Don Nardo
21) Ancient Greece
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of Greek civilization from the rise of the city-states to the flourishing of the classical Greek empire.
22) Atoms
Author
Publisher
Kidhaven Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the discovery of atoms and how they work, nuclear energy and weapons, nuclear radiation and its medical uses, atomic clocks, and other applications.
24) The War of 1812
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
An account of the strategies, personalities, and results of America's second military conflict with Great Britain, the "unnecessary" and "impractical" War of 1812.
26) Cleopatra
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Cleopatra VII, a Greek woman who became Egypt s last pharaoh, was arguably the most famous woman of ancient times. Smart, resourceful, and bold, she sought world domination by allying herself with two of the three strongest Roman men of her day Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Her downfall came at the hands of the third most powerful Roman Octavian, who would later become Augustus, the first Roman emperor.
27) The Roman empire
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the Roman Empire from the days of the Republic through the reign of the Caesars and the influence of Christianity to the fall of Rome.
29) Ancient Rome
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the weapons used by the ancient Romans and their different means of warfare.
30) Black holes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history and current state of scientific understanding of black holes, exploring what they are, how they are formed, potential uses, and what they tell us about the fate of the universe.
31) Cloning
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of the concept of cloning and the pros and cons of cloning animals and humans.
35) The Civil War
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Discusses the weapons of American Civil War soldiers and different means of warfare used during that conflict.
40) India
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English