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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Imagine a career where you get paid to draw all day. That's what botanical illustrators do! Get inside the mind of a botanical illustrator, and learn how their intricate drawings of plants help science. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that...
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From a tiny seed to a towering tree, plants reproduce and carry on generations in the most amazing ways. Learn the "how" and "why" about plant reproduction in this intriguing e-book. Filled with engaging diagrams and interesting facts, students will get an in-depth look at how plant reproduction works and why each plant is quite different. High-interest text and vibrant images and photographs fill the pages of this e-book to make learning about plant...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - 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! Many plants depend on animals to help move pollen around so that the plants can reproduce. Readers will see how hummingbirds, mice, bats, and other animals play a big role in pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help readers understand key ideas and details about this important science concept.
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Nothing says summer like an open sunflower turned toward the sun. These familiar flowers are a great example of how flowering plants grow from seeds with some soil, space, sun, and water. Readers will follow this plant's growth through text with closely correlated photographs, including images of a sunflower sprouting, gaining leaves, budding, and opening to the lovely, friendly flower we know. Age-appropriate detail and vocabulary guide readers just...
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Carrots are a great snack, even though they're a plant root. These bright root vegetables grow underground for months before they become the sweet, crunchy veggie we put on salads and dip in hummus. Young readers follow along as carrot seeds are planted in soil, watered, and exposed to the sun, and as they grow into orange, yellow, purple, and white veggies. Age-appropriate detail and vocabulary guide readers just beginning to read independently....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The flower is the part of a plant that makes seeds or fruit. Readers will identify the main parts of a flower and learn about the process of pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help students comprehend this important science concept.
9) Leaves
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Plants don't eat like people do, but they still need food to live and grow. They make their own food using their leaves. Readers explore the process by which leaves create food for plants through accessible text geared toward early learners. They will enjoy learning fun facts about leaves and discovering detailed diagrams of this vital part of a plant. Vivid, full-color photographs and a charming design appeal to young readers. This engaging look...
10) Self-Pollination
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Some flowers are able to produce seeds or fruit without getting pollen from another plant. Readers will learn the steps in the self-pollination process in this book. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help clarify central ideas about this important science concept.
11) Leaves We Eat
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Leaves come in all shapes and sizes. They make food for the plant. They make food for us, too. Find out how leaves help plants grow and learn about some of the leafy vegetables we eat.
12) Roots We Eat
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They're red! They're orange! They're purple! They live underground. They help plants grow. We can eat them, too. They're roots! Find out how roots help plants grow and learn about some of the roots we eat.
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There are many kinds of grass, but when most people think of this green plant, they think of the kind found in backyards and parks. Grass is like many other plants with its roots, leaves, and needs of soil, water, and sun. Young readers find out that acres of grass come from the tiniest of seeds. With this knowledge, they'll never look at someone mowing the lawn in the same way again. Full-color photographs closely correlate with the accessible narrative,...
14) Seed to Stove
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Follow farmer and producer Andrea Hazzard as she takes her Hazzard Free Farm grains from farm to table and discover all the ways small scale farmers contribute to what we eat--and how we live! Aligned to curriculum standards, these books also highlight key 21st Century content: Global Awareness, Financial Literacy, Health and Wellness, Civics Literacy, and Environmental Stewardship. Thought-provoking questions and hands-on activities encourage the...
15) Exploring Leaves
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! What do leaves do? Students will learn how leaves use air, water, and sunlight to make food for the plant.
16) Seeds We Eat
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Seeds are for planting. Seeds are for eating, too. If you've ever eaten beans or corn, you've eaten seeds. Find out about different kinds of seeds and learn about some of the seeds we eat.
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Everyone knows bananas are a fruit but, unlike apples and oranges, they don't grow on trees. Banana plants look like they have a trunk, but it is really densely packed leaves holding up a huge plant and bunches of bananas. Young readers will love learning the truth about banana plants, including that they don't grow from seeds, but a piece of another banana plant. Colorful photographs take kids right to banana farms as this plant grows and produces...
18) Exploring Seeds
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What are seeds? Young readers will observe how seeds turn into plants and how seeds are distributed to different places.
19) Flowers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Why do plants have flowers? Readers discover the answer to this question, as they learn fascinating, facts about flowers and why they are, an important part of a plant. Essential information that supports common science curriculum topics is, presented in an accessible way for young readers. This includes the use of simple, colorful diagrams to help young learners understand the purpose of a plant's flowers. Vibrant photographs fill each page, allowing...
20) Flowers We Eat
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Have you ever eaten broccoli or cauliflower? Then you've eaten a flower! Some flowers are good for eating. They are also an important part of a plant. Find out how flowers help plants grow and learn about some of the flowers we eat.
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