Andrew Solway
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Nonfiction
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 800L
Language
English
Description
Detailed illustrations with explanatory captions and narrative text survey some sites in ancient Rome, including the house of a wealthy family, the Colosseum, the Baths of Trajan, and the Temple of Jupiter.
10) Aircraft
Author
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Looks at the application of science and new technologies to all types of aircraft, including military jets, airliners, gliders, and airships, and how they affect our lives.
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Describes new technologies that can help us reduce pollution and global warming, such as alternative energy sources, buildings that cost less to heat, reducing waste, reducing threats to endangered species, and combining all of these to promote sustainable living"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 810L
Language
English
Description
Uses the example of bread to explore the properties of matter and how they change, discussing how wheat becomes flour, how yeast causes bread to rise, the effect of heat, and how the body digests bread.
17) Ships
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book/Two-Can
Pub. Date
1996.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
18) All about people
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
[1995]
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
Photographs, illustrations, and text introduce children to an understanding of their emotional, physical, and social world.