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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Calendars have helped mankind to mark the passage of time for thousands of years. This title illustrates the development of the calendar and highlights the civilizations and innovations that are associated with various methods of tracking days, months, and years. Young readers will also get a glimpse of what the future holds in store as inventors and modern-thinkers come up with better ways of keeping time. Have you ever wondered what life was like...
2) The rodeo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Updated for 2020. Explains the history of the rodeo, important rodeo people, and different kinds of rodeos.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Updated for 2020. Rodeo barrel racing is challenging and requires a high level of skill for participants of this sport. Readers learn about necessary equipment and techniques, famous riders, animals, records, venues, and championships.
Author
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Engaging images accompany information about the Clydesdale Horse. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Author
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Budding art enthusiasts will learn how to use perspective to represent three-dimensional objects. This guidebook illustrates the concepts of horizon and vanishing point through famous paintings of the Renaissance. Students are given the instructions to create a "Renaissance" artwork of their own.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Three, two, one... blast off! People have been fascinated by space travel since ancient times, but technological advances within the past 100 years have allowed them to walk on the moon and plan trips to Mars. Young readers will learn about the history of this phenomenon and will glimpse the endless possibilities that lie in store as scientists continue to brainstorm the future of space travel. Have you ever wondered what life was like before telephones...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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"Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes ... Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events."--barnesandnoble.com
17) Castle
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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In this first-ever standalone full-color edition, Castle is lavishly reborn in digitally finished drawings rendered with felt-tip markers and colored pencils. Factual and artistic details shine in light of newly researched information. With characteristic zest and wit. Architecture enthusiasts of all ages will marvel at the staggering possibilities of human imagination and ingenuity.
18) Rodeo ropers
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Updated for 2020. Readers will be immediately enthralled with rodeo roping because of this book. Breathtaking photos help the reader to understand this electrifying but dangerous sport.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
It's dangerous to talk on the phone during a thunderstorm. Flushing the toilet sprays water around the bathroom. Freezers can burn your food. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the kitchen and home to find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether the smell...
20) Roller coasters
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about roller coasters. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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