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(0)Allan Drummond
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cycling rules the road in Amsterdam today, but that wasn't always the case. In the 1970's, Amsterdam was so crowded with vehicles that bicyclists could hardly move, but moms and kids relied on their bicycles to get around the city. Pedal Power is the story of the people who led protests against the unsafe streets and took over a vehicles-only tunnel on their bikes, showing what a little pedal power could do! Author and illustrator Allan Drummond returns...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In his signature style, Allan Drummond tells the story of the largest solar plant in the world, the Noor Solar Power Plant in Morocco's Sahara Desert, in Solar Story-by relating it to the everyday life of a schoolgirl in a small village next to the plant.
As we see on a class field trip, the plant is not only bringing reliable power to the village and far beyond, but is providing jobs, changing lives, and upending the old ways of doing things-starting...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's windy on the Danish island of Samsø. Meet the environmentally friendly folks who, in a few short years, worked together for energy independence, and who now proudly call their home Energy Island.
5) Casey Jones
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhythmic text tell how the famous engineer, Casey Jones, risks his own life to save others.
6) Liberty
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty and its importance as a symbol of freedom.
7) Tin Lizzie
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grandpa loves working on old cars, especially his Model T Ford, and he passes along to his grandchildren not only the history of automobiles and all of their benefits, but also his concerns about traffic, pollution, and the problems of relying on foreign oil.
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
The author retells a story heard as a child, one of many invented to explain the landscape on willow pattern china, popular for the last 200 years. In this, two young Chinese lovers are punished by one's cruel mandarin father.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Kamikatsu, Japan is known worldwide for its sanitation innovations. This small community of 1700 people is leading the way in a recycling and upcycling revolution. As of now, it has nearly achieved its goal of Zero Waste. This is the story of a group of citizens who dared to break out of their comfort zone and make radical change for the good of their town and the planet. Through the eyes of two children visiting their energetic grandmother, we see...
10) Green City
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Story tells how Margret and H.A. Rey escaped from Nazi-occupied France in 1940, carrying in their bicycle baskets the manuscripts that would become their beloved picture books about Curious George, the little monkey.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this chapter book biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life of Ludwig Guttmann, whose work profoundly changed so many lives"--
