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Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"America is the greatest democracy in the world ... isn't it? Author Elizabeth Rusch examines some of the more problematic aspects of our government but, more importantly, offers ways for young people to fix them"--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
No one ever thought the Pacific Northwest was due for an earthquake, let alone a catastrophic one. But geologists are transforming our understanding of the grave dangers the population in the region of Cascadia face—will there be a big one? And what can be done to save lives?
America's Pacific Northwest has relatively few earthquakes—only a handful each year that cause even moderately noticeable shaking. But a couple...
America's Pacific Northwest has relatively few earthquakes—only a handful each year that cause even moderately noticeable shaking. But a couple...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The story of the two robot vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity, that were sent to explore Mars, lasting far past their projected lives of 3 months and sending back invaluable images of the environmentally hostile planet.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An account of the work of volcanologists Andy Lockhart, John Pallister, and their team describes their life-risking efforts to investigate dangerous volcanoes that pose threats to more than one billion people worldwide.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The true story of how Mexican-American scientist Mario Molina helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s and went on to become a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in the fight against global warming." --