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Author
Series
Pub. Date
1996
Description
Looks at some of the visible ways that the earth can be changed in a matter of minutes, and discusses how the natural forces involved in earthquakes and volcanoes can raise mountains, build islands, change weather and help to produce varieties of plants and animals.
4) Twitter
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Though short and sweet, 140-character Twitter posts, or tweets, have become standard parts of world communication, from the Oval Office on down. Inside, read how this amazing company began and how it grew rapidly while creating an all-new way for people, including celebrities, athletes, politicians, and more, to speak to the world. Social media companies have changed the way that people in every generation communicate." -- Amazon.com.
5) Instagram
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an Instagram profile is worth millions! People everywhere now share photos and videos of their lives with followers around the world via Instagram. Inside, read how this super-hot app company started and how it has transformed visual communication . . . and how it is planning to change it even more in the future! Social media companies have changed the way that people in every generation communicate
8) India
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Examines the history of India, looks at the political, social, economic, and environmental changes that have taken place in the country since the late twentieth century, and discusses India's changing relationship with the national community.
Author
Series
Big ideas that changed the world volume 1
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasnt just one man who got us to the moon. The Moon Landing explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one persons life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it changed the world. The book takes readers through the history...
12) I am Rosa Parks
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Recounts Rosa Parks' daring effort to stand up for herself and other African Americans by helping to end segregation on public transportation.
13) The river
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1988
Description
Relates how plants and creatures co-exist in a river and their struggle for survival when a man-made catastrophe strikes.
15) The roadside
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1988
Description
Describes how the construction of a six-lane highway in a wilderness area disrupts the balance of nature and forces the animals there to struggle for existence.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical figure, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious way, and always focusing on a character trait that makes the person a role model for kids. The heroes are depicted as children throughout, telling their life stories in first-person present tense, which keeps the books playful and accessible to young children. And each book ends with a line of encouragement, a direct quote,...
18) I am Sacagawea
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who served as a translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition."--Provided by publisher.