Marty Gitlin
1) Australia
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"Engaging images accompany information about Australia. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
3) Mexico
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"Engaging images accompany information about Mexico. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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Ports, harbors and dams all serve great purposes. Dams prevent flooding. They provide a wall against onrushing water to protect people below. Ports and harbors allow ships to arrive from all over the world. Those ships import and export goods that people use. They create jobs and boost the economy. But there is a dark side explored in this book. The dams, ports, and harbors that are not maintained can suffer. The result is that people suffer. Dams...
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The Seattle Sounders were born in 2009. And they wasted no time becoming perhaps the greatest franchise in Major League Soccer. They have certainly been the most popular. The love from their fans has resulted in the largest attendance in each of their first eight seasons. Soccer is a passion in Seattle! That passion was rewarded in 2016. That is when the Sounders captured their first MLS crown. This book takes readers into the action. It places them...
10) Nanomedicine
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With nanotechnology, doctors can use tiny electronic devices and sensors to create innovative new treatments for their patients. With this book, students learn about the past, present, and future of technological innovation. Fun, engaging text introduces readers to new ideas and builds on technology concepts they may already know. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information.
11) Trees
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Scientific and anecdotal information about each of the fifty states' official state tree and the processes used to select it.
"Trees do not just make America beautiful. They also provide a sense of history. Each state in the nation has selected an official state tree. Some even have two! Find out which tree represents each state, why it was chosen, and dig into some fascinating facts about the way trees are used from medicine to shade and everything...
12) FBI
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"Secret investigations and tracking down criminals are just the beginning of what members of the FBI do. Find out what FBI agents do to keep the United States safe"--
13) Football skills
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"Readers will learn how to throw a football, make and receive handoffs, run play patterns, play defense and many other football skills in this book"--Provided by publisher.
14) Submarines
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They hide quietly in the ocean. They send torpedoes and missiles to enemy targets. They explore the ocean depths to learn more about the world in which we live. They are the jewels of the United States Navy. They have helped win wars. They are submarines. How do they work? What is their history? Check out this fun book to find out more.
15) Japan
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"Engaging images accompany information about Japan. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
16) Brazil
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"Engaging images accompany information about Brazil. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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"Martial arts are extremely popular today, and teens will be captivated by the history of the fighting sports. This volume takes a look at kung fu and tai chi chuan in China; the practices of the Japanese samurai warriors as well as jujitsu, judo, sumo, and karate; and the global rise of martial arts from muay Thai in Thailand and capoeira in Brazil to the Mixed Martial Arts that are now so widespread in the United States. Legendary and contemporary...
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"Who has won the FIFA World Cup? How did they make it to the final game? Written as high interest with struggling readers in mind, this series includes considerate vocabulary, engaging content and fascinating facts, clear text and formatting, and compelling photos. Educational sidebars include extra fun facts and information about each game. Include table of contents, glossary, index, and author biography"--
