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Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Describes, in question and answer format, the great migration of immigrants to New York's Ellis Island, from the 1880s to 1914. Features quotes from children and adults who passed through the station.
82) Cat
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1010L
Language
English
Description
"Explore the world of the cat, discovering the wonders of both wild cats and domesticated breeds. Find out about fearsome feline predators, super-sharp senses, and common cat characteristics." -- Back cover.
83) Pyramid
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1110L
Language
English
Description
Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
84) The racketeer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Who is the racketeer? And what does he have to do with the judge's untimely demise? His name is Malcolm Bannister, a former attorney now incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp near Frostburg, Maryland. When a federal judge and his secretary fail to appear for a scheduled trial and panicked clerks call for an FBI investigation, a harrowing murder case ensues and culminates in the imprisonment of a lawyer who imparts the story of who killed the judge...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty.
86) A walk in London
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 770L
Language
English
Description
A child's-eye view of London top attractions blends lively artwork with fascinating facts, and features a sweeping gatefold of the city skyline.
88) Fish
Author
Series
Eyewitness books volume 20
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Take a plunge into the dephts and encounter speedy swimmers, deep divers, and bottom feeders. From stealthy sharks to curious catfish, find out fantastic fishy facts about how these underwater creatures hunt, hide, drive, and glide."--
89) Just so stories
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
NC 1060L
Language
English
Description
Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects include "How the Whale Got His Throat, " "The Elephant's Child, " "How the Alphabet Was Made, " and "The Butterfly that Stamped."
91) Mexico
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, government, and people of the very varied country of Mexico.
92) The runaway jury
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
In Biloxi, Mississippi, a woman sues a tobacco company for the death of her husband from lung cancer. The protagonists are a jury fixer, that is a lawyer whose role is to assure a jury favorable to the company, and a rogue juror whom the fixer cannot eliminate or control. This is a landmark tobacco trial with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake which begins routinely, then swerves mysteriously off course. The jury is behaving strangely, and at...
93) Italy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Describes the history, geography, plants and animals, economy, language, people and culture of Italy.
94) The moon
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Offers an introduction to the Moon that looks at its orbit, its phases, its origins, its exploration, its atmosphere, its geology, its sides, and eclipses.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who saved Nome, Alaska in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm. A compelling account, told in easy-to-read format, of a sled dog who led his team over 53 miles of Alaska wilderness to deliver medicine during an outbreak of diptheria in 1925.
97) Pyramids
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses how and why the ancient Egyptians built pyramids, what happened to these structures, and what kinds of pyramids were built in other parts of the world
99) The Scary book
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
A collection of spooky stories, poems, riddles, tricks, and tongue twisters.
100) Ancient Rome
Author
Series
Eyewitness books volume 24
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Description
"Step into the world of ancient Rome and meet its emperors, gods, soldiers, and gladiators. Who were Rome's most famous emperors? What was everyday life like for a soldier in the Roman army? How did the citizens of ancient Rome live? Did gladiators really fight to the death in the mighty Colosseum? Find out the answers to all these questions, and many more, in Eyewitness Ancient Rome. Photographs of real artefacts and detailed illustrations will help...
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