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81) What is a map?
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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Simple text with full-color photos and illustrations provide basic information about maps"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"One of the most recognizable map symbols, the compass rose, is also the most useful. It shows the cardinal directions, and, when used with a compass, it can help hikers and orienteers reach their destination. Readers are introduced to the compass rose and the cardinal and intermediate directions it displays. Detailed examples lead readers through using a compass rose on a map. Full-color images accompany important map skills, engaging readers with...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Long before humans were around, dinosaurs roamed the earth, and they have been a topic of endless fascination since we first discovered their remains. Readers will learn map skills with ease as the compelling dinosaur and fossil images will divert and delight. Budding archaeologists and readers will roll up their sleeves and dig into this absorbing topic.
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
From coast to coast, tragedy can strike at any moment. Readers will learn about the locations of disasters from earthquakes to tsunamis and everything in between, all the while discovering how to understand a map's symbols, its contour or latitude and longitude lines, and more. Real-life photographs and attention-grabbing subject matter is sure to transform this sometimes dry topic into a compelling study.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Description
You are planning a huge bike trip, so how can you find out where the mountains and flat lands are? Zoom in on a topographic map to find out. This graphic-heavy and instructive book introduces the reader to the basics of using topographic maps. They are introduced to the way elevations and contours of the land are shown on maps, and how to read the details shown on these maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to use a contour map to plan a camping...
92) Mermaid myths
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Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Are mermaids compassionate beings waiting to save drowning sailors or vindictive creatures hoping to lure people to their deaths? The answer depends on the lore, which is vast and varied. Through the centuries, people around the world have reported seeing real mermaids on rocks or bobbing in the sea. Even in the 21st century, people are drawn to the mystery of the mermaid. Readers, too, will find the many mermaid stories and hoaxes in this engaging...
94) Fairy Myths
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Series
Pub. Date
c2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
airies are found in the lore of countless countries, including Russia, Croatia, Ireland, Germany, and Iceland. And fairies aren't just pretty little creatures with wings; elves, dwarfs, and goblins are all fairies, too. This field guide to fairies around the world introduces the many different kinds of diminutive creatures. Readers will be particularly delighted to learn more about fairies they can encounter in popular culture, including in Shakespeare's...
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Map of unknown things volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"The year is 2012 but it might as well be the Victorian age. The nations of the world are overseen by the International Patent Office, and its ruthless stranglehold on technology. When airships start disappearing in the middle of the Atlantic, the Patent Office is desperate to discover what has happened. Forbidden to operate beyond the territorial waters of member nations, they send spies to investigate in secret. One of those spies is Elizabeth...
97) The South Pole
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
The South Pole is cold, but theres more to it than that! This book presents the cartography and earth science of this polar region to young readers in an engaging yet informative way. Several spreads are dedicated to the fascinating history of the brave explorers of this icy landscape, a part of history that is sure to impress all elementary readers!
98) Werewolf myths
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The werewolf, or lycanthrope, is a human that can take an animal form or an animal that can take human form. Shape-shifters are prevalent in the legends of world cultures, including the Greek minotaur, Celtic selkies, Navajo skin-walkers, and more, dating back to the oldest myths from around the globe. Cave paintings from 25,000 years ago depict images of half-human half-animal figures. This thrilling volume is full of grisly tales as well as surprising...
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Magic on the map volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"Twins Finn and Molly Parker are whisked away in their magical RV to compete in a scavenger hunt in New York City"--
100) Let's mooove!
Author
Series
Magic on the map volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
On the last day of second grade, twins Finn and Molly discover a magical camper in their driveway that takes them from Ohio to Colorado, where they must save a famous cow.
