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Age Range
7 - 9
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2015-11-08
Page Count
46
Publisher
Outskirts Press
Grade Level
2nd - 4th
ISBN
9781478763406
Themes
science and nature

Morgan McAllister, Super Scientist and The Big Orange Thing

Written and Illustrated by Charline Norton

What was that? A flash of orange and zip-gone! Whatever it was flew so fast, Morgan and Chase couldn't identify it. Summer friends, Jason and Holly, join Morg and Chazey in discovering what the flying critter could possibly be. Together they take on the challenge of building their own small pond to attract more wildlife for study. The youngsters become a team of super science detectives to unravel the mystery of: THE BIG ORANGE THING!

NOTE:  A glossary of science vocabulary from the story is included in the back of the book, along with suggested resources for more researching purposes.

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Age Range
7 - 9
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2015-11-08
Page Count
46
Publisher
Outskirts Press
Grade Level
2nd - 4th
ISBN
9781478763406
Themes
science and nature
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