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Author
Publisher
The Kane Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Labor Day weekend is consider the "last hurrah" of summer, and is celebrated with parades and picnics and fun. But what does it signify? Discover the true meaning of the holiday: celebrating and honoring all the workers in our American labor force, especially those who fight for safe work places and fair pay.
22) The associate
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Kyle McAvoy grew up in his father's small-town law office in York, Pennsylvania. He excelled in college, was elected editor-in-chief of The Yale Law Journal, and his future has limitless potential. But Kyle has a secret, a dark one, an episode from college that he has tried to forget. The secret, though, falls into the hands of the wrong people, and Kyle is forced to take a job he doesn't want-- even though it's a job most law students can only dream...
23) The sun
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's bright and it's hot. It's the center of our solar system. It is our Sun. As readers journey through this book, they will discover how this amazing star came into existence, and they will learn everything about its size and makeup, its solar winds and flares, and how its light and heat affect Earth. The workings of the sun's magnetic field, sun spots, and the latest technology used to study the sun will also captivate our readers.
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The tales chosen for this book share the Vietnamese five great virtues: Nhan (Compassion), Le (Rituals), Nghia (Righteousness), Tri (Wisdom), and Tin (Trust). The author notes that her parents used traditional stories to teach children values and morals. Now the author, who is a story teller, uses the same tales to help Vietnamese children learn their traditional culture and values.
27) The partner
Author
Language
English
Description
A young partner in a Biloxi law firm who staged his own death and stole a fortune from the firm's offshore account is found living in Brazil.
Author
Series
Helping kids understand diabetes volume 1
Publisher
Cable Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012].
Language
English
Description
Lara, a young diabetic girl, helps kids with diabetes to feel accepted and capable of achieving anything.
Publisher
FC2, an imprint of the University of Alabama Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The 43 innovative fictions in Infinite Constellations showcase the voices and visions of 30 remarkable writers, both new and established, from the global majority: Native American/First Nation writers, South Asian writers, East Asian writers, Black American writers, Latinx writers, and Caribbean and Middle Eastern writers. These are visions both familiar and strange, but always rooted in the mystery of human relationships, the deep honoring of memory,...
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited, a Penguin Random House Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This is the ultimate graphic guide to the amazing game of soccer, presenting every aspect of the game in a compelling way through eye-opening explanations, detailed stats, amazing facts, and bizarre trivia.
31) Buddhism
Author
Series
Publisher
AV² by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Each title in the Religions of the World series explores the main beliefs, practices, and places of worship of a major world religion. Learn more about the history, religious symbols, and special events of the Buddhist religion in Buddhism"--Back cover.
Publisher
Unbound
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"[P]erspective on women's writing about the natural world. There has, in recent years, been an explosion of writing about place, landscape and the natural world. But within this blossoming of interest, women's voices have remained very much in the minority. In Women on Nature, Katharine Norbury has sifted through the pages of women's fiction, poetry, household planners, gardening diaries and recipe books to show the multitude of ways in which they...
34) Plate tectonics
Author
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The ground beneath our feet feels sturdy and still, but Earth is actually covered in moving plates. These large plates make up the outer layer of Earth's surface and sit on top of another layer made up of molten rock. Borders between two plates are often the site of earthquakes and volcanoes. The plates can slide against each other, crash into each other, move apart, and even create mountains. There is so much to learn about what's going on beneath...
36) El caimán
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of alligators, some of Earth's largest reptiles. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why alligators and dogs don't get along"--Provided by publisher
"Una exploraci̤n b̀sica de la apariencia, el comportamiento y el h̀bitat de los caimanes, algunos de los reptiles m̀s grandes de la Tierra. Tambǐn se incluye una historia del folclore que explica por qǔ los caimanes y los...
38) Islam
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces Islam, including the history, geography, politics, and economics of the religion.
40) Joseph Stalin
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Stalin turned the Soviet Union into a world power--at an unimaginable cost. He uprooted millions of peasants and starved millions to death.
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