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1) Locomotive
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a visual exploration of America's early railroads, examining the sounds, speed, and strength of the fledgling transcontinental locomotives and the experiences of pioneering travelers.
2) Egypt
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 pages : ill,, color maps ; 21 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Informative, easy-to-read text and oversized scenic photos draw in readers as they journey through Egypt. Readers will learn about Egypt's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more!
3) Mexico
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Young readers learn about the history and culture of Mexico in this lavishly illustrated book.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 p. : col. ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of George Washington in terms of his care for his home, Mount Vernon, from his inheritance of it at age twenty-seven, to his agricultural improvements and experiments, and his final return after serving as president to life as a farmer.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A comparison of the life of a fairy tale princess vs. that of a real medieval princess"--
"Did you ever wish to be a princess? Have you ever wanted to wear a pretty pink gown, sing to your forest animal friends, and attend a fancy fairy-tale ball? Then meet Beatrice--she's a princess from the Middle Ages. Beatrice is out to set the record straight. Pink gown? More like itchy wool! Sing to animals? Think archery and horseback riding instead. Beatrice's...
Author
Publisher
Tommy Nelson
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Easy, rhyming text describes the voyage of the Pilgrims, their work in building a new home in America, and their celebration held in thanksgiving for a rich harvest.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 34
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Guided by a magic rhyme, Jack and Annie travel to ancient Baghdad on a mission to help the Caliph disseminate wisdom to the world.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Compares toys and games of the olden days with those of modern times, looking at contemporary versions of old games, classic games that are still played today, and toys that have been enhanced by technological innovations.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Compares and contrasts how students learn today in modern classrooms with how they learned long ago in one-room schoolhouses.
Author
Publisher
Little Brown
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Verses describing the origins of popular foods, toys, and useful items from eyeglasses to vacuum cleaners accompany facts about each invention and how it developed.
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book explains how a dead body is preserved as a mummy and discusses what scientists have learned from the studies of mummies of the Egyptian King Tut to the Peruvian Lady of Cao.
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text tells of a sea serpent that plays off the coast of Massachusetts the summer of 1817, and is hunted upon its return the next year, in a story that includes a page of facts upon which the tale is based.
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., maps ; 24 x 26cm.
Language
English
Description
The history of the first steam locomotive in the United States, the Stourbridge Lion. It was shipped from England and was used to connect the coalfields to a canal. It now is housed in the Wayne County Historical Society in northeastern Pennsylvania.
16) Warriors
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
123 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an overview of warriors throughout history, from Ancient Greece to the Middle Ages, discussing the equipment they used and highlighting notable warriors in history.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
During a visit to a space museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about planets, space crafts, and space suits.
18) Windsor Castle
Author
Publisher
Bearport Pub Co Inc
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p.
Language
English
19) That Book Woman
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A family living in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1930's gets books to read during the regular visits of the "Book Woman" - a librarian who rides a pack horse through the mountains, lending books to the isolated residents.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Bursting with color and fun facts, this delightful history of pizza takes readers through time and around the globe to serve up the real story of the world's favorite food.
From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza. Do YOU like PIZZA? Because right now, somewhere in the world, someone is eating it. Did you know that in the United States we eat 350 slices of pizza every second? Or that in Sweden...