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2) The blur
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"A picture book about a baby with superhero-like abilities...and the parents who are racing to keep up with her!"--
Author
Publisher
Grand Central
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
An authority on reading and learning explains how to determine one's present reading level and develop new skills designed to promote faster and more effective reading, offering tips on breaking bad habits, enhancing one's power of concentration, learning how to scan for meaning, and more.
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Faster reading is possible without sacrificing understanding?and this handbook will get you up to speed. Learn the most effective speed reading techniques for your personal strengths and challenges, and make visible progress through a series of engaging exercises. Choose from a variety of strategies and practices proven to advance speed and improve reading comprehension. The integrated exercises help develop your skills, allowing you to read quickly?and...
8) Lost sloth
Author
Publisher
McSweeney's McMullens
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Sloth hurries to make it to the store to claim his free shopping spree, but the notoriously slow-moving animal faces challenges in reaching his destination before time runs out.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Ever since humans stood on two feet we have had the basic urge to go faster. But are there physical limits to how fast we can go? David Pogue wants to find out, and in Making Stuff Faster, he’ll investigate everything from electric muscle cars and the America’s cup sailboat to bicycles that smash speed records. Along the way, he finds that speed is more than just getting us from point A to B, it's also about getting things done in less time. From...
13) Apolo Anton Ohno
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and career of Olympic short track speed skater, Apolo Anton Ohno.
Author
Series
Zapato Power volume 1
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Freddie finds a mysterious package outside his apartment containing sneakers that allow him to run faster than a train, and inspire him to perform heroic deeds.
15) Trains
Author
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This photo-illustrated book introduces early fluent readers to the science and engineering behind trains. Includes glossary and index"--
17) Zoom!
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Canada Ltd
Pub. Date
©2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Lauretta tries out a 92-speed, silver and gold, dirt-bike wheelchair, she gets a speeding ticket but also helps out her brother.
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"To run faster, better, and more efficiently, you have to learn to run faster, better, and more efficiently. Trainer and former triathlete Edward Yu shows you how to achieve the results you want with a new multidisciplinary approach."--
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