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Camera Tricks

Sara Green - Blastoff! Discovery
Format: Hardcover

"Engaging images accompany information about camera tricks. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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Zombie Fish

Jolene Alessi - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Presents the life cycle of the tapeworm S. solidus, which lives in three successive hosts, the copepad, a type of crustacean; stickleback fish, which change their behavior when infected; and water birds.
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Infrastructure of America's Railway Systems

Marcia Amidon Lu?sted - Mitchell Lane Publishers
Format: Library Binding

This book explores eight railroads and subways that are lifelines for transportation in the U.S., but are overloaded and often falling apart. Whether its Bostons T, Washington D.C.s Metro, the crescent Corridor railroad route, or a Desert Line railroad running from the U.S. into Mexico,...
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More Freaky Stories About Our Bodies (Freaky True Science)

Kristen Rajczak Nelson - Gareth Stevens Pub
Format: Library Binding

The human body is amazing, but with advancements in medicine and scientific technology, there are some pretty freaky stories about how people can live in the modern world. From surviving after having organs removed to the horror of insects living in our bodies, this enthralling books main...
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The Lost Girl

Anne Ursu - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover

Anne Ursu, author of the National Book Award nominee The Real Boy, returns with a story of the power of fantasy, the limits of love, and the struggles inherent in growing up.When you're an identical twin, your story always starts with someone else. For Iris, that means her story starts...
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The Building of the Hoover Dam

Arnold Ringstad - The Child's World
Format: Print book

Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Hoover Dam. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research....
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Be a Young Entrepreneur: Be Inspired to Be a Business Whiz

Adam Sutherland - Barron'S
Format: Print book

Calling all business-minded kids: this book is for you! If you've ever dreamed of starting your own business but have absolutely no idea where to begin, we've got good news for you. It's easy to succeed--as long as you've got a game plan. Be a Young Entrepreneur helps kids...
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I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888

Lauren Tarshis - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Eleven-year-old John Hale has already survived one brutal Dakota winter, and now he's about to experience one of the deadliest blizzards in American history. The storm of 1888 was a monster, a frozen hurricane that slammed into America's midwest without warning. Within hours, America's...
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Treasure Hunters: Peril at the Top of the World

James Patterson - Jimmy Patterson
Format: Print book

Join the Kidds on their trek to exotic Russia and the dangerous Arctic as they outrun the bad guys in their search for stolen treasure.
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Infrastructure of America's Tunnels

Marcia Amidon Lu?sted - Mitchell Lane Publishers
Format: Library Binding

Infrastructure is something that we use every day, like roads, bridges, and tunnels, but probably never think too much about. However, in the United States, many parts of the countrys infrastructure are old, falling apart, and desperately need repair and upgrading. Tunnels especially are vital...
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