J. Patrick Lewis
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Macabre, ironic, and witty epitaphs share how prehistoric creatures like the terror bird, the woolly mammoth, and the T-rex met their demise. The ever-entertaining J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen offer a collection organized by era, with posthumous poems paired with short secondary text providing additional, factual information about each creature.
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A regiment of African American soldiers from Harlem journeys across the Atlantic to fight alongside the French in World War I, inspiring a continent with their brand of jazz music"--
Author
Publisher
WordSong, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Six fictional characters, in cycles of linked poems, relate their memories of the historic day in 1963 when more than 250,000 people from across the United States joined together to march on Washington, D.C., calling for civil and economic rights for African Americans.
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Elephants, with their matriarchal societies, long memories, and demonstrations of emotional connections, are some of the world's most treasured animals. However, they are also among the most threatened. It is up to humans to protect them before it is too late"-- povided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Includes poems about Josh Gibson, Aung San Suu Kyi, Coretta Scott King, Mitsuye Endo, Mamie Garthan Till, Helen Zia, Mohandas Gandhi, Ellison Onizuka, Harvey Milk, Jackie Robinson, Sylvia Mendez, Dennis James Banks, Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Yunus, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. Includes biographical notes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From setting the table to sharing a meal with family, this book helps readers celebrate the joys of Thanksgiving. Theyll even learn a turkeys fondest Thanksgiving wish!"-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholatic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From building a gingerbread house to sharing presents under the tree, this book helps readers celebrate the joys of Christmas. Theyll even learn why sometimes Santa prefers the front door!"-- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Amidst a complicated history of mistreatment by and distrust of the American government, the Navajo people--especially bilingual code talkers--helped the Allies win World War II"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Poems celebrate a variety of unusual holidays throughout the year, most of them about animals, from "Happy Mew Year for Cats Day" on January 2 through "Ohio Sheep Day" on July 14 to "Chocolate-Covered Anything Day" on December 16.
17) Face bug: poems
Author
Publisher
WordSong an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Come to the grand opening of the Face Bug Museum where readers can join an insect crowd to see amazing close-up photographs of bug faces, meet the bugs featured, and participate in interactive museum exhibits. Includes factual information about 14 insects including the nursery web spider and the pearl crescent butterfly.
18) Kindergarten cat
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A stray cat finds a happy home in a kindergarten classroom.