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Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The mythbusting team, including their fearless leaders Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, serves up its share of explosive entertainment, blowing up myths with bazookas, RPGs, C4, and of course, a toilet bomb. But no collection would be complete without things that drive and fly, hence the rigorous test-driving of some green machines, and we aint́ talking color, plus a duct-tape airplane, and did we mention the rocket sled?
Author
Series
Oklahoma western biographies volume 32
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Biography of the notorious westerner William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, and evaluates more than a century of interpretations of him by biographers and historians, novelists, and film-makers"--
Author
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"If we do in fact 'remember the Alamo,' it is largely thanks to one person who witnessed the final assault and survived: the commanding officer's slave, a young man known simply as Joe. What Joe saw as the Alamo fell, recounted days later to the Texas Cabinet, has come down to us in records and newspaper reports. But who Joe was, where he came from, and what happened to him have all remained mysterious until now. In a remarkable feat of historical...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Language
English
Description
Creative nonfiction picture book about Johann Sebastian Bach's creation of the Goldberg Variations. Loosely based on Albert Schweitzer's account which even Schweitzer noted may not be all true.
Every famous piece of art has an origin story--even Bach's Goldberg Variations! When the richest dude in town can't sleep, he hires a much-less-rich dude named Johann Gottlieb Goldberg to play him lullabies on the harpsichord. Goldberg does an OK job, but...
827) Orphans of the tide
Author
Series
Orphans of the tide volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious boy washes in with the tide trapped inside the belly of a whale, Ellie must prove that he isn't ruled by the Enemy even if it means revealing her own dangerous secret.
The City is the only home that Ellie has ever known. She's always been told that there is nothing to see beyond the shores of her small, salty island. That is, until a mysterious boy washes in with the tide, trapped inside the belly of a whale. The citizens of the...
829) The great race
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
"Twelve animals race to determine where they will stand on the Chinese zodiac calendar, and each animal's unique quality comes into play." --
830) Before the sword
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
An original tale, inspired by legends of Mulan Hua and popularized by Disney. When her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan travels with a healer to find a flower from which the antidote can be made to save her sister's life.
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Courage to Dream plunges readers into the darkest time of human history--the Holocaust. This graphic novel explores one of the greatest atrocities in modern memory, delving into the core of what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyone you hold dear. Woven from Jewish folklore and cultural history, five interlocking narratives explore one common story--the tradition of resistance and uplift.
Series
Paramount centennial collection volume 8
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Director [John] Ford brings us to the lawless frontier village of Shinbone, a town plagued by a larger-than-life nemesis, Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). [James] Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid Shinbone of Valance, and he finds that he has an unlikely ally -- in the form of a rugged local rancher (John Wayne). The two men also share the same love interest (Vera Miles). But when the final showdown becomes inevitable,...
834) Earth-prime
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Earth-Prime collects the adventures of your favorite heroes! Continuing the adventures from the small-screen in this thrilling collection of all your favorite heroes! Batwoman, Luke Fox and more will face off against challenges they've never seen before!"--
835) Mulan
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Presents the Disney version of the Chinese story about Mulan, a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to fight in the Imperial Army.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Encompassing fairy tales, romances, legends, fables, parables, and anecdotes, "The thousand and one nights" is a composite of popular oral stories that developed over several centuries, mainly during the Empire of the Caliphate. This program scrutinizes the wonderfully audacious tale of Scheherezade and what it tells the attentive reader about the dreams of Arab men and women during the empire's golden age. Recurring themes such as hunger for adventure...
Publisher
New Machine Studios
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the 6th episode of this series, Eagle tells the children a story of the creation time when he and Raven are still young and the world is new. One day, the Great Spirit comes to visit and asks the brothers to fly him over the world he has created. According to Eagle, the Great Spirit rewards his service with a crown of white feathers on his head, but Raven remembers a different story and tells the children what really happened ...
Author
Language
English
Description
Celebrated artist Isabelle Arsenault joins forces with author Jonathan Stutzman for an enchanting tale about the expansive power of generosity. Vincent was a mouse with boots on his feet, a hat on his head, and a house on his back. When an ordinary spot on a grassy hill calls out to him, Vincent puts down the house he carries on his back and knows he's where he needs to be. As hungry and tired travelers pass by, Vincent welcomes them into his home,...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
AD 700L
Language
English
Description
"On the night before Christmas, a spark of magic lights up Lita's Pastelería, and Esperanza Caramelo blinks open her eyes. Esperanza is a spun-sugar ornament, meant to sit atop the Nochebuena cake-but tonight she whirls through the bakery, singing and dancing, throwing a fiesta with all the other ornaments until . . . disaster strikes! Can the cake be saved in time for Christmas? The clock is ticking, but on Nochebuena, anything is possible-and...
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