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Legend of the animal healer volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a fire kills her parents, eleven-year-old Martine must leave England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife game reserve in South Africa, where she befriends a mythical white giraffe.
22) Uganda
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, culture, industry, and people of the country nicknamed "The Pearl of Africa."
23) South Africa
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1220L
Language
English
Description
Discusses the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Africa's seventh-largest country.
Author
Series
Legend of the animal healer volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fourth prophecy, this time involving elephants, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl with mystical healing powers over animals, when she and her grandmother are faced with losing the Sawubona Game Reserve forever.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
T'Challa is training to inherit Wakanda, a technologically-advanced African kingdom ruled by his father, when he is unexpectedly sent to a Chicago public school with his best friend where he encounters an ancient evil that he must destroy.
27) South Africa
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, languages, religions, sports, arts, and people of a country that shares land borders with six nations and surrounds one of them.
29) Africa
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents an introduction to Africa, describing its climate, landforms, plants, animals, and people.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 990L
Language
English
Description
People of many different backgrounds live in South Africa. It is a country that has throughout history endured wars, race struggles, and more recently, severe health crises. South Africans have learned to survive and thrive despite adversity.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seven stories, spanning the time period from 1948 to 2000, chronicle the experiences of young people from different races and ethnic groups as they try to cope with the restrictions placed on their lives by South Africa's apartheid laws.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
South Africa is a mix of people and cultures. The many peoples of South Africa have added to the richness of the country's culture, art, music, dance, food, and religion. This mix makes South Africa a very interesting place.
33) Blood and bone
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Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
"A new Great Father now rules over the animals of Bravelands, but he is not what he seems, and unless the elephant Sky, the baboon Thorn, and the lion Fearless can fight his lies and unite the animals of the plains, the balance of Bravelands may be destroyed forever"--
34) South Africa
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book briefly examines the history, people, and environment of the country of South Africa.
35) Code of honor
Author
Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
"After an act of betrayal rocks the Bravelands, baboon Thorn must find a way to confront treachery in his own troop, while elephant Sky searches for answers and lion Fearless contends with the usurper who conquered his father's pride"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"The world was fascinated and concerned. Dr. David Livingstone's 1866 expedition to find the source of the Nile River in Africa was only supposed to last two years. But it had been almost six years since anyone had heard from the famous British explorer. That's when a young American newspaper reporter named Henry Morton Stanley decided to go on his own expedition to find Dr. Livingstone. Author Jim Gigliotti chronicles the lives of both of these men...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Southern white rhinos are in trouble. For years, a rumor has been spreading that their horns can be used to cure cancer, and poachers have been targeting these creatures. Sandra Markle takes readers behind the scenes to see how civilians, volunteer organizations, and African governments are working together to protect rhinos.
38) Shifting shadows
Author
Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
With the false leader destroyed, the animals of Bravelands are searching for the true Great Parent, but a mysterious new menace is threatening their lives.
39) The right fight
Author
Series
World War II (Chris Lynch) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the draft board calls on the eve of World War II, Roman leaves behind a career in minor-league baseball to join the army, and finds himself driving a tank in the North African campaign.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Africa is an amazing continent, with its vast array of wildlife and its ancient monuments. But did you know that the world's longest river is in Africa? Or that Africa has more countries than any other continent? Learn more about the diverse continent of Africa, from its people and countries to its landforms, economy, and more.
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