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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 550L
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English
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"Inspired by real-life makers Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie, this beloved #1 bestseller champions STEM, girl power and women scientists in a rollicking celebration of curiosity, the power [of] perseverance, and the importance of asking "Why?"...Ada Twist's head is full of questions. Like her classmates Iggy and Rosie - stars of their own New York Times bestselling picture books Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer - Ada has always been endlessly...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Cece's parents say she was born curious. She asks: Why? How? And What if? When her teacher, Ms. Curie, assigns a science project, Cece knows just what to ask--do dogs eat vegetables? She teams up with her best friend, Isaac, and her dog, Einstein, to discover the answer. They investigate, research, collect data, and analyze, using Einstein as their case study. Their final conclusion is surprising, and a lot of fun!
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Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
"When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?"--
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Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Blue River Creek has a problem: There's a pet thief on the loose! Or at least Iggy and Sofia are convinced that there is. But as a scientist, Ada knows it's important to follow the facts and not jump to conclusions. And the only fact they have right now is that a lot of pets are missing. How will Ada, Iggy, Rosie, Sofia, and Aaron figure out what happened to the town's pets? With the scientific method, of course! Through making a hypothesis, collecting...
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Lexile measure
1050L
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English
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The twelve scientists who are profiled here are women from all sorts of backgrounds who are currently rocking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each of them has a different story to tell about how she got to where she is today, but the one thing they have in common is that they are truly wonder women of science. Around the world there are many more women doing incredible work and breaking new ground in STEM fields--not to mention...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
HL 920L
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English
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Having devoted his studies to optics and refraction, an impulsive scientist named Griffin has rendered himself invisible. Unable to reverse the effects, his struggle to survive grows desperate until he realizes that there are benefits to living out of the public eye. Increasingly isolated, he soon spirals into a life of crime and degenerates into madness. He can't see that he has become his own worst enemy. Exploring the loss of identity and the willful...
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A charming storybook collection of sweet tales based on the Netflix series starring Ada Twist-perfect for read-alouds or bedtime!
Revisit some of your favorite episodes of the Netflix series, in print for the first time, with this gifty storybook collection. Each of the 12 stories retells a beloved episode from the show, making it perfect for group read-alouds or when it's time to settle down for bed.
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My big fat zombie goldfish volume 4
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Another 2 adventures in the life of Tom and his pet zombie goldfish Frankie. In the first story they experience history truly coming to life in a museum and Frankie has to avoid becoming mummified pet food. In the second story, they have to stop Tom's evil mad scientist older brother and his vampire cat from cheating to win the gold medal at the school sports day.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
460L
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English
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"Space-obsessed Murphy Shannon is pumped that his 6th grade class is visiting the Rayburne Observatory. Except, being a know-it-all means he's totally bored with the lectures he has to sit through. So when classmates Orly and Cleo say they should exploreon their own, Murphy sneaks out with them. But when they come face-to-face with the strange Dr. Rayburne and his experiments, they realize they may be in way over their heads"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
690L
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English
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It is 1946, and Dewey Kerrigan is now living near the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico with the Gordon family. Dewey and her "sister," Suze, share secrets, art, and science as they adjust to high school in an isolated desert town. Then, Dewey's long-lost mother, Rita Gallucci, reappears in their lives.
14) The time machine
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
HL 620L
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English
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In the Time Traveller's miraculous new machine, we will be carried from a Victorian dinner table to 802,701 AD, when the Earth is divided between the gentle, ineffective Eloi, and the ape-like Morlocks; forward again by a million years or so to glimpse a dying world of blood-red beaches and menacing shapes; and on again to the last days of our planet, a remote twilight where nothing moves but darkness and a cold wind.
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Trevor suffers from an ailment common among high schoolers: apathy. He snoozes through science class, distrusts his teachers, and would rather stay up all night playing video games than studying for his upcoming science quiz. With an "F" in Biology looming ominously in Trevor's near future unless he finds motivation, Trevor's parents take away his video games for a week in an effort to make him buckle down and study. When he opens up his book, however,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
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English
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Max Axiom has a mission. The local university is hosting a conference to teach kids about science careers. Join Max as he meets an astronaut, an oceanographer, a virus hunter, and many other scientists that have amazing jobs to do.
17) Albert Einstein
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Giants of science (Viking) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1050L
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English
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This biography profiles the life and times of German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, whose contributions to the field earned him a Nobel Prize.
18) Making the Team
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Case file 13 volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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A mysterious private school has opened in town and Nick, Carter, and Angelo join forces with their rivals Angie, Tiffany, and Dana to uncover the mystery behind the school's inhumanly good football team.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1160L
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English
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The fascinating, little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists' groundbreaking discoveries led to the creation of the atomic bomb. In 1934, Irene Curie, working with her husband and fellow scientist, Frederic Joliot, made a discovery that would change the world: artificial radioactivity. This breakthrough allowed scientists to modify elements and create new ones by altering the structure of atoms. Curie shared a Nobel Prize with her husband...
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My fangtastically evil vampire pet volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
My epic summer at Evil Scientist Summer Camp hasn't gone quite like I planned, but THIS week I will DEFINITELY be Evil Emperor of the Camp. I've been stocking up on evil inventions and Fang's been sharpening her claws. We're ready for anything! Okay, so maybe I wasn't really prepared to find out that Geeky Girl's grandmother is actually Madame Mako, inventor of the original volcano lair, and ruler of the most famous evil empire ever . . . but, this...
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