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(0)Shelley Tanaka
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Uses a fictionalized account of the life of the stewart of an important estate to describe the ancient Italian city of Pompeii and what happened to it during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2000], c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of preserving the dead through the process of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ever since Amelia Earhart and her plane disappeared on July 2, 1937, people have wanted to know more about this remarkable woman. Amelia Earhart follows the charismatic aviator from her first sight of an airplane at the age of ten to the last radio transmission she made before she vanished. Illustrated with original artworks, contemporary photographs, quotes, and details, this is a great introduction to the famous pilot.
Author
Publisher
Audio Bookshelf
Pub. Date
p2008
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer explores the Titanic and forms a brief friendship with another passenger before experiencing the wreck of the giant ocean liner. One of the world's most well-known historic events, the sinking of the "Titanic" in 1912 grippingly unfolds in this story told from the perspectives of 17-year-old Jack Thayer, a passenger, and 22-year-old Harold Bride, the ship's junior wireless operator.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Uses a thoughtful, easy-to-understand approach to teach children information about the various species of animals that share our planet, including where they live, what they eat, how they interact with their families, how they communicate, and what they think and feel. Includes quizzes and suggested activities.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A joyful look at the months of the year through the eyes of a young child. From January through December, experience a world of color, wonder, and silliness. March is for celebrating a birthday, July is for swimming upside down, September is for crunchy piles of leaves, and December is for a kingdom all in white. Experience a whole year to play and celebrate...."--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A meditative, immersive take on the weather around us. Sophisticated nonfiction picture book with informational content. Illustrated with striking atmospheric paintings. Includes calls to action for the reader, inviting them to observe and inquire about the outdoors. Through four chapters-sun, rain, ice and snow, and extreme weather-this book explores different weather phenomena, from rainbows and sunsets to clouds, frost, and rainstorms. Evocative...
11) Gustave
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A little mouse and his friend, Gustave, go out to play one afternoon in this darkly comic story about the sadness of losing a friend and the joy of making a new one.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The young girl tells us that her mom's new friend is just like the big bad wolf. At first the wolf is sweet and kind to her mom, though the girl notices the wolf's cold eyes from the very beginning. When her mom arrives home late one day, the wolf suddenly hurls angry words and terrible names at her. From that day on her mother doesn't smile anymore. The girl is careful to clean her room and brush her teeth and do everything to keep the peace, but...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A global advocate for forests and our relationship with trees shares the mysteries and magic of the forest in language kids can understand. Includes quizzes and hands-on activities.
"With his groundbreaking, internationally bestselling book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben established himself as a global advocate for forests and our relationship with trees. Now, Peter shares his famous imagination and storytelling style with children, asking...