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Portraits of five child

victims of conflict, including
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the causes and results of
the conflict.

Debunking myths about

spiders, this book takes an
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Spidermania 4 Alexandra Siy Nonfiction eBook 30-45 minutes
com/app/read/42263 creatures that have both
fascinated and terrified
human beings.

Thirteen young Latinos and

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Yes! We Are Latinos 6 Alma Flor Ada Latinas living in America are Nonfiction eBook 1-2 hours
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introduced in this book.

Stubby's great deeds and

brave heart make him an
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Stubby The War Dog 5 Ann Bausum animal hero to fall in love Nonfiction eBook 2-3 hours
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with and treasure all over
again.

What if you found an

Wild Animal Neighbors
alligator in your garage? In
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com/app/read/37029
creatures are showing up
where we least expect them.

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On the last Monday of May,

we pause to remember all
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3 Barbara deRubertis the brave men and women in Nonfiction eBook 5-20 minutes
Day com/app/read/37729
our Armed Forces who died
while protecting us.

Meet soccer’s superstars.

Learn the rules. Get kitted
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Everything Soccer 5 Blake Hoena up, get out on the field, and Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/44457
show off your fancy
footwork.

From months on the trail to

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Women Of The Frontier 15
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life in a sod hut, western
women adapted to their new
Brandon Marie Miller Nonfiction eBook 6-8 hours
lives and found beauty in the
rugged, often dangerous
landscape

School and community

gardens are popping up
https://www.getepic. around the United States,
Urban Gardening 5 Carol Hand Nonfiction eBook 45-60 minutes
com/app/read/36355 providing fresh produce even
in the most crowded spaces
in the country.

Stand back and witness

massive engines of war
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Mighty Fighting Machines 3 Catherine Chambers Nonfiction eBook 45-60 minutes
com/app/read/36367 enemy through vibrant
illustrations and fascinating
facts.

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Skilled assassins and

saboteurs have undermined
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com/app/read/36369
with secret tactics and
weapons.

Follow the Stickmen to trek

Stickmen's Guide To
https://www.getepic. down a glacier, descend into
Mountains And Valleys In 3 Catherine Chambers Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/36456 a canyon, and burrow down to
Layers
the base of a volcano.

Meet Lyuba—the most

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5 Christopher Sloan perfectly preserved baby Nonfiction eBook 30-45 minutes
Frozen In Time com/app/read/15125
mammoth ever discovered!

Fierce battles, dark

dungeons, secret
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Everything Castles 5 Crispin Boyer Nonfiction eBook 45-60 minutes
com/app/read/15139 characters are made all the
more vivid by true tales of
castle life.

What makes food organic,

how is it different from the
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Organic Foods 5 David M. Barker other foods at the grocery Nonfiction eBook 45-60 minutes
com/app/read/36360
store, and why might you
choose to eat organic?

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Author Deborah Hopkinson

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Courage And Defiance 14
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brings to bold life the
remarkable story of the
Deborah Hopkinson Nonfiction Audio Book 15.00347222
Danish resistance and rescue
of over 7,000 Jews during
WWII.

Milly wanted to solve the

https://www.getepic. problem of her town’s full
What Milly Did 4 Elise Moser Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/39935 landfill and created a global
recycling standard.

On April 27, 2015, a packed

Senate gallery watched as
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Loretta Lynch 4 Eric Braun Nonfiction eBook 30-45 minutes
com/app/read/36584 first African American
woman to be named US
attorney general.

Do you ever worry about the

environment or wish you
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4 Eric Braun Nonfiction eBook 30-45 minutes
Environment com/app/read/36587 The environmental activists
in this book do that every
day.

For a man who was

notoriously shy, Madison
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James Madison's Presidency 6 Erika Wittekind Nonfiction eBook 2-3 hours
com/app/read/36043 commander in chief, from his
internal policies to his
wartime leadership.

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Did you know starvation kills

https://www.getepic. more people every year than
Food: The New Gold 8 Gay Kathlyn Nonfiction Read-to-Me 2-3 hours
com/app/read/37199 AIDS, malaria, and
tuberculosis combined?

All around the world, people

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Farming In The City com/app/read/7578
jungle!

Learn about life in a

medieval castle, knighthood,
https://www.getepic. and chivalry in the story of
Men Of Iron 5 Howard Pyle Fiction eBook 6-7 hours
com/app/read/12568 young Myles Falworth's fight
to restore his family's good
name.

The story of one family’s

journey during the Great
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girl in South Carolina who
finds a rope under a tree.

Find out what scientists are

Earth's Climate Change: https://www.getepic. doing to find sustainable new
5 James Bow Nonfiction eBook 5-20 minutes
Carbon Dioxide Overload com/app/read/19750 forms of energy that will
secure our planet’s future.

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Whether we see them in our

devices or not, circuits are
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How Circuits Work 4 James Roland constantly at work. But how Nonfiction eBook 45-60 minutes
com/app/read/36379
do circuits work? How were
they invented?

Have you ever wondered how

the lights in your alarm clock
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How LEDs Work 4 James Roland work? Or how the red light Nonfiction eBook 45-60 minutes
com/app/read/36381
in your remote control helps
you find your favorite show?

In June of 1993, Ruth Bader

Ginsburg became the second
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg 4 James Roland female to serve on the Nonfiction eBook 30-45 minutes
com/app/read/36585
United States Supreme
Court.

For hundreds of thousands

of years Great Auks thrived
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1844, not one of these
magnificent birds was alive.

Baseball fans learn about the

ballpark's history, features,
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F Is For Fenway 4 Jerry Pallotta Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/10873 including home runs from
luminaries such as Ted
Williams.

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Being sick is horrible. But it

Plague!: Epidemics And https://www.getepic. used to be worse. Inside this
3 John Farndon Nonfiction eBook 5-20 minutes
Scourges Through The Ages com/app/read/41007 book, you'll see evidence of
the plagues of the past.

It's easy to take a pill when

we aren't feeling well. But
https://www.getepic.
Strange Medicine 3 John Farndon did you know that the art of Nonfiction eBook 5-20 minutes
com/app/read/41009
making medicines goes back
thousands of years?

Journey into outer space and

https://www.getepic. learn about the dangers of
Space Junk 5 Karen Romano Young Nonfiction eBook 2-3 hours
com/app/read/36264 space junk collisions, how
scientists track them.

Ghost sightings are reported

all the time. Many are easily
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Ghostly Evidence 6 Kelly Milner Halls explained. Others are harder Nonfiction eBook 1-2 hours
com/app/read/9433
to dismiss. But is there any
proof?

Find out who made the first

teddy bear, what fossil fuels
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Toys 5 Kevin Cunningham have to do with toys. Learn Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/10743
about toys and how they are
manufactured.

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You might walk right by a

vernal pool and not notice it.
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Secret Pool, The 3 Kimberly Ridley Vernal pools are the source Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/15239
of life for many interesting
creatures.

By inventing many of his

duties and powers as he went
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6 Krystyna Poray Goddu along, Washington shaped Nonfiction eBook 2-3 hours
Presidency com/app/read/36042
the presidency into a strong
and influential office.

Readers will be captivated

by Hatfield, a man once
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Rain Wizard, The 6 Larry Dane Brimner known as the Frankenstein of Nonfiction eBook 3-4 hours
com/app/read/45135
the air, and his secret
rainmaking formulas.

Brimner fills this riveting

account of the strike and its
Strike! The Farm Workers' https://www.getepic. aftermath with the words of
9 Larry Dane Brimner Nonfiction eBook 7-8 hours
Fight For Their Rights com/app/read/45094 migrant workers, union
organizers, and grape
growers

Have you ever shopped for

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Eating Local 5 Laura Perdew fruits, vegetables, or meat Nonfiction eBook 45-60 minutes
com/app/read/36357
at a local farmers' market?

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Follow the setbacks and

achievements of FDR's
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Presidency com/app/read/36038
rebuild the nation from
within and defend it abroad.

Marie Antoinette spent

money on beautiful things
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4 Liz Hockinson while her people starved. But Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
Deficit com/app/read/22286
was she as heartless as
everyone believed?

Rose is a shy orphan, and

arrives at "The Aunt Hill" to
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Eight Cousins 17 Louisa May Alcott live with her six aunts and Fiction eBook 6-7 minutes
com/app/read/11713
seven boisterous cousins, and
is quite overwhelmed.

Did you know that companies

https://www.getepic. and governments send more
Garbage In Space 4 Margaret J. Goldstein Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/41065 than one hundred satellites
into space every year?

Have you ever wondered

https://www.getepic. what it would be like to go
Private Space Travel 4 Margaret J. Goldstein Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/41064 into outer space? Soon you
might be able to find out!

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Fans won't want to miss this

book, which includes full-
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7 Mary Boone color photographs of One Nonfiction eBook 2-3 hours
Memories com/app/read/10403
Directions, as well as inside
information about the band.

CITY FISH, COUNTRY

FISH explores
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City Fish, Country Fish 4 Mary M. Cerullo Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/41222 them different, as well as
things that make them the
same.

This title examines amazing

feats of biological
Amazing Feats Of Biological https://www.getepic. engineering. Engaging text
6 Melissa Abramovitz Nonfiction eBook 2-3 hours
Engineering com/app/read/10323 explores bionic legs,
artificial organs, and animal
cloning.

Start your engines! You will

https://www.getepic. soon be reading about the
Dynamic Drag Racers 3 Michael Sandler Nonfiction eBook 5-20 minutes
com/app/read/5502 fastest sport in the world-
drag racing.

Bicycles can be used for

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4 Michelle Mulder many things apart from Nonfiction eBook 3-45 minutes
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transportation.

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Look inside to find out more

Aviation Firefighters
about these courageous
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3 Nancy White firefighters and how they Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/12540
use their quick thinking and
expert skills to fight fires.

Meet Isaiah. He's one of

nearly 70 golden retrievers
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Comfort Dogs 3 Natalie Lunis Nonfiction eBook 5-20 minutes
com/app/read/43207 county to perform a special
job--to comfort and calm
people.

A compelling look at
Mongols' lifestyle, their
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Mongols 5 Nicole Helget Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/39797 remain a part of today's
culture through books and
film.

Kids can pitch in to bring the

Down To Earth: How Kids https://www.getepic. best and freshest products
4 Nikki Tate Nonfiction eBook 30-45 minutes
Help Feed The World com/app/read/5139 to their families' tables—
and to market.

In this inspiring story, noted

nonfiction writer Norman H.
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Schools Of Hope 5 Norman H. Finkelstein Finkelstein spotlights one Nonfiction eBook 4-5 hours
com/app/read/45064
man’s legacy and the power
of community action.

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In his short but eventful

presidency, Kennedy inspired
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6 Rebecca Rowell the nation with his hopes for Nonfiction eBook 2-3 hours
Presidency com/app/read/36046
the future and his efforts to
make those hopes a reality.

The Roosevelt family had a

tremendous impact on US
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Roosevelts, The 6 Robert Grayson government and politics in Nonfiction eBook 3-4 hours
com/app/read/43179
the late nineteenth and
twentieth centuries.

Vivid text details how early

theories led to our modern
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6 Roberta Baxter understanding of the forces Nonfiction eBook 2-3 hours
Earth com/app/read/37119
behind earthquakes and
volcanoes.

The riveting, true story of

Witches!: The Absolutely
https://www.getepic. the victims, crooked
True Tale Of Disaster In 7 Rosalyn Schanzer Nonfiction eBook 3-4 hours
com/app/read/15160 officials, and mass hysteria
Salem
of the Salem witch trials.

The Boston Tea Party of

1773 has come to stand for
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Boston Tea Party, The 3 Russell Freedman the determination of Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/41405
American colonists to control
their own destinies.

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This title introduces readers

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performer.

If St. John's walls could

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Ghost Walls 9 Sally M. Walker Nonfiction eBook 3-4 hours
com/app/read/9017 spoken volumes of American
history.

Little brown bats do us a big

favor. They eat huge
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bats have been dying off
each winter.

Quick! Who's the highest-

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Movies And TV Top Tens 4 Sandy Donovan paid actor in Hollywood? The Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
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answer's right here.

Quick! Which musical artist

https://www.getepic. has earned the most in
Music And Theater Top Tens 4 Sandy Donovan Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/9037 digital sales? The answer's
right here.

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Quick! Do you know which

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Sports Top Tens 4 Sandy Donovan NFL quarterback has the Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
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career most passing yards?

Quick! What's the most-

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Technology Top Tens 4 Sandy Donovan used smartphone app? The Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
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answer's right here.

https://www.getepic. Learn how to draw different

Sports Cars 3 Steve Porter Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/15295 sports cars!

This title examines the

conditions, designs, soldiers,
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tactics of World War I's
trenches.

https://www.getepic. An up-close look at life in a

Koala Hospital 3 Suzi Eszterhas Nonfiction eBook 15-30 minutes
com/app/read/17444 koala rescue center

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https://www.getepic. The United States began as

Immigration In The US 5 Tammy Gagne Nonfiction eBook 45-60 minutes
com/app/read/31415 a country of immigrants

Investing may sound like a

complicated endeavor meant
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Teens com/app/read/31611
a great way for young people
to prepare for the future

Capital Days introduces

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Capital Days 6 Tonya Bolden Nonfiction eBook 30-45 minutes
com/app/read/40020 Washington, D.C., during the
early to mid-19th century.

What exactly does "free-

https://www.getepic. range" mean, and why are so
Free-Range Farming 5 Trina Mickelson Nonfiction eBook 45-60 minutes
com/app/read/36356 many people buying free-
range eggs and meat?

Learn how scientists have

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Trains com/app/read/14787 for inspiration in making
high-speed trains quieter.

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