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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
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
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
The University Press of Kentucky
Language
English
Description
"The people and places in Appalachia are as rich, multifaceted, and diverse as the region itself. When author Frank X Walker first coined the phrase "Affrilachia," he wanted to ensure that the voices and accomplishments of African Americans in that region were recognized and exalted. A is for Affrilachia not only brings awareness of notable African Americans from this region, but this inspired children's alphabet book is also an exuberant celebration...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A fifteen-year-old soldier in World War II meets a sweet young girl in the Philippines who helps him remember what he is fighting for as he helps her and others of her village avoid starvation, and many years later she returns his kindness.
9) Zarafa
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
�2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
11) The butterfly
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom.
12) Fiona's lace
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When her family is struck with misfortune after moving from Ireland to Chicago, Fiona uses her talent for making one-of-a-kind lace to help save them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color illustrations describe the true story of Scarlett, the stray cat that famously saved her kittens from a Brooklyn garage fire"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second woman justice to serve on the Supreme Court. But do you know what she was like as a child? Strong role models and encouragement to be herself led Ruth to speak her mind and to stand up for equality. This playful story of her childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents twenty-six short verses about items characteristic of Kentucky--one for each letter of the alphabet--followed by a further description of that person, place, or thing and its importance to the state.
19) Dogs in space
Author
Publisher
Wren & Rook, an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Meet Belka and Strelka, the two dogs who changed the face of space history and became international celebrities in the process! In 1960, two stray dogs were plucked from the streets of Moscow to become space pioneers. This quirky and delightful picture book tells the incredible true story of these heroic strays. Selected from a number of potential canine cosmonauts, Belka and Strelka are put through their paces on the ground, as they practice rocket...