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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 21
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Description
After being cracked on the head with a crowbar at the Colt factory in Hartford, Connecticut, Hank Morgan awakens to find himself in sixth-century England. Captured by a knight and sentenced to death by King Arthur, the cagey Yankee instead becomes the king's right-hand wizard. Though homesick for the nineteenth century, Morgan makes the best of his surroundings, setting up factories and phone lines, as well as introducing such strange customs as advertising...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
NC 630L
Language
English
Description
Penned by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling in 1894, The Jungle Book is a collection of allegorical stories that take place in the Indian jungle. The most famous stories of The Jungle Book are those featuring a young boy named Mowgli who was raised by wolves, is friends with a panther, and was educated by the animals of the jungle. Also popular in this collection is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” about a mongoose who protects his human family against cobras....
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. This beautiful new edition of Alice's...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Language
English
Description
A stunningly beautiful clothbound hardback edition of one of the most famous magical journeys in the world.Follow the yellow brick road!Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
NC 1140L
Language
English
Description
One of the true classics of English literature, here are the adventures of Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and Toad. Shy Mole is cleaning his underground house until the spring weather lures him above for a cautious encounter with the worldly Water Rat. Their exploration of the Wild Wood includes lunch with Otter and hilarious adventures at Toad Hall. Grahame's idyllic world is as fresh now as when they first discovered his enchanting tales, of Ratty sculling...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
AD 920L
Language
English
Description
Revisit the hallowed halls of the Misselthwaite Manor in this new edition of the classic novel, The Secret Garden, presented with eye-catching manga-style artwork.Young Mary Lennox is left an orphan when her parents die of illness while living abroad in India. Raised primarily by servants, Mary is left to mourn the loss of her inattentive parents before eventually being sent under the care of her Uncle in Yorkshire, England. It's there in Misselthwaite...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 13.5 - AR Pts: 25
Lexile measure
HL 1240L
Language
English
Description
The direct and unadorned narrative describes four remarkable journeys of ship's surgeon Lemuel Gulliver, among them one to the land of Lilliput, where six-inch-high inhabitants bicker over trivialities; and another to Brobdingnag, a land where giants reduce man to insignificance. Written with disarming simplicity and careful attention to detail, this classic is diverse in its appeal: for children, it remains an enchanting fantasy. For adults, it is...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
Follows Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans as they venture deep into a volcanic crater in Iceland on a journey that leads them to the center of the earth and to incredible and horrifying discoveries.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Language
English
Description
Presents Lewis Carroll's story of a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters, and includes drawings by British cartoonist and children's book illustrator Ralph Steadman.
11) Peter Pan
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
AD 900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
J. M. Barrie's classic children's story is reimagined in this delightful full-color deluxe edition filled with all-new illustrations and ten removable features specially designed by MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter films. For more than a century, the adventures of Peter Pan-the boy who can fly and never grows up-and Wendy Darling have captured the hearts of generations of readers. In this enchanting...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 550L
Language
English
Description
A casual wager hastens the elegant and exacting Phileas Fogg on a rollicking ride around the world with his entertaining sidekick Passepartout in tow and the dogged Detective Fix hot on their heels. By cab, rail, steamer, and ingenious means improvised en route, they cobble together a global adventure in which they overcome all manner of unanticipated and sometimes uproarious obstacles while still managing to rescue the demure princess Aouda. Full...
14) Peter Pan
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Barrie's story of Peter Pan teaching Wendy and her brothers to fly to Never-Never Land, where they share some exciting adventures with Indians and pirates.
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