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A Rube Goldberg machine is designed to perform a simple task through a series of elaborate steps. These simple machines are named after Reuben "Rube" Goldberg, an American cartoonist, engineer, and inventor. Learn how these fun machines work and ignite a curiosity about...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-05-15
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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Imagine getting ready for bed when the sun is still shining, or eating lunch when it's dark outside. How are such things possible? Learn how people in places such as Alaska, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, and Canada cope with days and days of sunlight and darkness. Created in...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-05-15
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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Colorful gems sparkle and shine. Where do these precious stones come from? Learn about gemology, the science and study of gems, with this informative book created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-05-15
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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Bike riding is a lot of fun, but it can also be dangerous. Read about how people have made cycling safe over the years. Learn how bicycles have changed over time and how bike parts, equipment, and trails make cycling safer. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-05-15
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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What do toothpicks, dryer lint, plastic bottles, and soup cans have in common? They are all items that have been used to create art! Found art is a type of art that involves creating pieces from found objects that are not usually considered to be artistic. Learn how...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-05-15
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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Snowflakes are one of nature's most fascinating wonders. Learn how snowflakes form with this fun STEAM book perfect for 1st grade students and early readers. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-05-15
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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Smithsonian's National Zoo is one of Washington DC's most popular attractions. Tag along with the zookeepers and learn about the unique problems they face and their creative solutions to keeping the zoo animals happy and healthy. Created in collaboration with the...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-05-15
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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Take a virtual tour of the Smithsonian National Zoo's Small Mammal House with this high-interest STEAM book! Along the way, learn how zookeepers designed a habitat for the black-footed ferret, an animal once thought to be extinct. You'll also learn about the many...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-05-15
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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Animal keepers have developed innovative ways to help zoo animals learn and grow. Learn how zookeepers keep animals healthy and happy with this fun and informative book. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2019-05-15
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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These people did what?!
Join author Galadriel Watson as she takes us on a journey of discovery—a tour of the human body’s amazing abilities, featuring masters of muscle, speed demons, brain bosses, and more! Extreme Abilities is a fun and fascinating survey of what...
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Annick Press
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2019-04-09
ePub
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A fiercely fabulous look at men’s fashion rule-breakers and icons
Sashay away, ladies: it’s the boys’ turn for the fashion spotlight. From Louis XIV to Kanye West, Jennifer Croll takes us on a tour of daring and different men throughout history who have all used...
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Annick Press
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2019-04-09
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Get ready to go global!
Our cellphones, our clothes, our food: All are everyday things we consider essential, but we seldom think of what and who is involved in making them and getting them into our hands. In Follow Your Stuff, award-winning children’s author Kevin...
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Annick Press
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2019-04-09
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Poisons, ice men, and graves, oh my!
Every archeological find adds to our understanding of the world, but sometimes a discovery is made that is so startling and different that it changes the way we view history. Digging Deep showcases the most exciting examples of...
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Annick Press
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2019-04-09
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Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn’t “look” autistic. But, as he’s quick to point out in this memoir, autism “looks” different for just about everyone...
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Annick Press
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2019-03-12
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Captured by ISIS, her bravery and faith became her pathway to freedom.
Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when she witnessed firsthand the horrors of the 2014 genocide of the Yazidi people by ISIS forces.Captured by ISIS, known locally as Daesh, Badeeah was among...
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Annick Press
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2019-03-12
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One is Ne’wt, for one Turtle Island, made for you and me. Two is Ta’pu, for two women in the sweat lodge steam. Counting from one to ten in English and Mi’kmaw, young readers will be introduced to both the ancestral language of Mi’kmaki and to Mi’kmaw culture and...
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Nimbus
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2018-12-15
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The first astronauts in space only stayed for brief periods of time. But now, NASA scientists have developed technologies that allow astronauts to live in space long term. Learn about the challenges that astronauts face living in zero gravity and cramped quarters with...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2018-12-03
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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The ancient Polynesians were amazing navigators who traversed the Pacific Ocean and settled in its many islands. How did they travel such extreme distances and know where they were going without the use of modern technology like smartphones, satellites, or even magnetic...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2018-12-03
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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Learn how employees at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are working hard to save animal species from extinction. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds reading skills while...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2018-12-03
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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How much life can one cubic foot hold? Read how photographer David Liittschwager and zoologist Chris Meyer studied life in one cubic foot, and how their findings can teach us about life on the entire planet. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution,...
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Teacher Created Materials
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2018-12-03
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Smithsonian: Informational Text
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