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Lexile Measure
830L
Summary
"How does our government actually work? Discover everything you need to know about our democratic republic! This easy-to-read guide explains the history of our government, the responsibilities of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, ad how it all works together to make our nation run!"--Back cover.
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Series
Lexile Measure
640L
Summary
Kids of all ages will enjoy a fun and spooky exploration as a trickster skeleton beckons readers from room to room to I Spy for mice, spiders, candles, bats, jack-o'-lanterns, bones, and so much more! From its rickety gate to its cobwebbed attic, this haunted house contains 13 spooky and spectacular photographs. There is a spooky graveyard, a mysterious laboratory, a garden of ghoulies -- each page has rhyming puzzles with eerie objects to find. It's...
13) The planets
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Lexile Measure
700L
Summary
Describes the sun and each planet of the solar system and introduces concepts such as a day, a year, orbit, and rotation.
14) The winter room
Author
Lexile Measure
1110L
Summary
Eleven-year-old Eldon, growing up on a northern Minnesota farm describes the scenes around him and recounts his old Norwegian uncle's tales of an almost mythological logging past.
15) The haymeadow
Author
Lexile Measure
1010L
Summary
Fourteen-year-old John comes of age and gains self-reliance during the summer he spends up in the Wyoming mountains tending his father's herd of sheep.
16) Singapore
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Series
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"Singapore has one of the highest population densities of any country on the planet. Who are the people who populate this island republic? Readers discover what the lives of Singapore's citizens are like as they explore text that's been updated to include the most recent information on current events. In addition to basic facts about geography, economics, and cultural pursuits, the text presents an inspiring look at global citizenship through the...
17) Rose in bloom
Author
Lexile Measure
1360L
Summary
This is the charming, human account of the adventures of lovely, wealthy Rose Campbell as she grows into young womanhood. Rose's greatest attraction undoubtedly is that she's such a "real girl". She has her trials and disappointments, her temptations and failures. But with the aid of loving counsel and a level head, she manages to turn out into a thoroughly lovable, admirable woman. When Rose returns home from a trip abroad with her dear uncle, Dr....
18) Presidents
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Summary
"Follow the early lives and political careers of the US presidents and see how they came into office, with full-color photographs of campaign memorabilia, family portraits, handwritten letters, mementos, and more. Discover how Abraham Lincoln saved the Union, why teddy bears are named after Theodore Roosevelt, and how Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the nation with the Louisiana Purchase"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark volume 3
Lexile Measure
680L
Summary
Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena.











