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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
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Description
Offers insight into the historical events that prompted Columbus' efforts to establish new trade routes to the Indies, his struggles to obtain financial support for his voyages, and the important discoveries that caused him to become known as the "Great Admiral of the Seas."
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
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El valor de la amistad, el heroismo como meta y la responsabilidad como motor de la conducta moral encuentran su plasmacion definitiva en el mundo que descubre El principito, anorado planeta del que todos los hombres han sido exiliados y al que solo mediante la fabulacion cabe regresar. The value of friendship, heroism as a goal, and responsibility as an engine of moral behavior, has found its ultimate manifestation in the world who discovers The...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
720L
Language
Español
Description
Harry vive con sus horribles t©Ưos y el insorportable primo Dudley, hasta que su ingreso en el Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicer©Ưa cambia su vida para siempre. All©Ư aprender©Ł trucos y encantamientos fabulosos, y har©Ł un pu©łado de buenos amigos... aunque tambi©♭n algunos temibles enemigos. Y, sobre todo, conocero los secretos que lo ayudar©Łn a cumplir con su destino.
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle,...
5) Morning Girl
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
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Description
Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America; in Morning Girl's last narrative, she witnesses the arrival of the first Europeans to her world.
6) Columbus Day
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Columbus Day might seem like just another day off from school, but every year we remember Columbuss important contributions to our nation. Today Columbus's journey to the West Indies is celebrated in a variety of ways, including parades, reenactments, and Italian-American festivals. Readers can learn about the holidays history and significance, in addition to following a blue corn cake recipe and making a boat craft from a walnut shell and clay.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 810L
Language
English
Description
Presents a children's history of the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and provides information on how the trip was financed, fifteenth-century navigational tools, and some of the problems Columbus and his crew encountered.
9) Isle of fire
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
With eighteen-year-old Anne Ross at his side, Cat takes over as the captain of the monks' fleet while the search out a legendary villain, the Merchant, but when they--the pirate hunters, monks, and Commodore Blake--discover that have been betrayed by King George and a once-trusted advisor, Cat must make a grave choice.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
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Description
"In the early 1500s, Ponce de Leon was one of the most important Spanish military figures in the Caribbean. He made his first voyage across the Atlantic with Christopher Columbus and then, after years of battle with the native Taino, became the first governor of Puerto Rico. Although the story of his search for the Fountain of Youth is entirely fictional, his noteworthy expedition to - and naming of - Florida is one of his greatest legacies"--
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
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Description
Explains what is known about the life and discoveries of Columbus, and discusses some of the stories people have believed that are not accurate and whether the results of his voyages were positive or negative.
12) Isle of Swords
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
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Description
A young man awakens on an island, alone and seriously injured, with no memory, and as he searches for his identity he finds himself caught between two notorious pirates battling for a legendary treasure reportedly hidden by monks.
13) Coraline
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
Español
Description
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
720L
Language
Español
Formats
Description
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
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Description
"In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. Or did he? Look at all the facts and discover the fiction through primary sources, infographics, and leveled text. Readers will learn the full story about Christopher Columbus's famous voyage"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
How much do you know about cigarettes and tobacco? Do you know where tobacco comes from originally? Do you know what happens to a person s body when they first start smoking? How much money do you think is spent on cigarettes each year? How many people smoke? What can you say if someone offers you a cigarette? For answers to these questions and many more, take a look inside.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
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Description
Beginning in 1490, Anacaona keeps a record of her life as a possible successor to the supreme chief of Xaragua, as wife of the chief of Maguana, and as a warrior battling the first white men to arrive in the West Indies, ravenous for gold.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
Sandwiched between the ocean and the mountains surrounding the Pueblo de Los Angeles, wealthy Spanish caballeros live side by side with Native Americans. One boy with both Spanish and Indian blood belongs to both worlds. He is Diego de la Vega, who will one day wear the mask of Zorro.
As a boy Diego is more concerned with riding horses and making mischief with his best friend, Bernardo, than about fighting injustice. But when men start disappearing...
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