Social Studies

Pocket Change: Pitching in for a Better World

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Copies: 6

Do you need a bike to freecycle? What is microlending? Is it possible to live without using money? When were the first coins invented?

Author:

Michelle Mulder

Lexile:

NC1060L

Pocket Change: Pitching in for a Better World

Primo Cubetto Adventure Pack

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Four additional coding adventures with Cubetto through deserts, oceans, cities and space!
Inside the box:
4x World Map, 4x Story Book

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Primo Cubetto Playset

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Cubetto is the friendly wooden robot that will teach your child the basics of computer programming through adventure and hands-on play. Montessori-approved, LOGO Turtle inspired.

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The Boys of '36 (2016)

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In 1936, nine working-class boys from the University of Washington took the rowing world and the nation by storm, when their eight-oar crew team captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

1:00

Mankind: The Story of All of Us (2012)

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Prepare for an adrenaline-infused tale about the rise of civilization across the globe. From the producers of America: The Story of Us™, this 12-part series on HISTORY® spans the first flourishing of a civilization in Mesopotamia all the way to the discovery of America.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

09:12

Same, Same but Different

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Elliot lives in America, and Kailash lives in India. They are pen pals. By exchanging letters and pictures, they learn that they both love to climb trees, have pets, and go to school.

Author:

Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:08

A Gathering of Old Men

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Stirring, heroic, and wonderfully laced with the musical languages of the Bayou, Ernest J. Gaines - the foremost voice in contemporary African American literature - adds another breathtaking saga to his canon with A Gathering of Old Men.

Author:

Ernest J. Gaines

Grade Level:

High

Length:

07:37

Scrambled States of America Game

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Quick! Find a state that ends with the letter A. Now find one that borders Tennessee.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

20 min.

How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (2014)

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Join best-selling author Steven Johnson to discover extraordinary stories behind six remarkable ideas that made modern life possible, the unsung heroes who brought them about, and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations triggered. Explore the history and power of these great ideas: Clean, Time, Glass, Light, Cold, and Sound.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

06:00