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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
One and only Ivan stories volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
"Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Formats
Description
1944. Elizabeth's mother works at Dresden Zoo, where her favorite animal is an elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must be shot to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden to save her. And then the bombs start to fall...
5) Elephant run
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Nick endures servitude, beatings, and more after his British father's plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941, and when his father and others are taken prisoner and Nick is stranded with his friend Mya, they plan a daring escape on elephants, risking their lives to save Nick's father and Mya's brother from a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
6) Broken pride
Author
Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
A lion cast out from his pride. An elephant who can read the bones of the dead. A baboon rebelling against his destiny. For generations, the animals of the African plains have followed a single rule: only kill to survive. But when an unthinkable act of betrayal shatters the peace, the fragile balance between predators and prey will rest in the paws of three unlikely heroes, each with something to gain--and everything to lose.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Bob, a mutt of uncertain heritage, sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family. -- adapted from back cover
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
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Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
"Missing her mother who has returned to Turkey to resolve an immigration problem, sixth-grader Sila welcomes a very large distraction in her life when she helps a surprising new friend rescue a circus elephant."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"James Patterson and award-winning Zambian writer Ellen Banda-Aaku deliver an unforgettable survival story of a Maasai girl who faces down poachers to find a future among the elephants. Clever, sensitive Jama likes elephants better than people. While her classmates gossip - especially about the new boy, Leku - Jama takes refuge at the watering hole outside her village. There the twelve-year-old Maasai girl befriends a baby elephant she names Mbegu,...
Author
Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
"The true Great Parent has finally risen and must unite all the animals of Bravelands to prevent an ancient evil from taking root"--
"As the new Great Father, the young baboon, Thorn, hopes to guide Bravelands to peace after a period of great turmoil. But a pack of rogue wolves lurks among the Great Herd, committing acts so evil they threaten to shatter that peace before it's even begun. The animals of the Great Herd must once again unite to defend...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
"Chaya, a nobleman's rebellious, outspoken, no-nonsense daughter, just can't resist the shiny temptations the king's palace has to offer. But playing Robin Hood for her impoverished community doesn't come without risks, and when Chaya steals the queen's jewels from a bedside table--a messy getaway jeopardizes the life of a close friend. After an equally haphazard prison break, Chaya barely escapes on the king's prized elephant! With leeches and revolution...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time that's okay, because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic. Then Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature, moves to town, and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up. As she begins to create a world of words for herself, Oriol learns...
15) Blood and bone
Author
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"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Danny accidentally buys an elephant, he accepts a job from a zookeeper to ride the elephant from Edinburgh to Manchester that turns into a journey that captures the attention of everyone in the country.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a country far to the east, Chulak and his talking white elephant Hamlet help Lila seek the Royal Sulphur from the sacred volcano so that she can become a master maker of fireworks like her father.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.
20) Big Top Otto
Author
Series
Elephants never forget volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 330L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Otto the elephant continues his search for his childhood friend Georgie, a chimpanzee who was abducted from their forest home in Africa and shipped to the wilds of America by the Man with the Wooden Nose. When Otto sees a circus poster with a chimp that looks just like Georgie, he and his parrot friend, Crackers, follow the trail of the traveling circus. Along the way, they crash a football game, steal a peanut-shaped car and get thrown in jail. Will...
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