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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
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"Wild horses thrived for thousands of generations in the mountains, forests, and deserts of the American West. Their family herds existed in environmental harmony until man chose to "manage" them. Since then, every day more of America's wild horses disappear. But courageous people are trying very hard to reverse this, most notably, young people who feel a kinship with these often misunderstood creatures."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"For thousands of years, horses and humans lived, worked, and played together, side by side. From the time they were first domesticated to the invention of the wheel, saddle, bit, and bridle, horses brought far-flung lands closer together at the speed of a gallop. Trade, agriculture, transportation, and more were expanded in new ways - all made possible by the power of the horses ... An encyclopedic look at this magnificent animal, Horse Power...
5) Moon shadow
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
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Thirteen-year-old Callie is determined to save and raise a beautiful but sickly mustang foal after the filly is orphaned in a Nevada desert round-up.
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"The inspiring story of a multigenerational family working together to bring a herd of Ojibwe Horses back home, years after they all but disappeared. A grandfather and grandchild share the work of breeding and caring for the horses, remembering the story of a daring rescue from the grandfather's childhood, and building a loving bond of family and animals. Inspired by real events."--
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Lexile measure
700L
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English
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"A young Indigenous girl searching for a sense of home finds strength and courage in her gifts, her deepening connection to the land, and her own cultural awakening in this moving coming-of-age story. The last thing that twelve-year-old Misko wants to do is to move away from the city to spend time on the rez with her grandmother. She feels strangely compelled to go to the place where her dreams have been tugging at her to come home. Maybe she can...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1200L
Language
English
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Tells of the transformative period in the early 16th century when the Spaniards introduced horses to the Great Plains, and how horses became, and remain, a key part of the Plains Indians' culture.
11) The Big Wander
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
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When his older brother abandons him on a trip through the Southwest, fourteen-year-old Clay takes up with a Navajo Tribe, encounters the dangers of the wilderness, and discovers the fate of his long lost uncle.
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When a devastating earthquake hits Evie's hometown of Parnassus on New Zealand's South Island, she and the rest of the town are forced to evacuate. Evie's injured mum is one of the first to be rescued by helicopter and Evie will be next. But when realises that she will be forced to leave her beloved pony, Gus, her dog, Jock, and her cat Moxy behind, she is determined to find another way. Before the rescue helicopter returns, Evie flees with Gus, Jock...
14) Cebra (Zebra)
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Meerkats live in colonies that work together to hunt for food and protect one another from soaring predators. Readers will learn a lot more awesome facts with simple sentences and exciting photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Written by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.
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On a remote tropical island, twelve-year-old Beatriz stumbles across a wild mare with strange markings. She can't believe that this horse is real, but soon a strong connection grows between them. Beatriz uncovers an incredible history of a young girl, Felipa, and her horse from centuries ago . As the fates of the girls and their horses become entwined, Beatriz learns the future of the world's rarest horses depends on her.
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Thawing snow threatens Crowhurst with flooding and the wild horses are missing from the mountains. As the community struggles to protect their homes, disaster strikes for the Naylors. Ben and Louise are separated, and are each trying to take care of their own brumby's troubles. The disappearance of the herds remains a mystery until the friends make a worrying discovery.
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Ben and Louise discover that life on a remote cattle station is very different to their Snowy Mountains home. Missing her horse, Honey, Louise struggles to adapt to the outback. Ben has a graver concern: he is desperate to prove that Brandy, his stallion, is fit after a serious leg injury, otherwise he may be destroyed. From mustering and working cattle, to tracking and taming desert brumbies, both friends are challenged by their experiences.
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Taming a wild horse is no easy task, as Ben and Louise soon discover. Their progress is slowed by a runaway horse and a desperate search through the park for two lost hikers. Concern for an injured brumby adds to the complications. Follow the wild twists and turns of the Best Selling sequel Brumbies adventure, as Ben and Louise explore the High Country of Australia in winter and learn what it means to break in a brumby.
19) Brumbies
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English
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When city girl Louise moves to the country, she discovers the mountain brumbies are to be killed for pet food. She and Ben, a local farm boy, determine to save as many of the wild horses as they can. Despite opposition, they arrange a muster, but nothing goes according to plan. Following in the hoof-prints of "The Silver Brumby" and "The Man from Snowy River", this horse-packed adventure encounters challenges through some of the toughest territory...
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Ben's family farm, including Ben's horses, must be sold. Louise's family is moving overseas for her father's work. Meanwhile brumbies are being shot and the friends discover an orphan foal. While training Brandy for the mountain country race, Ben discovers illegal logging in the park. Once again Ben and Louise must fight to save the wild brumbies, their horses, and their dreams.
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