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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The spirit of Anne is alive and well in Mariah Marsden's crisp adaptation, and it's a thrill to watch as the beloved orphan rushes headlong through Brenna Thummler's heavenly landscapes. Together Marsden and Thummler conjure all the magic and beauty of Green Gables. Like Anne herself, you won't want to leave. Brian Selznick, author/illustrator of "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" and "The Marvels"
The magic of L.M. Montgomery's treasured classic is...
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Benjamin Bear can always surprise his friends, whether it's by walking on his hands during a snowstorm or by using a tree as a parachute. This unassuming bear may at first seem down-to-earth, but his ideas are always out of this world. His zany approach to life has earned him two Eisner Award nominations and bestseller status among kids everywhere. In the third book about Benjamin's adventures, author Philippe Coudray continues to delight readers...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. For more than a decade, Gretchen Rubin had been studying happiness and human nature. Then, one day, a visit to her eye doctor made her realize that she'd been overlooking a key element of happiness: her five senses. She'd spent so much time stuck in her head that she'd allowed...
84) The dolphin
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Dive into an enchanting world of undersea adventure, friendship, and danger with this delightful animated treasure that the whole family will cherish. Daniel Alexander Dolphin is a little dolphin with big dreams, living in a world where dreams are forbidden. Swim along with Daniel and his friends on a magical journey of destiny and discovery as he ventures beyond the safety of his pod and follows his heart into the unknown in search of the true purpose...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Roland Merullo's playful, eloquent, and life-affirming novel finds the Pope and the Dalai Lama teaming up for an unsanctioned road trip through the Italian countryside to rediscover the everyday joys of life that can seem, even for the two holiest men in the world, unattainable. What happens when the Pope and the Dali Lama decide they need an undercover vacation? During a highly publicized official visit at the Vatican, the Pope suggests an adventure...
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A ghost turns up at Ebenezer Scrooge's home one Christmas Eve. It is Jacob Marley, his business partner, who has been dead for seven years. He is dragging heavy chains, and is obviously full of great sorrow and unbearable pain. While Scrooge is still trying to decide whether the apparition is real or a piece of his imagination, Marley's ghost tells him something that might change his life forever: You will be haunted by three spirits. Without their...
Author
Publisher
Shaar Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The author of The Betrayal, The Outcast, and The Dark Secrets does it again! Who is Pyotr Tropimovitz Barnov? An expatriate Russian aristocrat, searching for adventure in America's Wild West? A socialist on the run from Tsarist forces? An apostate Jew? A faithful follower of Torah? And why is Barnov's life inextricably tied to the fate of Gedaliah Kagan, a young Jewish man conscripted into the Tsar's brutal army? No one knows. All that is certain...
Publisher
Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Three adventures with Arthur, D.W. and their fun loving friends who are after more mischief and adventure. This time out, Arthur's escapades focus on music, and the delights it can bring. The stories are rendered in the usual style, presenting a great way for kids to learn some important lessons in life.
Publisher
Lionsgate/LeapFrog
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Deep inside the Storybook Factory, where pictures, words, and imagination bring stories to life, Tad, Lily, Casey, and Dot decide to put a few new twists on a classic tale. The result is a fun-filled adventure that turns reading into a delightful game! Special features include sing-along songs to help little ones learn, complete with a string of read-along words that run across the screen.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters. First published in 1865, these endearing tales of an imaginative child's dream world by Lewis Carroll, pen name for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, are written with charming simplicity. While delighting children with a heroine who represents their own thoughts and feelings about growing up, the tale is appreciated by adults as a gentle satire on education,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A quirky ode to spirit, identity and the joy of having a library card follows the adventures of Little Card, who delightedly anticipates going to school to become a birthday card only to trade jobs with Big Card and embark on a life at the library, where he struggles to use his exuberant gifts in a quiet environment.
94) A sailor returns
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Evan, an eleven-year-old boy in 1914 whose strict father has little time for him, is delighted when his long-lost grandfather returns, relates his many sea adventures, and hobbles around like Evan who has a club foot.
95) Don't thank me
Author
Publisher
Menucha Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Bubby gives Yehuda some yummy Vanilla Bean Crunch ice cream. When he thanks her, Bubby says, "Don't thank me..." Who should Yehuda thank for the delicious ice cream? Join Yehuda, his adventurous grandparents, and a collection of new friends for a rollicking quest through town and country as they discover who he really should be thanking. Children will love Morah Becky Perlowitz's engaging characters and delightful story. With vivid illustrations...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Thanksgiving is a time to come together with our loved ones and give thanks for all that we have. Kids will learn how to be thankful for the people and world around them as they delight in an exciting Thanksgiving adventures.
Author
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
The life of Agatha Christie was as mysterious and eventful as her fiction. This beautifully illustrated graphic novel traces the life of the Queen of Whodunnit from her childhood in Torquay, England, through a career filled with success, mischief, and adventure, to her later years as Dame Agatha. Revealing a side to Christie that will surprise and delight many readers,Agatha introduces us to a free-spirited and thoroughly modern woman who, among other...
Author
Series
Ming's adventures volume 3
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"Ming is back and this time, he and his father get lost on a visit to the Great Wall!After Ming's exciting adventures in the Forbidden City, Ming and his father travel to the Great Wall to learn more about the creation of the longest structure ever build by humans. On their way, they take a wrong turn, leading to a great adventure as Ming and his father get to tour the wall and encounter all sorts of important figures from history and literature!The...
Author
Series
Publisher
Trappers Peak Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Daniel and Evelyn Whitcomb dreamed of adventure as they made a home in the Rocky Mountains. Four years after Daniel left Montana, he returns from the Civil War a man uncertain of where he belongs. Through courage, honor, and the arrival of an old friend, Daniel finds a way back to the life he once imagined. Join him in “Unchained Courage” for a lesson in the power of hope, faith, and remembrance. Want more? Journey to the little mountain town...