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A House for Hermit Crab

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Children struggling with change — outgrowing clothes, for example, or moving to a new school or town — will find reassurance in this gentle, original fable from Eric Carle, the creator of The Very

Author:

Eric Carle

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:09

Bugs in My Hair!

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Is something bugging you? Bestselling, award winner David Shannon shows the funny side of waging war against - oh no! - head lice. This story is guaranteed to make you laugh - and itch!

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:08

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

Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life

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Copies: 21

It's Rafe Khatchadorian's first day at Hills Village Middle School, and it's shaping up to be the worst year ever. He has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix, but luckily he's got an ace plan for the best year ever--if only he can pull it off. With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class--5,000 points! Running in the hallway--10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm--50,000 points!

Author:

James Patterson

Lexile:

700L

Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life

Bold Visions: Women in Science & Technology (2007)

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The inspiring stories told in Bold Visions: Women in Science & Technology give us a glimpse into the lives of a research scientist searching for genetic causes of diseases, an astronaut who applies her engineering expertise in space, and a technologist who is as agile leading a team of colleagues as she is playing soccer with her sons.

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

Hidden Biodiversity Vol. 1 (2015)

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A close examination of the life within a pond or lake reveals adaptive structures and behaviors that promote survival of many species. Yet, their life cycles and body structures tell us much about the natural world and the delicate balance within it.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:27

Gorillas Up Close

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Copies: 6

Have you ever wondered how experts train a gorilla? Or what design features make a great gorilla habitat? Did you know that some gorillas can solve problems on giant touch-screen computers?

Filled with facts and photos, Gorillas Up Close takes us into the world of gorillas. Explore the differences between gorillas in zoos and in the wild with the gorilla family troop in Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. Readers will delight in the similarities gorillas share with humans while finding out more about these incredible animals.

Author:

Christena Noppert-Eng

Lexile:

1040L

A Girl Called Vincent: The Life of Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Copies: 6

There was never anything calm about Vincent. Her sisters used to say that she had a bee chasing her. Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950), known as Vincent, was an acclaimed American poet who came to embody the modern, liberated woman of the Jazz Age. From the fiery energy of her youth to the excitement and acclaim of her early adulthood in New York and Paris, to the demands of living in the public eye, Vincent’s life was characterized by creativity, hard work, and passion.

Author:

Krystyna Poray Goddu

Lexile:

1150L

A Girl Called Vincent: The Life of Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay

The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island

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Copies: 6

Welcome to Rock Island, where time stands still.

The Fletchers are back on Rock Island, home of all their best summer memories. But from the first day of vacation, it's clear that this year, things have changed. And Sam, Jax, Eli, and Frog Fletcher can't quite believe their eyes.

FIRST, a giant fence is blocking their beloved lighthouse, which has always been open to the public. Why is it closed? And what is the For Sale sign doing there?

Author:

Dana Alison Levy

Lexile:

730L

English

A House for Hermit Crab

Bugs in My Hair!

A Gathering of Old Men

Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life

Bold Visions: Women in Science & Technology (2007)

How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (2014)

Hidden Biodiversity Vol. 1 (2015)

Gorillas Up Close

A Girl Called Vincent: The Life of Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay

The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island

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