Sarah L Thomson
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Ninjas are stealthy. They are disciplined. Ninjas trust no-one, and do not let anything deter them from completion of their mission. Teenage Kata has trained since childhood to live up to the exacting standards that Madame Chiyome sets for her “deadly flowers” - the girls who live a harsh, hungry life at her school for ninjas, and she is determined to succeed in her first mission as an assassin for hire. When it all goes wrong, she finds herself...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The saber-toothed cat was a fearsome prehistoric predator. Written for beginning readers, clear and succinct text explains how we think saber-toothed cats lived, hunted, and became extinct. Back matter explores other large-toothed predators and provides additional print, visual, and web resources.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fascinating prehistoric creature, the flightless terror bird in ancient South America was a formidable hunter. Thomson's succinct and age-appropriate text explains how terror birds lived, hunted, and how they might have died out. The scientifically accurate illustrations will appeal to young naturalists and budding paleontologists
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
When middle school puzzle master Sam and history wiz Martina win a contest for a summer trip across the US, they discover they've been drafted into something vastly more extraordinary. Joining another kid on the trip, Theo, a descendant of George Washington himself, they must follow clues to find seven keys left behind by the Founding Fathers. Together the keys unlock Benjamin Franklin's greatest invention—a secret weapon intended to defend...
10) Amazing snakes!
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple text discusses the physical characteristics and typical behaviors of snakes as well as their place in the world
11) Imagine a place
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and evocative text show how imagination can reveal the extraordinary in the everyday
12) Cub's big world
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this picture book about exploring the big snowy world, a tiny polar bear learns that she can be brave--especially with Mom close by"--
14) Elephants
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Complete with black-and-white photographs, a list of fun elephant facts, and things that kids can do right this very moment to help save elephants from extinction"-- Publisher's website
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Did you know that rhinoceroses are the second biggest land animal in the world, second only to elephants? How about that rhinos have especially poor eyesight? Or that white and black rhinos are called that even though neither of them is black or white?
Author
Language
English
Description
Help kids ages 6 to 9 discover the life of Neil Armstrong-a story about working hard and achieving the impossible
Neil Armstrong became the first person ever to step foot on the moon. Before he flew space missions and made history with his moon landing, Neil was a curious kid who loved putting together model airplanes. He dreamed about pushing the boundaries of flight and studied hard in school to achieve his goals.
Explore how Neil went from...
19) Mercy
Author
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Haley is struggling to cope. She's got a new stepmom and baby brother. Her cousin Jake is dying from a terminal illness. Her grades are slipping. And the boy she likes is dating her best friend. But all that's nothing compared to what she uncovers when she digs deep into her family history for a school project. Now she's got a blood-stained glove, eerie messages on the TV screen, and ghostly images on her camera. Just what-or who-has...
20) Dragon's Egg
Author
Language
English
Description
It is a rare talent, and only she can care for the Inn's herd. She feeds them, gathers their eggs, and tends to their injuries. But Mella dreams about the dragons of legend, even though hardly anyone believes they still exist. Dragons are small farm animals, not huge fire-breathing monsters. Everyone knows that. Until one day changes everything. A Knight of the Order of Defenders arrives at the Inn. Signs of the mythical dragons have led him there,...