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Fly Guy volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
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While riding in the car with Buzz and his father, Fly Guy gets blown out of the window and finds himself riding in a truck, then a boat, a train, an airplane, and maybe even a rocket.
2) I stink!
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.
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English
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"The automobile was one of the most miraculous inventions of the 20th century. It promised freedom, style, and utility. But sometimes, rather than improving our lives technology just makes everything worse. Over the past century cars have filled the air with toxic pollutants and fueled climate change. Cars have stolen public space and made our cities uglier, dirtier, less useful, and more unequal. Cars have caused tens of millions of deaths and injuries....
5) I ride
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Lexile measure
BR 110L
Language
English
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"Carefully leveled text and full-color photographs invite readers to explore the types of transportation people use. Pairs with the fiction book From the Train"--
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Mercy Watson volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
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Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.
8) Diggers go
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Language
English
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Description
Come to the construction site and read about the eight construction vehicles that rumble and boom their way through this book.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
In every age, science and technology have advanced human civilization. From architecture to engineering, medicine to transportation, humans have invented extraordinary wonders. Transportation technology has seen significant changes over the centuries. Ancient people traveled on foot and on the backs of animals. People invented wheels and sailing ships, which helped them travel farther and carry larger loads. Fast forward to modern cars, subways, and...
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Thinkcities volume 3
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English
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"Congested city streets are noisy and thick with cars and trucks, while pedestrians and cyclists are squeezed to the dangerous edges--but does it have to be this way? Imagine a city where we aren't stuck in cars, where clean air makes it easier to breathe, and where transit is easy to access--and on time. Imagine a city where streets are for people! This fun, accessible and ultimately hopeful book explores sustainable transportation around the globe,...
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English
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"There was no looking back after the wheel was invented. It allowed people to build carts to transport their goods and, eventually, those carts turned into means of transportation for people. But there were also horses, and donkeys, and bullocks for transporting goods and people. There were stagecoaches, and trains, and cars. And there were boats-all kinds of boats-and all kinds of airplanes. People are very good at inventing ways to make their lives...
14) Final approach
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English
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Joe, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator, faces the tough job of figuring out what happened in the aviation disaster of North American Airlines Flight 255.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
The first day at school is a humorous disaster for newcomer Charlotte. While initially repelled by each other, Charlotte and three other classmates eventually become close friends in spite of themselves ? and discover a mysterious secret tower in Charlotte's house.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Language
English
Description
"Beep! Beep! Have you heard the news? There is someone new on the farm! All the animals are curious and cautious about the newcomer--what will he be like? Does he neigh like a horse or oink like a pig? Does he have fur or feathers? Does he swim? Does he fly? Luckily, Blue knows just the thing to help his friends, old and new, feel at home!"--Jacket flap.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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"Celebrating the invention of vehicles, this collective biography tells the inspiring stories of the visionaries who changed the way we move through air, water, and land. Perfect for fans of Mistakes that Worked and Girls Think of Everything"--
19) Transportation
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English
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Presents a basic introduction to the different types of transportation and how it can take you to places that are far away or close.
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English
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"Transportation dominates our daily existence. Thousands, even millions, of miles are embedded in everything we do and touch. We live in a door-to-door universe that works so well most Americans are scarcely aware of it. The grand ballet in which we move ourselves and our stuff is equivalent to building the Great Pyramid, the Hoover Dam, and the Empire State Building all in a day. Every day. And yet, in the one highly visible part of the transportation...
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