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Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
286 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Book That Launched a Movement
The first installment of Brian D. McLaren's trilogy recounts a lively and intimate conversation between fictional characters Pastor Dan Poole and his daughter's high-school science teacher, Neil Oliver. They reflect together about faith, doubt, reason, mission, leadership, and spiritual practice in the emerging postmodern world. A New Kind of Christian offers a tale of hope and spiritual renewal for those who thought...
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
AD 510L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes some ways in which plants can move, from sunflowers turning towards sunlight and vines creeping up a fence to tulips folding in at night and maple seeds whirling like helicopters in the wind.
4) Now I'm big
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Lexile measure
AD 400L
Language
English
Description
A group of children reflect on the things they did as babies as opposed to the things they are able to do now that they are a little older and bigger.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
270L
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Walt is not the tallest or the curliest or the pointiest or even the crunchiest. A confounded blade of grass searches for his 'est' in this hilarious story about growing up" --
Author
Publisher
David Suzuki Institute
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the international bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees. An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them. In his beloved book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben revealed astonishing discoveries about the social networks of trees and how they communicate. Now, in The Power of Trees, he turns to their future, with...
Author
Language
English
Description
"An internationally respected neurologist offers a revolutionary look at the brains of adolescents, providing surprising insights--including why smart kids often do stupid things--and practical advice for adults and teens. In this groundbreaking, accessible book, Dr. Frances E. Jensen, a mother, teacher, researcher, and internationally known expert in neurology, introduces us to the mystery and magic of the teen brain. One of the first books to focus...
11) Hokey Pokey
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
HL 600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ever since they were Snotsippers, Jack and the girl have fought, until one day she steals his bike and as he and the Amigos try to recover it, Jack realizes that he is growing up and must eventually leave the "goodlands and badlands of Hokey Pokey."
12) One little seed
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Follows a seed from the time it is planted until it grows into a beautiful flower.
13) My big boy bed
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A little boy celebrates all the things he can do now that he has a big boy bed.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
An introduction to genetic code combines simple, engaging language and expressive, child-friendly illustrations to explain how biological life grows and changes and how DNA combines to make humans both unique and connected to all life on the planet.
17) A seed grows
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An educational picture book about the life cycle of a sunflower"--
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st American ed.
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Ruby, the last of Mother Duck's and Father Duck's eggs to hatch, is slower to develop than her four siblings, until the day that she flies further and higher than any of them.
20) How plants grow
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
210L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (12 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs show young readers how a seed grows into a plant.