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661) Down the Yukon
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
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In the wake of Dawson City's Great Fire of 1899, sixteen year old Jason and his girlfriend Jamie canoe the Yukon River across Alaska in an epic race from Canada's Klondike to the new gold fields at Cape Nome.
662) Go canoeing!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Get out on the water and enjoy the sights and sounds of the great outdoors! Readers will learn all about planning, paddling, and the gear they need to take a canoe trip. They'll learn about safety and caring for the environment while enjoying an outdoor canoeing adventure!"--Provided by publisher.
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In 1970s Cincinnati, Kim's overwhelmed, financially stressed parents dragged her and her four younger siblings into swimming-starting with a nearby motel pool-as a way to keep them occupied and out of their way. When Kim was eleven, they began leaving the kids at home with a sitter while they traveled the Midwest, where they sold imported wooden ornaments from their motorhome. But when Kim's six-year-old brother crashed his new Cheater Slick bike...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
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"Ria Williams was an elite diver on track for the Olympics. As someone who struggled in school, largely due to her ADHD, diving was the one place Ria could shine. But while her parents were focused on the trophies, no one noticed how Coach Benny's strict rules and punishments controlled every aspect of Ria's life. The harder he was on her, the sharper her focus. The bigger the bruise, the better the dive. Until a freak accident at a meet changes everything....
665) Kayaking
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to kayaking. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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From childhood, it was obvious that Clay Marzo's single-minded focus on surfing was unique, his skills otherworldly. But the deeper reasons for this obsession didn't become clear until his late teens, when Marzo was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.
Marzo was already a surfing phenom, winning the National Scholastic Surfing Association championship at fifteen, but it was tough for him to relate to his peers and fit in. Only while surfing did he...
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Lourie completed his trip. It took him three weeks and marked the first time anyone has traveled from the source of the Hudson to the mouth in a single vessel. The Hudson proved to be a very changeable river. It includes seven locks and nine power dams. The northern half is a true river with strong current, but the lower half is tidal, a sunken river from the days of glaciers. In its first 165 miles, it drops more than 4,000 feet to Albany. The second...
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GET ONBOARD AND GET INSPIRED!
Unafraid to 'rock the boat,' this sailor-turned-author drops her truth bombs-like an anchor. Here's your chance to live vicariously through one woman's journey of finding her voice, taking control of her health, and discovering her passions, strength and capacity for love and forgiveness.
Join Carole as she moves onto a boat, adapts to a new lifestyle, learns hard 'beginner' lessons, sails the breathtaking ocean, survives...
669) Waiting on Mr. Sloth
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Sasha cannot wait to go swimming with her best friend Mr. Sloth, but when his very slow pace causes Sasha to lose her patience, she decides to go into the pool without him.
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Without water, forests will become deserts, and our marine friends will not have any home. Our bodies are also composed of lots of water so we will die without it too. It's time for the little ones to understand where water comes from so that he/she will grow an awareness to protect water sources. This book is a wonderful introduction to the subject.
671) Canoeing
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to canoeing. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
672) A dive into the blue
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Standing at the edge of a diving board, a small girl fears the drain at the bottom of the pool will swallow her up, but determined to learn how to dive, she musters up her courage by imagining other possibilities of what she might find under the surface.
673) Go paddleboarding!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Enjoy calm waters and a warm, sunny day on a paddleboard! Readers will learn about the skills and equipment they need to go paddleboarding. Find out important safety rules and ways to protect the environment, all while having fun experiencing this outdoor activity!"--
674) Unstoppable me
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Makana the lion loves to surf. But even lions can be afraid sometimes. When Makana wipes out and wants to give up, Mr. Turtle encourages her to get back on her board and go out again. Will Makana have the courage to believe in herself and face the next big wave?
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