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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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What is a bump, a volley, a serve, or a spike? These questions and more are answered in Volleyball in Action. Children will love learning about the history of this energetic sport, the necessary equipment, and basic rules of play. Fascinating information includes:
• the role of the coach
• mix and motion drills to help develop skills
• how to block the ball
• how beach volleyball is catching on
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Discover the 101 most amazing disguises in the animal kingdom!
The fifth book in the 101 ANIMAL series, 101 ANIMALS IN HIDING, will feature some of the most extraordinary creatures in nature. Featuring large full-color photos of camouflaged animals, see insects, reptiles, mammals, birds, and fish blend into their backgrounds. Learn how and why these amazing animals have developed these adaptations. Melvin and Gilda Berger are the authors...
46) Soccer in Action
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Goooaaaallllll! Crabtree scores with Soccer in Action - an exciting book that explores the most popular sport in the world. Kids will love learning and practicing skills such as kicking, dribbling, and trapping. Spectacular full-color photographs accompany the clear, detailed text showing:
• different player positions
• warm-up exercises
• maneuvering the ball with your foot and your head
• types of shots and saves.
49) Rick Riordan
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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A brief biography of the author of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series of books.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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You drop your line in the lake and wait quietly. Soon you feel a tug. Do you have what it takes to reel in your big catch? Now is your chance to learn what you need to know about freshwater fishing history, gear, techniques, safety, and more.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Not all governments have been run by men. Lives of Extraordinary Women turns the spotlight on women who have wielded power, revealing their feats-and flaws-for all the world to see. Here you'll find twenty of the most influential women in history: queens, warriors, prime ministers, first ladies, revolutionary leaders. Some are revered. Others are notorious. What were they really like?
In this grand addition to their highly praised series, Kathleen...
53) Baseball
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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Step up to the plate and learn all about America's favorite sport. From the different positions, equipment, rules, and regulations.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Meet Sally Ride, the first American woman in space! Follow Ride's story as she develops a robotic arm for space shuttles, investigates the Challenger and Columbia disasters, and founds Sally Ride Science. Infographics, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 7
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"A thrilling account of the most daring American POW rescue mission of World War II. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, America entered World War II, and a new theater of battle opened up in the Pacific. But US troops, along with thousands of Filipino soldiers who fought alongside them, were overtaken in the Philippines by a fiercely determined Japanese navy, and many Americans and Filipino fighters were killed or captured.These American and...
59) Tigers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Provides an overview of tigers, discussing their physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitat.
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