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2) Muscles
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What makes your body move? What makes your legs and arms move up and down? Muscles do the trick! Read this book to learn more about your strong muscles and how they work.
3) Lungs
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Breathe in . . . breathe out. Do you ever wonder how you can do that? And do you ever wonder what happens to the air you breathe? Read this book to learn about your amazing lungs and how they work!
4) Senses
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
How do we learn about the world around us? One good way is to use our senses. Our senses give us five different ways to explore the world. But how do they do that? Read this book to find out!
5) Bones
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What helps you stand up strong? What keeps you from flopping like a noodle on the floor? What gives your body its shape and protects your heart and brain? It is your bones, of course! Read all about them in this colorful, engaging title.
6) Fires
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English
Description
Perhaps nothing is more frightening than seeing a forest fire rage out of control. Sometimes, however, fires are set intentionally to benefit the environment. Readers will learn what fire is, how it burns, and how fires can both help and harm the areas they affect.
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Language
Español
Description
Forces and motion are all around us. This Spanish book explains how gravity, forces and motions work. Readers will learn about concepts like equilibrium, acceleration, deceleration, electromagnetic fields, pressure, kinetic energy, and inertia. Featuring vivid images and easy-to-read text working in conjunction with captivating facts and an engaging lab activity, this book will motivate children to learn more about science topics!
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Español
Description
Introduce children to the basics of matter with this Spanish book. Through vivid photos, interesting facts, and a glossary and index, readers will learn about the three states of matter-solid, liquid, and gas-as well as atoms and elements, the periodic table of elements, compound elements, and mixtures. This book also includes a hands-on lab activity to further introduce the basics of chemistry and teach children about the separation of mixtures.
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Language
Español
Description
Introduce children to ways that the Earth's surface is constantly changing. This Spanish book teaches readers about earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, and erosion. Featuring stunning images and fascinating facts, children will also learn about famous landforms like the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Angel Falls, Mount Fuji, and Columbia River Gorge. With a glossary, index, and engaging lab activity, readers will be encouraged to further explore the science...
10) Evaporation
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Series
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English
Description
How does a liquid become a gas? Through evaporation! Evaporation helps make puddles disappear after it rains. In this book, learn all about evaporation and how it happens.
11) Solids
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What does this book, a table, and your big toe have in common? They are all solids! A solid keeps its shape and always has the same volume. Read this book to learn about solids and how they are different from liquids and gases.
13) Forests
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English
Description
A forest is unlike any other biome on Earth. There are many life cycles found within a forest. Learn about the energy pyramid that explains the numbers of forest plants and animals. Learn about threats to these lively forests and how they thrive and survive!
14) Rainforests
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Language
English
Description
Readers learn all about tropical and temperate rainforests and the differences between these two unique biomes. Rainforests are filled with wonder and mystery, from the tall trees in the canopy to the dark and damp leaves on the forest floor. The plants and animals that inhabit these rainforests are varied and exotic. They depend on the rainforest, as does the rest of the world.
15) Brain
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Where is your brain exactly? What does it do? Use your brain to read this colorful, engaging title and learn all about it!
Author
Language
Español
Description
True or False: The only reason to play sports is to have fun. False! They also offer opportunities for readers to learn and apply concepts and principles related to force and motion. Readers learn how science plays a critical factor in any athlete's quest to be the best at his or her sport. They read how mass is related to acceleration and velocity. Physics and aerodynamics affect many sports and help athletes strategize their next moves against their...
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English
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This book will be a hit with both thrill seekers and with those who prefer to stay safely on the ground. After an introduction to Newton's three laws of motion, readers learn the mechanics of various amusement park rides including roller coasters, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, and gravity rides. They learn how to measure motion, and how kinetic and potential energy apply to their favorite rides.
18) Deserts
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English
Description
Deserts may seem like harsh, uninhabitable places, but actually they support a diverse quantity of plant and animal life. And, they aren't always hot! Deserts serve an important role in Earth's existence, too. Readers learn about hot and cold deserts alike, as well as semi-arid and coastal deserts. From the Horned Lizard to the Saguaro cactus rooted in rich soil, the desert biome will amaze readers.
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Language
Español
Description
Explore the different types of ecosystems and biomes through this captivating Spanish book, featuring vivid images, charts and graphs, and interesting facts! Readers will be excited as they learn about the tundra, grassland, desert, and temperate forests, as well as riparian and pelagic biomes. A glossary, index, and an engaging experiment are included to help children further understand the content.
20) Escalar y Saltar
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Language
Español
Description
Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This Spanish-translated book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this Spanish-translated book, readers can...
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