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Isolated, broke, and restless in a drafty mountain A-frame with colicky twins, Brook Eddy needed a path out. STEEPED: Adventures of a Tea Entrepreneur is the story of how Brook built a socially conscious multimillion-dollar tea company with a fierce devotion to sustainability. Part business memoir, part India travelogue, STEEPED is brimming with provocative prose, transcendent images of travel throughout India, and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs,...
62) Asia
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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This book is an introduction to the unique people, plants, animals, geographical features, cultures, and today's tourism of Asia.
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Starry River of the Sky volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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"Pinmei, a storyteller's granddaughter, must find the Luminous Stone that Lights the Night to rescue her grandmother, who has been kidnapped by the Tiger Emperor"--
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2021.
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From the Himalayas to the Ganges River, South Asia is full of breathtaking landscapes. Cities are often crowded and bustling, with ancient architecture alongside new buildings. Readers will explore the exciting, unique landscapes and cityscapes of South Asia through vivid full-color photographs and maps, and fact-filled text and sidebars. Your readers will discover the ways people in South Asia have adapted to the landscapes, as well as how climate...
65) Asia
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Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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A brief overview of the geography, wildlife, history, and people of Asia.
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Pub. Date
2022
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An epic story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Tiananmen Square protests
In Heiress Apparently, Gemma Huangâs big acting break led her to Beijing, where she uncovered an incredible family secret. This second novel in the Daughters of the Dynasty series delves further into Gemmaâs complex and storied legacy, moving back one generation to tell the story of Gemmaâs mother, Lei, as she finds love against
...67) Greetings, Asia!
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Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduces the continent of Asia, looking at its geography, plant and animal life, and settlement by humans.
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2021.
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From Afghanistan and Pakistan to Nepal and Bangladesh, the region of South Asia is resplendent with vibrant cultures, unlike anywhere else in the world. South Asia is home to bustling cities, tranquil farmland, and some of the world's most ancient recorded history. These diverse characteristics have produced a wide variety of peoples and cultures, all of which have unique traditions while sharing some core tenets. Readers will learn what makes these...
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[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name-but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn't feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name? Gigi and Ojiji: What's Iin a Name? is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level 3 books are written for early independent...
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2018.
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"The most thoughtful and judicious one-volume history of the war and the American political leaders who presided over the difficult and painful decisions that shaped this history. The book will stand for the foreseeable future as the best study of the tragic mistakes that led to so much suffering."--Robert Dallek. Many books have been written on the tragic decisions regarding Vietnam made by the young stars of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations....
71) Loveboat, Taipei
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Loveboat volume 1
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
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An instant New York Times Bestseller and Indie Bestseller!
Now adapted for the screen! Catch Love in Taipei, starring Ashley Liao (Physical, Fresh Off The Boat), Ross Butler (To All The Boys I've Loved Before franchise, Shazam!), and Nico Hiraga (Booksmart) and Chelsea Zhang (Daybreak), now available on multiple streaming platforms, including Paramount+, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV!
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...72) The big wave
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
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His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.
73) Asia
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2019.
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"This book details the history, culture, and geography of Asia."--Provided by publisher.
74) Asia
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[2019]
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"Tropical rain forests and windswept steppes. Houses on stilts and the Malay people. The Forbidden City and the Burj Khalifa. What continent is home to all these people and places? Asia, the largest continent in size and population, a fascinating place that's home to plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. Explore the countries and cultures of Asia, make a Japanese Koi, and cook up some traditional noodles!" -- Back cover.
75) Gibbons
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[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents information about gibbons, including where they live, what they are like, how they behave, what they eat, how they raise young, and the things that threaten their survival.
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2019
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The history and impact of one of the most heinous acts of colonial repression suffered in British India—a massacre that continues to divide opinion today.
The shocking massacre of 379 unarmed Indians in the enclosed Jallianwala Bagh park on the command of a British army officer on April 13th, 1919 is considered a brutal example of colonial abuse. Immediately afterwards martial law was established with harsh penalties and...
The shocking massacre of 379 unarmed Indians in the enclosed Jallianwala Bagh park on the command of a British army officer on April 13th, 1919 is considered a brutal example of colonial abuse. Immediately afterwards martial law was established with harsh penalties and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
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In search of adventure, 29-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children's Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal.Conor was initially reluctant to volunteer, unsure whether he had the proper skill, or enough passion, to get involved in a developing country in the middle of a civil war. But he was soon overcome by the herd of rambunctious,...
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[2016]
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"Flying the notorious 'Hump' route between India and China in 1943, a twin engine Curtiss-Wright C-46 plane suffered engine failure and crashed over the mountainous, remote border country. Among the passengers and crew were celebrated CBS journalist Eric Sevareid, a Soviet double-agent posing as an OSS operative, and General 'Vinegar Joe' Stillwell's personal political adviser. Against the odds, all but one of the twenty-one people on the doomed aircraft...
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[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Asia is the world's largest continent, both in land area and in population. But did you know that in India alone, people speak more than 1,000 languages? Or that not everyone agrees about which countries should be considered part of Asia? Learn more about the diverse continent of Asia, from its people and countries to its landforms, economy, and more.
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A photographic journal of the experiences of filmmaker David Breashears, who, with a team of climbers, ascended Mount Everest in 1996 for the purpose of recording the climb with an IMAX motion picture camera. Includes an account of the tragic deaths of eight climbers who were trapped on the mountain during a blizzard.
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