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Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Growing a successful business is about meeting the needs of customers—and, by extension, the needs of the entire community. Turn your business into a good citizen and you can help ensure its success and contribute to making your community a great place to live and work. Growing Local Value shows how to build a values-driven business that is deeply embedded in local life. Drawing on real-world examples from Greyston Bakery, Wild Planet Toys,
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 32
Description
Written by American author and dedicated abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, "Uncle Toms Cabin" is a poignant novel which shows the harsh reality of a slaves life in the 1800s. Uncle Tom, an African-American slave who believes in the power of Christian faith. The book would be a major contributor to the Civil War because its compelling portrayal of slaves as fellow human beings left little room for compromise: if slaves were indeed...
4) Babysitting
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
A guide to earning money as a babysitter, with advice on getting customers, safety, and handling emergencies.
10) Radio Astronomy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1989
Description
Describes radio astronomy and how it helps scientists study the universe.
14) Uganda
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1989
Description
Discusses the history, culture, and people of Uganda.
15) Toxic cops
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Discusses several threats to the environment, laws that have been enacted to protect it, and the branch of the Environmental Protection Agency and other local groups that enforce such laws.