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1) I can listen
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Good listening skills help make communicating with others a better experience. Being quiet when another person is talking allows them to pass on information more easily. It implies that the listener respects the speaker. Nodding and smiling when someone speaks can help them know they are being listened to, as well.
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Good neighbors are considerate and respectful. They offer help when it's needed. Readers will find examples of these traits and more, written in a relatable style with achievable language. Whether it's cleaning up trash in the street or offering to carry a heavy bag for an older person, the actions of a good neighbor are many. Readers will be inspired reading everyday situations in which they can exhibit neighborly behavior. Colorful photographs complement...
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There are so many ways to help around the community. Clothing drives, soup kitchens, and hospitals are always looking for volunteers to give their time and energy to a good cause. Readers will be introduced to many ways they can give back to the world around them. Brightly colored photographs enhance the relatable and age-appropriate examples of volunteering opportunities, while readers learn important lessons about character. Everyday stories about...
4) I can share
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Showing someone you care about them might be as easy as letting them play with a favorite toy or giving them a piece of your cookie. Sharing time and energy can also be very valuable to family and friends.
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"The Rocky Mountains were once a great obstacle to those traveling west. Today, they are passable but still formidable in their height and the length of the mountain range. In these ways, among others, the Rocky Mountains are truly a natural wonder! Readers find out the combination of ways the mountain range formed as well as where to find the highest peaks in this book. Accessible language and age-appropriate detail are complemented by full-color...
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"One of the best-known waterfalls on Earth is right here in North America! Niagara Falls is found between the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario on the Niagara River. While it's not the highest waterfall in the world, Niagara Falls is so majestic partly because of the sheer volume of water that falls over its height. In this book, readers learn about the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls and how they formed. Amazing...
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"In 1903, a beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, became the site of history. There, brother Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved the first powered flight. Others had come before them and flown using gliders. But with their inventions of a lightweight engine and airplane propellers, the Wright brothers started the airplane age. This volume follows their journey to the first powered flight in age-appropriate language and detail. The text is accompanied...
8) Abby Wambach
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Abby Wambach is the all-time greatest American women's soccer player in history. This book explores the life of a World Cup champion as well as her record-setting international career. From a youth soccer standout in Rochester, New York, to an international soccer icon, Wambach has amazed soccer fans for years with her signature headers and leadership on the US Women's National Team. From Olympic gold to World Cup glory, Wambach's career has seen...
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"Benjamin Franklin was a writer, Founding Father, scientist, and inventor! He not only invented new things-like bifocals and the armonica-but also improved on inventions others had made. In this informative volume, readers learn about why and how he invented the lightning rod, including key facts about the kite experiment. Additional relevant information about Franklin's life shows readers how influential he was in his time and how his legacy lives...
11) The Grand Canyon
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"The Grand Canyon is so large, it can be seen from space! This natural wonder was carved out of the Colorado Plateau by the rush of the Colorado River over thousands of years. Today, millions of people visit Grand Canyon National Park which encompasses the Grand Canyon and land around it. Readers are introduced to the Grand Canyon through its formation, incredible views, and important biodiversity. The achievable text is paired with breath-taking,...
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"Since the invention of the telephone, there has been controversy over who really invented it: Was it really Alexander Graham Bell? Or was is Elisha Gray-or someone else? But, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the first patent issued to a design for a telephone, making Alexander Graham Bell the man credited with changing communication forever! Readers learn about the early life that led Bell to invent the telephone as well as his other accomplishments,...
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"George Washington Carver didn't invent peanut butter-but, he did make it popular! In addition, he found more than 300 other uses for peanuts, including candy, soap, and even medicine. His humble roots as an enslaved person didn't stop him from becoming a successful agricultural researcher and teacher, introducing crop rotation to the American South and saving the Southern economy when the boll weevil decimated cotton crops. This volume highlights...
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"Thomas Edison was a brilliant inventor. He received over 1,000 patents throughout his life! But he is, perhaps, best known as the inventor-or more accurately, improver-of the light bulb. What's more, he developed a system to bring electric light to entire buildings, and then cities! In this succinct volume, readers encounter the genius of Edison's electric light bulb as well as his early life and other important inventions of his, such as the phonograph....
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"The longest river in the United States isn't the Mississippi River-that's the Missouri. But, the Missouri is part of the huge Mississippi River system that's truly a natural wonder! It contains 250 tributaries in all. Readers learn even more fun facts about the Mississippi River and its system of waterways in this volume. With content supporting both social studies and science curricula, the accessible text covers geography as well as conservation."--...
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"Grace Hopper was a big part of teams that worked on the earliest computers, including the landmark MARK I and UNIVAC I and II. She developed the compiler and was instrumental in the creation of programming languages that used English words instead of symbols. This innovation made computers and technology much more accessible to everyday people and led to programs, like COBOL, still used today!"
17) Denali
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"The tallest mountain in North America is in the United States--but, it's far away from most of those states! Denali, previously known as Mount McKinley, is in Alaska, and in this book, readers learn how to describe where it is using directions and practice reading simple maps. Additional information about the peak's controversial naming history, height, and the climbers who tackle it are found in the book's achievable main text."--
19) I am fair
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"Children often assume that being fair means that everyone gets the same number of cookies. But at the heart of fairness is consideration, respect, and caring for others. In this book, readers encounter real-life situations in which young people figure out how to act fairly: Ben and Jane are playing on the swings at recess while other children wait to use the swings. What is the fair thing to do? Each spread consists of one of these relatable scenarios...
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"At the playground, in the classroom, or in the kitchen: Everywhere you go, there are rules for how to behave. This book helps readers navigate some common scenarios by depicting young people in relatable, real-life situations. They meet kids like Marco, who is in the middle of an intense video game when he realizes his computer time is up for the day. What does he do? Each spread includes a brief, high-interest story along with a colorful photo,...