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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"In 1967, Bashir Khairi, a twenty-five-year-old Palestinian, journeyed to Israel with the goal of seeing the beloved stone house with the lemon tree behind it that he and his family had fled nineteen years earlier. To his surprise, when he found the househe was greeted by Dalia Eshkenazi Landau, a nineteen-year-old Israeli college student, whose family left fled Europe for Israel following the Holocaust. On the stoop of their shared home, Dalia and...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Most eight-year-olds are about five times as tall as this book . . . but only half as tall as an ostrich, which is half as tall as a giraffe . . . twenty times smaller than a California Redwood! How do they compare to the tallest buildings? To Mt. Everest? To stars, galaxy clusters, and . . . the universe? -- Amazon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Formats
Description
An outstanding student and much admired leader of her class, Ji-Li Jiang was poised for a shining future in the Communist party until the Cultural Revolution of 1966. Told with simplicity, innocence and grace, this unforgettable memoir gives a child's eye view of a terrifying time in 20th-century history--and of one family's indomitable courage under fire
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Series
Language
English
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"What was the universe like when it was a few seconds old? How had it changed by its millionth birthday? And when did time even start, for that matter? The story of the last 13.8 billion years in one handy volume, you can read about the start of stars, the growth of galaxies, and the production of planets"--Publisher marketing.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What if you woke up one morning and your eyes weren't yours? Sandra Markle's bestselling What If You Had... series is now in Scholastic's Level 2 reader format! Perfect for kids just learning to read independently, this imaginative book explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw a pair of animal eyes instead of your own. From the chameleon's eyes that can point in different directions, to the colossal squid's eyes that shine in...
8) Florida
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the history, geography, economy, people, plants, and animals of Florida.
10) Ode to a Nobody
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Before the storm, thirteen-year-old Quinn was happy flying under the radar. She was average. Unremarkable. Always looking for an escape from her house, where her bickering parents fawned over her genius big brother. Inside our broken home
we didn't know how broken
the world outside was. After the storm, Quinn can't seem to go back to unremarkable. But her friends weren't changed by the tornado. To them, the storm left behind a playground of abandoned...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"...During a visit to a space museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about planets, space crafts, space suits, and even dirty snowballs (i.e. comets!)! With straightforward fun facts, humorous illustrations of Fly Guy and Buzz, and vivid photographs throughout, this book is sure to be a hit with budding astronauts everywhere!"--Amazon.com.
12) Collared lemming
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this book, readers learn about the life and habits of collared lemmings."--
Author
Series
Big deal volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Sun never stops working to keep things on Earth running smoothly. (That's why it's been Employee of the Month for 4.5 billion years.) So why does the Sun get to be center of attention? Because it's our solar system's very own star! This funny and factual picture book from Awkward Yeti creator Nick Seluk explains every part of the Sun's big job: keeping our solar system together, giving Earth day and night, keeping us warm, and more. In fact,...
14) Polar bear
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this book, readers learn about the life and habits of the polar bear"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Gary Soto, an award-winning poet, is renowned for getting at the heart of a young person's everyday life. In these eleven stories, performed with spice and energy by young actors Stephanie Diaz and Miguel Gongora, Soto again scores. With a sensitivity and humor born from his own experiences while growing up in California's Central Valley, the author brings to the surface issues such as success and failure, honesty and deceit, love and friendship.
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