Rebecca Johnson
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When Sophia and Darius say good-bye to their teenage daughters one unremarkable morning, they have no idea how permanently their family will be affected by a decision made around the breakfast table. One of the daughters will have a terrible accident, the other will meet a boy. Both events will change their lives forever.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Are zombies real? As far as we know, dead people do not come back to life and start walking around, looking for trouble. But there are things that can take over the bodies and brains of innocent creatures, turning them into senseless slaves. Meet nature's zombie makers--including a fly-enslaving fungus, a suicide worm, and a cockroach-taming wasp--and their victims.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The muscular system is made up of three different kinds of muscles: skeletal muscles, smooth muscle, and heart muscle. But what does each kind of muscle do? And where in the body are they located? Explore the muscular system in this engaging and informative book.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Presents new animals discovered during a ten year project of documenting sea life, describing new species of such creatures as jellyfish, octopuses, squids, sea worms, and crabs, found along coral reefs, ocean mountain ranges, and in the dark zone.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The digestive system is made up of the tongue, the esophagus, the stomach, the intestines, and other parts. But what does the digestive system do? And how do its parts work together to keep your body healthy? Explore the digestive system in this engaging and informative book.
7) Super Snakes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Snakes might seem pretty creepy to some people, but they play an important role in the animal kingdom. With the help of this delightful book, readers take a look into the life of these essential reptiles, learning about different parts of their bodies and their life cycle. Colorful photographs and entertaining text complement each other and engage even reluctant readers. This exciting narrative is a must-have for animal lovers and an invaluable resource...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Crocodiles are some of the most interesting reptiles roaming the waters. With the help of this delightful book, readers will join a colorful crocodile on a day filled with adventure, taking a closer look at the life and journeys of this unique animal. From their sharp teeth, to their rough scales, readers learn all about these remarkable reptiles. Colorful photographs bring underwater swims and hatching eggs into sharp focus, while accessible text...
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National Geographic's guide to 36 "super" herbs such as aloe, echinacea, ginkgo, and peppermint includes a wealth of essential information on the history, culture, folklore, and science of traditional and contemporary herbal medicine in all major culture areas of the world. Emphasizing current research and therapeutic uses, the volume provides an A-Z listing of 36 of the more than 80,000 known medicinal plants around the world. Information about each...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Sea turtles face a number of obstacles on their travels through the ocean. In this engaging book, readers will follow Grace, a charming green sea turtle, on an important journey through the water. Highlighting a significant part of the life cycle, this book also touches on environmental issues facing our waters. Colorful photographs and an exciting narrative will appeal to readers and animal lovers of many ages. As an invaluable resource to complement...
11) Gorgeous Geckos
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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From the house to the wild, geckos can be found all over the place. A charismatic gecko invites readers on the adventure of its life in this engaging book. Bright photographs showing geckos of many varieties paired with simple and enlightening text help readers learn about these wonderful reptiles and their important role in nature. This entertaining narrative will appeal to even reluctant readers and support elementary life-science curricula. Animal...
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Five immortal Brothers, once ethereal beings known as Free Magic, were trapped by human hands and made to submit to an unholy Oath.
Four magical races combined in hatred against the fifth.
Three transgressions culminated in the death of an emperor and the awakening of a primeval creature bent on sinister deeds.
Two teens cast out on perilous journeys from opposite ends of the world.
One chance to redeem themselves before their pasts...
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Take a walk in the rain forest. It's hot and humid and humming with life. Look up into the dense canopy of leaves above you. Tangled vines lead to the treetops, where parrots squawk and monkeys swing from branch to branch. A poison dart frog clings to a slippery leaf. A sloth creeps through the canopy. The dense rain forest overflows with life. Discover the plants and animals that depend on each other in this unique biome through narrative text, entrancing...
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Take a walk in the desert. It's hot and dry-and full of life. An elf owl peers out at you from its home, a hole in a saguaro cactus. Nearby, a desert tortoise stretches its neck to nibble on a wildflower. From the thick green stems of cacti to fluffy jackrabbits, the desert is teeming with life. Narrative text and you-are-there...
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Take a walk in the prairie. This land of all grass and open sky is full of life. You can hear the warbling song of a meadowlark. At your feet, a grasshopper munches on a flower stem. How do the plants and animals of the prairie depend on one another for survival? Through narrative text, striking photos, and illustrations, discover a world of tall grasses and wildflowers that creatures from butterflies to badgers call home.
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Take a walk in the deciduous forest. Sunlight filters through new green leaves. It's early summer, and squirrels are chattering in the treetops. A warbler calls out. She's building a nest in an oak tree. A fox crouches behind a stump. Will he find a fat mouse for his next meal? Or will he go searching for berries? Discover...
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Take a walk in the tundra. In this cold, harsh biome at the top of the world, summer is short. Carpets of wildflowers and grasses bloom in the bright sunlight. An arctic fox pup catches sight of a lemming. The fox pup pounces...The closer you look, the more life you see. Mosses, grasses, and wildflowers grow in the thin soil. Animals from bees to bears depend on the life growing in this chilly habitat Learn about this windy landscape though narrative...
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Take a walk in the boreal forest. Sunlight filters through tall spruce and pine trees. It's cool and damp, even late in the summer. As you walk silently across the carpet of needles, you can hear the chatter of squirrels and the hammering of a woodpecker in the trees above you. Two snowshoe hares speed past you. Could a lynx be near? Discover this North American habitat and the plants and animals that call it home. Narrative text, striking images,...
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The Practical Guide to RTI: Six Steps to School-wide Success shows K-6 school leaders how to start, customize, and sustain Response to Intervention (RTI) in a common sense and effective way. With a focus on Tier 2 and Tier 3, veteran educators Rebecca Johnson and Vicki Weatherman guide principals and teachers through a three-tiered RTI implementation process for K-6 schools. Johnson and Weatherman's voices are authentic. They demystify the RTI process...
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. Then-WHAM!-the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer-like forelimb. The octopus shrinks back, defeated. That wasn't such an easy meal after all.
In nature, good defenses can mean the difference between surviving a predator's...