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(0)Jeannie Baker
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In a desert valley, surrounded by mountains of rock and cactus, is the tiny village the boy calls home. He never wanders far, frightened of coyotes and the dusty wilds beyond. On a visit to Grandpa's ranch, he resists the invitation to explore an area where his grandfather grew up, far from any village. The boy would rather play it safe on his tablet. But one of the creatures he fears has other plans for him, and soon the vast desert "jungle" begins...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1987]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Language
English
Description
On a camping trip in an Australian rain forest with his father, a young boy thinks about the history of the plant and animal life around him and wonders about their future.
3) Window
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the events and changes in a young boy's life, from babyhood to grownup, through wordless scenes observed from the window of his room.
4) Circle
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Language
English
Description
Each year, bar-tailed godwits undertake the longest unbroken migration of any bird, flying from their breeding grounds in the Arctic to Australia and New Zealand and back again. They follow invisible pathways - pathways that have been followed for thousands of years - while braving hunger and treacherous conditions to reach their destination. In Circle, Jeannie Baker follows the godwits' incredible flight, taking readers over awe-inspiring scenes...
6) Mirror
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
In Sydney, Australia, and in Morocco, two boys and their families have a day of shopping. Readers are invited to compare illustrations in two wordless stories that are intended to be read one from left to right and the other from right to left.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a friend helps him retrieve the fishtrap he lost while trying to fish just off the coast of eastern Tasmania, Ben comes to see the Giant Kelp forest where he lost his fishtrap in a new light.
