John Perritano
1) Agriculture
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Provides information on the world of agriculture, including the use of drones on farms, getting energy from plants, rooftop gardens, and more
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Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have never been more important. Just about every part of our lives is touched by one or more of those fields. In this book, check out many stories from the world of Space Science, including these breaking headlines: Science: Terraforming: The Science of Planet Creation Technology: Japanese Spacecraft Sails on Solar Wings Engineering: New Space Telescope Will Be Strongest Yet Math: Math Wins Again!...
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The United States has two of the longest unfortified borders in the world . . . and people arrive daily by air from outside the country, too. At those borders and airports are the border security officers who are on the front lines of making sure our nation is protected. They use their training, skill, and the latest technology to keep the bad guys out. Inside, learn how they keep our borders safe, every day, around the clock. Adventure, courage,...
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Osama Bin Laden was the evil mind behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack that claimed more than 3,000 lives. The hunt to capture him took years, but when a chance to get him came, America called on the Navy SEALs. Brave, resourceful, and highly skilled, they were the men for the job! Inside, follow along inside the mission to the point of attack as the Navy SEALs get their man! Sometimes a job is so tough, so dangerous, and so important that...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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Earthquakes and volcanoes are shaking the Earth, while at Copernicus Middle School the Kid Squad--Pi, Athena, Gadget, Tank, and their cat, D-Day--are caught up in an ancient Egyptian prophecy, and a battle between the gods Seth and Isis.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
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Mad scientist Dr. Alowishus Cobalt has used a tractor beam to alter the course of a comet and aim it at Earth, and it is up to the Kid Squad--Pi, Athena, Gadget, Tank, and their trusty cat D-Day to save the world from destruction.
8) Forensics
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Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have never been more important. Just about every part of our lives is touched by one or more of those fields. In this book, check out many stories from the world of Forensics, including these breaking headlines: Science: Police Call in Anthropologists to ID Bodies Technology: Cracking the Xbox Code to Find Bad Guys Engineering: Crime ReconstructionEngineer Style! Math: Computer Algorithms Track Down...
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Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have never been more important. Just about every part of our lives is touched by one or more of those fields. In this book, check out many stories from the world of Transportation, including these breaking headlines: Science: Will Electric Plane SUGAR Be a Sweet Ride? Technology: Yes . . . Thats a Flying Car Engineering: Building the Worlds Best Transport Tunnel Math: No MathNo Maglev: Counting on...
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This volume, Trade, Economic Life, and Globalization, covers the economic devastation wrought by World War II, the institutions that the Allies created to help nations recover from the war, and how the Cold War bled into the economic arena. Consumerism and the emergence of the middle class in Western countries is also a major theme, as are the challenges-and promises-created by the expansion of free trade and the collapsing of national economic boundaries....
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This volume, Science and Technology, explores how the advances of World War II led to Cold War competition, and how government-sponsored research helped to send humans to the moon, to harness the atom for good and bad, and to pave the way for the Internet. It also examines how private industry in the West gained from those "Big Science" projects and opened up avenues in biotech and personal computing, among other fields. The last chapters also explore...
12) Australia
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Indigenous peoples, British settlers, recent immigrant groups: Australias pastalong with the vast continent it occupiesgives the country its unique character. The astounding beauty of the Great Barrier Reef; the Outback still home to many aborigines; the native instrument called the didgeridoo; world-class cities such as Melbourne and Sydneythese highlights and more are celebrated in this volume on Australias customs and culture.
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When an American pilot goes down, the Pararescue forces go into action. For decades they have risked their lives to bring their countrymen home. This story features all the key elements of their dangerous jobs: high risk, inventive solutions, and a successful outcome. Inside, read about the people who parachute into danger . . . to bring people back alive! Sometimes a job is so tough, so dangerous, and so important that a singular group of people...
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Police work hard to investigate crimes. They follow the evidence and talk to witnesses. But sometimes, that's just not enough. When they need to get close to the criminals they pursue, they call on undercover officers. These special experts learn how to "become" a criminal to infiltrate and gather information. It's an intense job that could end in death at any second. Inside, read how officers train for this unique part of law enforcement, the dangers...
15) Wild weather
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Theme: Hi-lo, nonfiction, weather Weather happens every day. Sometimes it is wild. Hurricanes, tsunamis, and tornadoes are just some of the wild weather events in the world that have taken many lives and destroyed cities. Engage your most struggling readers in grades 4-7 with Red Rhino Nonfiction! This new series features high-interest topics in every content area. Visually appealing full-color photographs and illustrations, fun facts, and short chapters...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
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When Athena's parents suddenly disappear, she calls on her friends on the Kid Squad to help figure out what happened--and uncovers the surprising connection between her parents, a biological weapon called the Age Bug, and their old enemy Dr. Alowishus Cobalt.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
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When the testing of a nuclear-powered invisibility device goes awry, Captain Rudolph Von Dorn is transformed into the evil Captain Cyclops, blowing up ships and islands at will--and the Kid Squad, with the help of Von Dorn's daughter Jenny, is called upon to reverse the effects of the accident and save the world.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
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Under orders, Colonel Bragg hires two companies to build the world's first robotic armies--but when the two robot leaders, Caesar and Napoleon, start thinking independently and fighting with real weapons it is up the Kid Squad to save the world from Project Battle Bot.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
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When an archaeologist in India finds a magical stone, becomes an evil rakshasa, and begins turning the villagers into zombies, Pi is called upon for help--but soon it seems everyone around her, including the other members of the Kid Squad, are also zombies and she must find the solution on her own.
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This volume, Migration and Refugees, explores the movements of people since World War II-beginning with the huge flux of humanity following the war, up to the massive migrations of people out of the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan today. It examines the ways economic hardship and political strife have caused people-over the last seven decades-to look for homes in new lands. And it also covers how environmental concerns and natural disasters...