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Tiny T. Rex and his friend Pointy are planning a campout in the backyard, but they are both worried that the dark will be altogether too dark, so they plan on bringing a night light with them--but when the night light does not work they bravely open their eyes and discover the stars above.
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The wonder of light has fascinated readers for ages. Walter Wick's mesmerizing photographs paired with simple yet fascinating text and scientific observations help readers understand the secrets and complexity of light. You will learn what light is made of and how it fits alongside everything else in the world. Walter introduces readers into the mystery behind incandescence, light waves, the color spectrum and iridescence as well how we perceive light...
6) Lights out
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Animals embark on a quest to find true darkness when too many artificial lights at night confuse migrating birds, silence singing frogs, and affect the survival of nocturnal animals.
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Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Light It! Creations that Glow, Shine, and Blink, kids will make a wearable mask that glows, a working lamp, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Illuminate your understanding of many physical science concepts by observing light as it bounces, scatters, reflects, and refracts. Did you know that mirages are caused by the way light bends, and that white light is a sum of red, blue, and green light? Through scientific inquiry and exploration, ideas presented in this book can be developed into successful science fair projects.
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Orphaned twelve-year-old Rooney de Barra chases a thieving boy into a magician's realm of darkness.
In order to survive on her own, Rooney de Barra collects precious moonlight, which she draws from the evening sky with her rare and magical lunar mirror. All the while she tries to avoid the rival roughhouse boys, and the dreaded thing that has been disappearing children in the night. When Trick Aidan, the worst of the roughhouse boys, steals her lunar...
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The discovery of violet gold, a vital fuel for steam-powered machines, propelled the empire of Great Liang into an age of prosperity. But for Chang Geng, a young man raised on the impoverished northern border, the concerns of the empire are as distant as the stars above. When raiders from the north attack Chang Geng's small village, he discovers that the life he knows is a lie. His mother, his teacher, and even his godfather whom he trusted more than...
11) Through two doors at once: the elegant experiment that captures the enigma of our quantum reality
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"It's the story of quantum mechanics told through the lens of the 'double-slit' experiment, showing how light passing through two slits cut into a cardboard sheet first challenged our understanding of light and the nature of reality almost two hundred years ago--and continues to do so"--
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It is ten years since King Lorcan of the dark kingdom defeated Queen Evelayn and transformed her into a swan, and every year he has offered her the chance to resume her human form, provided she bind herself to him--but this year the kingdoms are threatened by an ancient power, and Evelayn finds that much of what she once believed was wrong, and she realizes that she must join Lorcan in a quest to return the balance of power to their lands before all...
13) The way home
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On Angel Island Claire North takes a second chance at helping wayward Jamie Carter while, on the other side of the island, new café owner Avery Bishop is determined to show burger-flipping hero Mike Rossi a real cook has arrived -- if only Mike's charming smile and laughing eyes didn't make her forget so easily that he is her fiercest competitor.
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In the explosive third season, Jason Todd's journey as Robin comes to a gruesome end only for him to return to Gotham as Red Hood with a vengeance to take down his old team. Meanwhile, Barbara Gordon, the former Batgirl and current acting Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department is wary of the Titans now being back in Gotham, but her history with Dick Grayson leads her to accept their help in the GCPD's investigation of Red Hood. Also assisting...
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"Peek through the leaves, beyond the clouded mountains, and you will find a garden with a strange attendant and an even stranger purpose. A young mage, asleep in a meadow, wakes to delights and fanciful spells that open a door to unknown wonder. Then, they eagerly step through to find only horror and death. There is no swashbuckling adventure in store; this world means them cold and deadly harm, and they'll need all their resilience, wit, and magic...
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An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wonderous educational field trips with the help of a magical schoolbus.
Getting energized (topic: energy): The class is ready to plug in their "double trouble wheel of wonder" at the carnval when they discover all the outlets are taken.
Gets charged (topic: electricity): The class is selling light bulbs. When they stop at Ms. Frizzle's house to sell her one, they find that her doorbell doesn't work.
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A gritty take on the Teen Titans franchise, TITANS follows a group of young superheroes from the DC Universe. As they come of age and try to find where they belong, the Titans must defend against supervillains, dark conspiracies, corrupt laboratories, and demonic possessions across Metropolis and beyond.
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"The biggest high school event of the year has arrived—the class trip! What was meant to be a sunny adventure to Okinawa, has unfortunately turned into a snowy escape to a local ski resort. While Ryuuji’s fellow classmates are managing to have fun and make the most of this curveball, Ryuuji's feelings for Taiga and Minori have him miserable and tied up in knots! And just when things couldn’t get worse, Taiga has gone missing…and...
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