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2) Earth
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Explores the secrets of the Earth, answering questions about the what lies beneath the Earth's crust, why sea water is salty, what the ocean floor looks like, why Africa is splitting apart, and other topics.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
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Description
A young man from Mars comes to Earth & must learn our strange ways. After his arrival on Earth from his home on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith becomes the founder and pastor of a new religious sect and the sensation he creates teaches Earth some unforgettable lessons, including grokking, watersharing, and love. One of the greatest science fiction novels ever published, Stranger in a Strange Land's original manuscript had 60,000 words cut. Here at last,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
"Jules Verne's pioneering classic tells the story of the distinguished but eccentric Professor Lidenbrock, who finds a scrap of parchment in an old manuscript. A cipher, written in runes, tells of an entrance to another world - a world hidden beneath our own. So with his nephew reluctantly in tow, the Professor follows this cryptic clue down into a dormant volcano, and the further they descend, the more extraordinary the discoveries and creatures...
6) Earth
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the surface features, interior, atmosphere, magnetic field, and single satellite of the earth.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As one of the many installments in Jules Verne's Voyage Extraordinaire series, Journey to the Center of the Earth promises high stakes and thrilling adventure. When Professor Otto Lidenbrock bought an ancient runic manuscript, which chronicles the lives of Norwegian Kings, he did not expect to learn of anything but the history of Icelandic leaders. However, upon further inspection, Lidenbrock and his nephew, Axel, find that the manuscript includes...
8) Planet earth
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Language
English
Description
An illustrated guide to the planet Earth, introducing scientific concepts with color-coded buttons that share facts about life, science, the environment, and people, and describing Earth's position in space, a volcanic eruption, Earth's different layers, mountains, rain forests, biomes, and other related topics.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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Description
"For the first time ever, a very special edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout in color by J.R.R. Tolkien himself and with the complete text printed in two colors. The Silmarillion fills in the background which lies behind the more popular work, and gives the earlier history of Middle-earth, introducing some of the key characters. The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Fëanor, most gifted of the...
10) Earth
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to planet Earth, its features, and the forces that have shaped them.
11) The earth
Author
Publisher
Time, inc
Pub. Date
[1962]
Language
English
Description
A picture-reference book on the origin and evolution of the earth, what the process has done to man, and what our destiny may be on this planet.
Author
Language
English
Description
The author of the best-selling Science Matters outlines a radical new approach to geologic history that advances controversial theories that the Earth evolved and that life evolved from minerals, assessing supportive findings while explaining the impact of human actions.
Author
Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we've been and where we're going."--
14) Earth
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book explores Earth's orbit, name origin, physical description, and location in space.
15) Earth
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Photographs and simple text describe the planet Earth, its place in the solar system, its size, moon, and habitation.
16) Earth
Publisher
DK Pub
Language
English
Description
Thousands of captioned photographs, illustrations, and diagrams complement an overview of the Earth and the diverse forces and processes that shape and continue to influence the planet.
20) Earth
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the uses, source, and importance of the earth's natural resources.