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Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 1010L
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Italian Renaissance artist and inventor includes notebook sketches that reveal his observations of anatomy and science, his ideas for a flying machine, and such paintings as the Mona Lisa and Last Supper.
2) Othello
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
One of the greatest of Shakespeare's tragedies, Othello tells the story of a Moorish general in command of the armed forces of Venice who earns the enmity of his ensign Iago by passing him over for a promotion. Partly for revenge and partly out of pure evil, Iago plots to convince Othello that Desdemona, his wife, has been unfaithful to him. Iago succeeds in his evil aims only too well, for the enraged Othello murders Desdemona. When Othello later...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book illustrates how to understand and represent numbers in the billions through learning about the Hubble Space telescope. Includes a concise explanation of how telescopes operate, a brief history of telescopes, along with colorful photographs accompanied by word problems and explanations.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book provides students with a foundational and concise history of architecture and goes on to highlight the concepts of parallel and perpendicular through focusing on the style of Frank Lloyd Wright. Includes comparative models of architecture, a breakdown of Wright's houses with illustrative, geometrical line drawings, and a discussion of the famous Fallingwater house.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design The Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A.R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read...
6) King Lear
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 1140L
Language
English
Description
Featuring the images of some of the world's most famous stage and film actors, these additions to the all-new Oxford School Shakespeare introduce--and enthrall--young people to one of the greatest writers of all time. This season brings revised editions of five of the Bard's most famous plays--As You Like It, Othello, Hamlet, Love's Labour Lost and The Taming of the Shrew. Designed specifically for students unfamiliar with Shakespeare's rich literary...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
For the first time, the world-renowned Arden Shakespeare is producing Performance Editions, aimed specifically for use in the rehearsal room. Published in association with the Shakespeare Institute, the text features easily accessible facing page notes - including short definitions of words, key textual variants, and guidance on metre and pronunciation; a larger font size for easier reading; space for writing notes and reduced punctuation aimed at...
8) Monet
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and work of nineteenth-century French artist Claude Monet, with illustrations that show the methods and materials he used to create his paintings.
9) Hamlet
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 1390L
Language
English
Description
"To be or ot to be?" Hamlet is, arguably, Shakespeare's most well-known play, with its compelling lead character, stunning language, and philosophical underpinnings. This drama of the procrastinating Danish prince who ponders whether or not to revenge his father's death now appears in a beautifully illustrated edition with annotations by Princeton professor Jeff Dolven.
10) Van Gogh
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the life and work of the Dutch artist and provides photographs of his most well-know works of art.
11) Romeo and Juliet
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 450L
Language
English
Description
Completely red-edited,the New Folger Library edition of Shakespear's plays puts readers in touch with current ways of thinking about Shakespeare. Each freshly edited text is based directly on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play. Each volume contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play, as well as a helpful introduction to Shakespeare's language.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
The story of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly visitors. On Christmas Eve Scrooge sits in his counting-house with not a kind word for a soul, just wanting to be left alone until the 'humbug' of Christmas is over. Four ghostly visitors (his partner Marley, followed by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come) show him the error of his ways. By the time Christmas...
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
An analysis of Georges Seurat's famous painting, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, including where and when it was made, interesting details, and the techniques used to create a sense of stillness.
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