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970L
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"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom...
2) Sports
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
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800L
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A treasury of sports facts includes entries about the NFL touchdown thrown by a quarterback to himself, the only sport ever played on the moon, and the metal that is really used to make Olympic gold medals.
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800L
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"Calling all wildlife watchers! These hands-on projects will help you observe animals like never before. Make animal print casts to preserve outdoor animal tracks. Build a bug hotel to keep and observe insects before releasing them. Craft goggles to peek underwater. Use your creations on your next outdoor adventure!"--
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Dodgeball is a fun game that kids often play at summer camp. Some schools and community centers also have dodgeball teams that kids can join. There are several variations of this game. In all of them, the object is to eliminate players from the game one at a time. Players throw large, rubber balls at the other players. Once a player is hit, that person is tagged out of the game. When played safely, dodgeball is a fun and challenging sport.
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Pickleball is a fun sport with a funny name. A U.S. Congressman invented the game one summer along with two of his friends in the 1960s. The sport combines parts of other games such as badminton, ping-pong, and tennis. Today, kids often play pickleball at summer camps. The USA Pickleball Association helps teach people about the sport both in the United States and beyond its borders.
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"Kickball is a fun game that is a lot like baseball. Two teams compete on a field with bases in a diamond pattern. But instead of hitting a baseball with a bat, they kick a large ball. Each kicker to make it around all four bases scores a run. After five innings, the team with the most runs wins. One of the most fun places to play kickball is day camp. Kids may not know one another when they arrive at day camp. But games like this are a great way...
11) Race car drivers
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490L
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"Life in the fast lane is a typical day's work for race car drivers. Discover the history of racing, the dangers drivers face, and the ways they stay safe on the track"--
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Nerding Out About DIY covers the wonderfully nerdy world of DIY: from cosplay costume DIY to customization of technology. This 45th Parallel hi-lo series includes considerate vocabulary and high-interest content. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars Table of contents The Nerd Culture hi-lo series covers popular topics in the nerd community: DIY, fantasy, gaming, Japanese popular...
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2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 890L
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"Emma Gatewood's life was far from easy. In rural Ohio, she managed a household of 11 kids alongside a less-than-supportive husband. One day, at age 67, she decided to go for a nice long walk. and ended up completing the Appalachian Trail. With just the clothes on her back and a pair of thin canvas sneakers on her feet, Grandma Gatewood hiked up ridges and down ravines. She braved angry storms and witnessed breathtaking sunrises. When things got particularly...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 10
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960L
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Shares the life story of the Olympic fencer, including how she overcame feeling out of place in her sport and how she became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.
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