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The Case of the Ad That Subtracts and Other True Math Mysteries for You to Solve

Danielle S Hammelef · Fact Finders
Format: Book

Theyre multiplied and divided. Theyre spectacular and average. What are they? Math mysteries, of course! Get ready to crack the cases and the real math info wide open. You might need your abacus for this one.
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Kids Who Are Changing the World

Anne Jankeliowitch · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

The inspiring stories of 45 young heroes who have made an impact on our planet. Forty-five young people from around the world (including twelve from the U.S. and four from Canada) are doing something every day to make the world a better place. They discovered issues that concerned them...
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Coral reefs matter

Julie Murphy · Core Library
Pages: 48
Format:  Print book : Elementary and junior high school : EnglishView all editions and formats

What can we learn about the health of an ecosystem through coral reefs? This title takes readers into our warming oceans to learn why and how coral reefs are hurting, and why its a larger issue for the thousands of animals and humans who depend on its resources.
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Maker Faire

Samantha RoSlund · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Around the world, makers come together to share their ideas and inventions at Maker Faires. Readers will integrate visual information with text and learn technical word meanings as they read what it is like to visit these incredible events and see some of the world's most innovative new projects....
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Know Your Numbers: Food

Mary Elizabeth Salzmann · SandCastle
Format: Book

Teach kids to count and read at the same time! Know Your Numbers: Food introduces early readers to numbers by paring them with simple sentences about food. Beautiful photos and graphics tie the written, numeral, and visual forms of each number together. For instance, one page has a picture...
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Empathy: I Know How You Feel!

Liz George · Children's Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The ability to really understandand care aboutthe feelings of another is a difficult attribute to develop. Thats where Empathy: I Know How You Feel! can help. Chock full of familiar situations and helpful hints, this book gives readers the tools they need to develop this important character...
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Dinosaurs of the Jurassic

David West · Smart Apple Media
Format: Hardcover

32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 x 24 cm.
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Have Sword, Will Travel

Garth Nix · Scholastic Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

It is strange enough that Odo and Eleanor have stumbled upon a sword in a dried-up river outside their village. It is even stranger that Odo is able to remove it from where it's buried. And it's REMARKABLY strange when the sword starts to talk.Odo and Eleanor have unearthed Biter, a famous...
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DK Eyewitness Books: Knight

Christopher Gravett · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 72
Format: Library Binding

Take an inside look at the life of a knight - from battles and banquets to sieges and chivalry - in this updated edition of Eyewitness: Knight. Illustrations, maps, charts, and timelines look at the history of medieval knights and their armor, jousting, heraldry, hawking, and crusades....
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Dear Dumb Diary Year Two #6: Live Each Day to the Dumbest

Jim Benton · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

The hilarious and bestselling series from Jim Benton continues!It's not easy being a middle-schooler, and nobody knows that better than Jamie Kelly. There are surprises around every corner: some good, some bad, all dumb. But when Jamie inherits a trunk of her grandmother's things,...
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Streetball Crew Book One Sasquatch in the Paint

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 265
Format: Hardcover

Theo Rollins is starting eighth grade six inches taller, and his new height is making everyone expect more from him. Coach Mandrake wants to transform him from invisible science geek into star basketball player, even though Theo has little experience with the game. When Theo tries to hone...
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Motocross

John Hamilton · ABDO Publishing
Format: Book

Introduces the sport of motocross, including its history, dirt bike parts, safety gear, and different types of motocross racing.
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Earthfall

Mark Walden · Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Pages: 265
Format: Hardcover

The battle for mankind is about to begin in this riveting story of Earth's invasion from the author of the H.I.V.E. series.Sam awakens to see strange vessels gathered in the skies around London. As he stares up, people stream past, walking silently toward the enormous ships, which emit...
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Michael Jordan: Hall of Fame Basketball Superstar

Nathan Aaseng · Speeding Star
Format: Hardcover

There was nothing Michael Jordan could not do on the basketball court. He could soar through the lane and dunk over opponents, he could shoot from the outside with great accuracy, and he was one of the best defenders to ever play the game. Nathan Aaseng tells the story of how Michael Jordan...
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Being Your Best at Soccer

Nelson Yomtov · Children's Press
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

As the world's most popular sport, soccer is played everywhere from dusty streets and schoolyards to massive stadiums. Readers will learn the rules of the game, get a close look at the layout of a soccer pitch, and find out what role different positions play on a team. They will also...
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