Grade 6

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Spring 2024

Changemakers in Sports: Women Leading the Way

From the Series The Future Is Female (Alternator Books ®)

Women are making names for themselves in every sport around the world. Learn more about Serena Williams’s career Golden Slams and how Michelle Kwan became the most decorated US figure skater. Read More →

  • Dewey: 796.092/52 [B]
  • Copyright: 2024
Spring 2024

Changemakers in STEM: Women Leading the Way

From the Series The Future Is Female (Alternator Books ®)

Women are creating change in all areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Learn about how Pooja Chandrashekar founded ProjectCSGirls and how Marie Tharp helped map the… Read More →

  • Dewey: 509.2/52 [B]
  • Copyright: 2024
Spring 2024

Changemakers in the Arts and Literature: Women Leading the Way

From the Series The Future Is Female (Alternator Books ®)

Women are always making change in the arts and literature. Learn about Misty Copeland becoming the first Black principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre and how Maya Ying Lin designed… Read More →

  • Dewey: 700.82
  • Copyright: 2024

Change of Heart

From the Series Robyn Hunter Mysteries

Robyn's best friend Billy has been a mess ever since her other best friend Morgan dumped him. To make matters worse, Morgan started dating hockey star Sean Sloane right afterward. Billy is a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

Changing Moon: Book 1

From the Series Nola's Worlds

In Alta Donna, the weather is great, the sunsets are super, and the stars twinkle brightly. Perfect, right? No! It’s super boring. Nothing real ever happens. Everybody says I spend too much… Read More →

  • Lexile: 370
  • ATOS: 2.9
  • Dewey: 741.5'944
  • Copyright: 2010

Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution

From the Series Graphic Science Biographies

Charles Darwin's scientific work transformed the way people think about life on Earth. From his childhood in England to his pivotal ocean voyages, he took every opportunity to study the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 350
  • Dewey: 576.8/2092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2020

Chart Topper

From the Series The Opportunity

Beth didn't think that the song she posted on YouTube would be noticed by more than a few classmates at Clinton High. She was wrong. Harmon Holt noticed, and now she's an intern at his… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

Chasing the Storm: Tornadoes, Meteorology, and Weather Watching

Huge, towering clouds build up in the sky—it's a super cell. The Doppler radar indicates that the system is rotating. But is there a funnel? Is it touching the ground? Only a storm chaser can Read More →

  • Lexile: 1110
  • Dewey: 551.55'3
  • Copyright: 2014

Che Guevara: You Win or You Die

October 9, 1967. World-renowned revolutionary Che Guevara is dead at the age of thirty-nine. The charismatic Argentinian revolutionary had been leading guerilla fighters in the jungles of… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1090
  • ATOS: 8.3
  • Dewey: 980.03'5092
  • Copyright: 2013

Chelm for the Holidays

Celebrating Jewish holidays has never been sillier than in Chelm, the Village of Fools! While the Chelmites try to solve problems—like outsmarting bees to get Rosh Hashanah honey, and keeping Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • ATOS: 4.8
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

Chernobyl's Wild Kingdom: Life in the Dead Zone

After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion in Ukraine, scientists believed radiation had created a vast and barren wasteland in which life could never resurface. But the Dead Zone, as the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1190
  • ATOS: 8.2
  • Dewey: 590.9477'8
  • Copyright: 2015
Spring 2024

Chibi World: A beginner's step-by-step guide for drawing adorable minis

From the Series Draw Manga Style

Master the art of drawing adorable chibis! First learn basic drawing techniques, and then draw a wide variety of characters step by step. Begin with solid drawing fundamentals that… Read More →

  • Dewey: 741.2
  • Copyright: 2024
6 titles

Chicagoland Detective Agency — Audisee®—Fluent Set

From the Series Chicagoland Detective Agency

Raf Hernandez knows Megan is odd from the moment she walks into his mom's pet supply store asking for a tarantula. That's weird, but in Chicagoland, weird things happen several times a day.… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2014
  • Audisee®—Fluent
  • List Price: $319.92
  • Your Price: $239.94
  • 6 titles

Children of Clay: A Family of Pueblo Potters

From the Series We Are Still Here: Native Americans Today

Like their Pueblo ancestors, Gia Rose and her family treat the clay with respect. They believe that Clay-Old-Woman, the spirit of clay, watches over their work and that she lives and breathes Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: 978.9'52
  • Copyright: 1992

Children of the Past: Archaeology and the Lives of Kids

Do you have much in common with kids from long ago? Sure, their clothes and homes looked different. They ate different food and might not have ever gone to school. But they also made art—just Read More →

  • Lexile: 950
  • ATOS: 6.2
  • Dewey: 305.2309/01
  • Copyright: 2017

Chocolate by Hershey: A Story about Milton S. Hershey

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

Milton Hershey loved candy. As a boy, he saved his hard-earned pennies for the candy store. He soon discovered that he had a gift for making delicious treats and, after years of trying,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 920
  • ATOS: 5.9
  • Dewey: 338.7'664153'092
  • Copyright: 1994

Civil Rights Pioneer: A Story about Mary Church Terrell

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

Mary Church Terrell grew up after the Civil War with many opportunities. Although she received an excellent education and had a distinguished teaching career, Mary grew up African American in Read More →

  • Lexile: 930
  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: 323'.092
  • Copyright: 1999
Spring 2024

Clash of the Secret Code Clubs

From the Series The Code Busters Club

Cody, Quinn, Luke, M.E., and Mika are the Code Busters—clever clue hunters with a passion for puzzles. They are ready to prove they are the best at solving codes after Matt the Brat forms… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2024

Classic Codes and Ciphers

From the Series Cryptology (Alternator Books ®)

Dive into the secret history of . . . secrets! Cryptology is the art and science of secret communication, and its purpose is to protect precious information and keep people safe. Learn about… Read More →

  • Lexile: 950
  • ATOS: 6.0
  • Dewey: 652/.8
  • Copyright: 2022

Classification of Life, 2nd Edition

From the Series Great Ideas of Science

How are polar bears related to pandas? For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have tried to organize and understand, or classify, the relationships among Earth's animals and… Read More →

  • Dewey: 578.01'2
  • Copyright: 2008

Cleaning Up Transportation: It's Time to Take Eco Action!

From the Series Eco Action

Earth is under threat. Today, our planet faces huge challenges as a result of human actions. The time has come to replace those negative actions with positive ones—it's time to take eco… Read More →

  • ATOS: 5.9
  • Dewey: 388
  • Copyright: 2023
Spring 2024

Clever Cats!: Amazing Cat Adventures

From the Series Explore!

Cats are special, and they know it! Cats live across the world and have been pets to humans for many thousands of years. You can find cats wherever humans are living, adventuring, and… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024

Click!: A Story about George Eastman

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

When George Eastman decided to make photography his hobby, "simple" was hardly the word to describe the pastime. He had to lug 50 pounds of camera equipment around with him, including the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 338.7'6177
  • Copyright: 1986
Spring 2024

Climate Activists: A Graphic Guide

From the Series The Climate Crisis

Climate change is hurting the planet. It creates problems for people, plants, and animals. Protecting the environment is important for our future. Climate activists work to get laws passed.… Read More →

  • Dewey: 333.72092/2
  • Copyright: 2024