Wendell Minor
41) Luck
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young sandhill crane, Luck, finds his place in the ancient crane migration from northern Canada to the Platte River.
44) Nibble nibble
Author
Description
Five poems that capture the simple eloquence of the natural world and illuminate the whimsy of bunnies at play.
46) Arctic son
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A baby boy is given an Inupiat name to go with his English one and grows up learning the traditional ways of the Eskimo people living in the Arctic.
47) Galapagos George
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Briefly traces the evolution of a species of giant turtles on the Galapagos Islands from millions of years ago to the present, focusing on the last known of the species, Lonesome George.
48) Cliff hanger
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Despite the dangers of a thunderstorm, Axel and his father make a difficult climb to rescue Axel's stranded dog.
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes readers on a journey through the history of space exploration, offering the perfect introduction to everything space related, including the development of the first rockets, America's space race with Russia, details of all the Apollo missions, and the space station.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Through the eyes of a young boy, tells of the 13-day journey of Abraham Lincoln's body from Washington, D.C., to its final resting place in Springfield, Illinois. Includes a page of facts about the Lincoln funeral train.
56) Mojave
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Evokes the land and animals of the Mohave Desert in poetic text and illustrations.
57) Fire storm
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Alex enjoys kayaking behind the raft of his aunt and uncle as they journey down Idaho's Salmon River, until they find themselves in the middle of a forest fire.
59) Sky memories
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When ten-year-old Emily learns that her mother has cancer, the two of them begin a ritual that will help Emily remember her mother after she is dead.