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Get Outside!: How Humans Connect with Nature (Orca Footprints #30)
by Leah PayneWe know spending time in nature is good for us, but why? And how did people become so disconnected from the natural world, anyway? Get Outside! How Humans Connect with Nature explores the important relationship between people and nature. It asks big questions, like Are humans part of nature or separate from it? and Do all people have equal access to nature? By discussing global issues such as the climate crisis and environmental racism, the book shows us that, by strengthening our relationship with the natural world, we can learn how to take care of the environment and to let the environment take care of us too. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Get Ready for 4th Grade Math: Activities & Exercises to Get in Shape for School! (Sylvan Summer Smart Workbooks)
by Sylvan LearningGET READY TO HEAD BACK TO CLASS! Prepare your child for 4th grade with this math workbook full of fun, engaging exercises and activities, designed to refresh kids on what they need to know before returning to school.Parents, you know that disruptions (whether for summer break, vacations, or other reasons) can put your child's education on pause. By adding just a few pages per day of material learned in the previous grade into kids&’ routines, you can help your child keep their skills fresh and set them up success for when they return to the classroom!The exercises and activities in Get Ready for 4th Grade Math are drawn from our top-selling SUMMER SMART workbook series (designed to combat summer "learning loss"). Inside, you'll find:• Links to download printable versions of activities with physical components (coloring, tracing)• 50+ pages of teacher-created learning exercises to reinforce math skills your child should know going into 4th grade• Fun, engaging activities that feel like playWith Sylvan Learning, you don&’t have to compromise between entertainment and education. Your child will love the great mix of activities, stories, and games in these pages. You&’ll love seeing their improved confidence and newfound love of learning!
Get Ready for 4th Grade Reading: Activities & Exercises to Get in Shape for School! (Sylvan Summer Smart Workbooks)
by Sylvan LearningGET READY TO HEAD BACK TO CLASS! Prepare your child for 4th grade with this reading workbook full of fun, engaging exercises and activities, designed to refresh kids on what they need to know before returning to school.Parents, you know that disruptions (whether for summer break, vacations, or other reasons) can put your child's education on pause. By adding just a few pages per day of material learned in the previous grade into kids&’ routines, you can help your child keep their skills fresh and set them up success for when they return to the classroom!The exercises and activities in Get Ready for 4th Grade Reading are drawn from our top-selling SUMMER SMART workbook series (designed to combat summer "learning loss"). Inside, you'll find:• Links to download printable versions of activities with physical components (coloring, tracing)• 50+ pages of teacher-created learning exercises to reinforce reading skills that your child should know going into 4th grade• Fun, engaging activities that feel like playWith Sylvan Learning, you don&’t have to compromise between entertainment and education. Your child will love the great mix of activities, stories, and games in these pages. You&’ll love seeing their improved confidence and newfound love of learning!
Get Ready for 5th Grade Math: Activities a& Exercises to Get in Shape for School! (Sylvan Summer Smart Workbooks)
by Sylvan LearningGET READY TO HEAD BACK TO CLASS! Prepare your child for 5th grade with this math workbook full of fun, engaging exercises and activities, designed to refresh kids on what they need to know before returning to school.Parents, you know that disruptions (whether for summer break, vacations, or other reasons) can put your child's education on pause. By adding just a few pages per day of material learned in the previous grade into kids&’ routines, you can help your child keep their skills fresh and set them up success for when they return to the classroom!The exercises and activities in Get Ready for 5th Grade Math are drawn from our top-selling SUMMER SMART workbook series (designed to combat summer "learning loss"). Inside, you'll find:• Links to download printable versions of activities with physical components (coloring, tracing)• 50+ pages of teacher-created learning exercises to reinforce math skills your child should know going into 5th grade• Fun, engaging activities that feel like playWith Sylvan Learning, you don&’t have to compromise between entertainment and education. Your child will love the great mix of activities, stories, and games in these pages. You&’ll love seeing their improved confidence and newfound love of learning!
Get Ready for 5th Grade Reading: Activities & Exercises to Get in Shape for School! (Sylvan Summer Smart Workbooks)
by Sylvan LearningGET READY TO HEAD BACK TO CLASS! Prepare your child for 5th grade with this reading workbook full of fun, engaging exercises and activities, designed to refresh kids on what they need to know before returning to school.Parents, you know that disruptions (whether for summer break, vacations, or other reasons) can put your child's education on pause. By adding just a few pages per day of material learned in the previous grade into kids&’ routines, you can help your child keep their skills fresh and set them up success for when they return to the classroom!The exercises and activities in Get Ready for 5th Grade Reading are drawn from our top-selling SUMMER SMART workbook series (designed to combat summer "learning loss"). Inside, you'll find:• Links to download printable versions of activities with physical components (coloring, tracing)• 50+ pages of teacher-created learning exercises to reinforce reading skills that your child should know going into 5th grade• Fun, engaging activities that feel like playWith Sylvan Learning, you don&’t have to compromise between entertainment and education. Your child will love the great mix of activities, stories, and games in these pages. You&’ll love seeing their improved confidence and newfound love of learning!
Get Ready! Grades 6–8, Language, Literacy, Content
by Jennifer L. Trujillo Anita L. RaducanuNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Get Rich Quick Club 2: Kerching!
by Rose ImpeyBanksy is dedicated to his ambition to become mega-rich through his various money-making schemes. His business partners - and next-door neighbours - are the Baxter Brothers. Billy has boundless confidence and enthusiasm, and Sam is six going on sixty. And then there's Dingdong, their cousin, who is reluctantly allowed to join in, especially if she can help them out of a tight fix...Two stories in one!SYNCHRONISED SURVEILLANCEWhen petty thefts occur in their village, Banksy comes up with the idea that they could make money by providing a security service. But can they really persuade the neighbours to pay them to keep watch - and will they know when to stop?THE BOGIE OF DOOMThe boys accidentally discover a new money-making scheme when they start selling drinks in hot weather. But when they move to the park and turn it into a competition - complete with pancake tossing - the signs point to a sticky end... Will Baxter's 'creative' ways mean success at last - or a total disaster?
Get Smart-ish: Book 2 (The League of Unexceptional Children #2)
by Gitty DaneshvariHilarious action adventure for readers aged 8 and up, featuring the world's most unexceptional spies. You think spies are clever and cool and mysterious? Think again . . .When readers met twelve-year-olds Jonathan and Shelley, they had just been recruited to join the League of Unexceptional Children. This covert spy network is comprised solely of kids who are so average and nondescript that they are utterly forgettable, and who makes a better spy than a kid no one remembers?To everyone's surprise, Jonathan and Shelley saved the day in Book 1, and as a result they have been loaned to MI5: the United Kingdom's leading spy organization. The kids' mission is to recapture a missing vial of LIQ-15, a virus that makes people lose IQ points. Relying on only their complete lack of skill, Jonathan and Shelley must once again stop an evil plan in its tracks.In a sequel that gives readers more of the spy tricks and adventure they love but that can stand on its own as a complete mystery, Get Smart-ish is a laugh-out-loud story starring two exceptionally unexceptional characters.
Get Talking Chinese: Mandarin Chinese for Beginners
by DKThe ultimate guide to learning basic Mandarin Chinese for kids. This easy-to-use Chinese for beginners textbook and audio app includes all the essential everyday words and phrases you need to know to start speaking Mandarin in no time!Learn how to read, write and speak Chinese step by step with this Mandarin learning book. Here&’s what&’s inside: • Content is suitable for beginners of all ages and covers basic grammar, tones, Pinyin and characters. • The accompanying audio app covers all the words and phrases taught in the book. • Bold illustrations and photos bring the text to life, and make the process of learning Mandarin fun and accessible. • Structured in short, manageable sections with practice exercises and useful tips. • Culture pages provide light relief from the language sections and cover such wide-ranging topics as etiquette, slang and the Chinese zodiac. Packed with useful tips, practice exercises and fascinating insights into Chinese culture, this Mandarin workbook for children covers Pinyin, the system used to spell out Chinese characters using Roman letters, and introduces the Chinese writing system. Bold illustrations and simple text will help you get to grips with more than 200 of the most frequently used Chinese characters. From introducing yourself in Chinese and chatting about the weather to reading and writing numbers, Easy Peasy Chinese includes all the vocabulary you&’ll need to get by in China. Plus, the accompanying audio app will help you perfect your pronunciation. It&’s perfect for children ages 8 and up, as well as beginners of all ages.
Get Talking Chinese Workbook: Mandarin Chinese Practice for Beginners
by DKA complete visual workbook for beginners learning Mandarin Chinese. A perfect companion to DK's Get Talking Chinese, sections follow a logical progression, starting with everyday words — such as "hello," "good-bye," and "thank you" — and ending with the essential vocabulary needed when shopping, ordering in a restaurant, or visiting a museum. Get Talking Chinese Workbook is more than just talk, too: An introduction to writing Chinese characters identifies the 200 most useful characters for readers to see, learn to identify, and try writing for themselves. Children, adults, and students of any age will benefit from this easy workbook, featuring plenty of knowledge-reinforcing practice and tips.
Get To Know: A Fun, Visual Guide to How Money Works and How to Look After It (Get to Know )
by Kalpana FitzpatrickA fun, visual guide for kids about the tricky topic of money: how it works and how to look after itKnowing the ins and outs of money is important for kids, whether they&’re trying to work out what to do with pocket money, or if they dream of making millions on the stock market. Children can begin to understand how money works with this jam-packed guide, filled with personal finance tips such as how to save money, how to keep it safe, and how to grow it! Get to know: Money will teach children aged 7+ about bigger topics, too – like what the bank does with your savings, how taxes are spent, and how billions are made and moved around the globe. Learning about money doesn&’t have to be tricky either – this guide features fun activities and quizzes, bright pages and breaks the information into bite-size chunks so that it&’s easy to digest. Inside the pages of this money book for kids, you&’ll find:- A wide-ranging and accessible introduction to money, with bright, informative illustrations alongside engaging text, making important information easy to digest- A topic-by-topic structure, giving an in-depth introduction to the world of money- Current and up-to-date themes, including online safety, microtransactions and money wellbeing- Lively and colorful diagrams that present information in an engaging wayThis money guide features useful diagrams, colorful illustrations, interactive activities, and plenty of facts, making it perfect for budding money experts, and every child who wants – or needs – to know how it &“makes the world go round&”.
Get To Work, Hercules! (Myth-o-Mania Series #7)
by Kate McMullanHeard the one about Hercules slaying a lion with his bare hands and making a cloak from its skin? <P><P>That was no cloak--Hercules was wearing the lion. We're talking Siegfried and Roy here! <P><P>Sure, Hercules had great big muscles. But he had an itty-bitty brain. He couldn't have done even one heroic deed if that lion hadn't been there, telling him exactly what to do.
Get Well Soon, Little Sister (Hope Hospital #1)
by Cherie BennettCindy can’t give up... not now When her little sister is injured in a terrible accident, Cindy is overwhelmed with guilt. Cindy’s friends try to convince her the accident wasn’t her fault, but she’s sure they’re wrong. The only thing that takes her mind off her unhappiness is helping out at the hospital, entertaining the adorable children in the pediatric ward. But when another disaster happens, Cindy loses all hope. Will her life ever be the same again? There are several more books by Cherie Bennett for preteens and teens in Bookshare's library including books about Superman as a teenager in the Smallville series and many more books about young romance.
Get Yourself Gone (EDGE #20)
by Oisín McGannVulgar Pluck is in trouble. Big trouble. He's tangled with the wrong people and now he's on the run from Psycho Cyrus and his gang of Lost Boys.Vulgar needs to get out of town - fast. But first he's got one last job to do. And he's got to do it quick, before some really dark magic is unleashed...Edge - books kids can't put down.
Getting Air
by Dan GutmanThey can rule the half-pipe, but can they survive this? Jimmy, David, and Henry are psyched. It's summer, school's out, and they are on their way to California, where they will be able to do some major skating. But on the plane, the unthinkable happens: They are hijacked by terrorists. As frightened as they may be, they take action and they succeed. Sort of. They may have beaten the terrorists, but now their plane has crashed in the middle of nowhere and all of a sudden, their summer vacation is about finding food, shelter, and a rescue. Can three normal twelve-year-old boys find a way to get by without fast food and skate parks?
Getting Burned
by Carolyn KeeneAnother great installment in a New York Times bestselling series!In #20: Getting Burned the local animal shelter burns down, and if it doesn't find the money to rebuild, Rackham Industries will buy the land and build another warehouse. Nancy is sure the fire was arson even though police and fire chiefs agree it's merely a case of faulty-wiring. She's determined to save the shelter and there are only two ways to do it: 1) prove that someone from Rackham Industries caused the fire, or 2) raise enough money so the shelter can afford a new building. . .
Getting Home (Attack on Earth)
by Stephanie Perry MooreBailey and her brother, Blake, are traveling to their dad's house when aliens attack earth. After their bus breaks down, it's up to Bailey to get them home—but first she must figure out where they are. Perfect for survival-story enthusiasts, this Attack on Earth book is packed full of action and drama sure to make even the most reluctant readers fiercely turn the pages.
Getting Near to Baby
by Audrey CouloumbisAudrey Couloumbis's masterful debut novel brings to mind Karen Hesse, Katherine Paterson, and Betsy Byars's The Summer of the Swans—it is a story you will never forget. <P><P> Willa Jo and Little Sister are up on the roof at Aunt Patty’s house. Willa Jo went up to watch the sunrise, and Little Sister followed, like she always does. But by mid-morning, they are still up on that roof, and soon it’s clear it wasn’t just the sunrise that brought them there. <P> The trouble is, coming down would mean they’d have to explain, and they just can’t find the words. <P> This is a funny, sometimes heartbreaking, story about sisters, about grief, and about healing. Two girls must come to terms with the death of their baby sister, their mother’s unshakable depression, and the ridiculously controlling aunt who takes them in and means well but just doesn’t understand children. Willa Jo has to try and make things right in their new home, but she and Aunt Patty keep butting heads. Until the morning the two girls climb up to the roof of her house. Aunt Patty tries everything she can think of to get them down, but in the end, the solution is miraculously simple.<P> A Newbery Honor Book<P> An ALA Notable Book<P> A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year<P>
Getting Rid of Marjorie
by Betty Ren WrightThis fifth-grader is not too fond of her new step-grandmother—&“an affecting funny story&” (Publishers Weekly). When summer comes, Emily is looking forward to spending more time with Grandfather. Ever since Grandma Ellen&’s death, Emily has felt especially close to him. He&’s never too busy to listen to her, and he always understands her feelings. But Emily&’s summer is unexpectedly ruined when Grandfather returns from a vacation with a new wife. Her name is Marjorie, and Emily hates her. There&’s no way Marjorie can replace Grandma Ellen, and she&’s certain to destroy Grandfather&’s happiness. So Emily decides to get rid of her. The jealousy and problems caused by Marjorie&’s arrival are refreshingly handled in the first novel by Betty Ren Wright.
Getting Rid of Rhoda (Bee Theres #1)
by Lael Littke“How are we going to survive Sister Rhoda Jackson? Our Beehive class will be totally zip if we have to have her as our leader.” When prim and proper Rhoda Jackson replaces fun-loving Pamela as their Beehive leader, Carlie and her friends decide that something must be done. Meet the Bee Theres, five Beehive girls who pledge to always “be there” for one another. Their first project: getting rid of Rhoda. And if the girls succeed, it might help Carlie to erase her image as the sixth-grade’s Miss Wholesome. But Rhoda has tricks of her own, as you’ll discover in this delightful, surprising, often-hilarious story. Enjoy all of the books in the Bee Theres series including: #2. The Mystery of Ruby's Ghost, #3. Star of the Show, #4. There's A Snake At Girl's Camp, #5. The Bridesmaids' Dress Disaster, #6. Run, Ducky Run and #7 The Phantom Fair.
Getting Started with Coding: Get Creative with Code! (Dummies Junior)
by Camille McCue Ph.DAn introduction to coding for kids Coding know-how is the coolest new tool kids can add to their creativity toolboxes—and all they need to get started is a computer connected to the internet and the lessons in this book. Easy! The book offers fun step-by-step projects to create games, animations, and other digital toys while teaching a bit about coding along the way. Plus, each project has an end goal to instill confidence and a sense of accomplishment in young coders once the project comes to life. Create simple applications in Scratch to learn how to build things with coding Experiment with “real” coding with tools built in JavaScript Use free online tools Share what you build with friends, family, and teachers Get creative and get coding!
Getting Started with Raspberry Pi
by Richard WentkA technology book for kids! Do you want to learn how computers work? This book introduces you to the world of computing with the Raspberry Pi - the small, inexpensive, and super-cool microcomputer that teaches real tech skills. Use the Pi to create things while learning all about computers, from the inside out! Start it up --get your Raspberry Pi set up, configured, and ready for action Create music --start the party using Sonic Pi to record your own songs Game on --combine Python® and Minecraft® and start programming your own video game world.
Getting the Brush Off (Orca Limelights)
by Mere JoyceTwo years ago, sixteen-year-old Sydney Hart was kicked out of the prestigious Burke Academy when her mother could no longer afford the tuition. She lost a promising future in the arts, as well as her best friend, who didn't want to be seen with an art-academy reject. But now, without Burke's rigid structure, Sydney has found her true passion in performance painting and is busking on Halifax's boardwalk to earn enough money to go to art camp. After the police shut her down, Sydney learns her old school is hosting a "brush-off" speed-painting contest with a cash prize. Entering would mean facing her painful past, not to mention her former friend, who's also competing.
Getting To The Roots Of Science Vocabulary
by Timothy Rasinski Nancy Padak Rick M. NewtonMake learning science vocabulary fun and interesting with a roots approach! This resource, geared towards secondary grades, focuses on root words for science. Teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages are included to make teaching a breeze and learning fun! By implementing the resources provided in this book into your vocabulary instruction, students will learn to expand their vocabularies by learning how words are built from the roots up!