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Author
Series
Cleo Edison Oliver volume 2
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Successful businesswoman Fortune A. Davies has announced a new website where "kidpreneurs" can upload ads for their businesses and Cleo and her friend Caylee are sure this is the their big break to get funding for their personalized barrettes, Passion Clips--but producing an internet ad using their classmates is proving difficult, and Cleo is further distracted by her desire to find her birth parents.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Dilbert creator Scott Adams offers his most personal book ever -- a funny memoir of his many failures and what they eventually taught him about success. How do you go from hapless office worker to world-famous cartoonist and bestselling author in just a few years? No career guide can answer that, and not even Scott Adams (who actually did it) can give you a road map that works for everyone. But there's a lot to learn from his personal story, and...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"When a circus train derails in the middle of a big city in 1925, a lion escapes and finds shelter in a sprawling city park. No one knows about the creature except for Sadie Menken, the feisty daughter of a pie-maker. As various squirrels, dogs and an expensive peacock meet unfortunate ends, and the park "beast" is spotted by visitors, the lion's presence draws the attention of the authorities. Can a creature that is wild at heart live in harmony...
364) Mouse in the house
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mr and Mrs Homeowner have a mouse in their house, and they want it gone. Mr Bosh - big chief mouse-catcher, and Mr Bumble - assistant mouse-catcher (wearing shoes that squeak like a mouse) arrive on the scene. They try all the old tricks: setting a trap, bringing in a (big!) cat, inviting an elephant round... but the mouse is always one step ahead.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Do you want to make social media your microphone to the world? Maybe you're a trend-setter or a social justice leader. Now is your chance to set out a path to social media domination. Face real-life choices that will help you learn about marketing, messaging, and what it takes to make it as a social media star"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From an Idea to Disney is a behind-the-movie-screen look into the history, business, and brand of the world's largest entertainment empire. With humorous black & white illustrations throughout, learn about the company behind the world's favorite mouse, Mickey!"--
367) Condor comeback
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Award-winning and best-selling author Sy Montgomery turns her talents to the story of California condors and the scientists who have fought against their extinction.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Presents the history of the founding of Google and the development of its search engine, the innovations and acquisitions it made after the firm went public, and how it is preparing for future expansion and new capabilities." --
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Go from youth fields to the NFL in this fun book. Readers get an insider's look at how athletes prepare for competition as well as the special events players participate in when they aren't on the field"--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Can you hone your virtual gaming skills enough to make you a star in the world of pro gaming? First, find your game and pick your platform. Then, set out to see if you've got what it takes. Make real-life choices that can lead to disappointment, a future in the gaming industry, or realizing your dream of becoming king or queen of the console. Cameras flash. Crowds cheer. And it's all for you. Discover what it takes to find fame and fortune in several...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"In the 1990s, scientists lived inside Biosphere 2 (Biosphere 1 is the Earth itself) for two years, trying to figure out if colonizing Mars would ever be possible. Now scientists don't live there but instead conduct all sorts of studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and especially understand what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change and other man-made problems. It's a unique take on the Scientists...
374) New beginnings
Author
Series
Zee files volume 5
Publisher
West Margin Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As Zee prepares for spring term at The Hollows, the school buzzes with energy as a real-life princess arrives on campus as its newest transfer student"--
375) Piggy bank problems
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Katie goes to the bank with her friends JoJo and Pedro, and learns the value of having a place to keep her money.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Today, Nike is the biggest athletic shoe company in the world, but a long time ago runner and businessman Phil Knight started out with just an idea. Find out more about Nike's history, how the business grew, and the role that marketing playing in this illustrated nonfiction book!" -- Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet, in the latest addition to the epic and authoritative Scientists in the Field series."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"What's it like to be a baseball player? From youth leagues to the minors to Major League Baseball, readers will learn how athletes prepare for games and participate in special events off the field"--
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