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Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
This warm and humorous collection presents much-loved favorites such as The Princess and the Pea from Denmark and less familiar figures including The Mountain Princess from Persia and The Horned Snake's Wife from the Iroquois of North America.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes an apple tree as it grows leaves and flowers and then produces its fruit, while in its branches robins make a nest, lay eggs, and raise a family. Includes a recipe for apple pie.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
From the acclaimed author of Amelia Lost and The Lincolns comes a heartrending narrative nonfiction page-turner--and a perfect resource for meeting Common Core standards. When Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, inherited the throne in 1894, he was unprepared to do so. With their four daughters (including Anastasia) and only son, a hemophiliac, Nicholas and his reclusive wife, Alexandra, buried their heads in the sand, living a life of opulence as World...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this wacky true tale of American ingenuity, Annie Miller took to raising pigs in the yard after losing all but her mansion, but when the town wanted the pigs out, she removed the whole mansion instead--rolling it away slowly on logs."--
Author
Publisher
M. Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
36 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retells the Arthurian legend of Perceval, a foolish and impatient boy who realizes his dream of becoming a great knight, but meets with misfortune when he forgets to pray and serve God.
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
On March 1, 1893, Princess Ka'iulani, 17, stepped onto the pier at New York City, realizing she stood at a crossroads in history. This biography tells the fascinating story of Princess Ka'iulani's life and courageous fight for Hawaiian independence. Using newly translated journals and letters, Sharon Linnea introduces young readers to the most beloved figure in Hawaiian history, and one of America's most overlooked Christian heroines. 30 photos.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the efforts of US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen to aid the children in Russian-blockaded West Berlin by dropping packages filled with candy from the air. Features personal photographs, along with letters and drawings from the children of Berlin.
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
What is it like to come face-to-face with the ten-foot-tall terror bird? Or stare into the mouth of the largest meat eater ever to walk the earth? Can you imagine a millipede that is more than six feet long, or a dinosaur smaller than a chicken? In this actual size" look at the prehistoric world, which includes two dramatic gatefolds, you'll meet these awe-inspiring creatures, as well as many others.
34) Crows
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books/Lerner Pub
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
introduces the American crow, its broader family of corvids, and its range, habitats, cooperative breeding system, life cycle, winter migration, roosting behavior, language, and relations with people. The last chapter discusses the effect of the West Nile virus on crows and humans. One particularly interesting and insightful section explains why increasing numbers of crows have been living in cities rather than in the countryside. Though the clear,...
35) Her right foot
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her?
She's in New York.
She's holding a torch.
And she's taking one step forward.
But why?
In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue....
She's in New York.
She's holding a torch.
And she's taking one step forward.
But why?
In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue....
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when she witnessed firsthand the horrors of the 2014 genocide of the Ezidi people by ISIS forces. Captured by ISIS, ... Badeeah was among hundreds forced into a brutal human trafficking network made up of women and girls of Ezidi ethnicity ... [Her] story takes her to Syria where she is sold to a high-ranking ISIS commander, ... kept as a house slave, raped, and routinely assaulted ... In captivity, she draws on memories...
Author
Publisher
Scholstic
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Come along with Ms. Frizzle's class to the Arctic Circle as they learn it's not just about getting warm, but finding a way to keep the heat you have.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 19 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this work about the water cycle, readers discover that the molecules in their glass of water may have once been part of a dinosaur watering hole.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Join Timothy, Yoko, Fritz, Nora, and the rest of Mrs. Jenkins's class in this fun-filled picture activity book that introduce concepts taught in kindergarten. Children can learn about letter/sound relationships, upper and lower case letters, and rhyming in Ready to Read.
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