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1) Knight
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Here is an inside look at the history of medieval knights and their armor, jousting, heraldry, and crusades. The life of the knight is considered from battles and banquets to sieges and chivalry.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression, a book that galvanized—and sometimes outraged—millions of readers.
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven...
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven...
3) Wolves
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs present the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of wolves.
Author
Publisher
Little Pickle Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This innovative and timely picture book teaches children that they have the ability to stretch and grow their own brains. It also delivers the crucial message that mistakes are an essential part of learning. The book introduces children to the anatomy and various functions of the brain in a fun and engaging way.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discover the Earth's most explosive volcanoes and what it's like to experience an earthquake feels like in this picture-led guide to the hotspots of the world This book tells you everything you need to know about the Earth's most extraordinary natural forces - from active volcanoes, including Kilanea in Hawaii and Etna in Italy, to devastating earthquakes that have hit San Francisco and Japan. Discover how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius devastated...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Use science and engineering to transform your bin of LEGO® bricks into amazing, movable toys, machines and gadgets. Bestselling author Sarah Dees is back with an all-new collection of projects featuring ingenious designs and simple scientific principles that real engineers use every day. Make yourself a robot pal whose legs move as he rolls along, or a drummer who really plays the drums. Build a wind-up car complete with a flywheel that'll send...
9) Israel
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, and people of Israel, a young nation celebrating its fiftieth birthday in 1998.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"DID YOU KNOW... Scientists believe that mosses, the first plants, may have changed the Earths climate from hot to cold by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Many members of the cabbage family release a poison "mustard" gas to fend off grazers? Plants are used in thousands of industries, from low-cost sewage treatment to new medical cures? Young nature enthusiasts will learn these and other fascinating facts about plants in this colorful,...
11) Colombia
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, economy, natural resources, culture, religion, and people of the South American country of Colombia.
12) Mexico
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the climate, geography, history, culture, economy, and people of Mexico.
13) Libya
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Describes the history, geography, economy, culture, people, and relition of the North African country of Libya.
15) Egypt
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, arts, and people of Egypt.
16) Peru
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Photographs, maps, interactive sidebars, text, and Internet resources help students learn about the geography, history, government, culture, people, art, and daily life of Peru.
17) Serbia
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the geography, history, natural resources, economy, culture, and people of Serbia, the larger of the two republics that make up the country of Yugoslavia.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial...
19) France
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, sports, arts, religions, culture, and people of France.
20) Ghana
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the history, geography, plants and animals, economy, language, people, and culture of Ghana, the African country that freed itself of white colonial rule and became an independent nation in 1957.
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