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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Geronimo's fears begin taking over his life, Thea and Trap decide to cure him by taking him to the jungle, where he must eat bug soup, swim in raging rivers, and even wrangle snakes.
2) Outlaw
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The story of how I, Julian Carter, and my precious two-year old son, Stephen, left Atlanta Georgia and found ourselves on a white sailboat, tossed about like a cork on a raging sea off of Australia's northern tip in 1963, is harrowing.
3) Jungle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Be an eye witness to all the action of the rainforest - watch gibbons swing through the trees, multicolored macaws squawk up in the open canopy, and insects scurry down below" -- Cover verso.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
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"Mowgli, lost in the deep jungle as a child, is adopted into a family of wolves. Hunted by Shere Khan, the Bengal tiger, Mowgli is allowed to run with the wolf pack under the protection of Bagheera, the black panther, and of Baloo, the brown bear who teaches wolf cubs The Law of the Jungle. Through many legendary adventures, Mowgli evolves from a vengeful member of the pack to a just and compassionate human being who at last returns to join--perhaps...
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"There's always something exciting happening in the world of the LEGO(R) Friends! Join Mia, Emma, Stephanie, Olivia, and Andrea on another fun-filled adventure in beautiful Heartlake City. This chapter book will feature full-color artwork and a story based on the latest LEGO Friends toy sets." -- Amazon.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 21
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Dr. Marina Singh, a research scientist with a Minnesota pharmaceutical company, is sent to Brazil to track down her former mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson, who seems to have all but disappeared in the Amazon while working on what is destined to be an extremely valuable new drug, the development of which has already cost the company a fortune. Nothing about Marina's assignment is easy: not only does no one know where Dr. Swenson is, but the last person...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 20
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Description
Imagine growing up among wolves, being friends with a panther and a bear, and hunting the most fearsome animal in the wild-the man-killing tiger Shere Khan. These are the stories of Mowgli ""the frog,"" a man-cub raised by wolves, and his journey to adulthood with the help of Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther. The Jungle Book is collections of short stories. Each story begins with a few lines of poetry. The best known of these jungle...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 16
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The first and best of the Tarzan novels, of which Edgar Rice Burroughs eventually wrote several dozen, Tarzan of the Apes remains one of the signature stories of American popular literature, as readable as it is famous. Tarzan himself, in the words of Arthur C. Clarke, is "the best known character in the whole of fiction." As John Taliaferro asserts in his Introduction to this Modern Library Paperback Classic, "There is no question that [Tarzan of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 26
Description
"Twelve American tourists join an art expedition that begins in the Himalayan foothills of China - dubbed the true Shangri-La - and heads south into the jungles of Burma. But after the mysterious death of their tour leaders, the carefully laid plans fall apart, and disharmony breaks out among the pleasure-seekers as they come to discover that the Burma Road is paved with less-than-honorable intentions, questionable food, and tribal curses." "And then,...
12) Just so stories
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
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Twelve stories about animals, insects, and othr subjects include "How the Camel Got His Hump," "the Butterfly That Stamped," and "How the Alphabet Was Made."
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Two American couples, just out of college, enjoy a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in Mexico. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group--the young German, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote Mayan ruins, site of a fabled archeological dig. Then the searchers--moving into the wild interior--begin to suspect that there is an insidious, horrific "other" among them.
14) Cryptid hunters
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
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Twins, Grace and Marty, along with a mysterious uncle, are dropped into the middle of the Congolese jungle in search of their missing photojournalist parents.
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Bear Grylls adventures volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Omar is fiercely competitive and very impatient about anything that holds him back. . . especially other people. Activity camp is brilliant because he's the best at all the challenges, it's just so annoying that not all his teammates are as quick or brave or strong as he is. It would be much easier just to ditch them and go it alone. But when he's given a mysterious compass it transports him to a thick jungle that is impossible to get through quickly...
18) The survivor
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Pub. Date
2023.
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Unearthing the perfectly preserved body of a female warrior in Southeast Asia, archeologist Riley Smith and Eve Duncan seek answers about this extraordinary past life, leading Riley to make a discovery that will change history--if she can survive long enough to share it with the world.
19) Mutation
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Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
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"Marty and his best friend, Luther, have managed to rescue Marty's cousin Grace from the clutches of the nefarious pseudo-naturalist Noah Blackwood, but their most dangerous mission lies ahead of them. Marty's parents have been missing in Brazil for months, and their trail has all but run cold. With time running out, Marty and the Cryptos Island crew race off for Brazil--where they discover that Noah Blackwood has twisted the natural order of things...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"All kinds of different animals live on Earth. These creatures stick together to make life a little easier. Learn all about animals in the jungle that join together to stay safe, find something to eat, and make a home. Colorful illustrations and engagingphotos pair with lively text to tell the story of fun and fascinating animal families"--