Susan E Goodman

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1) Monster trucks!

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Series

Step Into Reading Level 3

Lexile measure

480L

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Its tires are over five feet tall. It is as heavy as an elephant. And it can jump, race, and crush like a monster! It’s a monster truck!

Whether racing over ramps, plowing through mud, or crushing cars, monster trucks are the biggest and baddest trucks out there! The bestselling and award-winning team that brought you Choppers! and Motorcycles!, author Susan E. Goodman and photographer Michael J. Doolittle, show readers...

2) Trains!

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Series

Step Into Reading Level 3
Step into reading. Step 3 book

Lexile measure

500L

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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A Step 3 reader introducing trains of all shapes and sizes doing what they do best: hauling freight, carrying passengers, and zooming at speeds close to 400 miles per hour! Readers will encounter the Jacobite—a Scottish train that plays the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films. They will learn about the great steam locomotives that crossed the United States, joining east and west in 1869. And they will learn about the different technologies—steam,...

3) The first step: how one girl put segregation on trial

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Lexile measure

770L

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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Shares the story of Sarah Roberts and her 1847 case petitioning that she be allowed to attend a white school, explaining how her heroic efforts established key precedents and paved the way for civil rights advancements.

4) Choppers

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Series

Step into reading. A Step 4 book

Pub. Date

[2004]

Lexile measure

550L

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

5) Motorcycles!

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Series

Step into reading. Step 3 book

Pub. Date

[2007]

Edition

First edition.

Lexile measure

430L

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

6) Cora Frear: a true story

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Series

Brave kids

Pub. Date

2002.

Edition

First Aladdin paperbacks edition.

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Description

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While making house calls with her frontier-doctor father, Cora Frear finds herself in a dangerous situation as she and her father are surrounded by a prairie fire raging out of control.

7) All in just one cookie

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Pub. Date

[2006]

Edition

First edition.

Lexile measure

AD 830L

Physical Desc

29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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You won't believe what it takes to make one cookie!

8) How do you burp in space?: and other tips every space tourist needs to know

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Pub. Date

2013.

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Lexile measure

830L

Physical Desc

71 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Description

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"A non-fiction travel guide to space tourism that includes information about accommodations, attractions, and more." --

9) The truth about poop

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Pub. Date

2004.

Lexile measure

930L

Physical Desc

38 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

Description

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A compendium of fascinating, weird, and gross facts about excrement.

10) See how they run: campaign dreams, election schemes, and the race to the White House

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Pub. Date

2008.

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Lexile measure

870L

Physical Desc

96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Language

English

Description

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Using witty anecdotes and clear explanations, the author takes readers from the birth of democracy to the electoral college; from front porch campaigning to hanging chads.

11) Seeds, stems, and stamens: the ways plants fit into their world

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Pub. Date

[2001]

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Language

English

12) Skyscraper: from the ground up

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Pub. Date

[2004]

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

13) Pilgrims of Plymouth

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Pub. Date

2001.

Lexile measure

510L

Physical Desc

16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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Briefly describes what life was like for the Pilgrims who came to America in the seventeenth century.

14) It's a dog's life: how man's best friend sees, hears, and smells the world

Author

Goodman, Susan E

Pub. Date

2012.

Edition

First edition.

Lexile measure

AD 770L

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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A whimsically illustrated guide to the inner life of dogs shares lighthearted insights into dog evolution and behavior while profiling common breeds and explaining what a dog experiences while looking at a sunset and smelling the ground.