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Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.--
42) Birds of prey
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Powerful eyesight, massive talons, and sharp, hooked beaks-birds of prey are built to survive! Close-up photos of these serious predators will grab readers' attention as they learn how these birds hunt their prey. Fantastic photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read and a useful resource for report writing"--
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Over the course of his career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions. Now, at a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, McCullough has collected some of his most pertinent speeches in a brief volume designed to identify important principles and characteristics that are particularly American.
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Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"A sensational, eye-opening account of Emma Jung's complex marriage to Carl Gustav Jung and the hitherto unknown role she played in the early years of the psychoanalytic movement. Clever and ambitious, Emma Jung yearned to study the natural sciences at the University of Zurich. But the strict rules of proper Swiss society at the beginning of the twentieth century dictated that a woman of Emma's stature--one of the richest heiresses in Switzerland--travel...
Pub. Date
2001
Description
Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to...
47) Dinosaur weapons
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Claws that slash, teeth that tear, and tail clubs that crush-dinosaurs were once the terror of the planet! Check out the dramatic illustrations of dinosaurs and the "weapons" on these ancient giants! Their weapons were adaptations that helped them hunt and defend themselves. A great high-interest read and a useful resource for report writing"--
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Book + Online includes: 2 full-length practice tests including an online practice test that allows you to practice the computer-based formats used on the actual test with feedback to help pinpoint areas of weakness and strategies for tackling the exam, both in the book and in online videos featuring Kaplan's top instructors.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who, in 1971, cast twenty-four male student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. The results astonished the world, as participants went from middle-class undergrads to drunk-with-power sadists and submissive victims in just a few days. Based on a true story.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 moon landing. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about math, about the universe. From...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
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In free verse, evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts from her writings, biographical information, and source notes.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"The Notorious B.I.G. was one of the most charismatic and talented artists of the 1990s. Born Christopher Wallace and raised in Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, Biggie lived an almost archetypal rap life: young trouble, drug dealing, guns, prison, a giant hit record, the wealth and international superstardom that came with it, then an early violent death. Biggie released his first record, Ready to Die, in 1994, when he was only 22. Less than three...
55) A mermaid's tale
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
When a twelve-year-old girl befriends a quirky teenage mermaid who's anything but mythical, their friendship could heal an age-old feud between humans and sea people. Jerry O2Connell and Barry Bostwick bring to life this family-friendly saga of a young girl's playful friendship with a teenage mermaid.
Author
Pub. Date
1978.
Description
At the age of 20, a soldier died in an army hospital. Nine minutes later he returned to life. What he experienced would change his life, and millions more, forever.
In this classic, riveting true story, Dr. George Ritchie shares some of the most stunning and detailed descriptions of life after death. You'll encounter other nonphysical beings, travel through different dimensions of time and space, and discover a series of worlds, some hellish in their...
57) Carl Gustav Jung
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Description
In this, the first full-length biography of the great Swiss psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung is remembered not only for his valuable contribution to psychotherapy and to our understanding of the inner workings of the mind, but for the enduring controversies, he sparked. In Frank McLynn's capable hands, readers will come to understand the man who originated what are widely held to be some of the greatest ideas of this century.
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Pub. Date
c2010
Description
"It's been a lifelong, ever-expanding journey, with many big fish and faraway waters and dramatic moments . . . and yet I don't think any of those moments or any of those places or fish has thrilled me any more than seeing the twitch of my fly line where it entered the muddy waters of my backyard pond . . ."
In this collection of fly-fishing stories from acclaimed novelist and outdoor writer William G. Tapply, the natural appeal of fly fishing comes...
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