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Series
Big ideas that changed the world volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A Shot in the Arm!, book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The hilarious adventures of the acclaimed mystery writer Agatha Christie as a child--a curious little girl who treats the everyday world as one big crime scene! As an unusual child with a penchant for puzzles, Young Agatha imagines thrilling twists on the classic fairytales (was the story of 'Goldilocks' a plot by Baby Bear to get more porridge?), transforms a tea party into a crime scene, and in general drives her friends and family mad with her...
Author
Publisher
Random House Graphic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
262 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"What was the first message sent over the internet? How much water does a single person use every day? How was the electric light invented? For every utility people use each day, there's a hidden history below the surface - a story of intrigue, drama, humor, and inequity. This graphic novel provides a guided tour through the science of the past - and how the decisions people made while inventing and constructing early technology still affect the way...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First graphic edition.
Physical Desc
283 pages : chiefly illustrations (black & white) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A comprehensive history of anti-black racism in graphic-novel format focuses on the lives of five major players in American history and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and anti-racists"--
9) Magnetism
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the properties of magnetism. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--
10) Electricity
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 680L
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the properties of electrical energy. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
11) Gravity
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the force of gravity and its effects on Earth and the universe. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--
12) Force and motion
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the properties of force and motion. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--
13) Light
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the properties of light. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--
14) Heat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces heat energy. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
15) Sound
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces sound energy. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--
16) Energy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces energy, including its forms and uses. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
GN 800L
Physical Desc
121 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this volume, Fahama has been kidnapped by a mad scientist and his zombie assistant, and they are intent on stealing her brain! She'll need to learn about the brain as fast as possible in order to plan her escape! How did the brain evolve? How do our senses work in relation to the brain? How do we remember things? What makes you, YOU? Get an inside look at the human brain, the most advanced operating system in the world... if you have the nerve!"--...
Author
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
342 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Using an easy-to-read and entertaining method, cartoons give a basic overview of Texas history from dinosaurs to the military leaders in the Second World War. Section one includes early Indians and Spaniards, filibusters, and empresarios"--Amazon.com.
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