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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
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What do a children's librarian, a city council member, a construction worker, and a world-famous architect have in common? They all worked together to create an amazing place: a public library! Come tour the New Central Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota-designed by the renowned architect Cesar Pelli. You'll be part of the action from the initial computer renderings, through the approval process, the construction feats, and the opening preparations....
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Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
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How could a smarter library checkout system make life easier for the kids and librarian in your school? Great inventors use a process called design thinking to help them identify problems, big and small, and create solutions for them. This book introduces readers to design thinking and asks them to look at their library's checkout system (the pros and cons of it) in a specific way to figure out how to improve it. Design thinking fosters innovation,...
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Lexile measure
1110L
Language
English
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How the Printing Press Changed History examines the invention and development of the printing press, how it works, and how its role in speeding the dissemination of information revolutionized society. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and maps, charts, and diagrams. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Help young students leap into learning! The Library Resources series is an easy way to introduce younger readers to all the amazing resources offered at their local library. With simple text and engaging photos, this book educates early learners about databases. It will teach kids how to look up information on a topic and research using a database. Whether for school or fun, this title helps kids get the most out of their library experience. Super...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
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This title will go through the process of how a book is made using today's giant and amazing machines. It will also touch on the history of the printing press. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
7) Blog it!
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
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Description
An introduction to blogs, including reasons to use a blog, how to set up a blog, writing content for a blog, commenting on blogs, and how to read and follow blogs using RSS tools.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
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Explains the process of making a book by following the production of Nancy Carlson's book, "It's Not My Fault!," through its stages of writing, illustrating, editing, designing, printing, and binding.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
How is a book made? A writer thinks of a story and writes it down. After a publishing company edits it, an artist will illustrate the story and a designer will put the two together on a computer. Then, the computer pages are turned into film that is sent to a printer to be turned into printed pages. The pages are cut and sewn together to make finished books that are shipped on trucks to stores for people to buy and read.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
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Offers advice on making a movie, from brainstorming and writing a script to filming the movie to editing in post-production, in a work that features activities intended to jumpstart the creative process.
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Lexile measure
1190L
Language
English
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Examines the challenges involved in seeking and evaluating information from the vast array of sources available through digital technology. Compelling text, well-chosen photographs, and extensive back matter give readers a clear look at these complex issues.
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