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1) Tennessee
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Introduces the state of Tennessee to young readers, discussing its history, economy, geography, sports, and important people and places. Includes color photographs and a glossary.
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"Get ready to learn all about some of the most powerful hunters on Earth: Sharks. You'll meet . . . different species, find out . . . info on shark anatomy, and bite into 100 . . . shark facts in this Level 3 reader that's perfect for fluent readers"--Provided by publisher.
6) AI
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"The phrase 'artificial intelligence,' or AI, brings to mind interactions with computers that speak to people with human-like voices. . . . AI is used in health care, education, and even in our houses. . . . Readers find out all this and more, including the history of AI and what its future may be"--OCLC.
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"When these 15 women coders and engineers face impossible problems, they don't quit--they find solutions. They are all doing amazing work in technical fields while overcoming unique challenges not equally faced by male colleagues. Engineering and coding have typically been considered men's fields of study, but these innovative women are showing that problem solving with science and math is everyone's field, and it's time for the world to see powerful...
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Examines a wide number of racial and gender stereotypes spoken about different sports, such as tennis being a white person's sport, or the fact that for a long time women simply did not have much opportunity to play sports at all before Title IX, and profiles players who have broken those stereotypes. Includes a glossary.
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Presents brief summaries, together with infographics, timelines, dates, and photographs of artifacts, statues, and paintings, of famous myth stories and figures from around the world--from ancient Greece and Rome to Northern Europe, Asia, Egypt and Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
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"Music Mavens transports readers around the world (and beyond)--to a jazz performance in Genoa, an instrument lab in London, a Tokyo taiko dojo, a New York City beatbox battle, and even a film scoring session aboard the starship Enterprise, to name a few. Along the way, it spotlights artists whose work spans musical genres and industry roles, including composing and songwriting, performing and conducting, audio engineering, producing, and rock photography....
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As people began to see how pollution and industry could damage the environment, they began to seek change. Environmental Protests explores the research that revealed how common practices harmed the environment, the events people held to raise awareness, and the tactics protesters use to protect nature and change laws.
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Examines a wide number of racial stereotypes spoken about different sports, such as basketball being a black man's sport since white men can't jump, or else Asian athletes being too small or too slow to compete with athletes of other races, and profiles players who have broken those stereotypes. Includes a glossary.