Michael Teitelbaum
1) Baseball
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In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, baseball, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the game and the people who play them better.
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In 1920, the first collegiate football game was broadcast on Radio. Today, many sports actually allow viewers to control which camera picture they see. How has this innovation occurred? This book uses a familiar topic, sports broadcasting, to introduce kids to the concept of innovation and its impact on their everyday life
3) Electrician
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Part of the Career and Tech Education series, this book explains many aspects of the job of a Electrician, including training and skills needed.
4) Television
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Television has been commercially available since the late 1930's. But today's television is very different from the TV our grandparents knew. Using a product that kids are familiar with, Television, this book introduces kids to the concept of innovation and its impact on their everyday life.
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Rock climbing can be the fun and exhilarating, and the best part is that it is an activity that also helps you stay healthy and fit. Students will learn more about how they can start climbing, the importance of good equipment, and the health benefits of rock climbing.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Do spirits haunt the world? Do ghosts come back to bother the living? Read these spooky stories about famous ghosts...and decide for yourself! Additional features include informative captions and sidebars, a Think-About-It section, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, a table of contents, an index, and an introduction to the author. Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars...
8) Pirate Life
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Gather 'round, me hearties! Time for tales of scallywags and pirates, of treasure and trouble. Find out the real story behind the dark deeds of pirates! Additional features include informative captions and sidebars, a Think-About-It section, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, a table of contents, an index, and an introduction to the author. Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Glossary of key words Index Informative...
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From Bigfoot and the Yeti, to the spooky Chupacabra, these monsters live among us . . . or do they? Today's reluctant readers are easily drawn to the distractions of electronic games, DVDs, and TV. But what if they had a book series designed just for them? What if all the titles featured high-interest topics, rockin' designs, and language kids understand? Our Reading Rocks! series offers young readers books they'll love. Packed with fast-paced text...
10) Skiing
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Skiing down a snowy slope is fun and exciting. Readers will find out what they need to get started on an outdoor sport that can get them outdoors and help keep them fit for life.
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Big foot! Yeti! Does this creature exist?
High-interest topics, real stories, engaging design and astonishing photos are the building blocks of the XBooks, a new series of books designed to engage and motivate reluctant and enthusiastic readers alike. With topics based in science, history, and social studies, these action-packed books will help students unlock the power and pleasure of reading...and always ask for more!
Formidable footprints found!...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Armored, weaponized, and able to navigate different terrains, the Humvee has been used by the U.S. military since the 1970s and continues to be a standard vehicle used in military operations. Soldiers in the field tell readers what it's like to operate Humvees in the field, and introduce them to the newest military vehicle, the MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected).
13) NFC South
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Describes the origins and basic statistics of the four teams--the Atlanta Falcons, the Carolina Panthers, the New Orleans Saints, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers--, which make up the National Football League's NFC South grouping. Draw football fans away from the screen and onto the page, and keep the game alive during the off-season by providing in-depth histories of the eight NFL divisions and their teams. An engaging resource for reluctant readers,...
14) NFC North
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Describes the origins and basic statistics of the four teams--the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers, and the Minnesota Vikings--which make up the National Football League's NFC North grouping. Draw football fans away from the screen and onto the page, and keep the game alive during the off-season by providing in-depth histories of the eight NFL divisions and their teams. An engaging resource for reluctant readers, these books...
15) Tony Stewart
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If it has wheels, Tony Stewart will race it! This young driver started out racing go-karts and moved up to sports cars and desert trucks. After winning two NASCAR championships, he's become one of the best-known drivers in the world. Read how this gutsy and talented racer has capture the checkered flag over and over again. They are the heroes, the winners, the champions. They are the people whose exploits thrill and inspire us all. They are the World's...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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It had started out as one of the most boring family vacations ever for Melanie and her brother--a trip to a dusty old inn. But all that changed when Melanie heard that the place was haunted. And then, she suddenly found herself alone, trapped in a hidden room...with a skeleton!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Sam had been dying to go on a class field trip to the Ancient Egypt exhibit at the museum. But now, as he lay inside a sarcophagus with the closed lid blocking out all light, he began to panic. What would it feel like to spend eternity inside a tomb? Was there anything worse? Sam was about to find out.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Nina had just missed her one chance to be on the hottest TV talent show around-Singing Superstar! But then fate intervened and provided another stage for her to show off her talent, a stage far from the TV cameras. Some say that fame comes at a price. Nina was about to find out just how high that price can be!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Trapped in an amusement park fun house, a fire raging, and no way out...Leo told himself it was just a scary dream and that was all! But was it? Or was it a warning of something to come? Leo was about to learn that sometimes, dreams are born out of real, live nightmares!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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When Jake and his friends visited the town's old, abandoned cemetery on Halloween night, he was a little anxious. But when Jake saw the gravedigger through the heavy fog, and then the gravestone with the name of a living person carved onto it-a person he knew-his anxiety turned to terror!