Robert Hamilton
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How far would you travel to save the Earth? Captain John Russell and the crew of the Starship Destiny are sent on a mission to deliver one hundred colonists to Mars, with a secret secondary objective: to prepare for and annihilate a religious cult, known as the Dawn of Revelations, whose sole purpose is to destroy humanity, and possibly the world. While on route, Destiny is flung far into the Andromeda galaxy, millions of light years from home. There,...
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This is a story of friendship, love, loss, and drag told with humour and compassion. In 1977, the author, then a naïve young man, escapes his pulp and paper mill town in northern New Brunswick and goes in search of his gay self. After two years studying in Toronto, he moves to Edmonton, begins his career as a prison guard and timidly comes out into the gay scene. A lasting and sometimes tumultuous friendship develops with Joe, a drag queen and in...
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This book introduces new audiences to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final initiative, the multiracial Poor People's Campaign (PPC) of 1968. Robert Hamilton depicts the experience of poor people who traveled to Washington in May 1968 to dramatize the issue of poverty by building a temporary city, Resurrection City. His narrative allows us to hear their voices and understand the strategies, objectives, and organization of the campaign. In addition, he...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Going to school is a new experience many early readers can relate to. Through this charming fictional narrative, readers discover some of the important things they can learn from their teacher. As they experience a day in Miss Diaz's classroom, they meet a relatable narrator who shows them how much fun learning at school can be. The simple text is presented in a way that allows early learners to read on their own or with help from an adult. Colorful...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When schools need to cut their budgets, music and art classes are often some of the first things to go. Why do some people feel these classes are unnecessary? Why do others feel they're essential? These two questions are at the heart of what readers will find as they explore this essential education debate. The engaging text challenges them to understand why people have different points of view and to form their own point of view using facts, which...
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The Amazing Hummingbird is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.
RI.3.2 and Literacy.
L.3.1d. Full-page color photographs accompanied by narrative nonfiction text show readers the amazing hummingbird. This book should be paired with "Hummingbirds: World's Fastest Wings" (9781477725009) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What is universal health care, and why do people have such strong feelings about it? As readers discover the answers to these questions, they strengthen their critical thinking skills. The objective main text asks readers to form their own opinions about health care and who should pay for it. Fact boxes provide readers with statistics to back up their opinion, no matter what side of the debate it falls on. With a detailed graphic organizer and full-color...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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American foreign policy has been shaped for almost 200 years by the words of President James Monroe. What did Monroe's words mean, and how did they create a uniquely American foreign policy? Readers find the answers to these questions and many more as they explore the major points of the Monroe Doctrine. They also discover the historical circumstances that influenced the Monroe Doctrine, as well as the actions taken throughout American history because...
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Most students would gladly stop taking tests, but is that really the best thing for them? Through enlightening main text, detailed fact boxes, colorful photographs, and helpful graphic organizers, readers are presented with opposing points of view on the importance of testing students. Readers are encouraged to use the information they discover to form their own opinions and back those opinions up with relevant facts. By exposing readers to multiple...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Climate change is an issue that affects all living things on Earth, but the specifics of the issue are often spoken and written about using complex scientific language, making it difficult for young people to fully grasp why it is such a critical problem. When presented in an accessible way, however, readers are able to gain a deeper understanding of the causes and effects of climate change, as well as why they should care about this issue. Striking,...
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Revelations - From Dawn to Dusk is a book, which mixes religious elements and themes with the world of space travel and colonization in a science fiction setting. The main protagonist of the story, Megan Knight, learns that her young daughter who she presumed was murdered over four years ago by the antagonists of the story - the 'Dawn of Revelations', is actually alive and being raised by the cult on a faraway dwarf planet named Sedna.
The Dawn of...
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Water is a natural resource we need to survive. Knowing this, is it right that we have to pay for it? Readers explore the different ways this challenging question can be answered, developing strong critical thinking skills as they evaluate arguments for and against paying for water. Essential facts needed to understand each point of view are presented through age-appropriate text, informative fact boxes, and clear graphic organizers. Vivid photographs...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and the closest one to the sun. It's so hot that people would burn up if they tried to visit! Luckily, scientists have figured out ways to study Mercury from Earth. Readers discover many of the amazing things scientists have learned about this planet. Clearly labeled diagrams and striking photographs illustrate the educational text, which enhances common science curriculum topics in way that is designed...
14) Revelations
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Accept the future, or fix the past? Captain John Russell returns to the Milky Way in order to resume his mission to stop the fanatical Dawn of Revelations cult from unleashing the apocalypse upon the Earth. However, he soon discovers that he has arrived centuries too late. Knowing he is the last hope to save billions of lives, John risks everything to return to his own time and finish the war before it even begins. But John has another challenge to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Going to school is a new experience many early readers can relate to. Through this charming fictional narrative, readers discover some of the important things they can learn from their teacher. As they experience a day in Miss Diaz's classroom, they meet a relatable narrator who shows them how much fun learning at school can be. The simple text is presented in a way that allows early learners to read on their own or with help from an adult. Colorful...
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This program is read by former Entertainment Tonight host Mark Steines, with a foreword read by Patricia Heaton, and an introduction read by the author. From the pediatrician who became an Internet sensation with the "Hamilton Hold" in a YouTube video about how to calm a crying baby, comes a one-of-a-kind resource to guide you through the earliest moments of your child's life-and help you to parent with common sense and confidence. Robert C. Hamilton,...
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From Not Exactly Rocket Scientists II: The Totally Unnecessary Sequel
"Of the thousands of choices I've had to make in my life, one of the most important was deciding not to dig up Lenny Bruce."
From the Schill story "Where's Los Angeles?"
In this sequel to Not Exactly Rocket Scientists and Other Stories, three lifelong friends, all eventual graduates of the University of Virginia, rush headlong into the chaos of the mid-sixties. The headwinds...