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2) Astronomy
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portrait, photographs ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Astronomy covers the hottest topics in deep space, including exoplanets, black holes, and dark matter, as well as the amazing telescope technology that makes this work possible.
3) Pearl Harbor
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
President Franklin D. Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." Early that morning hundreds of Japanese fighter planes unexpectedly attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 2,000 Americans were killed and the battleships of the Pacific Fleet lay in ruins. The brutal attack launched the United States into war, a conflict that engulfed the world.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014, c2013
Physical Desc
79 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's time to wire up and get connected to one of the most complex areas of Minecraft--Redstone. Redstone experts guide you through all aspects of working with Redstone including mining, smelting, using repeaters, circuit components and circuit designs. This handbook also includes exclusive tips from game creator Notch himself and some of the most extraordinary Redstone creations ever made. So power up and get switched on to Redstone--it's electrifying...
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the bombings and the era in which all of humanity lived under the long, dark shadow.
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
141 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
To some, the idea of a border wall with Mexico represents a necessary and practical barrier to illegal immigration and the perceived host of ills that are associated with it. To others, it is both an unrealistic and inhumane effort that demonizes desperate individuals and families who are only seeking a better life. The debate is fierce and is bound up with competing notions of crime, ethnicity, opportunity, fairness, justice, and what America promises,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
We live in an era of misinformation, much of it spread by authority figures, including politicians, religious leaders, broadcasters, and, of course, apps and websites. In this second edition, author John Grant uses ripped-from-the-headlines examples to clearly explain how to identify bad evidence and poor arguments. He also points out the rhetorical tricks people use when attempting to pull the wool over our eyes, and offers advice about how to take...
8) Obesity
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
228 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Opposing Viewpoints: Obesity: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Mango Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
204 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A Chopped teen chef and entrepreneur is on a mission to bring healthy food options and easy-to-cook scrumptious recipes to the busiest and most scheduled generation of teens to date.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Language
English
Description
The Official Combat Handbook will teach you everything you need to know to defend yourself from hostile monsters and enemy players. In Minecraft, you're never alone and the threat of attack is constant. How will you survive? The Official Combat Handbook will teach you everything you need to know to defend yourself from hostile monsters and enemy players. You can learn how to build a fort, craft armor and weapons, set mob traps, defeat your enemies...
11) Liberia
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Third edition.
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Lucent Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
104 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Since prescription drugs can be obtained legally and found in medicine cabinets in young adults own homes, there is a perception that they are not as dangerous as other types of drugs. However, abuse of prescriptions can have hazardoussometimes even deadlyconsequences, which readers discover in great detail. Enlightening charts and sidebars augment the discussion of prescription drug abuse, and a list of websites provides resources for those who may...
14) Euthanasia
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Examines some fundamental issues realted to euthanasia and the practice of assisted suicide. It explains euthanasia in its various forms, provides information on the "right-to-die movement," and explores some alternatives to euthanasia.--
15) Democracy
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An examination of the democratic form of government, including its basic ideologies and structure, its best-known leaders throughout history, and countries affected by its system of rule"--
17) Kristallnacht
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Offers an account of the November 1938 rampage by Nazi storm troopers and Hitler Youth through Jewish neighborhoods, during which property was looted and destroyed and Jews were beaten and deported to concentration camps.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A YA nonfiction story about Ariel and her twin sister's experience living with Crouzon Syndrome"--
At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome, a rare condition where the bones in the head fuse prematurely. They were the first twins known to survive the disease. They endured numerous appearance-altering procedures as they grew up. Surgeons would break the bones in their heads and faces to make...
Author
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
306 pages: illustrations, map; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Pharr Davis provides an account of her experiences as a new college graduate hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2005, and discusses the physical and emotional challenges she faced, the people she met, and the life lessons she learned on her four-month journey.
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