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Search and Rescue Dog Heroes
Linda Bozzo
Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, Dec. 1, 2010)"We need Radar's help." Radar is a search and rescue dog that helped rescue a lost teen boy. Search and rescue dogs use their noses to find people. Read about the history, training, what being on the job is like for a search and rescue dog, and what happens when the dog retires. Search and rescue dogs truly are heroes.
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Rescue Vehicles
Mary Kate Doman
Paperback (Enslow Elementary, Sept. 1, 2011)Written simply for young children, RESCUE VEHICLES looks at some of the best-known rescue vehicles around!
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Terrific Tongues Up Close
Melissa Stewart
Paperback (Enslow Elementary, July 1, 2012)Did you know that an alligator snapping turtle uses its tongue to get food? Or that a cow uses its tongue to clean its nose? Learn all about how animals use their tongues to get food and scare enemies.
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Butterfly or Moth?: How Do You Know?
Melissa Stewart
Paperback (Enslow Elementary, July 1, 2011)How can you tell a butterfly from a moth? What is the difference? With colorful photographs and clear language, author Melissa Stewart shows young readers how to identify these animals using critical thinking skills. Find all the tips and hints you need to tell these two animals apart!
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Who Was the Hair-Care Millionaire? Madam C. J. Walker
Mary Kay Carson
Paperback (Enslow Elementary, July 1, 2012)Lots of people dream of being a millionaire, but Madam C. J. Walker actually became one with her revolutionary hair care system. Learn about Madam C. J. Walker's life and the discovery of her hair care products. Make your own homemade bubble bath, too!
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The Coolest Inventor: Willis Haviland Carrier and His Air Conditioner
Alison Eldridge, Stephen Eldridge
Paperback (Enslow Elementary, Jan. 1, 2014)Icy cold air conditioning is very common in many people's lives. But there was a time when this popular luxury did not exist. People had to think of other ways to keep cool on hot, humid days. It was also too hot in factories and hospitals, theaters and cars. Willis Carrier changed all that! Authors Alison and Stephen Eldridge explore how his love of science and fixing things led to a lifetime of adventure, research, and the discovery of air conditioning!
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Weird But True Weather
Carmen Bredeson
Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, July 1, 2011)Snow donuts?! Animal rain?! Ten-story waves?! Can it really be true? Find out as you read and learn about some weird and wonderful weather!
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Fractions And Decimals Made Easy
Rebecca Wingard-Nelson, Tom LaBaff
Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, Oct. 1, 2005)Explains what fractions and decimals are in simple terms, providing tips for how to estimate, add and subtract fractions, how to turn decimals into fractions, and how to add and subtract decimal numbers.
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Amazing Civil War Nurse Clara Barton
Mary Dodson Wade
Paperback (Enslow Elementary, March 1, 2013)Known as "the Angel of the Battlefield" during the American Civil War, author Mary Dodson Wade explores the life of Clara Barton in this biography for beginning readers. Read about Barton's early jobs as a teacher and in a government office, and how she created the American Red Cross. Clara Barton was truly an amazing American!
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What Does A Sanitation Worker Do?
Heather Miller
Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, May 1, 2005)Describes the job responsibilities of a sanitation worker and the importance of their role to the community at large.
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Mexican Independence Day and Cinco De Mayo
Dianne M. MacMillan
Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, May 1, 2008)The origins and traditions of these two special holidays are presented in this illustrated reference book with full-color photos for middle readers.
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