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Two friends, Liam and Alaina, embark on a journey to unravel the mystery of Liam's mysterious illness, drawing upon their knowledge of fairy tales and employing Alaina's own experience with an invisible adversary, type 1 diabetes, as they navigate a world of curses and magical solutions to save Liam.
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Scientists have learned a lot in the last 400 years since bacteria was discovered. Today, bacteria's impact goes beyond medicine and science. Engineers want to use bacteria to solve problems. Designers want to use it, too. There are plans for a bacteria energy farm. A biologist is designing new concrete that is mixed with bacteria so that sidewalks can heal themselves. And a design firm in New York has an idea for growing chairs from bacteria. The...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Meet Avi! He goes to school and likes to invent things. He also has a learning disability. Learn about his family, his friends, and his dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Meet Finn! He goes to school and likes to make silly videos. He also has ADHD. Learn about his guinea pigs, his soccer team, and his dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Meet Summer! She goes to school and likes to draw cartoons. She also has autism. Learn about her family, her favorite lunch, and her dreams for the future. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Visit the Doctor! focuses on doctor visits while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Readers are introduced to what may happen during a typical medical exam and specifics about the job of a doctor. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Nurses are an essential part of every community. The lovable characters from Sesame Street teach readers how nurses they care for their patients and keep us all healthy.
"These books cover basic information like the daily duties associated with each job and how workers in each field are connected to their community. . . ....
8) Covid-19
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us. Kids are bound to have plenty of questions about the disease. Expertly leveled text and vibrant photos will help kids learn to recognize the disease and help prevent the spread of the virus that causes it.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Children between the ages of 5-12 need between 10-11 hours of sleep a night. Unfortunately, many children are falling short of this mark! Accessible text and relatable examples help young readers understand the importance of getting proper rest. Content includes sleep cycles, time management and maintaining a nightly routine, and creating a sleep-friendly environment.
10) Disease Control
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There is a war raging that you may not be aware of, the fight to prevent the spread of diseases. Everyday health care professionals are focused on controlling the spread of disease. This book exposes students to the innovatative tools and techniques healthcare professionals use to track, control, and combat the spread of dangerous diseases.
12) Boris And Bea
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Boris the basset hound is best friends with his owner, Bea. They do everything together. Bea suddenly starts to notice that Boris seems sad on their walks together. She then finds out that he used to be a therapy dog at the children's hospital and misses all of the children. In the end, Bea resolves to take her friend, Boris, to the children's hospital every day. The spirited, colorful illustrations accompanied by plenty of large text helps to tell...
13) Piper and Emma
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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Read about Emma and Piper, her big, white, fluffy dog. Emma falls down, but trustworthy Piper runs fast to get help. This story uses an engaging text to encourage confidence in early readers. The book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Original illustrations help guide readers through the text. Author Cecilia Minden, PhD, a literacy consultant and former director of the Language and Literacy...
14) Aches and Pains
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You already know that an owl is a wise animal, and that a snake can be charmed by music. You know how kangaroos move so far and so fast, and you know what sound mice make. But do you know about an animal called the laughing hyena? Its call sounds like a long, loud laugh or a giggle. Read what happened to this laughing hyena.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
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Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
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Brave Peter, a young knight, stands on the lookout, protecting the castle. A ferocious dragon creeps out of the woods! Brave Peter charges after him-until wheeze, wheeze, sputter, sputter-it's time for My Lady, his mother, to bring the rescue inhaler. Soon a trip to the doctor follows, and Brave Peter learns how to manage his asthma and keep fit for fighting dragons. Kids with asthma-and their parents-will appreciate Janna Matthies's funny and informative...
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Research has shown that building resilience in the face of adversity or challenges helps children and young people develop effective coping strategies and improve long term outcomes across a spectrum of illnesses. You Are So Much More reminds children who have gone through or are going through an illness or injury, that they are indeed so much more. Trauma survivor and medical student Serena Tejpar shares a story of inspiration, reflection, and encouragement...
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Il a suffi d'une seconde pour que mon existence bascule. Un plongeon, un pied qui a glissé, et je suis devenu tétraplégique.
A dix-sept ans. Le Samuel d'avant n'est plus, je dois me faire à l'idée...
Il paraît que la plupart des gens préféreraient mourir plutt que de se retrouver dans ma situation.
Moi aussi, si on m'avait posé la question avant mon accident, c'est ce que j'aurais répondu.
Et je ne peux pas dire que je n'ai jamais pensé...
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There is nothing good about cancer. It is frightening, disrupts lives, and affects nearly all members of our society. With honesty, integrity, and simplicity, What Every Child Needs To Know About Cancer explains this disease to young children, helping them to understand the modern world and, more importantly, the adults in their lives. Written by two dads – a child expert and an M. D. and noted oncology analyst – What Every Child Needs To Know...
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