Virginia Loh-Hagan
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2020 EUREKA Excellence in Nonfiction Awards - Gold Winner Otherworldly landscapes, thundering soundtracks, epic battles between superhero gods and monsters--current movies and book series have turned Norse mythology into popular commercial entertainment in recent years. But there's a lot more to this mythic universe than trickster Loki and his hammer-wielding god of thunder brother. T is for Thor: A Norse Mythology Alphabet takes readers beyond the...
3) Athena
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Provides an easy-to-understand overview of the Greek goddess, Athena. Features color illustrations, a brief genealogy, her origin story and exploits, and cross-cultural references.
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"Following the alphabet, poetry and expository text explain and showcase the cultural traditions and contributions of Asian Americans throughout U.S. history. Topics include traditions in food, family, and social celebrations, as well as key moments in history and milestone achievements."--
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From the interesting and intriguing to the weird and wonderful Odd Jobs: Ethical Hacker is HIGH interest combined with a LOW level of complexity to help struggling readers along. The carefully written, considerate text will hold readers’ interest and allow for successful mastery, understanding, and enjoyment of reading about Ethic Hackers. Clear, full-color photographs with captions provide additional accessible information. A table of contents,...
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"Dog-Walking Business guides students as they set up and operate their own dog-walking business for their community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. A table of contents,...
10) Band
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Explains what it takes to be in band and put on a performance.
11) Ghost hunter
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Text and color photographs explore ghost hunters, those that study the paranormal and unexplained events.
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Text and color photographs explore sound effect artists who work on movies and television shows. Explores the job of producing sound effects for video games, movies, television, and radio. Highlights individuals who work in sound design or as Foley artists. Includes a glossary, a list of terms commonly used in the business, resources for further information, and color photographs.
13) Roller coasters
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The 21st Century Junior Library Extraordinary Engineering series explains how important feats of engineering are accomplished. Roller coasters examines the engineering concepts that make these fun and exciting structures possible. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. An activity, full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning...
14) Skyscrapers
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"The 21st Century Junior Library Extraordinary Engineering series explains how important feats of engineering are accomplished. Skyscrapers examines the engineering concepts that make these awe inspiring structures possible. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. An activity, full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning experience"--...
15) Bridges
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"The 21st Century Junior Library Extraordinary Engineering series explains how important feats of engineering are accomplished. Bridges examines the engineering concepts that make these critical structures possible. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. An activity, full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning experience"--...
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High interest, edgy activities fill the pages of Nailed It! Extreme Base Jumping. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written in the high-low format, this series has a HIGH interest level to appeal to a more mature audience but maintains a LOW level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Extreme Base Jumping presents the thrills and...
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Students will learn about yellow peril and discover how it endangers lives and leads to racially motivated hate crimes against Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in America. This series explores the issues specific to the AAPI community in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Series is written by Virginia Loh-Hagan, a prolific author, advocate, and director of the San Diego State University Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Resource...
18) Mortician
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From the interesting and intriguing to the weird and wonderful Odd Jobs: Mortician is HIGH interest combined with a LOW level of complexity to help struggling readers along. The carefully written, considerate text will hold readers’ interest and allow for successful mastery, understanding, and enjoyment of reading about Morticians. Clear, full-color photographs with captions provide additional accessible information. A table of contents, glossary...
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High interest, edgy activities fill the pages of Nailed It! Extreme Snowboarding. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written in the high-low format, this series has a HIGH interest level to appeal to a more mature audience but maintains a LOW level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Extreme Snowboarding presents the thrills and...
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From the interesting and intriguing to the weird and wonderful Odd Jobs: Parade Float Designer is HIGH interest combined with a LOW level of complexity to help struggling readers along. The carefully written, considerate text will hold readers’ interest and allow for successful mastery, understanding, and enjoyment of reading about Parade Float Designers. Clear, full-color photographs with captions provide additional accessible information. A table...