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When Chen's parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of this mysterious natural phenomenon. His search takes him to stormy mountaintops, an experimental military weapons lab, and an old Soviet science station. The more he learns, the more he comes to realize that ball lightning is just the tip of an entirely new frontier. While Chen's quest for answers gives purpose to his lonely...
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My own lightning volume 2
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Several months after the tragic events set in motion by bully Betty Glengarry, Annabelle McBride is struck by lightning during a powerful summer storm, leaving her with heightened senses that give her a new understanding of animals and help her learn about compassion and forgiveness.
5) Lightning
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Capstone Press
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c2012
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"Simple text and full-color photographs describe lightning and how it forms"--
6) Lightning
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of lightning. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
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From the bestselling author of The Rules of Magic, a miraculous, enthralling tale of a woman who is struck by lightning, and finds her frozen heart is suddenly burning.
Be careful what you wish for. A woman who was touched by tragedy as a child now lives a quiet life, keeping other people at a cool distance. She even believes she wants it that way. Then one day she utters an idle wish and, while standing in her house, is struck by...
Be careful what you wish for. A woman who was touched by tragedy as a child now lives a quiet life, keeping other people at a cool distance. She even believes she wants it that way. Then one day she utters an idle wish and, while standing in her house, is struck by...
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Heroes in training volume 1
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Aladdin
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2012
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English
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When ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped, he discovers he can defend himself with a magical thunderbolt.
12) Lightning
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"Flash! Did you see that bolt of lightning light up the sky? In Lightning, young readers will learn how lighting is made and why it occurs. Utilizing colorful photographs alongside simple sentences and engaging sight words, early readers will enjoy learning about this weather phenomenon, while also building confidence in their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggest guiding questions to help aid in reading...
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"A brilliant flash of light splits the sky! Thunder rumbles in the distance. In this educational and engaging text, readers will take a closer look at one of nature's most spectacular and deadly forces - lightning! The United States is hit by around 40 million lightning strikes each year. Although almost 90% of lightning strike victims survive, being struck by lightning can cause cardiac arrest, neurological damage, and severe burns. Packed with fascinating...
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BECCAOn a sunny day in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, eight-year-old Becca Burke was struck by lightning. No one believed her-not her philandering father or her drunk, love-sick mother-not even when her watch kept losing time and a spooky halo of light appeared overhead in photographs. Becca was struck again when she was sixteen. She survived, but over time she would learn that outsmarting lightning was the least of her concerns. BUCKLEYIn rural Arkansas,...
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"Are you scared of a big storm? Or do you find thunder and lightning exciting? These two natural phenomena were the subject of stories for many ancient cultures, but today scientists know how they happen! In this book, readers learn too, including whether thunder or lightning comes first, which storms have the boom and flash, and the effect of climate change on thunderstorms. Fact boxes add relevant examples and key vocabulary terms, and diagrams...
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Readers will learn about how thunder and lightning are made and why we hear it and see it. This title is informative yet simple. Big text and simple sentences combined with vibrant photographs will entertain readers, teach them scientific facts, and strengthen their reading skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
19) Man alive!
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A warm, funny, and profoundly original novel about a family dealing with disaster, from a rising literary star
All it takes is a quarter to change pediatric psychiatrist Dr. Owen Lerner's life. When the coin he's feeding into a parking meter is struck by lightning, Lerner survives, except that now all he wants to do is barbecue. What will happen to his patients, who rely on him to make sense of their world? More important, what will happen to his...
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"In this book, vibrant, full-color photos, diagrams, and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they learn how lightning forms and strikes. A picture diagram details and labels the steps, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about lightning and thunderstorms online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Why Does Lightning Strike? also features reading tips...
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