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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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H.G. Wells' "scientific romance," published first in serial form and then as a book in 1898, attained perhaps its greatest fame in another form, the infamous realistic 1939 radio broadcast "Invasion from Mars" by Orson Welles. It was also made into an early 1950s science fiction adventure movie. Stover (emeritus, Illinois Institute of Technology) describes Wells' story as "a prophecy of startling originality foreseeing the coming of totalitarianism...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--
The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
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An illustrated introduction to Kansas, providing information about the land and climate, natural resources, plants and animals, tourism, industry, goods and services, history, population, politics and government, cultural groups, sports, and arts and entertainment of the state.
6) Ethiopia
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Two sections of Earth's crust meet to form the Great Rift Valley in the middle of Ethiopia. Bordering the valley are some of Africa's most expansive highland areas, lending Ethiopia the nickname, the roof of Africa. Discover the diversity of landscapes, people, and wildlife in this title for young readers.
7) Chipmunks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of chipmunks and beavers.
11) Holes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Description
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
12) Canoeing
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Capstone High-Interest Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the equipment, techniques, safety measures, and more related to canoeing.
13) Bigfoot
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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"Engaging images accompany information about Bigfoot. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
14) Team roping
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Rosen Pub. Group
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Examines the art of team roping in the rodeo and how to get involved with it.
16) Iraq
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Engaging images accompany information about Iraq. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"
20) Moby-Dick
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
A young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick in this children's version of Melville's Moby Dick.
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