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3) Roughing it
Author
Language
English
Description
In Roughing It our nation's favorite storyteller shares memories of his "vagabondizing" days on the untamed frontier - of curious people, exotic places, hardship, danger - and a whopping dose of good fun.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
1320L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The autobiography of Booker T. Washington, a remarkable orator and former slave who pressed for equality and black community.
"Born in a Virginia slave hut, Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) rose to become the most influential spokesman for African Americans of his day. In this eloquently written book, he describes events in a remarkable life that began in bondage and culminated in worldwide recognition for his many accomplishments. In simply written...
Author
Series
Publisher
What on Earth Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Giant gemstones, precious artworks, architectural wonders, intriguing ruins, moon rocks, and more! Treasures both natural and man-made make an appearance in a tour which stretches across thousands of years and all around the globe. Discover sunken wrecks loaded with pirate gold, the abandoned tombs of the world's most powerful rulers, and even meteorites--treasures from outer space! A central foldout map reveals the locations of all the treasures...
7) The Iliad
Author
Lexile measure
1330L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other...
Series
Guinness world records volume 1
Publisher
Guinness World Records Limited
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
NC 1380L
Language
English
Description
What happens when you burp in space? Can you comb a hairy doughnut? Is the platypus even a real animal? Join us for a mind-boggling look at the record-breaking world around us. From the science of slam dunks and the smelliest substances to over-engineered inventions and the physics of cats, you'll find page after page of amazing--and downright unbelievable--facts. Plus: do try this at home. Have a go at 10 record-breaking experiments that will blow...
Language
English
Description
Maps have been around in some form or other since humans first understood the need to record their physical space, and for the past hundred years, the National Geographic Society has been at the forefront of mapmaking. This Fourth Edition of our popularFamily Reference Atlas of the World brings you the world and its marvels -- through maps.Using the latest technological advances, satellite data has been compiled to create some 1,400 images -- maps,...
10) Mountain
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
Text and illustrations explore the variety of animal life found on a mountain.
12) Monet
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"Traces the life of the Impressionist painter and analyzes some of his paintings"--Title page verso.
13) Lewis & Clark
Series
Explorers of the world volume 9
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Two contemporary children meet explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who describe their search for the Northwest Passage and their observations along the way.
14) George Gershwin
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Focuses on the life and music of the composer who wrote such musical masterpieces as Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris, and Porgy and Bess, and who made jazz an accepted form of serious music
Publisher
Pacific Arts Video
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Jacques Cousteau and his divers follow the sea lanes of early fur traders through frigid Alaskan waters to the sunny coast off Monterey, California to film the sea otter--a mammal who has miraculously returned from the threshhold of extinction.
17) Octopus, octopus
Publisher
Pacific Arts Video
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
Jacques Cousteau and his underwater divers demonstrate that the Mediterranean octopus is a small, shy creature. They examine its habits and characteristics, noting how it camouflages itself, moves by jet propulsion, and builds its home.
