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1) Encyclopedia Brown sets the pace

Author

Sobol, Donald J

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

660L

Language

English

Description

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The junior sleuth and his able assistant, Sally Kimball, are back in harness, finding a stolen painting and a missing song script, exposing a crooked marathon, and solving other mysteries.

2) Encyclopedia Brown carries on

Author

Sobol, Donald J

Series

Apple paperback

Lexile measure

570L

Language

English

Description

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Once again, America's ten-year-old Sherlock Holmes in sneakers is called upon to help his police chief father and the neighborhood children solve ten mysteries.

3) Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake!: a cook and case book

Author

Sobol, Donald J

Pub. Date

[1983]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3

Lexile measure

880L

Language

English

Description

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The ten-year-old detective solves "The case of the Missing Garlic Bread" and other food-related mysteries. Includes menus and recipes for a Fourth-of-July party, a birthday brunch, and other occasions.

4) It happened in America: true stories from the fifty states

Author

Perl, Lila

Publisher

H. Holt

Pub. Date

1992.

Language

English

Description

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Presents historical anecdotes from each of the fifty states, with an emphasis on women and ethnic minorities.

5) The toady and Dr. Miracle

Author

Christian, Mary Blount

Series

Ready-to-read

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

480L

Language

English

Description

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Dr. Miracle comes to a small town to sell his cure-all and enlists a young boy to be his toady, or assistant.

6) Celebration: the story of American holidays

Author

Penner, Lucille Recht

Publisher

Macmillan

Pub. Date

[1993]

Language

English

Description

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Presents the origins and history of thriteen holidays, such as Columbus Day, Veterans Day, and Halloween. Also includes songs, maps, speeches, handicraft, and recipes.

7) Seeing lessons: the story of Abigail Carter and America's first school for blind people

Author

Hermann, Spring

Publisher

Holt

Pub. Date

[1998]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4

Lexile measure

580L

Language

English

Description

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When ten-year-old Abby Carter attends the newly established school for the blind in Boston in 1832, she proves that blind people can learn and be independent.

8) Spooky rhymes and riddles

Author

Moore, Lilian

Publisher

Scholastic Book Services

Pub. Date

[1972]

Language

English

Formats

Book - Regular Print, Child - Beginning Reader

Description

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A collection of rhymes and riddles with a spooky theme.

9) A moon in your lunch box: poems

Author

Spooner, Michael

Series

Redfeather books

Publisher

H. Holt

Pub. Date

1994.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

1070L

Language

English

Description

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A collection of poems celebrating feelings, seasons, and topics ranging from lunch boxes to the moon.

10) Hats off to John Stetson

Author

Christian, Mary Blount

Publisher

Macmillan

Pub. Date

[1992]

Language

English

Description

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Describes the life of master hatter John Stetson, from his boyhood apprenticeship under his father to his conquest of the American West with his design for the perfect cowboy hat.