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"Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena's a literary darling; June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls?, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I. So what if June edits Athena's...
2) Grand Canyon
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and evolved within its walls for millennia, the Grand Canyon is much more than just a hole in the ground. Follow a father and daughter as they make their way through the cavernous wonder, discovering life both present and past"--Amazon.com.
3) Dem bones
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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“No bones about it, this will be a real boost for those looking to inject a little humor and fun into basic facts about the human body.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Shoulder bone connected to da neck bone
Neck bone connected to da head bone . . .
Colorful torn paper collages bring to life this familiar African American spiritual as frolicking,...
Shoulder bone connected to da neck bone
Neck bone connected to da head bone . . .
Colorful torn paper collages bring to life this familiar African American spiritual as frolicking,...
5) The Sun
Publisher
Sun Pub. Co
Pub. Date
1975
Physical Desc
v. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Founded in 1974, The Sun is a non-profit, ad-free monthly magazine that publishes an eclectic mix of personal essays, fiction, interviews, poetry, and photographs."--Website, Dec. 4, 2003.
Author
Series
King Arthur volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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The King's battle with the Sable Knight, his courtship of Lady Guinevere, and his establishment of the Round Table are included in this adaptation of Arthurian legend.
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English
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In August 2019, discredited journalist Boyd Halverson walks into the Community National Bank in Northern California and steals $81,000 at gunpoint, then brings teller Angie Bing along on an extended ride that reveals the country's flattened morals and morale. Along the way, they're chased by hitmen, angry lovers, an heiress, a billionaire, and assorted others as Boyd seeks vengeance for the wrongs one man did him.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As a kid, Mary Anning loved hunting for fossils with her father. One day, that hobby led to an unexpected discovery: the skeleton of a creature no one had never seen before! Mary had unearthed a dinosaur fossil, the first to ever be discovered. Her find reshaped scientific beliefs about the natural world and led to the beginning of a brand new field of study: paleontology. For the rest of her life, Mary continued to make astonishing finds and her...
Author
Publisher
Duke University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
394 pages
Language
English
Description
"At the outset of Marx for Cats, Leigh Claire La Berge declares that "all history is the history of cat struggle." Revising the medieval bestiary form to meet Marxist critique, La Berge follows feline footprints through Western economic history to reveal an animality at the heart of Marxism. She draws on a 1200-year arc spanning capitalism's feudal prehistory, its colonialist and imperialist ages, the Bourgeois Revolutions that supported capitalism...
12) On the seashore
Author
Publisher
Usborne
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and pictures describe the life on a seashore.
13) From head to toe
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Encourages the reader to exercise by following the movements of various animals; presented in a question and answer format.
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
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20 science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022.
The essays in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing probe at the ordinary and urge us to think more deeply about our place in the world around us. From a hopeful portrait of a future for people with Alzheimer's disease, to a fascinating exploration of the rise of nearsightedness in children, to the heroic story of a herd of cows that evaded...
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Language
English
Description
When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the '90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago’s thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, polyamorous would-be suitors, Facebook wars, and something called Love Potion Number...
Author
Publisher
DK Smithsonian
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
208 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Everything you need to know about dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine reptiles, and mammals in this essential prehistoric encyclopedia for kids. With more than 1,000 images and fascinating facts, The Dinosaur Book brings young readers face-to-face with some of the most incredible creatures ever to exist. Using a range of full-color images, including spectacular fossilized bones and realistic digital reconstructions, all forms of prehistoric life are covered....
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Featuring computer-generated artwork, lifelike scale guides, and some of the latest dinosaur finds, this book describes Amargasaurus, Archaeoceratops, Beipiaosaurus, Concavenator, Diamantinasaurus, Hypsilophodon, Iguanodon, Lurdusaurus, Utahraptor, and other dinosaurs.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Scientists have dug up and uncovered many facts about dinosaurs-and in the process, they have come across many myths. This picture book digs deep into the Age of Dinosaurs, covering topics such as fossilization, plate tectonics, dinosaur diets, paleontology, extinction theories, dinosaur relatives, and more! Get ready to learn what we know about dinosaurs and what we still don't know, and about the amazing new discoveries being made every single day....
19) Snow
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and illustrations explore the wonders of snow.
20) Out of the box
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for creating objects out of such cardboard materials as boxes and tubes, including a zebra mask, a theater, a penguin family, and a pirate ship.
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