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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Minerals are fascinating resources that have a variety of uses. A diamond is a mineral that is sought after for its beauty. Salt is a useful mineral that adds flavor. But do you know what minerals are made of? Or how to identify a mineral? Explore the amazing world of minerals in this book.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Soil can be found almost everywhere on Earth. Sand is a soft soil that is found in deserts. Loam is soil that is great for growing plants. But how are these types of soils different? And how are they made? Explore the amazing world of soil in this book.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fossils give us a window to the past. Water, sediments, and pressure work together over time to preserve the shape of things that lived long ago. Studying these ancient plants and animals tells us more about our own existence. Have you ever searched for fossils? Unearth some in this book.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rocks can be made of many different minerals. By looking at rocks closely, we can tell where they were formed and what conditions they were created in. How do we know these things? And how do we tell different types of rocks apart? Learn about ways to research rocks and what they can teach us about our world.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks make up the three main types of rocks. But did you know that rocks are constantly being created, destroyed, and created again? Or that rocks are changed by weather, erosion, heat, and pressure? See the rock cycle in action in this fascinating book.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Earth is changing every day. Erosion makes giant mountains smaller and rivers wider, but it happens so slowly most people don't even notice. Do you know what erosion is? Or what causes it? Explore the amazing eroding world in this book.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The outside layer of our planet is an active place. Earth's crust is always growing and changing. But do you know how Earth's crust forms? And what happens when its plates shift suddenly? Find out more about the moves that make mountains and ocean ridges in this interesting book!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In this true story, Donn Fendler is a twelve-year-old boy in 1939. He is on an expedition to climb Mt. Katahdin, at 5268 feet the highest peak in the state of Maine. Donn gets cold and decides to find his own way back to camp rather than wait for the rest. Henry cautions him against doing so and remains with Mr. Austin, but Donn leaves anyway. Unfortunately, a thick, fast-moving fog obscures the path. Donn falls down an embankment that hides him from...
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