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Biomimicry
Nature is filled with an amazing array of living things, each with unique designs and behaviors that help it adapt and survive. Humans have much to learn from nature, and the new science of biomimicry helps us copy and apply lessons from nature in our own lives. Biomimicry allows students to investigate a variety of examples of biomimicry from Velcro to antireflective computer screens and more.…
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Making Big Bolstead Bucks
What would you design and sell if you could be an entrepreneur for a day? Making Big Bolstead Bucks is a realistic fiction book that follows a group of students and their teacher as they learn the basics of how capitalism works. Their assignment is to work in small groups to start their own business. Mr. Bolstead teaches his students about borrowing money with interest, supply and demand, and p…
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The Great Hunger
The Great Hunger informs readers about the famine that swept across Ireland during the mid-1800s. Potato blight left poor tenant farmers with nothing to feed their families, but they were still forced to work the land and export grain to their landlords in Britain. Over the course of sixteen grueling years, Ireland's population dropped from over 8.5 million to 5 million. People died from starva…
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What Makes You, You?
Have you ever wondered why your eyes are blue and your sibling's are brown? Why a friend can roll his tongue and you can't? This informative book answers these questions. Readers will also learn about dominant and recessive traits and how to use a Punnett square to determine the probability of inheriting a particular characteristic.
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Ali Baba
Ali Baba's quaint life as a woodcutter will never be the same after he discovers a secret stash of treasure hidden away by a band of robbers. Although he and his wife attempt to keep the treasure a secret, Ali's brother learns of the riches, and soon great troubles unfold. Ali Baba is an Arabian folktale that provides students with opportunities to analyze characters' choices and actions and th…
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Your Road to the White House
The title of this book sets the reader up for a personalized approach to the presidential election process. In this often humorous, but straightforward book, students are invited to imagine themselves as the candidate. Each step in the process is explained in an engaging manner, in which the author seems to be having a conversation with the reader rather than simply providing information. Inter…
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Meegor and the Master
Do you like scientific experiments? Meegor and the Master is a fictional fantasy book in which a young man and his grouchy, domineering Master conduct a scientific experiment to test a hypothesis. The proud Master is so sure that his amazing discoveries will bring him fame and fortune that he doesn't bother to follow the scientific method during his research. His humble servant, Meegor, on the …
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Refugees
Like all people, refugees want to live where they can feel safe. Refugees informs readers about the many reasons people are forced to flee their homes to seek safety as well as the challenges and hardships faced along the way. This book can also be used to teach students how to determine cause-and-effect relationships and recognize and use correct subject-verb agreement.
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1865: The End of the Civil War
The war that divided the country also changed it forever. 1865: The End of the Civil War provides students with a comprehensive look at this fascinating time in history. The book can also be used to teach students how to determine cause-and-effect relationships and the proper use of commas after introductory words.
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Abraham Lincoln: From Log Cabin to the White House
Abraham Lincoln's life began in a humble log cabin in Kentucky. Self-educated and skilled at public speaking, Lincoln became a lawyer, a member of Congress, and eventually president of the United States. This biography clearly illustrates illustrates Lincoln's impact on U.S. history and why he is considered one of the most important American presidents.
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