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Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep

Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep
by Rebecca E. Hirsch (Author) and Sonia Possentini (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: As the sun sets, night creatures awaken. In their rural backyard, a parent and child camp out, watching as fireflies flicker, bats flap, and rabbits race.

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A cool night breeze
blows softly
on your face
as night creatures wake
in quiet dens
and dusky nooks.

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It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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National Geographic Kids Almanac 2022

National Geographic Kids Almanac 2022
by National Geographic Kids (Author)
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Booktalk: Practical reference material, including fast facts and maps of every country, is fully updated in this homework help book. In addition to the photos, fun facts, adventures with National Geographic Explorers, crafts, activities, and fascinating features about animals, science, nature, technology, and conservation, the reason we need to honor our veterans is introduced on page 234.

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GOING TO WAR
Since the beginning of time, different countries, territories, and cultures have feuded with each other over land, power, and politics. Major military conflicts include the following wars:

1095-1291 THE CRUSADES
Starting late in the 11th century, these wars over religion were fought in the Middle East for nearly 200 years.

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