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"A beautiful free verse story, set in the prairies, about a little girl who waits at a window to wave to the train engineer who drives past her house every day. It's also a story about growing up and finding one's way in the world. Everything changes one day, when something flies out of the window of the train, and the girl rushes out to find out what it is. She wanders further an further from her house, until she spots something in grass-the engineer's...
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[2015]
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xxxii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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"Rawles details the tools needed to survive anything from a short-term disruption to a long-term, grid-down scenario. Field-tested and comprehensive, Tools for Survival is certain to become a must-have reference for the burgeoning survivalist/prepper movement"--
6) The allergy solution: unlock the surprising, hidden truth about why you are sick and how to get well
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2016.
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xxiii, 323 pages ; 24 cm
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Takes an in-depth look at how we can balance immunity through nutrition and lifestyle in order to reverse allergies without drugs.
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2019.
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viii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
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"As we become a more digital society, the gains that have been made for the environment by moving toward a paperless world with more and more efficient devices will soon be or already have been offset by the number of devices in our lives that are always using energy. But many don't think about the impact on the environment of the "Internet of things." Whether it's a microwave connected to the internet, use of Netflix, or online shopping, these technological...
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"Under the Lilacs" by Louisa May Alcott. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks...
10) Bridge of sighs
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2007
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527 p. ; 25 cm.
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After sixty years of living in the upstate New York town of Thomaston, Louis Charles and his wife of forty years, Sarah, prepare for a trip to Italy to visit Louis' childhood friend, an artist who had fled his hometown many years earlier.
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2019.
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viii, 244 pages ; 22 cm.
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"So begins The Elephant in the Room, Tommy Tomlinson's remarkably intimate and insightful memoir of his life as a fat man. When he was almost fifty years old, Tomlinson weighed an astonishing--and dangerous--460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the...
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Take a trip to the rodeo, and learn to count along the way! This nonfiction math reader builds mathematics and literacy skills, combining informational text, problem solving, and real-world connections to help first grade students explore math in a meaningful way. Let's Do Math! sidebars feature clear diagrams that provide students with opportunities to practice what they've learned. The Problem Solving activity enhances the learning experience and...
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"From the beloved and best-selling Anne Tyler, a sparkling new novel about misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive power of human connection. Micah Mortimer is a creature of habit. A self-employed tech expert, superintendent of his Baltimore apartment building, cautious to a fault behind the steering wheel, he seems content leading a steady, circumscribed life. But one day his routines are blown apart when his woman friend (he refuses...
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What was being a farmer like in the past? Readers can find out in this Spanish book that compares farming and farming equipment of today with farming of the past. Young readers will learn about the history of farming with this book that includes details about farming tools, irrigation systems, pesticides, and organic farming. The table of contents, glossary, and index gives readers the tools they need to better understand the content.
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Seventeen-year-old Olivia hasn't seen her father since she was eight months old. But when he summons her out of the blue, Olivia travels cross country to New Hampshire to meet him. That summer, she learns to adapt to rural life and to try to understand her reclusive father. The next summer, following high school graduation, she returns to recreate her father's seventy-mile annual bike ride-reflecting on her own personal journey to understand the true...
16) Fishbone's song
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
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"Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he's raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone's Song, this boy reminisces about the magic of the man who raised him and the tales that he used to tell--all true, but different each time."--
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Resuscitating Kenya is a narration of the events following the disputed general election of December 2007 in Kenya, from a child's perspective. Using the analogy and terminology of a health-care system, the author explains the events that degenerated into chaos and violence, claiming the lives of many and displacing others from their homes. It was a response to the depressing images and information that populated both local and international media...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Families, neighbors, plumbers, and mail carriers: these are just a few of the people who live and work in a suburban community. Young readers will get to know all about these people and their role in their community through this engaging, simple text. Interesting facts and full-color photos provide readers with a look at all aspects of the suburban community, including different kinds of homes, community activities, and how people help one another....
20) Cajun Home
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The Cajun people have a long history of having to leave their homes: first in France, then later in Canada, and even in America, families were broken apart by exile and were scattered across the continent. They were pushed farther and farther south, finally into the swamps and marshes of southern Louisiana. Here, deep in the bayous and backwaters, they have created a home for themselves that is unlike any other place on earth. In beautifully composed...
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