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22) Corn
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Popcorn, corn on the cob, corn dogs, cornflakes-corn is used in many favorite foods. This book offers up the history of corn as well as the details concerning planting, cultivation, harvesting, and its many uses. A cornucopia of information about a popular farm product.
23) Grizzly bears
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 820L
Language
English
Description
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of grizzly bears, and discusses their endangerment in the lower forty-eight United States.
24) The quilting bee
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the process of quilt making, including a history of the craft, sample quilt patterns, and directions for creating a children's book authors and illustrators quilt.
27) Gorillas
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 820L
Language
English
Description
Includes descriptions of the physical charachteristics of these gorillas as well as information about how they live, including how they eat, raise their young, and adapt to their environment.
28) Fire! Fire!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
Explains how fire fighters fight fires in the city, in the country, in the forest, and on the waterfront.
30) The planets
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Describes the sun and each planet of the solar system and introduces concepts such as a day, a year, orbit, and rotation.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
"New and updated edition of a classic holiday book from beloved nonfiction writer for kids Gail Gibbons. Who was St. Patrick? Why do we wear green on March 17th? Vetted by an expert, this new edition brings readers the most accurate and recent historical understanding of St. Patrick and the holiday celebrating him. Learn the story of Patrick's life, legends about the saint, and the history of the holiday. From shamrocks to shillelaghs, Gail Gibbons'...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 840L
Language
English
Description
A step-by-step description of what happens to mail from the time it is deposited in the mailbox to its arrival at its destination. Also includes brief historical facts about mail service in the United States.
33) Dinosaurs!
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 760L
Language
English
Description
Introduces in simple text and illustrations the characteristics and habits of a variety of dinosaurs.
36) Sunken treasure
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Describes the many-years-long search for the treasure that went down with the Atocha, a Spanish galleon sunk off Florida in a hurricane in 1622. Includes facts about four other famous shipwrecks.
37) Sharks
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics of different types of sharks, from the tiny dwarf shark to the gigantic whale shark.
40) Penguins!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior of different kinds of penguins.
