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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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On a fall day in a park, a barn swallow spreads its wings and takes off into the air to start a very long journey. The little bird travels thousands of miles during its migration south for the winter. After reaching its warm winter home, the barn swallow finds plenty of food as it zigzags through the air catching insects. By early spring, it's time to return north. In this dramatic and colorful book, beginning readers will learn all about where barn...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Crisp leaves rustle on trees in fall. Furry little brown bats dart and circle around the entrance to a cave before flying inside. Using their sharp curved claws, they grip the cave's rocky ceiling and hang upside-down in groups. The tiny bats will spend all winter here, hibernating. In this dramatic and colorful book, beginning readers will learn all about where little brown bats go in winter and the amazing ways they survive--including not eating...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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It's fall in a grassy field in North America. A monarch butterfly flaps its colorful wings and flies high into the sky. The butterfly has begun a 2,000-mile journey to Mexico! Along the way, it meets many other monarchs. Millions will arrive in Mexico to spend the winter clumped together on tall trees. In this dramatic and colorful book, beginning readers will learn all about where monarch butterflies go in winter, how far they travel, and the amazing...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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It's a fall day in a grassy field. A thirteen-lined ground squirrel dives into its burrow. The small animal makes a bed of grass, curls up into a little ball, and lays down to hibernate. It will stay snug in its burrow for six months, waiting out the cold winter. In this dramatic and colorful book, beginning readers will learn all about where thirteen-lined ground squirrels go in the winter and the amazing ways they survive--including not eating for...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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On a cool fall day, a timber rattlesnake slithers into a small hole on the side of a rocky hill. The underground den is packed with hundreds of snakes lying on top of each other. The snakes will stay here for months, hibernating until spring arrives. In this dramatic and colorful book, beginning readers will learn all about where timber rattlesnakes go in the winter and the amazing ways they survive--including not eating for several months. Each 24-page...
6) Wood Frogs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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It's a cool fall day in a forest. A tiny brown wood frog hops under a log and covers itself with leaves. Soon, the sky turns gray and snow begins to fall. When the snow touches the frog, its body freezes solid! The frog will spend the winter hibernating in this frozen state. In this dramatic and colorful book, beginning readers will learn all about what wood frogs do in winter and the amazing ways they survive--including freezing solid in winter and...
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101 Real Decorating FAQs Answered
When you have a home decorating question, do you wish you had a team to consult? Now, you do! Home decor experts Melissa Michaels (The Inspired Room) and KariAnne Wood (Thistlewood Farms) answer 101 actual queries from readers like you.
As Melissa and KariAnne help solve these everyday decorating dilemmas, you'll learn more about...
Getting Started. What to do first, how to update your entire house, and decorate...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In our globalized world, cars and car parts are sourced, made, and shipped to and from all over the Earth. Help readers explore the intricate process of manufacturing components, putting them all together, and delivering finished cars. This book highlights the fascinating technologies of robotics and logistics such as the use of giant ships for transport. The book also describes how cars are marketed and sold, underscoring the idea that industries...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The world's largest smartphone assembly plant produces nearly 150,000 smartphones a day. Factories specialize in individual components, like cameras, chips, and phone cases, which are designed to fit perfectly together like a puzzle. From sourcing and mining rare earth metals to testing software and hardware, making smartphones is an international affair. This exploration volume describes the process from start to finish and introduces readers to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Video games are not just a way young people relax or amuse themselves. They connect players with other gamers around the world and provide a fascinating example of the effects and possibilities of globalization, manufacturing, and design and tech innovation. Aligned with the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards, this volume discusses how video games are made and sold, and why that matters to the world's environment, countries' economies,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Four thousand years ago, people began collecting crude oil that bubbled up through the earth to make roads and buildings. Today, people refine crude oil for many purposes, not least of all to harness its energy to power modern transportation. This book takes readers through the process of extracting, refining, and selling gasoline and diesel, while discussing how these processes are affected by globalization. It also describes complex ideas like oil...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Paper is one of the most important innovations ever created. Curious readers will learn about the processes that trees and recycled materials undergo before paper products like printer paper, cardboard, and tissues reach homes and classrooms, as well as exciting new applications for paper and pulp. This book describes interesting concepts like the global supply chain and the relationship between paper mills, retailers, and consumers. It explains how...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The software industry brings together people, technology, and ideas from around the world to power devices everywhere. This book takes an in-depth look at the resources used to make software and where they come from, the countries that serve as hubs for software development, and the systems used to deliver these crucial goods around the world. Readers also learn how collaboration and testing make products more reliable and more appealing to consumers....
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