Jane Yolen
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to more than two dozen of history's most notorious women shares the stories of such figures as Tituba, Lizzie Borden, and Cleopatra, and allows the readers to draw their own conclusions about each woman's guilt.
Author
Series
Unsolved mysteries from history volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1587 John White was chosen by Sir Walter Raleigh to lead a new colony at Roanoke off the Atlantic coast. After bringing many men, women, and children to the new land, White went back to England to gather supplies for the long winter. But when he finally returned to the fort almost three years later, he found that all of the colonists had vanished. The only signs of life left were the letters CRO carved into a tree and the word CROATOAN carved...
Author
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The inimitable Jane Yolen has teamed up with Barbara Diamond Goldin (a prolific author in her own right) to retell Bible stories from the point of view of twelve women (in nine chapters, as some come in pairs). After each story, there is a reflection "imagine" piece written from the voice of each woman (written by Barbara) and a poem about her (written by Jane). Intermixed with the main text are sidebars called "midrash" in the singular or "midrashim"...
7) The Leather Apron Club: Benjamin Franklin, his son Billy, and America's first circulating library
Author
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Billy Franklin discovers a love of learning and books through the Leather Apron Club library, run by his father, the famous Benjamin Franklin" --
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Language
English
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Description
"An unlikely-and entirely unforgettable-tale of a most unusual friendship between Flora, an elephant calf stolen from her African home, and David, the circus impresario and magician, who adopts, trains, and ultimately liberates her in a tale freely inspired by actual events"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of J. M. Barrie reveals his sorrow-marked childhood and the healing he experienced through a relationship with the Davies family, who inspired his creation of the Peter Pan classic.
12) Dimity Duck
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dimity Duck and Frumity Frog have a fun day together in the pond, then go home when it gets dark outside.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Retellings of seven of the world's greatest ballet stories.
Retellings of seven of the world's greatest ballet stories. Readers are drawn into the fascinating world of dance with this beautifully illustrated anthology of tales from some of the world's most famous ballets, including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty. Full color. Richly theatrical illustrations combine with spellbinding storytelling in a gorgeous anthology which includes...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Nineteen poems about grandmothers from around the world. This sweet collection features grandmas who dream and those that sing crying babies to sleep; nanas who hold hands crossing the street and some who learn hopscotch; nanas who color with you and some who go to zoos; and other nanas spending precious time with their precious little ones.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Halva is traveling with her trained bear to visit the King of Denmark when they stop for the night at a cottage where, they learn, a pack of trolls is about to make its annual Christmas Eve visit, causing trouble and making a big mess. Includes author's note about the story's origins.
Author
Series
Unsolved mysteries from history volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English