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EL本棚紹介(48) Disney Trivia from the Vault, by Dave Smith

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ “The Vault” is an imaginary place where Disney locks away all of its knowledge and intellectual properties. Sometimes they used to take old movies “out of the vault” and play them in theaters again. That is how I was able to …

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EL本棚紹介(47) 365 Simple Science Experiments with Everyday Materials, by Churchill, Loeschnig, and Mandell

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EL本棚紹介(46) I’ll Mature When I’m Dead, by Dave Barry

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EL本棚紹介 (45) I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X, by Bruce Coville

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EL本棚紹介 (44) Aliens Ate My Homework, by Bruce Coville

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EL本棚紹介 (43) Everything You Need to Ace Biology… (Matthew Brown) and Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry… (Jennifer Swanson)

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EL本棚紹介 (42) Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook, by Micheal Geisen

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EL本棚紹介 (41) Time for Kids: Ready, Set, Write!, by Time for Kids

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ You have probably heard of Time magazine because it is very famous around the world. Well, Time also makes interesting and easy to read books called Time for Kids. Even though this book is “for kids,” it actually has a lot …

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EL本棚紹介 (40) Time for Kids Science Scoops: Planets! (Lisa Jo Rudy), Earthquakes! (Barbara Collier), Volcanoes! (Jeremy Caplan)

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ These three books are easy-to-read introductions to the planets, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Yes, they are “for kids,” but they are well written and teach a lot of good vocabulary. One of my learning philosophies is that “it is easier to learn …

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EL本棚紹介(39) Redwall, by Brian Jacques

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