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Investigate Transportation: Stepping Out on Foot

Written by Lynette Evans
Investigate Transportation: Stepping Out on Foot covers these essential questions: To what places is...
5th - 8th
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Back Off! Animal Defenses: Armored Animals

Written by Cari Meister
In Armored Animals, early fluent readers learn about animals such as the armadillo, rhinoceros, and...
2nd - 5th
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Back Off! Animal Defenses: Electric Animals

Written by Cari Meister
In Electric Animals, early fluent readers learn about animals such as the stargazer fish, electric...
2nd - 5th
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Back Off! Animal Defenses: Horned Animals

Written by Cari Meister
In Horned Animals, early fluent readers learn about animals such as the yak, kudu, andcape buffalo...
2nd - 5th
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Back Off! Animal Defenses: Slimy Animals

Written by Nadia Higgins
In Slimy Animals, early fluent readers learn about animals such as the hagfish, fulmar, and sea...
2nd - 5th
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Back Off! Animal Defenses: Stinky Animals

Written by Nadia Higgins
In Stinky Animals, early fluent readers learn about animals such as the skunk, opossum, and Komodo...
2nd - 5th
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Back Off! Animal Defenses: Undercover Animals

Written by Nadia Higgins
In Undercover Animals, early fluent readers learn about animals such as the zebra, octopus, and...
2nd - 5th
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Back Off! Animal Defenses: Venomous Animals

Written by Cari Meister
In Venomous Animals, early fluent readers learn about animals such as the cobra, bee, and stonefish...
2nd - 5th
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Boomerangs (Early Physics Fun)

Written by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst
In Boomerangs, early fluent readers explore the physics behind this flying toy. Vibrant, full-color...
3rd - 7th
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The World's Biggest Animals: The World's Biggest Amphibians

Written by Mari Schuh
In The World's Biggest Amphibians, early fluent readers learn about amphibians as they explore the...
2nd - 5th
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The World's Biggest Animals: The World's Biggest Insects

Written by Mari Schuh
In The World's Biggest Insects, early fluent readers learn about insects as they explore the lives...
2nd - 5th
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Way to Grow! Gardening: Flowers

Written by Rebecca Pettiford
In Flowers, early fluent readers learn about how to create and care for a flower garden. Vibrant...
2nd - 5th
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Different Interests (Celebrating Differences)

Written by Rebecca Pettiford
In Different Interests, beginning readers will learn to celebrate diversity by appreciating the...
3rd - 7th
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Chameleon!

Written by Joy Cowley and Illustrated by Nic Bishop
One brave chameleon ventures from the safety of his tree in search of a new home. On his journey, he...
1st - 5th
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I Am: Cleopatra

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 Is a Plant? (21st Century JR Library: Plants)

Written by Pam Rosenberg
Have you ever looked at a plant? They seem to come in many different shapes and sizes. But did you...
2nd - 5th
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Working at a Bank (21st Century Junior Library: Careers)

Written by Katie Marsico
This title nicely draws readers into the text by imagining a child in line at the bank with a piggy...
1st - 5th
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Working at a Hospital (21st Century Junior Library: Careers)

Written by Pam Rosenberg
Working at a Hospital introduces young readers to many careers available at a hospital, from doctors...
2nd - 5th
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Trees (21st Century JR Library: Plants)

Written by Christine Petersen
What are the biggest living things on Earth? Did you guess whales or elephants? The winner is not an...
2nd - 5th
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Plants We Eat

Written by Christine Petersen
Where does food come from? How many plants do we eat? Using hands on activities, young readers will...
2nd - 5th
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Plants We Wear

Written by Pam Rosenberg
Do you wear jeans? Did you ever look at the label inside your favorite jeans? It probably said that...
2nd - 5th
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Bull Trout's Gift

Written by Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and Illustrated by Sashay Camel
“We were wealthy from the water,” Mitch Smallsalmon says, and like all the tribal elders, he speaks...
3rd - 7th

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