Laurie Ann Thompson
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people--but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability. Today,...
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Empower yourself in today's highly connected, socially conscious world as you learn how to wield your passions, digital tools, and the principles of social entrepreneurship to affect real change in your schools, communities, and beyond. Contains profiles of successful projects, step-by-step guides to applied changemaking, and a variety of resources.
Author
Series
Meet your world volume vol 3
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Text, art, and interactive prompts guide young readers on a journey through the life cycle, behaviors, and habitats of a robin"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"You might have heard the words 'busy as a bee.' But what do bees do each day? Did you know bees... clean their rooms, help feed baby bees, and build the honeycomb they live in? From birth to first flight and beyond, discover all that goes into being a bee!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Crawl, cling climb! You may have seen a raccoon scurry up a tree or across the road just before dark. Did you know that raccoons stay up at night playing, hunting, and eating when you go to sleep? From birth to first stripes and beyond, discover all that goes into being a raccoon in this charming picture book, the second in the Meet Your World series"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Did you know that there is a fungus that can control the mind of an ant and make it do its bidding? Would you believe there is such a thing as a corpse flower -- a ten-foot-tall plant with a blossom that smells like a zombie? How about a species of octopus that doesn't live in water but rather lurks in trees in the Pacific Northwest? Every story in this book is strange and astounding. But not all of them are real. Just like the old game in this book's...
Author
Language
English
Description
Crazy-but-true stories about history, geography, and human achievement make this acclaimed nonfiction series perfect for fans of curiosities and wonders. A fun way for middle graders to explore ways to separate fact from fiction.
Did you know that a young girl once saved an entire beach community from a devastating tsunami thanks to something she learned in her fourth-grade geography lesson? Or that there is a person alive today who generates her...