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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences....
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at the technology used in the American Revolution, including different types of guns, artillery, communications, spying techniques, and medicine.
3) Invention
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
Author
Series
George Greenby books volume 6
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
After escaping the runaway spaceship, George finds himself on a barren Earth where society is under corporate control, access to technology is restricted, and the uneducated population is swamped with fake news.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Cell phones. Video games. E-books. Technology is taking off today like never before. Come along for the ride! Discover how inventions of the past are shaping our world today and how technology will change our world tomorrow."--P. [4] of cover.
7) Technology
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Looks at a variety of technological innovations, including smartphones, robots, roller coasters, cars, and mountain bikes, and how they work.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Biomedical engineering is the fastest growing engineering field. From designing life-saving medical devices to high-performance athletic gear, these engineers improve people's lives every day. This book explores the creative ways biomedical engineers help diagnose, treat, and prevent problems found in human body systems. Real-life examples make learning about the engineering design process interesting for readers. Practical, hands-on activities help...
Author
Series
Books of Ember volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
10) The split second
Author
Series
The Seems volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Now thirteen-years-old and still a Fixer in the parallel universe called the Seems, Becker Drane is called upon to repair the damage caused by an enormous bomb planted in the Department of Time, an act of terrorism perpetrated by the evil members of the Tide, a group that is trying to destroy the World.
Author
Series
The Seems volume 3
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Suspended for a year from his duties as a Fixer in the parallel universe called the Seems, fourteen-year-old Becker is called back into service when an entire Train of Thought is lost in the deserts of the Middle of Nowhere.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Using innovative designs and technology such as 3-D printing, humans are helping animals in need. Discover the amazing true stories of five animals that have survived thanks to their prosthetic body parts"--
Author
Series
43 Old Cemetery Road volume 4
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
With the impending closure of the post office, the transition to the new communication system VEXT-mail is anything but smooth for the human and paranormal residents of Ghastly, Illinois. Story told mostly through letters.
16) Above World
Author
Series
Above World volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In a future of high technology and genetic modification the Coral Kampii, like legendary mermaids, live isolated from the Above World, but when the devices that allows them to breathe underwater start to fail, thirteen-year-old Aluna and her friend Hoku go to that forbidden place to find help.
17) Mirage
Author
Series
Above World volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
The desert is no place for ocean-dwelling Kampii like Aluna and Hoku, especially now that Aluna has secretly started growing her tail.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While scrolling through TikTok or Instagram can simply be an enjoyable way to pass the time, research is finding social media can have serious mental health consequences. Young people likely have firsthand experience with issues such as feelings of missing out (FOMO), social media addiction, and insecurity. This intriguing title tackles these and other concerns social media can cause. It features explainatory text that breaks down problems that
...Author
Series
Books of Ember volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
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