The boy who harnessed the wind by Kamkwamba, William (#0532HZ2)

FollettBound Glued — Puffin Books, 2015
Price: USD 16.17

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Dewey: 621.4; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 6.2
AR 5.8 MG 9 171666EN; RC 5.6 15; LEX 860L; F&P P
From the publisher: Age 10
From Booklist: Grades 5-8; Kirkus: Ages 11-16; SLJ: Gr 4-7

Tags: Africa Biography Energy Inventions Memoir Narrative Nonfiction STEM

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One plastic bag : Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of the Gambia by Paul, Miranda (#0657AS1)

Hardcover (library binding) — Millbrook Press, 2015
Price: USD 15.04

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Dewey: 363.7288; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 3.0
AR 2.9 LG .5 170587EN; RC 1.6 1; LEX AD570L; F&P P
From the publisher: Grades Pre-K/K-3; Ages 5-9
From Kirkus: Ages 5-8; PW: Ages 5-9; SLJ: Gr 1-4

Tags: Biography Includes Back Matter Narrative Nonfiction Picture Book Responsible Decision-making

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Solving the puzzle under the sea : Marie Tharp maps the ocean floor by Burleigh, Robert (#0846TY6)

Hardcover — Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016
Price: USD 17.53

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Dewey: 526; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 4.4
AR 5 LG .5 179979EN; RC 4.6 3; LEX 750L; F&P S
From the publisher: Grades Pre-K/K-3; Ages 4-8
From Booklist: Grades 1-3; Kirkus: Ages 5-9; PW: Ages 4-8; SLJ: Gr 2-4

Tags: Biography Earth Science Includes Back Matter Narrative Nonfiction Oceanography Picture Book Picture Books for Older Readers Self-Management

Mesmerized : how Ben Franklin solved a mystery that baffled all of France by Rockliff, Mara (#0995NS9)

Hardcover — Candlewick Press, 2015
Price: USD 16.65

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Dewey: 001.4; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 5.0
AR 5 LG .5 173543EN; RC 4.3 3; LEX 690L; F&P R
From the publisher: Grades 1-4; Ages 6-9
From Booklist: Grades 1-3; Kirkus: Ages 8-10; PW: Ages 6-9; SLJ: Gr 2-5

Tags: Includes Back Matter Narrative Nonfiction Picture Book Picture Books for Older Readers World History

Around the world : three remarkable journeys by Phelan, Matt (#0143DQ3)

Hardcover — Candlewick, 2011
Price: USD 22.81

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Dewey: 741.5; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 4.6
AR 4.6 MG 1 146321EN; RC 4.4 4; LEX GN710L
From the publisher: Grades 4-7; Ages 9-12
From Booklist: Grades 4-7; Kirkus: Ages 10-13; PW: Ages 9-12; SLJ: Gr 3-8

Tags: Graphic Novels Narrative Nonfiction

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If I had a hammer : stories of building homes and hope with Habitat for Humanity by Rubel, David (#0064QC6)

Paperback — Candlewick Press, c2009 p2010
Price: USD 12.25

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Dewey: 363.5; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 6.7
AR 7.7 MG+ 6 134409EN; RC 11.5 10; LEX 1150L; F&P W
From the publisher: Grades 4-7; Ages 9-12
From Booklist: Grades 6-12; Kirkus: Ages 11-18; PW: Ages 9-13; SLJ: Gr 7-Up

Tags: Homelessness Hope (Literary Theme) Narrative Nonfiction

The grand mosque of Paris : a story of how Muslims saved Jews during the Holocaust by Ruelle, Karen Gray (#06458A1)

Hardcover (library binding) — Holiday House, 2009
Price: USD 17.43

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Dewey: 940.53; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 7.2
AR 7.1 MG 1 133060EN; RC 11.3 4; LEX NC1090L; GR T
From Booklist: Grades 3-6; Kirkus: Ages 8-12; PW: Ages 8-up; SLJ: Gr 4-6

Tags: Holocaust Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books for Older Readers World History World War II

Up in the garden and down in the dirt by Messner, Kate (#0645RR9)

Hardcover — Chronicle Books, 2015
Price: USD 16.65

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Dewey: 635; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 4.5
AR 5 LG .5 178076EN; LEX AD730L; F&P M
From the publisher: Grades Pre-K/K-3; Ages 5-8
From SLJ: Gr 1-3

Tags: Life Science Narrative Nonfiction Our Earth

Electrical wizard : how Nikola Tesla lit up the world (Candlewick Biographies) by Rusch, Elizabeth (#0520YX1)

FollettBound Sewn — Candlewick Press, 2015
Price: USD 14.47

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Dewey: 621.3; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 5.3
AR 5.3 LG .5 162951EN; LEX 840L; GR S; F&P S
From the publisher: Grades 3-7; Ages 8-12
From Booklist: Grades 3-5; Kirkus: Ages 7-10; SLJ: Gr 2-5

Tags: Biography Electricity Inventions Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books for Older Readers

Eye to eye : how animals see the world by Jenkins, Steve (#0789QW4)

FollettBound Glued — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014
Price: USD 21.37

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Dewey: 573.8; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 5.7
AR 5.7 LG .5 165429EN; RC 7.3 3; LEX NC1040L
From the publisher: Grades Pre-K/K-3; Ages 4-8
From Booklist: Grades 2-4; Kirkus: Ages 6-10; PW: Ages 6-9; SLJ: Gr 3-6

Tags: Animals Includes Back Matter Life Science Narrative Nonfiction

Flight of the honey bee (Read and Wonder) by Huber, Raymond (#0735RT4)

FollettBound Sewn — Candlewick Press, 2015
Price: USD 16.07

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Dewey: 595.79; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 4.4
AR 4.4 LG .5 161551EN; RC 4.5 2; LEX AD840L; GR P; F&P P
From the publisher: Grades Pre-K/K-2; Ages 3-7
From Booklist: Preschool-Grade 2; Kirkus: Ages 3-7; SLJ: K-Gr 2

Tags: Animals Insects Narrative Nonfiction

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Miss Mary reporting : the true story of sportswriter Mary Garber by Macy, Sue (#0939CX2)

Hardcover — Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016
Price: USD 17.53

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Dewey: 070.4; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 3.3
AR 5.2 LG .5 180477EN; RC 5.3 2; LEX NC910L
From the publisher: Grades Pre-K/K-3; Ages 5-8
From Booklist: Grades 2-4; Kirkus: Ages 5-9; PW: Ages 5-8; SLJ: Gr 2-4

Tags: Biography Includes Timelines Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books for Older Readers Sports

North : the amazing story of Arctic migration by Dowson, Nick (#0704SJ7)

Paperback — Candlewick Press, 2013
Price: USD 7.85

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Dewey: 591.56; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 4.8
AR 4.8 LG .5 146489EN; RC 6.4 3; LEX 920L; F&P P
From the publisher: Grades 2-5; Ages 7-10
From Kirkus: Ages 7-10; PW: Ages 7-up; SLJ: Gr 3-6

Tags: Animals Habitats Narrative Nonfiction

Growing up Muslim : understanding the beliefs and practices of Islam by Ali-Karamali, Sumbul (#0748NH1)

Paperback — Ember, 2013
Price: USD 7.85

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Dewey: 297; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 8.2
AR 8.3 MG+ 8 154931EN; RC 9.4 11; LEX 1050L
From the publisher: Age 10
From Booklist: Grades 5-8; Kirkus: Ages 12-16; PW: Ages 10-up; SLJ: Gr 6-Up

Tags: Holidays & Traditions Narrative Nonfiction Religions

Energy island : how one community harnessed the wind and changed their world by Drummond, Allan (#0581PV9)

FollettBound Sewn — Square Fish, Francis Foster Books, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2015
Price: USD 17.90

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Dewey: 333.9; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 5.4
AR 5.4 LG .5 142621EN; RC 5.4 2; LEX AD920L; F&P P
From the publisher: Grades 1-5; Ages 6-10
From Booklist: Grades 1-3; Kirkus: Ages 7-10; PW: Ages 6-10; SLJ: Gr 1-4

Tags: Conservation & Environment Energy Narrative Nonfiction Physical Science Picture Books for Older Readers STEM

Creature features : 25 animals explain why they look the way they do by Jenkins, Steve (#0788SW2)

FollettBound Sewn — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014
Price: USD 21.37

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Dewey: 571.3; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 3.6
AR 3.6 LG .5 170652EN; RC 2.3 1; LEX AD650L
From the publisher: Grades Pre-K/K-3; Ages 4-7
From Booklist: Preschool-Grade 3; Kirkus: Ages 4-8; PW: Ages 4-8; SLJ: Pres-Gr 2

Tags: Animals Narrative Nonfiction

Buried sunlight : how fossil fuels have changed the Earth (Sunlight Series) by Bang, Molly (#0988FN3)

Hardcover — The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2014
Price: USD 17.53

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Dewey: 333.8; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 4.9
AR 4.9 LG .5 169510EN; RC 4.6 2; LEX NC860L
From the publisher: Grades Pre-K/K-3; Ages 4-8
From Kirkus: Ages 7-12; SLJ: Gr 2-4

Tags: Conservation & Environment Energy Narrative Nonfiction Our Earth

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Inside Biosphere 2 : earth science under glass (Scientists In The Field (Houghton Mifflin)) by Carson, Mary Kay (#0788MW9)

Hardcover — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
Price: USD 17.53

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Dewey: 304.2; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 7.0
AR 7 MG 2 176182EN; RC 9.5 5; LEX 1060L
From the publisher: Grades 5-7; Ages 10-12
From Booklist: Grades 5-8; Kirkus: Ages 12-15; SLJ: Gr 5-8

Tags: Biomes & Ecosystems Conservation & Environment Earth Science Narrative Nonfiction

The wildest race ever : the story of the 1904 Olympic marathon by McCarthy, Meghan (#0847SY5)

Hardcover — Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016
Price: USD 17.53

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Dewey: 796.42; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 4.4
AR 4.6 LG .5 181797EN; LEX 760L; F&P S
From the publisher: Grades Pre-K/K-3; Ages 4-8
From Kirkus: Ages 5-8; PW: Ages 4-8; SLJ: K-Gr 3

Tags: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books for Older Readers Sports

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Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything by Levitt, Steven D (#14295T4)

Hardcover — William Morrow, 2006
Price: USD 29.42

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Dewey: 330; Audience: Adult
AR 9.2 UG 16 147781EN

Tags: Business & Finance Narrative Nonfiction

Cycle of rice, cycle of life : a story of sustainable farming by Reynolds, Jan (#0911JJ7)

Paperback — Lee & Low Books Inc., 2009
Price: USD 13.10

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Dewey: 633.1; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 7.6
AR 8 MG 1 135148EN; RC 11.8 5; LEX 1190L; F&P V
From the publisher: Grades 3-8; Ages 7-13
From Booklist: Grades 4-7; Kirkus: Ages 8-12; SLJ: Gr 3-5

Tags: Life Cycles Narrative Nonfiction

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Master of deceit : J. Edgar Hoover and America in the age of lies by Aronson, Marc (#0058AW3)

Hardcover — Candlewick Press, 2012
Price: USD 23.69

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Dewey: 363.25; Audience: Young Adult
AR 9 UG 9 150643EN; RC 10.3 12; LEX 1090L; F&P Z
From the publisher: Age 14
From Booklist: Grades 9-12; Kirkus: Ages 14+; PW: Ages 14-up; SLJ: Gr 9-Up

Tags: Biography Includes Primary Sources Narrative Nonfiction

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Off to class : incredible and unusual schools around the world by Hughes, Susan (#0478TS8)

FollettBound Glued — Owlkids, 2011
Price: USD 19.77

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Dewey: 371; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 5.2
AR 6.6 LG 2 145967EN; LEX 950L
From the publisher: Grades 3-7; Ages 9-12
From Booklist: Grades 3-7; Kirkus: Ages 9-13; PW: Ages 9-13; SLJ: Gr 2-5

Tags: All About Me Around the World Narrative Nonfiction

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Eyes wide open : going behind the environmental headlines by Fleischman, Paul (#1089ZD6)

FollettBound Glued — Candlewick Press, 2014
Price: USD 17.67

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Dewey: 363.7; Audience: Young Adult
AR 7.7 MG 5 169345EN; RC 10.2 8; LEX 1080L; F&P Z
From the publisher: Age 14
From Booklist: Grades 8-12; Kirkus: Ages 14-18; PW: Ages 14-up; SLJ: Gr 6-Up

Tags: Argumentative Writing Conservation & Environment Includes Back Matter Includes Graphic Aids Includes Teaching Resources Narrative Nonfiction

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Plastic, ahoy! : investigating the great Pacific garbage patch by Newman, Patricia (#0882EL7)

Hardcover (library binding) — Millbrook Press, 2014
Price: USD 23.04

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Dewey: 363.738; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 6.3
AR 6.1 MG 1 164144EN; RC 6.2 4; LEX 900L
From the publisher: Grades 3-6; Ages 8-12
From Booklist: Grades 4-8; Kirkus: Ages 10-15; SLJ: Gr 4-8

Tags: Human Impact on the Environment Narrative Nonfiction Our Earth Pollution

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