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Author
Publisher
Etch, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Brings to life the childhood experiences of beloved artists and illustrators such as Wanda Gag, Maurice Sendak, and Jerry Pinkney. Stylish illustrations paired with small vignettes and anecdotes from the artists' early lives helps illuminate the hard work, triumphs, failures, and inspiration that helped forge their successful careers.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In March 1943, twenty-seven children began third grade in a strange new environment: the Topaz Relocation Center in Utah. Together with their teacher, Miss Yamauchi, these uprooted young Americans began keeping a classroom diary, with a different child illustrating each day's entry. Their full-color diary entries paint a vivid picture of daily life in an internment camp: schoolwork, sports, pets, holidays, health--and the mixed feelings of citizens...
48227) When Daddy prays
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
48229) Hiawatha and Megissogwon
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
48230) Annie Oakley
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Annie Oakley was a real woman who became a legend through her extraordinary life and skills. She was a crack shot with a rifle and became a star attraction of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show. She also became a symbol of Americans indomitable spirit and the thirst for adventure and opportunity that drove people to expand westward into unknown territory.
48231) We are branches
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Branches are all around us: in butterfly wings, on gecko toes, in flowers, frost, and mud. Whether as electricity moving across the sky or rivers flowing to the sea, branches are nature's most efficient way to spread and to connect. They are even found inside our own bodies, helping us reach and grow with each breath and heartbeat. Branches--strong, hopeful, beautiful--are the shape of life. How many can you find?
48232) The Los Angeles Rams
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the Los Angeles Rams. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A collection of 21 riotous tales and riddles about the Mullah Nasruddin. Why does Mulla Nasruddin spoon yoghurt into the river? What is the reason he rides his donkey backwards? Why does he paint a picture that is blank? And is he crazy to move into the house of the man who's just burgled him? Find out all about the amazing antics of Nasruddin in these twenty-one hilarious stories and riddles, famous throughout the Middle East for their jokes, riddles...
Author
Series
Publisher
Toon Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In a humorous graphic novel set in Minnesota around 1914, we see W. B. Laughead, an advertising manager for a lumber company, spin the Paul Bunyan tall tales. Highlights the impact of clear-cutting old-growth forests. With contributions by Native authors as well as historical maps, photos, and a bibliography."
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Published in 1865 by British author Lewis Carroll, this fantasy adventure story introduced the world to Alice and introduced Alice to some very strange but beloved creatures, including The White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and The Queen of Hearts. This silly tale that started out as a collection of stories written for one little girl became so popular that even Queen Victoria, the British monarch, couldn't put it down! Lewis Carroll,...
48236) U.S. Special Forces
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus/Amicus Ink
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This high-interest book uses action photography and carefully chosen text to help newly proficient readers learn about the ways the different groups of special forces defend the country. Readers will learn about the Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, Air Commandos"--
48239) The Trail of Tears
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the tragic journey made in the 1830s by sixty thousand Native Americans, known as the Trail of Tears.
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