Craig Orback
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books, Inc
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates how, in 1861, a boy named Charlie Miller became the youngest rider for the Pony Express, a mail service that linked the east and west coasts of the United States.
Author
Series
Boxcar children endangered animals volume 1
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When the Aldens take up the case to investigate if a catastrophic oil spill that affected hundreds of species could have been prevented, they are led on an adventure to help other endangered animals around the world.
Author
Series
Boxcar children endangered animals volume 2
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens head to Ladakh, a territory in northern India, to help save the elusive and critically endangered snow leopard.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A mixed-panel format picture book biography of Charles 'Sparky' Schulz, creator of the beloved comic strip Peanuts. As a child, Charles split his free time between adventures outdoors with his friends and dog Spike, and daydreams and doodles inspired by the comics he loved to read. He longed to become a professional cartoonist, but saw his dreams deferred by unexpected challenges that laid ahead: military deployment to the European front of World...
Author
Publisher
White Cloud Press/The HumanKIND Project
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Alter Wiener, a teenage survivor of five Nazi prison camps during World War II, describes how an unexpected person demonstrated moral courage in repeated acts of kindness toward him. Includes historical afterword, questions for discussion, and activities.
Author
Publisher
Intergalactic Afikoman
Pub. Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
"The two things Nikki loves most are huge family holiday gatherings and huge mountains. This year, she is forced to choose between them. Inthis true story about kindness across cultures, Jewish mother-daughter mountain climbing team Cheryl and Nikki Bart experience a seder like no other—seder on Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world! Initially Nikki expected they would spend their Passover huddled with strangers on an icy slope with only...
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
How would you capture winters crispness, springs softness, summers freshness, and autumns richness? In this inspiring title, poet Patricia Thomas imagines each season rendered in a different art medium. Pen and ink, with spots of color, capture winters mood, while pastel chalks make spring flowers bloom into life. The see-through hues of watercolors celebrate summers warmth, while vibrant oils perfectly paint falls majestic scenes. Artist Craig Orback...
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In mid-May 1775, the American Revolution was barely a month old. Many British soldiers were in Boston, Massachusetts. The American troops were nearby. The next battle could break out at any moment.
Fifteen-year-old John Greenwoods parents lived in Boston. But John lived with his uncle 150 miles away. When the war started, he decided to go back to Boston to check on his family. But when he arrived, the British soldiers wouldnt let anyone into the...
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Clara Morgan traveled the Oregon Trail with her family. While her mother cared for the baby, Clara struggled with the cooking. Finally, she made her first batch of perfect biscuits. But she gave them up to a hungry American Indian who stopped by. Little did she know they would meet again. Would her familys act of kindness help them farther down the trail?
In the back of this book, youll find a script and instructions for putting on...