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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Engineers design things that affect our everyday lives. You can thank an engineer for your phone, the lights in your home, and your transportation to school. The work that engineers do influences almost everything around us and helps solve problems for people around the world. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this nonfiction book focuses on STEM topics and builds literacy skills. It includes essential text features like an...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Since the beginning of time, inventors have been coming up with new ideas. But many of them did not necessarily get it right on their first attempts. Far from it! Invention is a process of trial and error. Learn how the inventors in this book kept trying until they finally succeeded. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader includes clear, informational text, stimulating facts, and detailed photos and sidebars to engage students as...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Cell phones have changed the way we live. They connect us to the world. They are tiny computers in our hands. Having a cell phone is a big responsibility. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader discusses the advantages and disadvantages of smartphones. This high-interest title includes detailed photos and sidebars, stimulating facts, and clear, informational text to engage students as they build their critical literacy skills. The...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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George Washington Carver was born into slavery. No one thought much of him because he was sick and weak. He would spend his life proving them wrong. Learn more about the "Plant Doctor" turned "Peanut Man" and how he helped people across the United States. This full-color biography includes important text features such as a glossary and a table of contents to engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension and literacy skills. This book...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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During the 20th century, many things were invented that made people's lives easier. Vacuum cleaners and washing machines made doing chores easier. Vaccines and penicillin improved public health. Radio and telephones helped communication, and airplanes and automobiles transformed transportation. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader details the history of 20th century inventions, and discusses their importance to the modern world....
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Everyone has heard of famous scientists like Einstein, Curie, Galileo, and Darwin. But some scientists have been overlooked by history. Virginia Apgar, Caroline Herschel, Percy Julian, and Rosalind Franklin are scientists who had to overcome adversity in order to succeed in their fields. Readers will be captivated by the inspirational stories of these unsung heroes of science! Packed with fun facts and fascinating sidebars, this full-color informational...
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Discover the history of the space race in this exciting and riveting nonfiction title! Elementary readers will learn about the Kennedy Space Station, the Cold War, Sputnik, the first astronauts and cosmonauts to make it into space, and the first landing on the moon. Through captivating images, impressive facts, and informational text with Time For Kids© content, readers will be enthralled and inspired by the amazing accomplishments that occurred...
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Travel to the 22nd century in this captivating nonfiction title that allows readers to discover the future of space. Elementary readers will be fascinated with the possibilities that may await human life in the future. Readers will learn about the technology that may be used to one day allow humans to live on another planet, new worlds, alien life, and artificial intelligence. Featuring Time For Kids© content, informational text, engaging diagrams,...
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Marie Curie is known as one of the most revolutionary scientists of all time. She transformed the way people look at the world of energy, but her work with radium lead to her death. Read all about this fascinating 20th century superstar! Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this biography includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, fascinating images, and...
10) How Plants Grow
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Beginning readers explore the steps to make plants grow! Readers will learn about various parts of the plant including seeds, roots, and leaves in this engaging nonfiction title. Featuring vivid, clear photos and simple, informational text, even the most reluctant reader will be captivated!
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Please. Thank you. You're Welcome. These are all great things to say when using good manners. Whether you are playing with friends or working with other students at school, good manners are always an important thing to remember. This engaging e-book aligns with the National Council for the Social Studies, state standards, and focuses on good manners. Featuring key words to know, this e-book allows children to create their own story or collaborate...
12) Horses Up Close
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There are seven million horses in the United States! Early readers will learn all about horses and stallions in this appealing nonfiction title that features vibrant photos, captivating facts, and simple, informative text. With a picture glossary and helpful definitions, readers will discover there is much to learn as they move from cover to cover.
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Learn how a designer's sketch becomes the fashion we wear and how a designer uses math and geometry to make their designs successful in this fashion-filled book! Including information about the fashion industry, clothing fabrics, patterns, and textures, readers learn all about the different aspects of the fashion industry. With a glossary, index, vivid images, informational text, and interesting facts, children will be engaged from beginning to end....
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With every new feat, there is at least one big failure. Learn about some of the biggest technological feats and failures in human history in this fascinating nonfiction title that allows readers to discover some of the technological innovations that have made life easier. Featuring detailed images, charts, and graphs, informational text, and intriguing facts, children will be engaged and captivated from cover to cover!
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Get readers excited to learn about the various technological innovations that have occurred throughout history--and what could be possible in the future! Through informational text featuring Time For Kids© content, intriguing facts, vivid images, diagrams, and charts, readers will learn about miraculous inventions such as holograms, 3D printing, virtual reality technology, personalized medicine, and bionic body parts. Readers will be engaged and...
16) Grand Old Flag
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The American flag represents a symbol of freedom in the American culture. The flag should never touch the ground and should be handled respectfully. This wordless e-book shows the construction of the flag to its use. Early learners will be encouraged to learn about the importance of the American flag by determining the meaning behind each photograph. Aligned to the National Council for the Social Studies and other state standards, this e-book is a...
17) My Big Family
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Introduce beginning readers to basic familiar vocabulary including family, mother, father, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa, and pets through vibrant images and informational text.
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From gamma rays to mighty mutants to mad science, superhero stories are filled with ideas borrowed from the world of science. Which superpowers might soon be made possible by science in real life? Explore the science behind superpowers with this fascinating book! Developed by Timothy Rasinski and Lori Oczkus, and featuring TIME content, this book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The detailed...
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What does it take to be a good citizen? Early readers will learn key words about being a good citizen while using oral language skills to determine what is happening throughout the book. Engaging images paired with key words to know, make this book an enjoyable reading experience for even the youngest readers. Aligned with the National Council for the Social Studies and other state standards, this book is a great tool to introduce students to what...
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Early readers will be engaged as they find out how a skyscraper is built and what goes inside when it's completed. This nonfiction title features detailed, vibrant images, helpful definitions and diagrams, and simple, informational text. Readers will be eager to learn all they can about the architecture that goes into building these amazing skyscrapers!
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