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1) American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on Wednesday
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better.
Track the facts with Jack and Annie!
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on Wednesday, they had lots of questions. What was it like to live in colonial times? Why did the stamp Act...
Track the facts with Jack and Annie!
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on Wednesday, they had lots of questions. What was it like to live in colonial times? Why did the stamp Act...
2) Horse heroes
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a nonfiction companion book to "Stallion by Starlight," discussing the history of domesticating horses and explaining why Alexander the Great's horse was so famous.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"These are the inspirational real-life stories of female superstar athletes Serena and Venus Williams, Simone Biles, Carli Lloyd, and more -- role models all. For sports fans, aspiring athletes and readers of sports biographies"--
4) Guts
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Hazel Kaplansky and new student Samuel Butler investigate rumors that a Russian spy has infiltrated their small Vermont town, amidst the fervor of Cold War era McCarthyism, but more is revealed than they could ever have imagined.
6) Elephants
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Introduces and explains facts about elephants."--
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre"--
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a non-fiction companion to the book "Dogs In The Dead Of Night," discussing cases where dogs have come to the rescue of people and other animals, and describes the roles of service and other working dogs.
11) Geography
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that Antarcticas largest land animal is an insect? Did you know that the smallest country in the world is only 0.2 square miles?! Learn more weird-but-true geography facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutmans bestselling My Weird School series. This all-new series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus lots of photos and illustrations." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House(R) #14: "Day of the Dragon King, " they had lots of questions. Who was the Dragon King? How did he build the Great Wall? What is Chinese New Year? What are some other Chinese traditions? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about Chinese history and culture.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Contains "a new nonfiction collection of letters, interviews, and magazine articles spanning Conroy's long literary career, supplemented by touching pieces from the beloved author's many friends. A Lowcountry Heart collects some of Conroy's most charming pieces of short nonfiction, many of them addressed directly to his readers with his habitual greeting, "Hey, Out There." Ranging across diverse subjects such as favorite recent reads, the challenge...
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In celebration of its seventy-fifth anniversary, the Press has collected an anthology of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry written by Nebraska undergraduate college students and high school seniors in the theme of "Voices of Nebraska: diverse landscapes, diverse peoples." Drawing from their experiences with nature, family traditions, and history, the budding writers selected for this volume are officially joining the ranks of the Press's countless...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Would you be able to guess an animal if you could see only its tail? Clever clues and a turn of the page reveal its identity. Whether the answer is a slow-moving turtle or a slippery-scaled snake, kids will delight in sharpening their creature-identification skills. Fine-lined illustrations adapted from nineteenth-century artwork give this book a classic feel, paired with soft watercolors and simple, colorful text to keep young...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
James Patterson and Martin Dugard dig through stacks of evidence--X-rays, Carter's files dealing with the discovery of a long-lost crypt, forensic clues, and stories told through the ages--to arrive at their own account of King Tut's life and death. The result is an exhilarating true crime tale of intrigue, passion, and betrayal that casts fresh light on the oldest mystery of all.
18) Helium
Author
Publisher
Button Poetry
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
Helium is the debut poetry collection by internet phenom Rudy Francisco, whose work has defined poetry for a generation of new readers. Rudy's poems and quotes have been viewed and shared millions of times as he has traveled the country and the world performing for sell-out crowds. Helium is filled with work that is simultaneously personal and political, blending love poems, self-reflection, and biting cultural critique on class, race and gender into...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frederick Joseph call up race-related anecdotes from his past, explaining why they were hurtful and how he might handle things now. Each chapter features the voice of at least one artist or activist, including Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give; April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite; Jemele Hill, sports journalist and podcast host; and eleven others. Touching on everything from cultural appropriation to power dynamics, "reverse racism" to white...
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