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What Is the Future of Nanotechnology?

John Allen · ReferencePoint Press
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Nanotechnology, the science of tiny things at the nanoscale, may be the next frontier in scientific advancement. Already nanotechnology is being used to make incredibly strong materials and deliver medicine to precise locations in the body. Soon it may lead to the manipulation of atoms...
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Wing & Claw #2: Cavern of Secrets

Linda Sue Park · HarperCollins
Pages: 309
Format: Hardcover

In the second installment of the spellbinding Wing & Claw series, Newbery Medal - winning author Linda Sue Park takes a young apothecary hero to new heights of danger, exciting adventure, and intriguing botanical magic.Raffa Santana has spent all winter hiding in the harsh wilderness...
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Takedown

Laura Shovan · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Discover what happens when one girl wants to break barriers in a sport dominated by boys in this exciting and thoughtful novel by the author of The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary.Mikayla is a wrestler; when you grow up in a house full of brothers who wrestle, it's inevitable....
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People

KATIE LAJINESS · BIG BUDDY Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This book introduces artists to basic drawing concepts and describes in step-by-step instructions how to turn simple shapes into people. Young readers will learn to draw a man, a woman, a boy, a baby, and a grandma. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy...
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Information Technology

Diane Lindsey Reeves · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Information Technology in the World of Work series provides an age-appropriate and interactive introduction to the nationally recognized Information Technology career pathway using informal self-assessment elements, career profiles, informative sidebar features, and back matter activities.
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Neck & Neck

Elise Parsley · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In this crowd-pleasing read-aloud from the creator of the bestselling If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!, a giraffe's self-esteem is tested during a hilarious confrontation between unlikely look-alikes!Everybody loves Leopold the giraffe. He inspires awe and wonder....
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The Fearless Travelers' Guide to Wicked Places

Peter Begler · Capstone Young Readers
Pages: 377
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Nell Perkins knows there is magic at work that she can't yet understand. Her mother has been taken by witches and turned into a bird. Nell must journey to get her mother back, even if it takes her deep into the Wicked Places -- the frightening realm where Nightmares resides....
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A Journey with Christopher Columbus

Stuart A Kallen · Lerner Pub Group
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

Set sail with Christopher Columbus and primary sources from his time to learn more about his famous journey. Study maps he used, excerpts from his journal, and artwork made by the Taino people he met in the Caribbean.
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Battlesong

Lian Tanner · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 293
Format: Hardcover

The thrilling conclusion to the Icebreaker trilogy, an acclaimed middle-grade fantasy-adventure from Lian Tanner.Gwin is a Fetcher. With her papa and twin brother, Nat, she travels West Norn, bringing joy to its downtrodden people through song and story. But ever since Mama died, it's been...
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Superman Day Disaster

Steven Korte? · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

It's Superman Day in Metropolis! But the festivities quickly turn to disaster when Bizarro arrives. Bizarro wants to be just like his hero, Superman, but he ends up causing more harm than good. Will Superman be able to keep Bizarro from unwittingly helping a gang of back robbers? Can he stop...
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World War II

Steven Otfinoski · Children's Press
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Just over two decades after the conclusion of World War I, another war began spreading across the world. As power-hungry leaders such as Germanys Adolf Hitler, Italys Benito Mussolini, and Japans Hideki Tojo seized control of their countries and began invading their neighbors, nations in Europe,...
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A Journey With Francisco Vazquez De Coronado

Stuart A Kallen · Lerner Pub Group
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

Take an expedition with Francisco Vzquez de Coronado and primary sources of his time to learn more about his journey. Study maps, quotations from his contemporaries, and works of art created when he lived.
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Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Young Readers' Edition

Ashlee Vance · HarperCollins
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

An in-depth look into the extraordinary life of the world's most important entrepreneur, Elon MuskThis fascinating and easily accessible young readers' adaptation of Ashlee Vance's New York Times bestselling Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future features black-and-white...
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Secret Origins

James Riley · Aladdin Paperbacks
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover

Bethany travels to a new fictional world to rescue her father in this third book in the New York Times bestselling series, Story Thieves--which was called a "fast-paced, action-packed tale" by School Library Journal--from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy. Owen and Bethany...
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Ohio: The Buckeye State

Val Lawton · AV2 by Weigl
Format: Print book

The United States of America is made up of many states and territories. The Discover America series uses exciting images and informative text to guide readers through the history, landscape, and identity of each U.S. state, territory, and district.
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