Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 2002, a tiny, golden puppy was born without one of her front legs. Her other front leg was badly deformed, leaving her unable to walk. The Stringfellow family adopted the puppy and named her Faith. However, they worried that little Faith might never be able to walk on her own. As Faith got older and stronger, the Stringfellows helped her to balance on her hind legs. Eventually, they used peanut butter to coax her to walk all by herself on only...
2) Bulgaria
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes Bulgaria, providing information on its population, geography, and culture.
3) Smokejumpers
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In "Smoke Jumpers," dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn firsthand how these tough, brave firefighters use their strength, quick thinking, and expert skills to battle deadly blazes. Readers will also go behind the scenes to learn how smoke jumpers train for their job so that they are ready to spring into action at a moments notice.
5) Panama
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes Panama, providing information on its population, geography, and culture.
6) Bolivia
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes Bolivia, providing information on its population, geography, and culture.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn about how these skilled officers stay calm, think quickly, and act fast to address serious situations in which people or animals are in danger. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to see how these everyday heroes train for a wide variety of emergency rescues, so that they are ready to help day or night."
9) Hotshots
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A wildfire rages in a forest, lighting up the tall pines with bright orange flames. The wind whips the fire. It burns 60 acres (24 hectares)about the size of 45 football fields every minute! The giant wildfire is much too large for firefighters to extinguish with their water hoses. This is a job for specially trained wildfire firefighters called "hotshots." These dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn firsthand how...
10) K-9 cops
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Learn how skilled police responders work with their canine partners to address serious situations in which people or animals are in danger. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to see how these everyday heroes, and their dogs, are trained for a wide variety of emergency rescues, so that they are ready to help day or night.
12) State troopers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn about how these skilled police responders stay calm, think quickly, and act fast to address serious situations in which people or animals are in danger. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to see how these everyday heroes train for a wide variety of emergency rescues, so that they are ready to help day or night."
13) Baghdad pups
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Looks at the program called Operation Baghdad Pups that helps dogs stay with the soldiers that they befriended in Iraq by finding ways to send the dogs back to the States.
14) Shelter dogs
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Debbie Zeisler adopted a huge dog named Bear from an animal shelter, she had no idea that one day he would save her life. In 2011, Debbie was leaving her house when Bear suddenly blocked her path. Somehow, the big dog sensed that Debbie, who suffers from seizures, was going to have an attack. Unaware of what was coming, Debbie continued walking. Then the seizure struck, and Debbie fell down and banged her head. Bear, the amazing shelter dog,...
15) Bark scorpion
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The sun shines on the hot desert sand. Meanwhile, a small animal with lobster-like pincers and a long tail hides under some tree bark. After the sun sets and the air cools, the creature--an Arizona bark scorpion--leaves its hideout and starts to hunt for prey. Welcome to life in the desert! Young readers will learn all about the desert environment where the bark scorpion lives, as well as its physical characteristics, what it eats, and how it survives...
16) Brave hearts
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this book, readers will read stories of how pet dogs have save their owner from a crisis."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lost in the Woods" is a collection of true stories that dramatically describe what it's like to be lost and forced to survive in the woods. Captivating, this is a first-person account of survivors which include a woman who survived for almost two months with barely any food after her van got stuck in the mud and three girls who scrambled for ways to help rescuers find them after they got lost in the Florida woods. The book also includes general information...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request