Fiona Robinson
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
A century after a yeti captures Lady Agatha Farlingham and takes her to a hidden valley to raise his motherless children, tourism threatens their peaceful existence and young Con and Ellen take these educated and civilized yetis across Europe to Lady Agatha's home in England.
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Language
English
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Description
"Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981) was a German film director and animator best known for The Adventures of Prince Achmed, which was released in 1926 and is the oldest surviving animated movie. (It came out a full 11 years before Disney's Snow White!) As a little kid, Reiniger loved reading fairytales and fell in love with puppetry. At school, she learned about paperschnitte, or papercuts, which helped her create her signature style of silhouettes. She grew...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A gorgeous picture book biography of botanist and photographer Anna Atkins--the first person to ever publish a book of photography. After losing her mother very early in life, Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was raised by her loving father. He gave her a scientific education, which was highly unusual for women and girls in the early 19th century. Fascinated with the plant life around her, Anna became a botanist. She recorded all her findings in detailed...
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Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the National Animal Chorus gathers to perform the immortal works of Mr. Herbert Timberteeth, the performance doesn't go exactly as planned due to certain preconceived notions of what animals like to do.