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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beavers are busy at work! These aquatic mammals have unique traits that aid them in building the perfect lodge to raise young beavers and keep predators away. Mary Holland's vibrant photographs document the beavers' activities through the course of a year. Do these beavers ever take a break? Follow along as they pop through the winter ice to begin the busy year of eating bark, building dams and gathering...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Follow this photographic journal of a red fox as he explores the world around him during the first few months of his life. He's about a month old when he first comes out of the den. Watch as he learns to hunt through play and by using his senses. See the changes as he grows from a young kit to a young fox. After all, by the next summer, he'll have kits of his own! Naturalist photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland has captured Ferdinand...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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One cold, rainy, spring night, a young girl and her scientist father participate in "Salamander Night" to follow hundreds of spotted salamanders as they venture into a vernal pool to mate and lay eggs. Together, the father-child team studies the salamanders through their complete amphibian metamorphosis, culminating in the adult salamanders' disappearance into the woods in late summer. In easy-to-understand text, the girl relates the tale through...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A female butterfly lays eggs on a leaf to begin the butterfly life cycle. The eggs hatch into caterpillars, and caterpillars form chrysalises to change into butterflies. Students will follow a butterfly as it grows from an egg into an adult.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The life cycle of a frog takes place in water and on land. It begins in spring with a male frog croaking a song to attract a female. Young readers will read about and watch an egg develop into a tadpole and then into an adult frog.
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When Naomi convinces her 95-year-old great-grandmother that it's not too late to become a Bat Mitzvah, all the cousins pitch in to help Bubbe celebrate her big day. While usually it's the grandmother that teaches the child, in this story the tables are turned and Naomi realizes that she has something very special to teach her great-grandmother.
15) My Name is Aviva
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"My name is Aviva, not Amoeba!" shouts Aviva at her teasing classmates. Aviva is determined to change her name until she discovers where her name comes from and why her parents chose that special name for her.
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Sadie, Ori and Grandma all love the soft blue 'Together Blanket' that Grandma knit when Sadie was born. They use it for building forts, for snuggling and fun. As Sadie and Ori grow up and as Grandma gets older, too, the blanket continues to bring the family comfort in very special ways. A sweet, sensitive story about a grandma who nurtures her grandchildren until the children realize that the time has come for them to nurture her. The years are counted...
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Emma can't wait for her cousin Hannah's wedding. She's going to be the flower girl. That means she'll wear a celery dress and walk down the aisle with the ring bear, leading the way for the happy bride and groom. Or at least, that's what Emma assumes. But nothing turns out to be quite what she's expecting, as Hannah's new spouse turns out to be another bride!
18) Bee
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Buzz, buzz! A young bee has just flown out of its nest. She is in search of a flower. Soon, she will be ready to lay eggs. The bee's life cycle is short, but these fuzzy insects get a lot done! This low-level title introduces young readers to the life cycle of bees through informative text and vivid photos. Special features highlight the bee's diet, size, and life phases. The book concludes with a full-page feature that shows off the bee's life cycle....
19) Butterfly
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A bright butterfly lands on a flower. Then it spreads its colorful wings and flies off again. Butterflies are beautiful, but they were not born that way!
20) Frog
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Ribbit! A frog hops into a stream. Time to lay eggs! When they hatch, the eggs will become tiny tadpoles. Young readers will learn all about the frog's life cycle in this leveled title featuring beautiful photographs. Special features illustrate the animal's diet, size, and body parts at each stage of its life. At the end of the book, each stage of the frog's life cycle is laid out in a full-page feature. Readers will hop away with new information...
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