Marc Tyler Nobleman
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
"In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII--the only enemy ever to do so--and comes back 20 years later to apologize."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Introduces the European immigrants who came to North America as explorers and settlers, their interactions with native people, and the wars that ultimately led to their independence.
Author
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent than Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine tales. In 1934, they created the superhero, but it was four years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format--the comic book.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 670L
Language
English
Description
Describes the holiday of Independence Day, including how it began, how the holiday is celebrated, its symbols, and how Independence Day has changed.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
When Charlie's older brother Joe is called up in 1942, Charlie learns about the tedium and dangers of war through Joe's letters--and his brother's bravery in dealing with a spy as D-Day approaches, finally gives Charlie the strength to stand up to the local bully.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
It's common knowledge that goats are a chupacabra's favorite food! One night, tired of living in fear, Jayna, Bumsie and Pep whip out their trusty candelabra and head off to find the beast and scare it away before it can find them. Little do they know that candelabras are the chupacabra's third-favorite food -- and this one has quite the appetite. The goats are in for a big surprise!
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, who played an important role in the history of Puerto Rico and who discovered and named Florida.
13) The telephone
Author
Series
Fact finders volume Great inventions
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of the telephone and describes how the invention developed into the systems we use today.
15) The light bulb
Author
Series
Fact finders volume Great inventions
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes life before electricity and how the development of the light bulb improved the lives of millions of people.
16) Election day
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 760L
Language
English
Description
Discusses the purpose, history, process of voting, and the importance of election day.
17) Rosa Parks
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the woman whose refusal to give up her seat on an Alabama bus helped galvanize the civil rights movement. Features quotations from Parks and others.
19) Easter
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains how the Easter holiday came to be, and how and when it is celebrated.