Luke Thompson
1) Tsunamis
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Defines tsunamis and describes the geologic forces that cause them, as well as the damage they can inflict when the huge walls of ocean water strike land.
2) Volcanoes
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
3) Tornadoes
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
4) Earthquakes
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains why earthquakes occur and describes the technology used to study them, the damage they inflict, and some of the more famous earthquakes in history.
5) Floods
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains why floods occur, describes the effects of flooding, and discusses methods of flood prevention and control.
7) Forest fires
Author
Publisher
High Interest Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
8) Jet ski
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"An astonishingly incisive and suspenseful novel about a scandal amongst Britain's privileged elite and the women caught up in its wake. Sophie's husband James is a loving father, a handsome man, a charismatic and successful public figure. And yet he stands accused of a terrible crime. Sophie is convinced he is innocent and desperate to protect her precious family from the lies that threaten to rip them apart. Kate is the lawyer hired to prosecute...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Set in London during the years of 1939-1942, when citizens had slim hope of survival, much less victory; and on the strategic island of Malta, which was daily devastated by the Axis barrage, Everyone Brave is Forgiven features little-known history and a perfect wartime love story inspired by the real-life love letters between Chris Cleave's grandparents. This dazzling novel dares us to understand that, against the great theater of world events, it...
12) The blood card
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Threat of mass violence looms over Elizabeth II's coronation--can Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto crack the case and save the crown?"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
How did descendants of Viking marauders came to dominate Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East? It is a tale of ambitious adventures and fierce freebooters, of fortunes made and fortunes lost. The Normans made their influence felt across all of western Europe and the Mediterranean, from the British Isles to North Africa, and Lisbon to the Holy Land. In Empires of the Normans we discover how they combined military might and political savvy...
Publisher
Pacific Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A week before Christmas, a viral outbreak turns the citizens of Los Angeles into the walking dead. On the brink of severing ties with both his wife and longtime partner, LAPD officer Frank Talbot finds himself trapped with them. As death closes in, their survival is further threatened by the fact that both men love the same woman.