Patina "Patty" Jones is the fastest girl on the Defenders track team. Her competitive spirit doesn't take it well when she comes in second in a race. Her coach, in an effort to make her a team player, assigns her to a relay race, where she has to be a team player. This book touches on many contemporary issues without feeling like a book about "issues:. Recommended for grades 5-8.
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Share the story of Moby Dick with this beautfully illustrated retelling. Deep in the dark ocean, Mighty Moby lurks. In a ship up above the ocean waves, a one-legged captain pursues the whale he clashed with long ago. Mighty Moby and the captain are soon locked in another battle...but things aren't always what they seem.
Study geography and ecology while following a father and daughter as they hike the Grand Canyon. It is home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and evolved within its walls for millennia. You will find that the Grand Canyon is much more than just a hole in the ground.
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