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Fast Forward Level 20: My Bushfire Diary
$9.90This morning, as I was getting on the school bus, I saw smoke. The bus driver said there was a small fire at Butterfly Creek, about ten kilometres from where I live …
ISBN: 9780170126625
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Fast Forward Level 20: Getting the Picture
$9.90Photography is a way of making pictures by using light. The idea of taking photographs has been around for hundreds of years. However, it wasn’t until 1826 that an inventor was able to take the first photograph.
ISBN: 9780170126632
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Fast Forward Level 20: The Great Depression
$9.90The great Depression is the name given to a period from 1929 to the late 1930’s, when there was a long economic depression around the world. Many people lost their jobs. Some people even lost their homes.
ISBN: 9780170126663
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Fast Forward Level 20: Wind Power
$9.90Welcome to the Gale Hills Town Hall for tonight’s special community meeting! The issue for discussion tonight is wind power.
ISBN: 9780170126656
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Fast Forward Level 20: The Beginnings of Democracy
$9.90Democracy is a system of government. It involves members of a community having a say in the way they are governed.
ISBN: 9780170126670
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Fast Forward Level 15: A Very Long Journey
$9.90Migration from China started hundreds of years ago. First, people moved to other parts of Asia, then to countries all over the world. Now, parts of Chinese culture have made their way into western culture – making it richer for everyone.
ISBN: 9780170126045
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Fast Forward Level 15: Getting Down to Business
$9.90Bianca and Louis wanted a new DVD player, but they still need another $50. So, they thought long and hard about how they could raise some money…
ISBN: 9780170126038
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Fast Forward Level 15: Walking on the Moon
$9.90On 20 July 1969, humans walked on the moon for the first time. People all around the world watched on their TV sets as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped out of the lunar module…
ISBN: 9780170126021
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Fast Forward Level 15: Heating Up
$9.90In the next 100 years, the Earth’s temperature may go up by as much as six degrees. Having warmer weather might sound good, but many scientists who study the Earth’s climate are worried…
ISBN: 9780170126069
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Fast Forward Level 15: UFOs-Ordinary or Aliens?
$9.90There are hundreds of UFOs sightings every year. Most of them can be explained as something ordinary. But there have always been a few sightings that cannot be explained…
ISBN: 9780170126076
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Fast Forward Level 14: Gold Rush
$9.90The late 1800s was the time of the great gold rushes. The first big gold rush took place in California.
ISBN: 9780170125918
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Fast Forward Level 14: Powering Cars
$9.90Every day, thousands of cars are driven around the world. They take people to school and work. They have become an important part of everyday life.
ISBN: 9780170125932
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