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The third wheel

Kinney, Jeff


A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down until an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves his best friend Rowley the odd man out.
Date Published:2012

Dangers of sugar and salt


This entertaining and informative program gets teens to think about how much sugar and salt they are eating, why too much sugar and salt can be harmful, and how to reduce their consumption of sugar and salt. The health dangers of sugar are presented with particular emphasis on sugary soft drinks. Too much sugar puts teens at risk for weight gain, obesity, diabetes, cancers and tooth decay. The average teen consumes a whopping 3,500 mg of salt every day, increasing the risks for high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack. Viewers learn how to decode nutritional labels, so they understand the many different names for sugar and for salt, and be able to identify hidden sugar and salt that lurk in packaged and processed foods. Includes Resource Guide.
Date Published:2013

This entertaining and informative program gets teens to think about how much sugar and salt they are eating, why too much sugar and salt can be harmful, and how to reduce their consumption of sugar and salt. The health dangers of sugar are presented with particular emphasis on sugary soft drinks. Too much sugar puts teens at risk for weight gain, obesity, diabetes, cancers and tooth decay. The average teen consumes a whopping 3,500 mg of salt every day, increasing the risks for high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack. Viewers learn how to decode nutritional labels, so they understand the many different names for sugar and for salt, and be able to identify hidden sugar and salt that lurk in packaged and processed foods. Includes Resource Guide.

Date Published:2013

I color myself different

Kaepernick, Colin, 1987-


This joyful celebration of black and brown lives is based on real events in the famous athlete and activist's young life and reveals the power of radical self-love and knowing your self-worth.
Date Published:2022

Smile

Telgemeier, Raina,


From sixth grade through tenth, Raina copes with a variety of dental problems that affect her appearance and how she feels about herself.
Date Published:2014

Measurement


Hamza wants to measure everything about Koolkatt that has changed since he was a teeny-weeny little robot-kitten - but how? It turns out there are a lot of different ways to measure the world around us. To find out more, we’ll meet a Viking ship builder, walk the plank in clown shoes, and make our own gooey worms! Viewers learn about measuring volume, circumference, time, distance, weight, length and temperature.
Date Published:2016

Hamza wants to measure everything about Koolkatt that has changed since he was a teeny-weeny little robot-kitten - but how? It turns out there are a lot of different ways to measure the world around us. To find out more, we’ll meet a Viking ship builder, walk the plank in clown shoes, and make our own gooey worms! Viewers learn about measuring volume, circumference, time, distance, weight, length and temperature.

Date Published:2016

Cat Kid comic club. 1 /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Li'l Petey, Flippy, and Molly introduce twenty-one rambunctious, funny, and talented baby frogs to the art of comic making. As the story unwinds with mishaps and hilarity, readers get to see the progress, mistakes, and improvements that come with practice and persistence.
Date Published:2020

Make that a double


Two, four, six, eight - how can you make numbers great? In this episode, Hamza learns just how quickly doubling can make numbers grow from tiny to astronomical! Along the way the investigators will get tangled in Chinese noodles, the challengers will get covered in slime eggs, and Hamza will interview a zombie!
Date Published:2016

The end of the line

McKay, Sharon E.


Ordinary citizens risk everything to save a young Jewish girl in wartime Holland.
Date Published:2014

Busy-eyed day

Pace, Anne Marie,


Two siblings, along with their grandmother and mother, spend a day taking in the sights at the park.
Date Published:2018

Cat Kid comic club. 2, Perspectives /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Flippy, Molly, Li'l Petey, and twenty-one baby frogs each have something to say. Naomi and Melvin don't see eye to eye and Poppy perceives the world differently than her siblings. Will the baby frogs figure out how to work together and appreciate one another's point of view -- both inside and outside the classroom?
Date Published:2021

Cat Kid comic club. 3, On purpose /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


The comic club is going in all different directions! Naomi, Melvin, and siblings are each trying to find their purpose. Naomi has an idea to get rich quick that causes a lot of commotion and emotion. And when faced with rejections, the friends try and try again to stay true to their vision. To top it off, a surprise visitor comes to class to stir things up. Will a desire for money and power cloud Naomi's purpose? Is it quitting time? Will the club ever be the same?
Date Published:2022

The comic club is going in all different directions! Naomi, Melvin, and siblings are each trying to find their purpose. Naomi has an idea to get rich quick that causes a lot of commotion and emotion. And when faced with rejections, the friends try and try again to stay true to their vision. To top it off, a surprise visitor comes to class to stir things up. Will a desire for money and power cloud Naomi's purpose? Is it quitting time? Will the club ever be the same?

Date Published:2022

Thank you, Earth : a love letter to our planet

Sayre, April Pulley,


A love letter to the Earth shares striking photographic images from around the world that introduce such concepts as nature and science. Water, air, light. Patterns, curves, shapes, colors. Things that crawl, fly, float, run, bloom, ripen. Think of everything Earth gives us. What are you most thankful for? Includes notes from the author about related activities and resources.
Date Published:2018

The wild robot protects

Brown, Peter, 1979-


Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and she sees the devastation caused by the toxic waters. Can the wild robot save the ocean and her island and everything she loves? This thrilling third installment of the Wild Robot series takes readers on a new adventure through the ocean and to the frigid northern waters where Roz may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Date Published:2023

Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and she sees the devastation caused by the toxic waters. Can the wild robot save the ocean and her island and everything she loves? This thrilling third installment of the Wild Robot series takes readers on a new adventure through the ocean and to the frigid northern waters where Roz may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Date Published:2023

Fire

Godkin, Celia


Explains how forest fires are a natural part of the ecological life cycle, as lightning strikes a tree near a dry clearing and ignites the dry vegetation, but the forest begins anew after the fire passes.
Date Published:2006

Sadiq and the Clean Water Crew

Nuurali, Siman,


A Capstone Interactive eBook. Turtle friends -- Bingo! -- Back to the pond -- What can we do? -- Help is on the way! Sadiq's class is visiting the pond on a nature field trip, but the dead fish they find there is disturbing; when he finds that the likely cause is pollution, he and a group of his classmates form the Clean Water Crew to do what they can to help clean up not just their pond, but other bodies of water as well.
Date Published:2022

A Capstone Interactive eBook. Turtle friends -- Bingo! -- Back to the pond -- What can we do? -- Help is on the way! Sadiq's class is visiting the pond on a nature field trip, but the dead fish they find there is disturbing; when he finds that the likely cause is pollution, he and a group of his classmates form the Clean Water Crew to do what they can to help clean up not just their pond, but other bodies of water as well.

Date Published:2022

A boy is not a bird

Ravel, Edeet.


A young boy named Natt finds his world overturned when his family is uprooted and exiled to Siberia during the occupation of the Soviet Ukraine by Nazi Germany.
Date Published:2019

Rocks

Ostopowich, Melanie


Includes index.
Date Published:2005

The rock cycle

Ostopowich, Melanie


Includes index.
Date Published:2005

Le fantôme de la maison Scott

Bergeron, Alain M., 1957-,


Billy Stuart et ses amis ne rigolent pas quand leur honneur de scouts est en jeu. Pas question de refuser l'épreuve que leur soumettent leurs rivaux, les Zaventuriers. C'est entendu, ils passeront la soirée dans la demeure abandonnée des Scott. Et ce, même si on raconte que l'endroit est hanté...
Date Published:2019

No vacancy

Cohen, Tziporah, 1967-


Title proper from title frame. "Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn't eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman's dream, but at least it's an adventure. Miriam befriends Kate, whose grandmother owns the diner next door, and finds comfort in the company of Maria, the motel's housekeeper, and her Uncle Mordy, who comes to help out for the summer"--Publisher.
Date Published:2020