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(0)David L Weitzman
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how John Bull, a steam locomotive, was built in England, brought to the United States in 1831, assembled, put to work, and modified over time, leading the way for modern rail transportation.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the development and history of the JN-4D airplane, commonly called the Jenny, and portrays a typical woman pilot who trained army air cadets for World War I and later carried air mail.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Raphael, a griffin who guards the entrance to a cathedral, yearns to do something that will bring meaning to his life. He gets his chance when he begins caring for a baby that has been left at the cathedral door. When the child's mother returns, Raphael must set things right.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the Texas cowboy who, after a varied career performing in and running his own Wild West show, became interested in aviation and eventually built and flew England's first airplane in 1908.