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Cover: Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death
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Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death

About 4,000 unidentified deceased persons are discovered in the United States every year. But forensic experts are successful in identifying about 3,000 of those bodies within a year. In… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1240
  • ATOS: 9.8
  • Dewey: 363.25
  • Copyright: 2013
Cover: Four Secrets
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Four Secrets

"To you the idea to kidnap Chase Dobson might seem like a mistake. But to us... we were just trying to stop him from being so...evil. We just...we had to stop him. No one helps kids like us.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • ATOS: 5.5
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2012

Freshwater Fishing: Bass, Trout, Walleye, Catfish, and More

From the Series Great Outdoors Sports Zone

Have you ever landed a smallmouth bass after a fair fight? Or spent a day slowly trolling for walleye? Or felt a trout or pike tug on your bait after a perfect cast? There's nothing better… Read More →

  • Lexile: 830
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: 639.2
  • Copyright: 2013

From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate

From the Series Start to Finish, Second Series

How does a cocoa bean turn into tasty chocolate? Follow each step in the food production cycle—from planting cocoa trees to eating a sweet treat—in this fascinating book! Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: 664'.5
  • Copyright: 2013

From Grass to Milk

From the Series Start to Finish, Second Series

How does grass help cows make yummy milk? Follow each step in the food production cycle—from cows eating grass to ice-cold milk—in this fascinating book! Read More →

  • Lexile: 450
  • ATOS: 1.7
  • Dewey: 636.2'142
  • Copyright: 2013

From Maple Tree to Syrup

From the Series Start to Finish, Second Series

How do trees make sweet maple syrup? Follow each step in the food production cycle—from planting sugar maple trees to pouring syrup on pancakes—in this fascinating book! Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • ATOS: 2.3
  • Dewey: 664'.132
  • Copyright: 2013

From Milk to Ice Cream

From the Series Start to Finish, Second Series

How does milk turn into frosty ice cream? Follow each step in the food production cycle—from milking a cow to eating a frozen treat—in this fascinating book! Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • ATOS: 2.1
  • Dewey: 637'.4
  • Copyright: 2013

From Peanut to Peanut Butter

From the Series Start to Finish, Second Series

How does a peanut turn into peanut butter? Follow each step in the food production cycle—from planting peanut seeds to spreading peanut butter on bread—in this fascinating book! Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • ATOS: 2.3
  • Dewey: 641.3'56596
  • Copyright: 2013

From Wheat to Bread

From the Series Start to Finish, Second Series

How does wheat turn into bread? Follow each step in the food production cycle—from planting wheat seeds to eating toast with jelly—in this fascinating book! Read More →

  • Lexile: 450
  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: 664'.722
  • Copyright: 2013

G Sounds

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Hard Consonants

G words are the focus of this book about girls and green gifts. Read More →

  • Dewey: 428.1'3
  • Copyright: 2013

Gases

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Kinds of Matter

Introduce young readers to different types of gases, including air, steam, helium and more. Read More →

  • Dewey: 541'.0423
  • Copyright: 2013

Get Your Nose Out of Joint: And Other Medical Expressions

From the Series It's Just an Expression

A taste of your own medicine. Rub salt in the wound. Warts and all. Have you ever heard these crazy expressions? People use them even when you don't have to take any medicine and you don't… Read More →

  • Lexile: 750
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: 428.1
  • Copyright: 2013

Going from Here to There

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Balance and Motion

Introduce kids to the concept of moving from Point A to Point B with examples such as cars, kites, and more. Read More →

  • Dewey: 531' .11
  • Copyright: 2013

Grace's Thanksgiving

From the Series Cloverleaf Books ™ — Fall and Winter Holidays

Thanksgiving smells fill the house. Grace is making a list of the things she's thankful for: yummy food, a loving family, and the fact that her dog didn't eat all the pies. Read More →

  • Lexile: 500
  • ATOS: 2.8
  • Dewey: 394.2649
  • Copyright: 2013

Guitar Notes

On odd days, Tripp uses a school practice room to let loose on a borrowed guitar. Eyes closed, strumming that beat-up instrument, Tripp escapes to a world where only the music matters. On… Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2012

Hailey's Halloween

From the Series Cloverleaf Books ™ — Fall and Winter Holidays

It's time for Hailey's favorite holiday―Halloween! She plans her costume. She also carves jack-o'-lanterns with her family. Finally, it's time for Hailey to trick-or-treat with her friends.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 460
  • ATOS: 2.7
  • Dewey: 394.2646
  • Copyright: 2013

Hank Aaron, 2nd Edition

From the Series Sports Heroes and Legends

Born in 1934, Hank Aaron faced many roadblocks because of his race. In fact, his school did not even have a baseball team. When Jackie Robinson broke the race barrier and entered the major… Read More →

  • ATOS: 7.2
  • Dewey: 796.357'092
  • Copyright: 2006

Health Smarts: How to Eat Right, Stay Fit, Make Positive Choices, and More

From the Series USA TODAY Teen Wise Guides: Lifestyle Choices

Health. It seems like a simple topic, but keeping up a healthful lifestyle can be challenging. Still, there are easy steps that you can take to make sure you're living the most healthful life Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • Dewey: 613'.0433
  • Copyright: 2013

Hero City: Book 22

From the Series Twisted Journeys ®

You wake up with superhero powers—so what are you going to do with them? Be a hero or rule the city as a supervillain? Use your mighty brains or take advantage of your awesome brawn? Or will… Read More →

  • Dewey: 741.5'973
  • Copyright: 2012

Hibernación (Hibernation)

From the Series Mi primer paso al mundo real — Descubriendo los ciclos de la naturaleza (First Step Nonfiction — Discovering Nature's Cycles)

La hibernación es un ciclo que algunos animales hacen cada año. La mayoría de la gente sabe que los osos hibernan. ¿Pero por qué hibernan? ¿Y qué otros animales hibernan? Hibernation is a… Read More →

  • Dewey: 591.56'5
  • Copyright: 2013

Ichiro Suzuki, 2nd Edition

From the Series Sports Heroes and Legends

Ichiro Suzuki was the first Japanese position player (non-pitcher) to make it into the American Major Leagues. People thought that the Japanese couldn’t handle the power and speed of American Read More →

  • ATOS: 7.2
  • Dewey: 796.357'092
  • Copyright: 2004

Indonesia

From the Series Country Explorers

Pack your bags! We’re headed to Indonesia! On this whirl-wind tour, you’ll learn all about the country’s landscape, culture, people, and more. We’ll explore Indonesia’s volcanic islands and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: 959.8
  • Copyright: 2010
Cover: Infinity and Me
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Infinity and Me

When I looked up, I shivered. How many stars were in the sky? A million? A billion? Maybe the number was as big as infinity. I started to feel very, very small. How could I even think about… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2012

Italy

From the Series Country Explorers

Pack your bags! We’re headed to Italy. On this whirlwind tour, you’ll learn all about the country’s landscape, culture, people, and more. We’ll see an active island volcano, ride the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: 945
  • Copyright: 2011