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Author
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It's something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence, when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him, to his and Becky Thatcher's calamities in Bat Cave, the...
2) White fang
Author
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
White Fang is part dog and part wolf. To survive in the wilderness he must learn to kill or be killed. He is captured and taken to the Alaska Yukon Territory during the gold rush where he is forced to pull heavy dogsleds and fight for money, until a man named Weedon Scott saves him from destruction and teaches him to love and trust a human master.
Author
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Formats
Description
An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune. Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. "Treasure Island" has enthralled readers for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are pieces of folklore for as long as children read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. Illustrations.
4) Oliver Twist
Author
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Retells the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
Author
Lexile measure
HL 990L
Language
English
Description
"Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunken father, until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck's dad returns and kidnaps him, he must escape down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave named Jim. They encounter trouble at every turn, from floods and gunfights to armed bandits and the long arm of the law. Through it all the friends stick together...but can Huck and Tom free Jim from slavery once and for all?" --...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies, but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.
A Little Princess chronicles the journey of young and wealthy, Sara Crewe, who is nicknamed a princess by her boarding school friends. When she is suddenly orphaned and impoverished, she is forced to become a maid to those who used to serve her. Never losing sight of what is important and relying on her friends...
11) Skin
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the body coverings of humans and other animals, explaining the varying uses of skin, fur, feathers, spines, scales, and hair.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A young giraffe who is afraid of heights meets a monkey who is afraid of climbing trees and a hippo who is afraid of going in the water. Together they meet a crocodile who helps them overcome those fears.
15) Adaptation
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
HL 790L
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of a series of plane crashes caused by birds, seventeen-year-old Reese and her debate-team partner, David, receive medical treatment at a secret government facility and become tangled in a conspiracy that is, according to Reese's friend, Julian, connected with aliens and UFOs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Explores adaptations of animals that use climbing as a survival strategy, such as mountain goats, squirrels, pandas, koalas, sloths, monkeys, geckos, leopards, tree snakes, and tree frogs. Includes fact boxes, a quiz, an activity, a glossary, and a list of further resources.
17) Animals that dig
Author
Series
Lexile measure
NC 600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Each book in the Adapted to Survive series looks at a selection of high-interest animals that share a common skill, examining how each animal has adapted to survive in its own particular environment. This book looks at animals that dig, and includes chapters on moles, prairie dogs, wombats, polar bears, armadillos, and more!"--
18) Animals that fly
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Explores adaptations of animals that use flying as a survival strategy, such as birds, bats, insects, flying fish, flying squirrels, and a type of flying lizard. Includes fact boxes, a quiz, an activity, a glossary, and a list of further resources.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
NC 860L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Each book in the Adapted to Survive series looks at a selection of high-interest animals that share a common skill, examining how each animal has adapted to survive in its own particular environment. This book looks at animals that hunt, and includes chapters on lions, sharks, crocodiles, spiders, and more!"--