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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars."--Amazon.com.
3) Stars
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Series
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Introduces the stars, describing how they are born, their different types, and how they change during their life span.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
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Two siblings going to bed describe what stars really are--giant balls of hot, dense gas millions of miles from the Earth--in a book that examines constellations, atmospheric turbulence, and black holes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A is for Andromeda, our neighbor galaxy. B is for Big Dipper, that's an easy one to see. John Farrell takes kids on a rhyming tour of the night sky, from A to Z, with spectacular full-color photographs and facts about the wonders of space. From distant Andromeda, a galaxy made up of billions of stars, to the constellation of the zodiac, Farrell covers the high points of outer space. How do you find Jupiter or Venus? How does the Moon cause the tides...
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Star darlings (Chapter books) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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While Scarlet seeks Vega's help in looking into her removal from the Star Darlings, Ophelia struggles with a Wishworld mission for which she is unprepared, leaving Scarlet to come to the rescue.
10) The night sky
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English
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This field guide highlights 100 objects that can be seen in the night sky. Readers will gain a greater understanding about how to spot these things, including constellations and objects in our solar system. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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"Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It's a special night --Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But will Phoebe be able to see them with all the city lights? Raindrops begin to fall, followed by lightning and thunder. Phoebe is filled with disappointment as she and her father hurry inside to wait out the storm. But suddenly the power fails and then, amazingly, the rain and clouds disappear....
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Retells the story of Ursa Major as the transformation of Callisto and Arcas, discusses the astronomical features of the constellation Ursa Major, and describes the history of the constellation and its myths in world culture including the role of the Big Dipper in the Underground Railroad.
14) Explore the sun
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Lexile measure
670L
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English
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The Sun is the closest star to Earth. It makes life on Earth possible. Explore the Sun reveals the amazing details of the Sun.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Retells the story of Ursa Minor as the nurse of Zeus and recounts the tale of Zeus's birth and rise to power, discusses the astronomical features of the constellation Ursa Minor and the star Polaris, and describes the history of the constellation and its myths in world culture.
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Chronicle of the dark star volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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It is Earth year 2223, but the Earth, along with the entire solar system, is gone. Liam and Phoebe, having barely escaped our exploding sun with their lives, are in stasis for the decade-long journey to the rogue planet Delphi, where they hope to meet up with the rest of the human refugees, find help for their injured parents, and pass along the devastating things they discovered on Mars: that someone destroyed their world intentionally, and that...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
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"In a world where the light from the stars is the only thing that keeps the world safe from dark creatures, a boy, his dog, and the town baker's daughter must race to rescue the stars and find his father, the local Star Shepherd, before too many stars fall from the sky"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Abandoned as a baby in a forest to be eaten by Shadow Creatures, twelve-year-old Bo and his pet fox embark on a quest to return the wish-granting Stars to the Ulvian sky before the Shadow Witch can steal the star magic.
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