Sara Latta
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 4
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Scientists are on the verge of a revolution in biomedical engineering that will forever change the way we think about medicine, even life itself. Cutting-edge researchers are working to build body organs and tissue in the lab. They are developing ways to encourage the body to regenerate damaged or diseased bone and muscle tissue. Scientists are striving to re-route visual stimuli to the brain to help blind people see. They may soon discover methods...
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As a teenager, Mary Edwards Walker determined she would no longer wear the confining corsets and long skirts society dictated women wear at the time and instead opted for pants with a short skirt, setting the stage for her lifelong controversial efforts to change expectations. One of the first women to earn a degree in medicine, Walker championed women's rights, social justice, and access to health care. She became a Civil War surgeon and a spy, who...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Explains the symptoms of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, as well as explains how it's diagnosed, how it's treated, and how it spreads. Additional features include informative captions, interesting factual sidebars, suggested activities, a phonetic glossary, resources for further research, information about the author, and an index. In just a few short months, COVID-19 has drastically altered the world, as we know it. With so much unknown about...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Looks at front-line workers in the COVID-19 pandemic, such as doctors, nurses, store workers, and delivery people who are all helping in everyday life. Additional features include informative captions, interesting factual sidebars, suggested activities, a phonetic glossary, resources for further research, information about the author, and an index. In just a few short months, COVID-19 has drastically altered the world as we know it. With so much unknown...
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Everyone knows what it is to be afraid. But phobias take the normal (and even helpful!) human emotion of fear to a much more visceral, even primal, place. For some people, it's a spider that does it. For others it's a clown, or a trans-Atlantic flight, or even just a puddle of water. It's the thing that stops us in our tracks, sets our hearts racing, and stands our hairs on end. Scared Stiff takes readers on a journey through these experiences-using...
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When an invasive species makes its way into a new habitat, it can get crowded in a hurry! The invasive species can wreak havoc on the native species including people. Discover how invasive species make their move into new territories and how people are trying to lessen their negative impact.
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Science-based, clear instructions guide readers through experiments pertaining to Earth, including its rotation in space, seasons, gravity, and matter. An engaging way to support the Next Generation Science Standards. Experiments are simple, accessible, and something that could be used at a science fair, in the classroom, or at home. Exploring the planet has never been simpler.
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If a trip to an active volcano is your idea of a dream adventure, then perhaps a career in volcanology is for you! Through case studies, photographs, interviews, and facts, you'll discover what it means to be a volcanologist, why we need them, and how you can become one too.
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All bones tell a story, you just have to know how to read them. Forensic anthropologists can tell if found bones are from a human or an animal, are male or female, and how a person lived and died. Readers will discover the techniques forensic anthropologists are using to solve both modern and ancient crimes.
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Do you like the cold? Do you like solving mysteries and discovering answers? Are you interested in Earth's history? Then a career as an polar scientist might be for you! Through case studies and interviews, you'll discover what it means to be a polar scientist, studying the ice for answers to some of history's biggest questions.
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When an invasive species makes its way into a new habitat, it can get crowded in a hurry! The invasive species can wreak havoc on the native species including people. Discover how invasive species make their move into new territories and how people are trying to lessen their negative impact.
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Take a crash course in middle school science, and see how chemical reactions, energy, and engineering can be powerful tools in todays world. See why chemistry is a piece of cake. Live large with life science and learn what makes living thinks tick. You'll soon discover that science is the real deal for real life.
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To a trained forensic scientist, blood spatter at a crime scene tells a clear story about what happened. The DNA in the blood can narrow down a list of suspects, clearing the innocent or helping send the guilty to prison. Readers will discover how blood spatter analysis and DNA fingerprinting began, how they are used now, and how they have solved decades-old mysteries.