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Author
Series
Mirette books volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
Author
Series
Lulu (Judith Viorst) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lulu needs help from a boy named Fleischman if she is to earn money walking her neighbors' dogs, and she finds out that if she wants her business venture to succeed, she has to be nice.
5) 9 kilometers
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As a young boy walks nine kilometers to school, he travels through the mountain and rain forest landscapes of southern Chile"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, a bear, modeled on a young Henry Thoreau, walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sidney's mother refuses to let him have a dog, so when his friend Sydney comes up with the idea of starting a dog-walking business, it seems like a way to have dogs to play with and make money at the same time--but soon the friends find out that dogs are a lot of work, and can really strain a friendship.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the Great Blondin announced that he was going to walk from America to Canada across the Niagara River on a rope that was more than 1,100 feet long and just 3 inches wide, hanging 160 feet above the raging river, people came from everywhere. Some came to watch him cross. Some came to watch him fall. Some thought he wouldn't show up at all. But he did show up. And he did walk across the river. And then he did something else amazing. He crossed...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Whether it's jumping in puddles with Tata in the rain, greeting the neighborhood cat on the quiet back streets with Gogo, or holding hands with Mama while rushing to make the bell, walking to school with family is the best. But nothing is better than walking to school with Papa. From high above, resting on Papa's shoulders, all of the town is in perfect view, and Papa always says 'I love you' when he says goodbye. A sweet ode to fatherhood and the...
11) Tumble bumble
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As a tiny bug walks along, he is joined by a cat, a crocodile, a pig, and other animals, all of which end up in a boy's bed.
12) The big, big sea
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl and her mother take a nighttime walk to the sea, creating beautiful memories of a special experience.
13) The big big sea
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A child and her mother walk in the moonlight beside the sea. This night will become a memory as luminous and enduring as the moon itself. With unforgettable silver-washed images and gentle, flowing words that evoke a mood as only Martin Waddell can do, The Big Big Sea portrays a bond between parent and child that makes even the dark sea safe and serene.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A dog gives many good reasons it likes to go for a walk--to chase away the neighbor's cat, to greet people on the street, to watch guys shooting hoops, and to feel the wind lifting its ears.
15) Todd's box
Author
Series
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2004, c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Todd surprises his mother with a box full of objects that he has collected while walking with her to catch a bus.
16) High-wire Henry
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Although Henry the cat learns tightrope walking only to impress the humans in his family, who have stopped paying attention to him because of their new puppy, his skill comes in handy when the puppy get stranded on a high ledge.
17) Buffalo song
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The story of the first efforts to save the vanishing bison (buffalo) herds from extinction in the United States in the 1870s and 1880s. Based on the true story of Samuel Walking Coyote, a Salish (Kalispel) Indian who rescued and raised orphaned buffalo calves"--Provided by publisher.
18) Rainy Day
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shortly after his parents have separated, Nick visits his father on a gray, rainy day and they take a long walk in the storm.
19) Buffalo song
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Walking Coyote, a Native American man in the late 1800s who worked to save the wild buffalo from extinction by building and caring for a small herd.
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