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Clean Water

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

It is morning. You have just awakened from a good night's sleep and are feeling thirsty. Your mouth...

Pre-K - 5th
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Mysteries of Language and Communication

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

You have just walked into...

...the coolest room you've ever seen. On one side there's an arcade with...

Pre-K - 5th
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Grand Prismatic Spring

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

You are hiking on a trail through Yellowstone National Park. You are surrounded by many wonders of...

Pre-K - 5th
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Leaf Sheep of the Sea

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

Imagine scuba diving off the coast of Japan. The water is crystal clear, and you can see big fish...

Pre-K - 5th
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Moai of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

Moai is the Polynesian word for statue. Many archaeologist, linguists, and anthropologists from all...

Pre-K - 5th
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Nasca Lines of Peru

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

The Nasca Lines were created nearly 2,000 years ago by the people who lived on the southern coast of...

Pre-K - 5th
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I Am Human: A Book of Empathy

Written by Susan Verde and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

The third book in a wellness series, I Am Human, is a hopeful meditation on all the great (and...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Beavers and Other Animals With Amazing Teeth (Scholastic News Readers™—Animals)

Written by Susan Labella
Describes how various animals use their teeth to chew, bite, and find food, including beavers...
K - 2nd
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Hop, Bunny (National Geographic Kids)

Written by Susan Neuman
Stunning photographs and flawless on-level information introduce young minds to the wonder and...
Pre-K - 1st
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Swing, Sloth (National Geographic Kids)

Written by Susan Neuman
Stunning photographs and flawless on-level information introduce young minds to the wonder and...
Pre-K - 1st
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Five Brilliant Scientists (Great Black Heroes)

Written by Lynda Jones and Illustrated by Ron Garnett

This easy-to-read biography describes the early lives and notable achievements of:

  • Susan McKinney...
Pre-K - 3rd
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En autobus (Going By Bus) (Vamonos...Going Places)

Written by Susan Ashley (author), Colleen Coffey (translator) and Consuelo Carrillo (translator)
This book introduces school, local, and intercity buses and how people travel in each kind, and...
K - 3rd
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Por avion (Going By Plane) (Vamonos...Going Places)

Written by Susan Ashley (author), Colleen Coffey (translator), Consuelo Carrillo (translator) and Erin Widenski (Editor)
This book recounts the development of the airplane, describes commercial aviation, and surveys other...
K - 3rd
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Quien construye ( Who Builds ) ( Yellow Umbrella Books: Science Level A Spanish )

Written by Susan Ring
Text and photographs compare some of the structures that people build to those built by animals.
Pre-K - 2nd
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Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Freedom and Equality

Written by Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Craig Orback
A biography of Susan B. Anthony who worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the struggle to win women...
K - 4th
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Jimmy the Joey: The True Story of an Amazing Koala Rescue (National Geographic Kids)

Written by Deborah Lee Rose and Susan Kelly and Illustrated by Susan Kelly
After an accident in which he is separated from his mother, Jimmy is rescued and taken to Koala...
Pre-K - 3rd

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