Wendell Minor
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his works explore this challenge. Edward Hopper's story is...
42) Luck
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young sandhill crane, Luck, finds his place in the ancient crane migration from northern Canada to the Platte River.
43) Nibble nibble
Author
Description
Five poems that capture the simple eloquence of the natural world and illuminate the whimsy of bunnies at play.
45) Arctic son
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A baby boy is given an Inupiat name to go with his English one and grows up learning the traditional ways of the Eskimo people living in the Arctic.
46) Cliff hanger
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Despite the dangers of a thunderstorm, Axel and his father make a difficult climb to rescue Axel's stranded dog.
47) Galapagos George
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Briefly traces the evolution of a species of giant turtles on the Galapagos Islands from millions of years ago to the present, focusing on the last known of the species, Lonesome George.
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes readers on a journey through the history of space exploration, offering the perfect introduction to everything space related, including the development of the first rockets, America's space race with Russia, details of all the Apollo missions, and the space station.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Through the eyes of a young boy, tells of the 13-day journey of Abraham Lincoln's body from Washington, D.C., to its final resting place in Springfield, Illinois. Includes a page of facts about the Lincoln funeral train.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In the icy waters of the Pacific, a massive humpback whale unexpectedly finds herself tangled in a net abandoned by fishermen. When a rescue boat and a convoy of divers arrive to help the struggling humpback, a realistic and moving encounter bridges the human and aquatic worlds.
56) Mojave
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Evokes the land and animals of the Mohave Desert in poetic text and illustrations.
57) Sky memories
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When ten-year-old Emily learns that her mother has cancer, the two of them begin a ritual that will help Emily remember her mother after she is dead.
59) Fire storm
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Alex enjoys kayaking behind the raft of his aunt and uncle as they journey down Idaho's Salmon River, until they find themselves in the middle of a forest fire.