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(0)Wendell Minor
Author
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Language
English
Description
From his unique perspective as the great, great grandnephew of "America the Beautiful" writer Katharine Lee Bates, Chris Gall transforms this beloved patriotic song into monumental works of art--from purple mountain majesties to gleaming alabaster cities. Honoring his ancestry and national pride, Gall pairs the beautiful lyrics with striking illustrations of notable American images such as Pike's Peak, the Tuskegee Airmen, and firefighters raising...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2015].
Lexile measure
AD 510L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
In the icy waters of the Pacific, a massive humpback whale unexpectedly finds herself tangled in a net abandoned by fishermen. When a rescue boat and a convoy of divers arrive to help the struggling humpback, a realistic and moving encounter bridges the human and aquatic worlds.
8) The Leather Apron Club: Benjamin Franklin, his son Billy, and America's first circulating library
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Billy Franklin discovers a love of learning and books through the Leather Apron Club library, run by his father, the famous Benjamin Franklin" --
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
As autumn nears, flowers fade and insects become quiet, and Tiny Bird leaves his northern home for the long and perilous journey to lush southern forests. Includes facts about hummingbirds.
10) Julie
Author
Series
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
When Julie returns to her father's Eskimo village, she struggles to find a way to save her beloved wolves in a changing Arctic world and she falls in love with a young Siberian man.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Pictures and rhyming text present some of the many extraordinary things bears can do. Includes facts about bears as well as related websites.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Illustrations painted on hand-carved replicas of tavern signs introduce readers to the people, places, and events that were a part of the American Revolution and that gave birth to our nation.
14) Christmas tree!
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Lexile measure
AD 370L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Christmas trees come in all shapes and sizes and can be found in almost any setting, but there is only one "best" Christmas tree.
16) A lucky thing
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Jayden expects to see nothing but brown his first morning in New Mexico, but after being surprised by colorful rocks, flowers, birds, and animals, he wonders if this place could become home.
Author
Publisher
Henry Hold and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two American icons meet in this nonfiction picture book that tells the dramatic true tale of Wilbur Wright's flight circling the Statue of Liberty"--
On September 29th, 1909, Wilbur Wright performed his first public flight for a crowd of disbelievers in the New York Harbor, home to the Statue of Liberty. With courage and caution, he put his airplane to the test and flew around the iconic landmark while the crowd observed, breathless. Burleigh provides...
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
NC 1070L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Benjamin Russell of Boston experiences the Revolutionary War from the Boston Tea Party of 1773 through the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Includes historical note.