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1) Influenza
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Each year, the influenza virus causes illness in people around the world. The virus can spread quickly, but there are ways to help keep it at bay. Expertly leveled text and vibrant photos will help kids learn to recognize and prevent Influenza"-- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"We all have 'down' days as well as happier days. For people with a bipolar disorder, feelings of sadness and happiness can be more extreme. There is an alternation between feeling very 'up' and very 'down.' It can feel like their moods are in control of them. Fortunately, there are ways to treat this disorder and feel more balanced. The lives of millions of kids are affected by mental illness. And yet it's all too common for kids to feel like they...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This is a book about anxiety. Having anxiety doesn't just mean you feel nervous sometimes or need to calm down. It means having an uncontrollable feeling that gets in the way of what you normally do. This book explores what anxiety is like and what life can look like when you're able to manage to live with anxiety."--Publisher's description
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
This book explores diabetes and how people diagnosed with the disease manage it. It examines how diabetes affects daily life, work, and school, and it explains the latest treatments available. Features include a glossary, web resources, source notes, and an index.
5) Shiloh
Author
Series
Shiloh quartet volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
6) Autism
Author
Publisher
Rosen Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 1 in 68 American children has autism. This book describes the autism spectrum, exploring how the various ways that this neurodevelopmental disorder can affect individuals, from difficulty with social cues to impaired communication to repetitive behaviors. In addition to learning about the treatment and diagnosis of autism, readers will discover how new research into the genetic components...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Explores the history and impact of tuberculosis"--
"For many years, patients with tuberculosis had to live in sanitoriums to stop the spread of infection. Treatments included removing ribs and lungs. Read this book to learn more about the history of the infectious disease known as the white death."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Told in the rhythms of traditional oral narrative, this powerful telling of the history of the Native/Indigenous peoples of North America recounts their story from Creation to the invasion and usurpation of Native lands. As more and more people arrived, The People saw that the new men did not respect the land. The People witnessed the destruction of their Nations and the enslavement of their people. The People fought hard, but eventually agreed to...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Through her eyes, the moving story of a young Rwandan girl born with clubfeet and the risk she takes for the chance to walk on the bottoms of her feet for the first time. Rebeka Uwitonze was born in Rwanda with curled and twisted feet, which meant she had to crawl or be carried to get around. At nine years old, she gets an offer that could change her life. A doctor in the US might be able to turn her feet. But it means leaving her own family behind...
10) Rosie runs
Author
Publisher
Elsewhere Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Racing greyhound Rosie escapes the confines of the racetrack and bounds towards freedom.
Author
Series
Fenway and Hattie volume 3
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Fenway's life is pretty great, except for the strange stripey chipmunks that have suddenly appeared in the Dog Park behind his house. He's determined to catch them, but one of their hiding places contains some stinging insects. Ouch! Fenway thinks he can take care of this injury himself, but his humans don't let him. They take him to the Place of Fear and then Hattie doesn't even help him take off the Cone of Doom!
13) Tiger, tiger
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Two tiger cub brothers are taken from the jungle to ancient Rome, where one becomes the pampered pet of Caesar's daughter and the other becomes a man-eating "entertainment act" at the Colosseum.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: we are still here --
15) You are enough
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This self-help guide for young readers delivers real talk about eating disorders and body image; tools and information for recovery; and suggestions for dealing with the media messages that contribute so much to disordered eating, written in a easy-to-understand, conversational way.
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Readers learn common symptoms and behaviors of autism and how it affects kids at school and in relationships. Text includes suggestions on how to be a kind and respectful friend to someone with autism and appropriate activities kids can enjoy together"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As a young girl, Temple Grandin loved folding paper kites, making obstacle courses, and building lean-tos. But she really didn t like hugs. Temple wanted to be held but to her, hugs felt like being stuffed inside the scratchiest sock in the world; like a tidal wave of dentist drills, sandpaper, and awful cologne, coming at her all at once. Would she ever get to enjoy the comfort of a hug? Then one day, Temple had an idea. If she couldn t receive...
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A first "person" account of a horse trained in the late nineteenth century by former slave Doc Key to read, write, and do math in performances across the country to promote kindess to animals. Includes fact sheet.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"I Am a Peaceful Goldfish teaches kids and families about playful breathing techniques that we can use to overcome our anxiety and feel calm and grounded. When we are overcome with emotions, our breath--and a bit of imagination--can bring us back to a peaceful place. In this simple story, two children learn how to settle their feelings with imaginative breathing techniques, pretending they are elephants, flowers, even dragons! This charming book teaches...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Tu Youyou had been interested in science and medicine since she was a child, so when malaria started infecting people all over the world in 1969, she went to work finding a treatment. Trained as a medical researcher in college and healed by traditional medicine techniques when she was young, Tu Youyou started experimenting with natural Chinese remedies. The treatment she discovered through years of research and experimentation is still used all over...
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