Stephanie True Peters
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
"Discover the amazing achievements of sports legend Serena Williams--on and off the tennis court--in this exciting new biography. Serena Williams has been ranked number one in the world for tennis singles, won twenty-two Grand Slam singles titles, and won four Olympic gold medals. She is a powerful player and a fierce competitor. Learn more about the record-breaking athlete in this comprehensive and action-packed biography, complete with stats and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes the 1918 influenza pandemic, from how World War I soldiers spread the disease to recent scientific efforts to understand the virus that took between twenty and forty million lives worldwide.
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of smallpox in the Americas, covering the arrival of the Spanish as carriers, its spread throughout the New World, the development of the smallpox vaccine, the elimination of the disease, and its potential use as a terrorist weapon.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the high school basketball player, called "The Chosen One" by Sports Illustrated, who went on to become Rookie of the Year during his first NBA season.
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
State geography, history, and culture are presented through directions for drawing the official seal, flag, flower, animal, and tree of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 540L
Language
English
Description
In this graphic adaptation of the fairy tale, Princess Aurora is the only one who was protected from the sleeping spell, and now that she is grown up she must leave the slumbering castle and gather the ingredients to make the potion that will free the kingdom from their perpetual nap.
9) Gary Paulsen
Author
Publisher
Learning Works
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Describes the multifaceted life of author Gary Paulsen, whose writings include adventure stories, survival tales, historical novels, sports stories, and nature books.
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
State geography, history, and culture are presented through directions for drawing the official seal, flag, flower, animal, and tree of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the amazing achievements of sports legend Serena Williams--on and off the tennis court--in this exciting new biography. Serena Williams has been ranked number one in the world for tennis singles, won twenty-two Grand Slam singles titles, and won four Olympic gold medals. She is a powerful player and a fierce competitor. Learn more about the record-breaking athlete in this comprehensive and action-packed biography, complete with stats...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 270L
Language
English
Description
In this graphic version of the classic fable there is a new contest at the spring festival--a robot battle--and Shelly the Tortoise is determined to build a robot that can defeat that perennial winner and all around jerk, Hunter the Hare--especially afterhe steals her prototype suit.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 460L
Language
English
Description
In this graphic version of the ugly duckling story, a T-Rex egg falls through a time-portal and is hatched by a mother duck--most of the other animals in the barnyard make fun of Rex (except for one female duckling) but when he saves them from a velociraptor they learn to appreciate his differences.
14) The Super Bowl
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
A fact-filled reference highlights memorable moments in Summer Olympics history, noting the achievements of such famous athletes as Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, and Mary Lou Retton.