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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
"In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles,...
2) Electricity
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the properties of electricity and describes how it is made and used.
3) Slovakia
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
4) Tajikistan
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"A profile of the history, geography, government, culture, people, and economy of the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan"--Provided by publisher.
5) Turkmenistan
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
6) Uzbekistan
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"An examination of the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and peoples of Uzbekistan"--Provided by publisher.
7) Slovenia
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Author
Series
Hispanic heritage volume 1
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens.
12) East Africa
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Covers lifestyles of East African ethnic groups, Arab and European influences, religion, culture, and current problems facing East Africa.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Discusses the civilization of ancient Rome, including its founding and early centuries, its high point, social classes and institutions, aspects of daily life, its eventual decline and fall, and the enduring legacy of Rome.
16) Ecology
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and text provide information about ecology in general, specific ecosystems, and our changing understanding of life around us.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Blends the personal testimony of Holocaust survivor, Jack Mandelbaum, with the history of his time, documented by photos from the archives of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. What was the secret to surviving the death camps? How did you keep from dying of heartbreak in a place of broken hearts and broken bodies? "Think of it as a game, Jack," an older prisoner tells him. "Play the game right and you might outlast the Nazis." Caught up in Hitler's...
18) Human body
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Text and illustrations present information on the parts of the body and how they work. Be an eyewitness to the amazing world of your body -- from the incredible framework of the skeleton to the millions of tiny cells that make your body work. Discover how muscles help us move. See the network of nerves inside your head. Find out how X-rays work.
Author
Publisher
Thameside Press
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses Greek contributions to modern civilization, including art and architecture, democratic government, literature, mythology, science, mathematics, philosophy, and the Olympic games.
20) The Mayans
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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