Kevin Cunningham
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a video game designer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
2) Nurse
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a nurse. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
3) Toys
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of toy production and examines how toys are manufactured and distributed today. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
4) Computers
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Examines how and where computers are built and details the many pieces that go into the machine's construction. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
5) Colas
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Did you know that popular cola drinks are bottled, produced, and sold in countries all over the world? Readers will be introduced to the history of cola drinks and learn how American cola companies produce their soft drinks and sell them worldwide.
6) Pencils
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
You probably use a pencil almost every day. Did you know that the 'lead' in pencil is really a mineral called graphite? And that China and Mexico are two countries with large graphite deposits? Read this book to learn more about how pencils are manufactured and how they end up in the hands of people in countries around the globe.
7) Gasoline
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Did you know that gasoline is made from petroleum that is extracted from deep inside Earth? And that the government of Saudi Arabia owns the world's largest petroleum corporation? Read this book to find out more about how petroleum is turned into gasoline and how that gasoline ends up in the tank of cars around the world.
8) Cell Phones
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Alexander Graham Bell couldn't possibly have imagined that one day people the world over would be able to call someone on telephone smaller than the palms of their hands. Readers will discover how cell phone technology has emerged as a global phenomenon, connecting people all over the world to one another.
9) Teacher
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Introduces readers to the training, skills, and duties required in the career of teaching. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the history, daily life, industry, government, and religion of the first settlers of Maryland, from 1634 when Catholic settlers arrived to 1788 when it joined the United States.
16) Pandemics
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes pandemics, including flu, polio, and AIDS, that have occurred in the past, explains how infectious diseases spread, and explores the ways these diseases can be prevented or controlled.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the decision of the Pilgrims to leave Plymouth, England, aboard the Mayflower in 1620, their arduous journey across the Atlantic, their struggle to settle in Massachusetts, and the impact of their settlement on later generations.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the history of the Jamestown colony in Virginia in the early seventeenth century, including the colonists' relationship with the local Native Americans and the struggle to thrive in a new land.