Marcia Amidon Lusted
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Packed with exciting facts and important aspects on military ships, this title also provides historical context, compelling photos, primary source quotations, and critical thinking activities. The title also includes a glossary, web links, and additional resources. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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This title examines the remarkable lives of Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph and their work building the groundbreaking company Netflix. Readers will learn about each founder's background and education, as well as his early career. Also covered is a look at how Netflix operates, issues the company faces, its successes, and its impact on society. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a timeline,...
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This title examines the life of Blake Shelton. Readers will learn about Shelton's childhood, family, education, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text that explores Shelton's early interest in music and talent in singing and songwriting that led to the release of his albums. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint...
25) Hippocrates
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Hippocrates, who was born in 460 BCE and lived during the Golden Age of Greece, is known as the Father of Modern Medicine. He is responsible for changing the way that ancient Greeks thought about medicine. No longer were illnesses seen as punishments from the gods or the result of superstition. Hippocrates' method of treating illnesses was based on observation. His ideas that the parts of the body functioned as a whole in sickness and in health were...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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On June 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the most sweeping civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction era, after the Civil War. This act made discrimination in public places and workplaces illegal, and required public schools and other public facilities to be integrated. Learn how the act created controversy in Congress and resulted in a dramatic fifty-four-day filibuster, and how it passed through President Johnson's determination...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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As the first fighters into battle, U.S. Army Rangers are skilled in outdoor survival, leading raids against the enemy, and defending key territory. With extensive training, Rangers learn to drop into combat zones by rappelling down cliffs and parachuting from planes and helicopters. Find out how Rangers surprise enemy forces, sacrificing their safety to lead the way for larger U.S. Army forces to enter battle.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Performing search-and-seizure missions, investigating enemy coastlines, and gathering secret information are just some of the duties that Marine Force Recon members take on. These soldiers go deep inside enemy territory to gather crucial information, which is passed on to other U.S. military groups to help them plan their strikes. Discover Marine Force Recon's tactics for retrieving intelligence and fighting the enemy as they work with all branches...
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Learn more about the moves that make cheerleading routines so fun and exciting to watch. You'll be introduced to different jumps, stunts, and kicks. The title features informative sidebars, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Ninja warriors were masters of stealth and disguise. They could quickly defeat their enemies without raising the alarm. They may not have realized it, but they owed their success to science. Engaging text, fascinating photos, and useful illustrations will help young readers understand how science helped ninjas successfully achieve their secret missions.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets helps readers trace the history of special diets, explore the science and-sometimes- diseases behind them, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO....
32) Greece
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Explore diverse landscapes, travel back in time, and discover unique populations, all without leaving your chair! Start your international tour in Greece, land of the Parthenon, the ancient Olympic Games, the Aegean Sea, and so much more. This colorful, informative book introduces Greece's history, geography, culture, climate, government, economy, and other significant features. Sidebars, maps, fact pages, a glossary, a timeline, historic images and...
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This comprehensive career guide takes the simple concept of "being good with a camera" and gives readers a long, actionable list for turning their interests into a career across a variety of fields. Whether a student is interested in fashion photography, sports photography, journalism, or any other field of photography, each career path comes with a detailed list of resources and first-person accounts from professionals in the field. This guide is...
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Samurai warriors were experts in hand-to-hand combat and fighting from horseback. They may not have realized it, but they owed their success to science. Engaging text, fascinating photos and useful illustrations will help young readers understand how science helped the samurai to become some of the greatest warriors in history.
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This book explores eight railroads and subways that are lifelines for transportation in the U.S., but are overloaded and often falling apart. Whether its Boston's T, Washington D.C.'s Metro, the crescent Corridor railroad route, or a Desert Line railroad running from the U.S. into Mexico, these pieces of infrastructure are very important to the entire country, but need emergency repairs and expansion right now.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the history and daring missions of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first black pilots to fly for the U.S. military. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes.
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This title examines the fascinating life of Justin Timberlake. Readers will learn about Timberlake's childhood, family, education, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text that explores Timberlake's early interest in music and acting that led to an appearance on Star Search, his big break on the Disney Channel's popular show The All New Mickey Mouse Club, and the creation...
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Many people are familiar with the growing effects of climate change on the environment and the physical health of the world's inhabitants. Occurrences like severe storms, temperature shifts, and droughts are making it harder for many people to grow food or live safely. Now the effects of an unstable climate on the mental health of people around the world is also an increasing concern. Psychologists have created a new term for this: ecoanxiety. This...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Most people around the world enjoy caffeine. This drug helps people feel awake. It can have some benefits, but it also has risks. Your Body on Caffeine uncovers the nutritional benefits of caffeine, its risks, and how much nutritionists recommend consuming each day. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources,...
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Florida School Shooting covers the violence that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, and the student activism for stronger gun control laws that followed. 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 is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.