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I Survived volume 5
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A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Attack of The Grizzlies, 1967, with text adapted by Georgia Ball.
No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier National Park before... until tonight. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every year. Mel loves it here - the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. But this year is different. With Mom...
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L'écologie, oui... mais en conservant du bon sens!
Léna est une adolescente bien de son temps qui déteste les changements, quels qu'ils soient.
Dommage pour elle car ses parents, eux, sont à un tournant de leur vie et décident de tout changer: quitter la ville pour la campagne, se tourner vers le tout bio pour une vie plus saine, lutter contre le superflu et le gaspillage... Bref, Léna doit faire face à la fin de son monde.
Va-t-elle y parvenir?...
1083) The Blackthorn Branch
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Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing
Cassie's older brother Byron has fallen in with the wrong crowd – it's soon clear these boys are wild, reckless and not human at all. They are tylwyth teg – Fair Folk, who tempt humans down into the dark places of the world. And Byron is tempted.
When he goes missing, Cassie and her cousin, Siân, follow his trail to an old abandoned railway tunnel which goes down and down into Annwn, the underworld....
1084) Off the Beaten Track
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A breathtaking mountain adventure, in which a boy finds his inner strength, from the author of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning novel The Heart
Paul is ten years old and lives with his aunt and uncle. Bruce, an old family friend, suddenly reappears after three years of silence, eager to keep a promise he made to Paul to take him on a three-day mountain trek.
Paul longs for Bruce's friendship and wants badly to prove himself. But he is also...
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Explosive volcanic eruptions are cool, really, cool. They inject ash into the stratosphere and deflect the sun's rays. When eighth grader Jamie Fulton learns that snow fell in June in his hometown because of an eruption on the other side of the world, he's psyched! He could have snowboarded if he'd lived back in 1815 during the year without a summer.
Clara Montalvo, who recently arrived at Jamie's school after surviving Hurricane Maria in Puerto...
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Sally is a young girl living in rural Alabama in the early 1900s, a time when people were struggling to grow food in soil that had been depleted by years of cotton production. One day, Dr. George Washington Carver shows up to help the grown-ups with their farms and the children with their school garden. He teaches them how to restore the soil and respect the balance of nature. He even prepares a delicious lunch made of plants, including "chicken"...
1087) Be a Good Ancestor
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Rooted in Indigenous teachings, this stunning picture book encourages readers of all ages to consider the ways in which they live in connection to the world around them and to think deeply about their behaviors.
Addressing environmental issues, animal welfare, self-esteem and self-respect, and the importance of community, the authors deliver a poignant and universal message in an accessible way: Be a good ancestor to the world around you. Thought-provoking...
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You're never too young to make a big difference, as Hope Jones has learned in her fight against plastic pollution. Now she's on a mission to save the animals, and persuade everyone she knows to turn vegetarian. But just how can Hope get Dad to give up his beloved bacon butties?
1089) Grow, Candace, Grow
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In Grow, Candace, Grow, written by New York Times bestselling author and star of the hit Netflix series Fuller House Candace Cameron Bure, little Candace convinces her teacher that her class should plant a garden to celebrate spring. She's so excited as the big day approaches, and soon Candace is dirty from head-to-toe planting flowers with her friends (and her hamster, Harry). When the work is complete, Candace is "underwhelmed" by the puny plantings...
1090) Overboard!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Eleven-year-old Travis and his family are on a whale watch off the coast of Washington when disaster strikes. The boat capsizes, throwing everyone into the ice-cold chaotic waves. Separated from their families and struggling to stay afloat, Travis and twelve-year-old Marina must use all of their grit and knowledge to survive.
With seventeen years of hands-on experience...
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Hope Jones hates cars - they turn the air brown and make everyone sick. Her friend Selma has asthma, and Hope's bogeys are black, not green like they should be! There's an air pollution problem where Hope lives, and she's decided to do something about it. Writing on her blog and protesting outside her school, Hope has decided to clear the air by taking on the cars. But with adults so busy thinking about their busy lives, can one child really make...
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Kode's class is learning about the Seven Teachings, but she's still confused about Respect. Kode asks the wisest people she knows for help-her parents, her older siblings, and her grandparents. As each person gives her a different answer, Kode learns about the many different ways we can show respect for other people, for the environment, and for ourselves.
In this story for young readers, an Anishinaabe girl explores what respect means and how to...
1093) Beneath Raven Moon
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There are as many Creation stories as there are First Nations on Turtle Island. The story of a Great Flood is known to indigenous people in every corner of the world. But what about the Moon? Who made her? What was her intended purpose? Beneath Raven Moon is an enchanting tale of the creation of Grandmother Moon and of the first time she wove her spell on a young, unsuspecting couple. The story unfolds in the territory of the Kwakwaka'wakw people...
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Un roman à lire dès 10 ans!
Le voyage avait pourtant bien commencé. Une simple croisière, voilà ce qu'était pour le Vogue-Espérance la traversée jusqu'à Nilgir, le royaume le plus fermé au monde, o chacun, disait-on, pouvait expérimenter la Puissance cachée en lui. Malheureusement d'étranges forces se déchaînent et Léonie, Line, Owen et Maël, vont devoir affronter la volonté destructrice implacable qui vise l'un d'entre eux et pourrait...
1095) Mission Raptor
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In the bitter arctic cold, a young adventurer feels the heat as criminals close in . . .
Teenager Beck Granger is north of the Arctic Circle, and a harsh Swedish winter is closing in. He is enjoying a break from adventure, working with environmental action group Green Force-until a chance encounter with an old family acquaintance changes everything. Beck is thrust in the path of a band of criminals that will stop at nothing to keep their secret safe....
1096) Babes in the Woods
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The He-Man Women Haters Club is about to discover something more terrifying than girls: camping! In this follow-up to Johnny Chesthair, thirteen-year-old Steven has been ousted as the leader of the club he formed for boys only. As the members reorganize under new leader Jerome, Steven's father and uncle decide to take the boys into a real man's world-a place where men can be men: the deep woods! Now, Steven, Ling-Ling, Wolfgang, and Jerome must deal...
1097) Stand Like a Cedar
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When you go for a walk in nature, who do you see? What do you hear?
Award-winning storyteller Nicola I. Campbell shows what it means to "stand like a cedar" on this beautiful journey of discovery through the wilderness. Learn the names of animals in the Nłeʔkepmxcín or Halq'emeylem languages as well as the teachings they have for us. Experience a celebration of sustainability and connection to the land through lyrical storytelling and Carrielynn...
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I am often asked how a person comes to know their totem. When I am, I answer by asking this question: "If at night, before you close your eyes to travel to your dream time, if then you picture one of your wild cousins to whom you might ask guidance or give thanks, what would it be?" More often than not, your totem will be there, right before your eyes. You do not have to get fancy, just close your eyes and let it come to you. Chances are it will....
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Meet Gill, a flashy nudibranch (noo-de-brank) living a fierce and fascinating life in the ocean without a shell and completely . . .NAKED!
When a curious young snorkeler stumbles upon Gill, she learns there is more than meets the eye when it comes to her sassy new friend. This soft-bodied mollusk is anything but vulnerable, turning a diet of dangerous ocean creatures into a poisonous sting of its own. Found in unique shapes and colors in every...
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Les 4 amis réussiront-ils à mener à bien leur mission ?
Au terme d'un voyage riche en événements, Line, Léonie, Maël et Owen parviennent au royaume de Nilgir. Accompagnée de ses trois amis, la princesse redécouvre la magie de son royaume, les Puissances. Elle n'a qu'une hâte : retrouver son père qu'elle n'a pas vu depuis dix ans. Mais une fois arrivés à Écrin, la capitale, tous quatre ne découvrent qu'une vaste esplanade vide. O sont...
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