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Henry and Mudge books volume 26
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
When Henry and his dog Mudge go with Henry's parents to visit Great-Grandpa Bill in the home with lots of other grandpas, they lead them all on a wonderful adventure.
Author
Series
Henry and Mudge books volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While Henry's parents are at a Sweetheart Dance on Valentine's Day, he and his dog Mudge have a wonderful time staying at Mrs. Hopper's house, where they enjoy tea and music and dressing up in various costumes.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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In January of 1924, a twenty-six-year-old pianist, George Gershwin, finds himself slated to compose, in only five weeks, a concerto that defines "American music," and the result is his masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue.
6) Kyrie Irving
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kyrie Irving was a National Basketball Association (NBA) star before he played a game in the league. Kyrie was the first pick in the 2011 NBA draft, and Cleveland Cavaliers fans were anxious to see what the high-flying guard could do. Kyrie was ready for all the attention. He scored almost twenty points per game for the Cavs and was named NBA Rookie of the Year. In 2014, Kyrie won the Most Valuable Player award at the NBA All-Star Game. Read more...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Once each year, Kimo and his grandfather have placed a flower lei atop a stone monument at Laupāhoehoe Point, but it is not until after Grandfather's death that he learns of the 1946 tsunami that took the lives of twenty-four schoolchildren and teachers, including Grandfather's younger brother.
Author
Series
Henry and Mudge books volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Henry and his dog Mudge tangle with a grumpy goose when they visit a farm.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit, determination, and twenty years to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. Manjhi Moves a Mountain shows how everyone can make a difference if their heart is big enough."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Little Nutbrown Hare is out exploring on his own. Off he hops along the path and through the grass until he reaches Cloudy Mountain, where something extraordinary happens: he discovers a new friend! Now the fun can really begin.Twenty-five years after we met the Nutbrown Hares, this enchanting new tale about friendship is bound to capture the hearts of Guess How Much I Love You fans--and everyone else--the world over."--Publisher's description.
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Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This Totally True Adventures book follows America's first superstar pilot, Charles Lindbergh. In the 1920s, flying was brand new--and very dangerous. A $25,000 prize for the first flight from New York to Paris went unclaimed for years. Many teams tried. And many teams failed. Still, Charles Lindbergh felt he had a shot at the prize. He wasn't famous. He wasn't rich. But he was determined. He'd cross the ocean in a tiny plane, and he'd do it all by...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thomas Jefferson is known as the writer of the Declaration of Independence and a champion of democracy, but there was much more to his life than just his writing. From his early life in Virginia to his later presidency and the Louisiana Purchase, the story of Jefferson s life is full of fun facts readers will love learning. Whether exploring the details of his time in France or in George Washington s cabinet as the Founding Fathers created the framework...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The story of George Ferris, inventor of the iconic Ferris Wheel"--
"The World's Fair in Chicago, 1893, was to be a spectacular event: architects, musicians, artists, and inventors worked on special exhibits to display the glories of their countries. But the Fair's planners wanted something really special, something on the scale of the Eiffel Tower, which had been constructed for France's fair three years earlier. At last, engineer George Ferris...
14) Rip Van Winkle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains awakes to a much-changed world.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Hannah, upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, enlists the help of P.T. Barnum and his twenty-one elephants to prove to her father and all of Brooklyn that the bridge is safe.
18) Old Mother bear
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A twenty-four-year-old grizzly bear gives birth to her last litter of cubs, then spends three years teaching them what they need to know to survive in their southern British Columbia home before they go off on their own. Includes facts about grizzlies and the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Yoshi, a loggerhead sea turtle, was injured and rescued by fisherman who took her to the Two Oceans Aquarium in South Africa for rehabilitation. After twenty years, Yoshi was returned to the sea and traveled nearly 23,000 miles over three years back to what is believed to be her birthplace"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized biography of Ella Kate Ewing, born in 1872, who was eight feet tall by the age of seventeen and who became financially independent by traveling the country for nearly twenty years appearing at museums, exhibitions, and in circus shows.