Peter Sís
45) The scarebird
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A lonely old farmer realizes the value of human friendship when a young man comes to help him and his scarecrow with their farm.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Bowman uses his newly-discovered powers to join with his twin sister Kestrel in an attempt to liberate their people from the "beautiful but cruel" civilization which has enslaved them.
Author
Series
Wind on fire volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
After Kestrel Hath rebels against the stifling rules of Amaranth society and is forced to flee, she, along with her twin brother and a tagalong classmate, follow an ancient map in quest of the legendary silver voice of the wind singer, in an attempt to heal Amaranth and its people.
50) Alphabet soup
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy's ability to spell words with his alphabet soup comes in handy during the magical journey he takes in his mind with a friendly bear.
A boy's ability to spell words with his alphabet soup comes in handy during the magical journey he takes in his mind with a friendly bear
Author
Pub. Date
1990.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
It is raining bullfrogs. Inside the coach to Cricklewood sit a blacksmith, a thief, and an orphan boy named Touch. "The haunt, lad!" shouts the blacksmith suddenly. "If you want to see a live ghost, stick your head out the window. He's on the roof." That is Touch's first glimpse of the roguish ghost of The Great Chaffalo, a magician once celebrated for his trick of turning straw into horses. They meet again when Touch, fleeing from his wicked great-uncle,...
55) Rumpelstiltskin
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
56) The happy troll
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gus, a troll who loves to sing, makes everyone happy with his songs until his desire for gold becomes so strong that he no longer has time to use his beautiful voice.
57) Animal sense
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems that tells how such animals as alligators, bats, penguins, bumble bees, and skunks use their different senses.
60) The Dreamer
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pura Belpré Award WinnerA tender, transcendent, and meticulously crafted novel from Newbery Honoree, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter Sís!From the time he is a young boy, Neftalí hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself, Neftalí knows he cannot ignore the call. He listens and follows as it leads...