Rebecca Bond
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Antonio Willie Giroux lived in a hotel his mother ran on the edge of a lake. He loved to explore the woods and look for animals, but they always remained hidden away. One hot, dry summer, when Antonio was almost five, disaster struck: a fire rushed through the forest. Everyone ran to the lake-the only safe place in town-and stood knee-deep in water as they watched the fire. Then, slowly, animals emerged from their forest home and joined the people...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Burdock, a young barn cat, sneaks into the house to get warm, he hears that the farmer, Dewey Baxter, has terrible plans that'll endanger all the animals, and he leads them in an attempt to escape before it's too late.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Richard and Cherry reasoned they might hide from birds in the belly of an ox. Concealed in the hollow animal, the brothers were able to photograph birds in their natural habitats. Their results were published in 1895, marking a new era in natural history.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Billy buys a doughnut and ties it to his belt with a string while walking down Main Street, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that amazes and delights the entire town.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Carly Bean Bitters, an orphan, can only sleep during the day and feels very lonely until she meets a rat, Lewis, and sets off on an adventure to figure out what is threatening the woods and its inhabitants.
12) Just like a baby
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
All the members of a family help create a beautiful cradle in anticipation of the arrival of a new baby.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Maggie visits the Christmas tree man on Liberty Street, then brings her brothers, sister, and finally her parents, as they each dream their own dreams of what it means to have a Christmas tree in the city.
14) Bravo, Maurice!
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Since he was a baby, all the members of Maurice's family think he will take up their careers, until one day they discover he has a special gift of his own.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The American colonists became fed up with their English king. They were tired of his taxes, unfair rules, and occasional temper tantrums. So the thirteen colonies fought England for their freedom. On July 4, 1776, they formed their own country--the United States of America. The people decided to elect a president that was honest, fair, trustworthy and brave. That someone was George Washington.