Various
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
AD 630L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Crack, crack...animal babies are hatched all over the place. Can you figure out who's who? Watercolor and collage illustrations depict close-up scenes of an egg or eggs about to hatch. The text hints at what the eggs contain: "Hidden in a rock cave/ Deep beneath the ocean waves/ Their mother wraps her long arms around/ To keep these eggs safe...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Few American novels written this century have endured in th heart and mind as has this one-Ray Bradbury's incomparable masterwork of the dark fantastic. A carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour on a chill Midwestern October eve, ushering in Halloween a week before its time. A calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow
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Series
Language
English
Description
I'm a firefighter, God, so I know I've been in some tough places before. But this . . . this not knowing the people I love . . . this is the hardest thing I can imagine. The last thing Jake Bryan knew was the roar of the World Trade Center collapsing on top of him and his fellow firefighters. The man in the hospital bed remembers nothing. Not rushing with his teammates up the stairway of the south tower to help trapped victims. Not being blasted from...
24) Payback
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Fighting for survival after being separated into pairs in the aftermath of a betrayal, the Project Osiris clones search for notorious mob boss Gus Alabaster while tracking down Eli's elusive DNA donor alongside a surprising new ally.
Author
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep... When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It is the seventeenth century and a wall is being raised around Wychwood, transforming the great house and its park into a private realm of ornamental lakes, grandiose gardens, and majestic avenues designed by Mr. Norris, a visionary landscaper. In this enclosed world everyone has something to hide after decades of civil war. Dissenters shelter in the woods, lovers rendezvous in secret enclaves, and outsiders--migrants fleeing the plague--find no...
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The World Cup, international soccer's championship tournament, rules the global sports stage. Award-winning author Matt Doeden explores the history of international soccer and covers the World Cup's greatest moments, from the most shocking goals to biggest events.
Author
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Explains Ojibwe history and highlights Ojibwe life in modern society"--
"The Great Lakes region and parts of Canada were home to the Ojibwe. But the Anishinaabe suffered great losses of land and other broken treaties when settlers discovered Ojibwe homelands. Today the Ojibwe preserve their culture and maintain their traditions in modern America." -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"How do our eyes and ears work? What do our noses do? This book explores the anatomy of the human head. From hair and skin down to muscle and bone, find out how each part works, and how it is all controlled by our amazing brain."--
33) Cranes
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Lexile measure
320L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Simple nonfiction text and full-color photographs present cranes"--
34) Dump trucks
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Lexile measure
260L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Simple nonfiction text and full-color photographs present dump trucks"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Helicopters and airplanes aren't the only aircraft launching to the skies anymore. Thousands of recreational drones are launched every day. Whether owners make their own drones or buy them, recreational drone use shows no signs of slowing down. Young readers will learn all about these UAVs and the rules those flying them need to follow.
37) Backhoes
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Lexile measure
310L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Simple nonfiction text and full-color photographs present backhoes"--
39) United Kingdom
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 pages) : color illustrations, color map.
Language
English
Description
Pack your bags! We're headed to the United Kingdom. On this whirlwind tour, you'll learn all about the country's landscape, culture, people, and more. We'll explore green valleys and packed cities, taste the unusual Scottish dish haggis, and attend Britain's Bonfire Night celebration. A special section introduces the United Kingdom's capital, language, population, and flag. Hop on board and take a fun-filled look at your world.
40) The Hoover Dam
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The Hoover Dam is one of the largest dams in the world! It provides power and water to people in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and California. Just how does the Hoover Dam work? And how many people did it take to build this amazing structure? Read this book to find out! Learn all about some remarkable sites in the Famous Places series - part of the...