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Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Gripping true stories of real kids who have survived horrifying disasters from the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series! From 14-year-old Joseph Dunn who was the lone survivor of the Shark Attacks of 1916, to 9-year-old Mike Kramer who, with the help of his quick-thinking parents, survived the Peshtigo fire of 1871 (which took place on the very same day in history as the Great Chicago Fire!), to the 13-year-old girl who survived...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Did you know that some animals have natural ninja-like talents? In this book, you'll learn all about them, including geckos, sea urchins, bombardier beetles, and more. For example, geckos can grip almost any surface--including walls and ceilings--with their amazing toes. And when collector urchins are attacked, they release tiny, sharp objects that bear a striking resemblance to throwing stars. You will also meet the scientists who are studying these...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 5
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier National Park before... until tonight. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every year. Mel loves it here -- the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. But this year is different. With Mom gone, every moment in the park is a reminder of the past. Then Mel comes face-to-face with a mighty grizzly. She knows basic bear safety: Don't turn your...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
International Dagger Award shortlisted author Cay Rademacher delivers a captivating follow-up to his atmospheric Murderous Mistral. August: the air over Provence shimmers in suffocating heat. Capitaine Roger Blanc and his colleague Marius Tonon are called to the Camargue. A black fighting bull has escaped from the pasture and has gored a cyclist. A bizarre accident, or so it initially seems. Until Blanc discovers evidence that someone left the gate...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Marvel Comics artist Scott Koblish (Deadpool, Spider-Man) has been illustrating his own demise for many years in morbidly funny, 4-panel black-and-white comics. He's the one person struck by a comet, suddenly overrun by a pack of baboons, resting under the precarious rock tipped by a single bird, or the target of his daughter's (of course homicidal) teddy bear come to life. Though it's always Scott on the receiving end, the comics perfectly capture...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, un sello de Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Mel se ha pasado toda su vida huyendo de los problemas. Si quiere sobrevivir está noche, deberá encontrar el valor para enfrentar sus miedos. Esta atrevida novela gráfica basada en los ataques de osos grises de 1967 cuenta la historia de uno de los episodios más trágicos en la historia de los parques nacionales de Estados Unidos: un verano del terror que cambió para siempre las concepciones de cómo pueden humanos y osos grises coexistir en...
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