Drew Shannon
Author
Series
Orca timeline volume 4
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how humans have navigated the world over time."--
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Double Take is a fact-packed look at how science is tackling stereotypes. In the intermediate grades, students are likely to encounter and recognize all kinds of stereotypes. Our brains constantly use categories to sort and label the things (and people) around us -- both with good results and frightening ones. This book explores how we all use stereotypes and how science can help us to build more equal societies, where fewer stereotypes exist and...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As the Earth's climate continues to warm, the permafrost melts, glaciers are receding and ice patches are shrinking. It is a unique time on our planet, one that has resulted in a treasury of preserved organic material (e.g., caribou droppings and human and animal remains) and inorganic artifacts (e.g., tools and clothing) is being revealed by the big melt, providing us with entirely new information about how people and animals lived up to several...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"A look at how human migration has changed the world. Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, with photographs and illustrations throughout."--
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Discover the true story behind Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission. From his childhood experiments to his first encounters with flight, explore the calculated risks this astronaut took in order to become the first person to walk on the moon"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Montague twins volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Peter and Alastair are The Montague Twins! On a lazy summer day, a sudden storm leads these amateur detectives to a mysterious box that holds long-buried secrets. With those secrets unearthed, an explosive chain of events begins that challenges everything they have ever known. But here are people in the sleepy New England town who want to keep their secrets buried, and the Montague twins are a threat that needs to be stopped. Can they prevail over...
Author
Series
Montague twins volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Alastair, Pete, Charlie, and Rachel aren't just magical teen detectives in their coastal town of Port Howl--they are also members of a local teen rock band. Before a show one night, Charlie and Rachel meet a famous rockstar, Gideon, and invite him to their show. He'll never come, but why not try, right? Little do they know, Gideon does show up, and he brings the threads of his dark past with him. In fact, he might even be the source of the rumored...