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Earth Science: Seasons by Scholastic

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Special Print

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Bullets

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Independence Day by Trudi Stain Truiet

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Caption

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Bones and Muscles by Christine A. Caputo

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Diagram

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Bats by Elizabeth Carney

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Fact Box

Lists new or important words and tells what they mean.

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Asteroids and Comets by Kathy Furgang

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Glossary

Tells what each section is about. ©Preparing Young Learners

Africa (A True Book) by Mel Friedman

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Heading

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Who Loves the Fall? By Bob Raczka

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Tells you what page to find information in a book.

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Anne Frank by Elizabeth Carey, Chloe Ryder

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Index

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Africa (A True Book) by Mel Friedman

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Parentheses

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Seed to Plant Lisa Herrington

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Africa (A True Book) Mel Friedman

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Pronunciation Guide

Organizes information into smaller sections.

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Animal Superstar by Aline Alexander Newman

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Abraham Lincoln by Caroline Crosson Gilpin

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Table of Contents

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Rocks & Minerals by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

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Table

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Harriet Tubman by Wil Mara

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Timeline

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Who Would Win? Rhino vs. Hippo by Jerry Pallotta

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Title

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Seed to Plant by Lisa Herrington

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Cycle

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Earth Science by Scholastic

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Cutaway

Compares the size of one thing to the size of another.

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Show Me…. How Big Is It by Jerry Pollotta

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Size Comparison

A word that tells about a picture.

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Label

Shows the inside of something.

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Bones and Muscles by Christine A. Caputo

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Cross Section

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Bones and Muscles by Christine A. Caputo

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