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3) Invention
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the history of technology and how various inventions have changed the world. Features many color photographs of historical inventions.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 22
Description
A stillborn baby ends Max and Zoe's marriage. Max leaves Zoe and turns to drinking. Zoe falls in love with a female school counselor, Vanessa. Max finds help for his drinking problem through his brother's church. Vanessa and Zoe get married. Vanessa offers to carry one of Zoe and Max's fertilized embryos. Zoe goes to Max to get permission to release the embryos to her but Max's new found religious fervor leads him to sue Zoe for custody.
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Wars are destructive events, but they also spur the development of new technologies. From the firearms of the American Revolution to the drones of the modern War on Terror, technology has played important roles in armed conflicts. War Technology looks at major advances and how they affected the battlefield. Learn how these technologies changed the way soldiers fight.
7) Feed
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
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In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The war for America's independence from Great Britain brought about not only political change, but also technological change. American Revolution Technologyexplores how firearms, artillery, and naval technology helped win the war.
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Pub. Date
c2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Modern technology combined with old-fashioned tactics to make World War I an especially brutal conflict. World War I Technology explores how submarines, tanks, and airplanes entered mainstream military use and helped influence the course of the war. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned...
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Pub. Date
c2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The US Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history, partly because of rapidly advancing military technology. Civil War Technology explores how rifles, ironclad ships, and telegraphs helped the Union win the war. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
11) Tech fury
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Eighth-grader Emily Lemon wakes up and discovers that none of the gadgets around her house are working properly, and the computers at her middle school seem to have a mind of their own--but when the scoreboard in the gym displays the words "the revolution has begun, down with humanity" she realizes that humanity has lost control and civilization as we know it is in serious trouble.
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This is your guide to becoming a successful back yard bee keeper. Want to find out what all the buzz is about beekeeping? The latest edition of Beekeeping For Dummies gives you the most trusted and up-to-date information on safely keeping your own bees, including complete instructions for assembling and maintaining bee hives, handling all phases of honey production, using the latest tools and equipment,and much more. Keeping your own bees has many...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Wearable technology is a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore this history of wearable technology from the wristwatch to the Walkman to the eye-cam! The Father of Wearable Computing, Steve Mann, is featured, and a colorful infographic shows the functions and features of a smart watch. Readers will learn about the future of wearable technology from impact sensors in football helmets to clothing that can detect dehydration....
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Jeremy Logan novels volume 6
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"A blockbuster new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child, centered on a dominant tech company-Chrysalis-whose groundbreaking virtual reality technology is redefining the way we live . . . and possibly introducing a catastrophic danger to the world. Like millions of people around the world, Jeremy Logan (famed enigmalogist, or investigator of unexplained things) has grown to rely on his incredible new tech device. Made by...
19) Cell
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"George Wilson, M.D., a radiology resident in Los Angeles, is about to enter a profession on the brink of an enormous paradigm shift, foreshadowing a vastly different role for doctors everywhere. The smartphone is poised to take on a new role in medicine, no longer as a mere medical app but rather as a fully customizable personal physician capable of diagnosing and treating even better than the real thing. It is called iDoc. George's initial collision...