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A Ray of Light

Written by Walter Wick

The wonder of light has fascinated readers for ages. Walter Wick's mesmerizing photographs paired...

1st - 3rd
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10 True Tales: Young Civil Rights Heroes

Written by Allan Zullo
This book is a collection of 10 vignettes about the civil rights era. The focus of these stories is...
8th - 12th
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Lise Meitner: Had the Right Vision about Nuclear Fission ( Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors and Scientists )

Written and Illustrated by Mike Venezia
These books are without a doubt the definitive and most entertaining biographies of scientists for...
1st - 4th
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People and Places (World of Wonder)

Written by Gerard Chesire
Who were the first people and how did they live? When did they invent farming, tools, cities? Who...
3rd - 5th
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Nature Attacks! (I Survived True Stories)

Written by Lauren Tarshis
Gripping true stories of real kids who have survived horrifying disasters from the author of The New...
2nd - 5th
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Environmental Engineering and the Science of Sustainability (Engineering in Action)

Written by Robert Snedden
Human activities have a huge impact on the Earth. Environmental engineers apply traditional...
4th - 7th
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The Life and Times of the Peanut

Written by Charles Micucci

What are peanuts - are they peas or are they nuts? Do they grow above or below ground? Who invented...

Pre-K - 3rd
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DC Comics Backstories: Princess Leia Bio

Written by Calliope Glass
Who is Princess Leia? How did a princess become a rebel leader? And what happened to her after the...
3rd - 5th
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18719

Discovering Mars (Revised and Updated Edition)

Written by Melvin H. Berger
This completely updated and revised edition with the latest information, photographs and discoveries...
4th - 5th
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18667

What If You Had Animal Feet?

Written by Sandra Markle and Illustrated by Howard McWilliam
If you could have any animal's feet, whose would you choose? Learn about the amazing variety of feet...
Pre-K - 3rd
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I Am: John F. Kennedy

Written by Grace Norwich
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
3rd - 5th
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What If You Had Animal Hair?

Written by Sandra Markle
If you could have any animal's hair, whose would you choose? Outrageous and ridiculous illustrations...
1st - 3rd
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I Am: Albert Einstein

Written by Grace Norwich
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
3rd - 5th
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I Am: George Washington

Written by Grace Norwich
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
3rd - 5th
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I Am: Sacagawea

Written by Grace Norwich
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, this insightful...
3rd - 5th
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Investigators: Architecture: Built For a Purpose

Written by Lynette Evans
Investigators is a unique set of science readers, inquiry-based instruction, and interactive...
5th - 5th

Investigators: Architecture: High and Mighty

Written by Lynette Evans
Investigators is a unique set of science readers, inquiry-based instruction, and interactive...
5th - 5th
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It's All About...: Polar Plunge

Written by Philip Steele
This new science series is packed with up-to-date facts and stats, and 8 amazing collector cards to...
2nd - 4th
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Hurricanes (Smart Words Science Reader)

Written by Christine A. Caputo
Full of information and photographs, this series includes special features like highlighted...
2nd - 4th
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18380

Seymour Simon's Top 50 Questions Reader: Poisonous Animals

Written by Seymour Simon
A fascinating look at poisonous animals of every size, shape, and variety. Seymour Simon brings his...
3rd - 4th
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Seymour Simon's Top 50 Questions Reader: Wild Earth

Written by Seymour Simon
Seymour Simon keeps up a lively pace with these educational and entertaining science question-and...
3rd - 4th
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Guinness World Records—Top Ten: Bizarre Bug Records

Written by Ryan Herndon
Smallest, longest, largest, fastest—here's all the fascinating records in the world. Reluctant...
4th - 5th
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World's Dumbest Crooks

Written by Allan Zullo
Criminal master-minds? You won't find them here Ridiculous, outrageous, hilarious and true—this book...
5th - 7th
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Freedom Train

Written by Dorothy Sterling
Harriet Tubman risked her life helping other slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. "Well...
5th - 6th

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