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1) Lakes
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Lexile measure
520L
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English
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to lakes. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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English
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"The book begins with how lakes are born; subsequent chapters look at crater lakes, dams; the Carolina bays; oriented lakes; subglacial lakes; and salt lakes. The middle chapters look at the physical properties of lakes. The final chapters examine the ways in which lakes die, either through human or natural processes. In sum, the book constitutes a thorough "biography" of lakes. This is a solid, entertaining work of popular scientific writing on a...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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"Everyone knows that twelve-year-old Madison "Madi" Lewis is not allowed to bring home any more animals. After she's saved hairless mice, two birds, a rabbit, and a stray tom cat that ended up destroying the front porch, Madi's parents decide that if they find one more stray animal in the house, she won't be allowed to meet Jane Goodall at an upcoming gala event. But when Madi and her two best friends, Aaron and Jack, rescue beaver kits whose mother...
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Lucy is a curious chocolate Labrador retriever who lives at a house on the lake with her family. She loves to explore all the fun down at the lake, like swimming with the fish, chasing blue herons, feeling the wind as the sailboats race by, and watching the clouds make funny shapes. If she had her way, she would run around free at her leisure every day, but one summer morning when her patience is tested, she realizes all of life's sweetest moments...
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The importance of biodiversity in the Great Lakes watershed cannot be overemphasized. The thousands of kinds of plants and animals that live in the lakes' habitats affect the health of the lakes, just as the lakes' health affects the wildlife. Readers learn about the many habitats of the Great Lakes region and conservation efforts that continue to restore and protect them. Full-color photographs accompany in-depth profiles of plants and animals, such...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Spiny lobsters can drop their limbs to escape predators! But these coral reef creatures are not missing legs for long. They quickly regrow their body parts! This is one of many adaptations highlighted in this low-level book. Simple text gives readers an up-close look at spiny lobsters. Special features add a range map, conservation status bar, and diet graphic to this informative title.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
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English
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"Big bodies. Razor-sharp teeth. Crushing jaws. Great white sharks are some of the most feared sharks. Some people say they seek out people as food. But this is a myth. Attacks on people are very rare. Some people say great whites live only in warm waters. This is a myth too! You can't believe everything you hear! Readers will bust more myths about these top ocean predators, and discover why the protection of these amazing creatures is so important."--...
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Cooper and Packrat volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
660L
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English
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The boys are down in the dumps--literally! Someone is dumping trash on the Wilder Family Campground's property. It's bad for the campground, and bad for the wildlife there, too. When Cooper Wilder and his friends, Packrat and Roy, find a fox in the woods with its head stuck in a jar, they know it's time to investigate. But when the boys start digging, they stumble headlong into the path of a garbage truck, an abandoned cellar hole, and a black bear...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
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English
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"Snatch! A great white leaps out of the water to catch a seal. How did it get its dinner? It used its superpowers! From a super sense of smell to super speed, a shark's body is built for one thing-hunting. Its nostrils can smell some substances 10,000 times better than people! Low light? No problem! A shark's eyes see well in dim light. A shark can even detect electricity that comes from prey. Readers will find out how these abilities and more have...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
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English
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"The water's fine! Come on in! But wait-there are sharks in it! Would you swim with sharks? Many people do! Marine biologists swim with sharks to learn more about these top predators. Snorkelers witness whale sharks and spy spotted leopard sharks. Some thrill-seekers even cage dive to get face-to-face with the giant toothy jaws of great whites! Readers will find out how scientists and adventurers alike are getting up close to all kinds of shark species...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
920L
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English
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Presents new animals discovered during a ten year project of documenting sea life, describing new species of such creatures as jellyfish, octopuses, squids, sea worms, and crabs, found along coral reefs, ocean mountain ranges, and in the dark zone.
17) Sea horses
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
240L
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English
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"Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to sea horses through simple, predictable text and related photos"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A mother humpback whale and her calf participate in the great migration and face dangers along the way that reveal to young children some of the hazards confronting our environment and the animals that depend upon it.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 510L
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English
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In the Pacific Ocean, a humpback whale finds herself tangled in a net abandoned by fishermen, and when a convoy of divers arrives to help the struggling humpback, a moving encounter bridges the human and aquatic worlds.
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