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Creating with Laser Cutters and Engravers

Mary-Lane Kamberg · Rosen Central
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

This text provides readers with an exploratory lens into the general world of the Fab Lab with an in-depth focus on two specific types of machinery: laser cutters and engravers. These machines give users the unique opportunity to create through the removal of material from its source. Included...
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Robot Claymation

Emily Reid (Au · Windmill Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

You dont need to be a robotic engineer to build a robot. This book shows readers how to sculpt their own robots out of clay. The volume begins with a list of Claymation materials and techniques to introduce readers to the process. Readers will learn how to sculpt clay into figures from...
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What Are Binary and Hexadecimal Numbers?

Patricia Harris · Powerkids Pr
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

Elementary students around the globe are taught to count using a base-10 number system. We form numbers using the 10 digits of our base-10 systemzero through nine. Inside this book, readers discover other number systems people have used throughout history. With a binary system, computers...
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Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man: Great Power Screen Cap Digest

Marvel Comics · Marvel
Format: Paperback

Peter Parker has been Spider-Man for one year. Hes fought villains and saved lives, but still has much to learn about being a super hero. Nick Fury is going to give Peter the chance to go to the next level. To train to become a real super hero. To be the Ultimate Spider-Man. These are action-packed,...
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Cosplay

Jennifer Culp · Rosen Publishing
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Cosplay, a blend of costume and play, has taken off in popularity around the world. This entertaining and enlightening volume introduces readers to the wide and vivid cosplay world. They will learn the history of this creative outlet and how some people have taken this colorful and whimsical...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial: A Stone of Hope

Joanne Mattern · Red Chair Press
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words of peace are carved in the walls of this monument to remind all Americans of the power of peaceful protest. Learn all about the first national memorial to an African American.
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Chelsea Clinton: Democratic Campaigner and Advocate

Cathleen Small · Cavendish Square
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

Chelsea Clinton was immersed in politics when she moved into the White House for her father Bill Clinton's first inauguration. Her studies in history, politics, and public health set her on the path to lead interfaith and cross-cultural education initiatives. The influence of her mother...
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Middle School: Dog's Best Friend

James Patterson · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Releasing the same month as the MIDDLE SCHOOL movie, this next installment of James Patterson's hit series has non-stop laughs starring everyone's favorite underdog.

It's a dog-eat-dog world, and Rafe Khatchadorian is just trying to live in it. Life in middle school is finally starting...
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Making Scents

Arthur Yorinks · First Second
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Mickey isn't quite like his brothers and sisters. They're all stronger, faster, and have a much better sense of smell. That's because his "brothers and sisters" are dogs -- bloodhounds, to be exact. Mickey's mom and dad are crazy about canines. Their dogs are the loves of their...

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Taming of the Shoe

Sarah Darer Littman
Format: Paperback


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Special Effects

Sara Green · Blastoff! Discovery
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"Engaging images accompany information about special effects. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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Cool Crafts with Glass

Jane Yates · Windmill Books
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Once empty, clean, and without a label, most glass bottles and jars are pretty on their own. With a few extra touches such as paint or ribbon, glass items that are commonly recycled can be truly beautiful! Clear, simple instructions guide readers through several crafting projects that use old glass...
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Unexplained Freaky Phenomena, Grades 5 - 9

Grace Ramsey · Rourke Educational Media
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In Unexplained: Freaky Phenomena, readers in grades 5-9 will explore a variety of unexplained phenomena. Is dance fever real? Can something be both a plant and an animal? Can a human simply burst into flames? The Unexplained series is designed for readers to be able to flip through until...
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A Christian Life

Cath Senker · Powerkids Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Christianity is a faith rich in celebrations, ceremonies, and traditions. Readers of this informative volume learn about what it means to be a follower of Christianity today. They also discover the many stories and beliefs that the Christian faith is rooted in. Vibrant photographs correlate...
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Born Survivors

Louise Spilsbury · Pilot
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Sea turtle hatchlings have a triathlon of sorts to complete immediately after hatching. First, they dig themselves out of the sand. Next, they race down the beach. Lastly, they swim as fast as possible to deep water. Independent readers will celebrate this book's baby-focused survival...
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