materials. These motivating projects include a candle jar, night-light, terrarium, and a snow globe. Accessible and numbered directions and vibrant photographs make each task possible...
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A skeleton is found at a construction site. Authorities call in the person who can unearth the truth about who this was and what happened to them. This remarkable individual, a scientist, is called a forensic anthropologist. Forensic anthropology is the application of scientific methods to solve crimes involving human bodies. The impressive career is rooted in knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Readers will be riveted as they follow professional...
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