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  • Garden to Plate

    Rosalind Hayhoe

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Jan. 21, 2014)
    Do you like to eat fruit and vegetables? Why is it important for us to eat them? You can buy vegetables, but many kinds are easy to grow yourself at home. All it takes is a little bit of planning, care and time. It is very rewarding to eat the vegetables that you have grown yourself.
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  • The Surprise Visitor: Fluency

    Pam Holden, Richard Hoit

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Sept. 14, 2005)
    Have you ever had an invitation? What was written on it? Where did you go? Who was there, and what did you do? There was a surprise visitor at the party in this story. Can you guess who it was?
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  • Midnight Intruder

    Pam Holden, Pauline Whimp

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, June 5, 2013)
    Strange things sometimes happen in the middle of the night. Some actions are done under the cover of darkness when the streets are quiet and there are few people awake. Often nobody witnesses an overnight event, so it then becomes a mystery to be solved using clues and information.
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  • Relay Races

    Pam Holden, Michael Cashmore-hingley

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Dec. 18, 2012)
    A relay race is a race between two or more teams where each member of the team does part of the race and then another member continues. Often the runners carry something (like a baton) which they must pass over to the next team member. This story describes novelty relay races that are run for fun.
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  • Safe Sailing

    Diana Freeman, Samer Hatam

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, June 5, 2013)
    Adventures are great fun, especially if you have a close friend to share the experience. Its more enjoyable, and much safer than being alone. You can plan details together, checking safety rules, getting the right equipment and making good preparations. Read about teamwork on this rafting trip.
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  • Shipwreck Victims

    Pam Holden, Kelvin Hawley

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Dec. 18, 2012)
    A shipwreck on a jagged reef is a major disaster for the surrounding area. Toxic oil and waste from the damaged hull spill out into the ocean, contaminating the environment, and destroying the local wildlife. There is no way to help the fish, seals, crustaceans and shellfish, but the lives of many seabirds can be saved if they are rescued promptly to undergo expert treatment.
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  • Helicopters

    Rachel Walker

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Dec. 18, 2012)
    The helicopter (or chopper) is an amazing machine, capable of so many more movements than fixed-wing aircraft. As well as being able to fly in any direction forward, backward, sideways, or even straight up or down it can actually hover in one place for a long time!
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  • Deep Down Underground

    John Lockyer

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, June 5, 2013)
    Coal is burned to make electricity. Iron is used to make steel. Electrical wiring is made from copper. Stone and sand are needed for building. These important materials and others like them make our lives easier, but they are not easy to get because they have to be dug out of the ground. The first miners used picks and shovels. Mining has changed a lot since then.
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  • Seal in the Suburbs

    Pam Holden, Samer Hatam

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Jan. 21, 2014)
    Seals are fascinating mammals that live in the sea around the coasts of many countries all over the world. The seashore is their natural habitat, where they can come ashore to rest and sun themselves on rocks, catch fish in shallow waters, and rear their pups on land. They seldom go far from the waters edge, but have been known to venture further occasionally. This story is based on true facts.
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  • The Last Place on Earth

    Rachel Walker

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Dec. 18, 2012)
    Throughout history there have been many races to be first to achieve a goal: e.g. first to learn to fly; first to climb the worlds highest mountain; first to reach the moon. The race to reach the South Pole more than 100 years ago involved a bitter struggle through the harshest environment on Earth. Brave and determined explorers faced extreme challenges with weather and equipment.
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  • Ocean Limits

    Rachel Walker

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Jan. 21, 2014)
    Do you ever think about how important the ocean is? Did you know that the oceans impact on all of us, no matter how far from the sea we live? Find out how the ocean affects the air you breathe, the water you drink and even the weather.
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  • It's Showtime!

    Diana Freeman

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Jan. 21, 2014)
    Its exciting and fun to perform on stage to entertain an audience. An actor is part of a group called a cast, who work together to present a show. How does a dramatic production get started? What steps have to be taken to get the play on stage?
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