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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others? Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years, the world famous author addresses some of life's most important...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
From fighting on the battlefield to carrying out espionage, robots are making it possible for us to defend ourselves like never before. In this exciting high-tech series, readers will discover how robots are revolutionizing how we defend and protect our world.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Flint, Michigan had been built up, then abandoned, by General Motors. In 2014, as part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Children stopped growing. Some people were hospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Despite the murky, foul-smelling liquid pouring from the city's faucets, officials...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"This middle grade adaptation of Our Dogs, Ourselves is an eye-opening, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look about humans' complicated and sometimes contradictory relationship with man's best friend by New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog-Young Readers Edition. We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. Even while we see ourselves in dogs, we also treat them in surprising ways. On...
Author
Series
Invention and Impact volume 2
Publisher
VIKING, Published by the Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"A history of transportation from primitive technology to driverless cars."--Provided by publisher.
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With climate change seeming to become an increasingly undeniable reality, we find ourselves facing more extreme weather than ever before. This title take a look at some examples of extreme weather, such as droughts and supercell thunder storms, and how and why they form.
9) Bacteria
Author
Publisher
The Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A study of the single-celled disease-causing micro-organisms known as bacteria, discussing how they function, how they cause illness, and how we can protect ourselves against them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As we reflect in 2016 on the 30th anniversary of the Shuttle Challenger tragedy, it is fitting that we remind ourselves why all of these brave and daring pioneers go into space. From the first unmanned spacecraft to the planned mission to Mars in 2030, this awesome book celebrates the milestone achievements of space travel, the agonizing--but no less important--failures, and the pioneers who made it happen--sometimes giving their lives to do it."--...