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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse -- Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book is an introduction to Earth-friendly buildings, discussing sustainable architecture, using resources such as water and energy efficiently, smaller houses, cutting down on waste, using local materials, green roofs of plants, and rain gardens.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Most days, schools are filled with students learning in classrooms, studying in libraries, and eating in lunchrooms. Yet what about the reports that something more unusual has been spotted in these buildings? Are they true? According to some, ghostly figures and creepy spirits haunt the hallways of some of America's most well-known schools, colleges, and universities. Among the 11 spooky schools in this book, children will discover an art institute...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Who doesn't enjoy a beautiful flower garden, an orchard filled with fruit trees, or a lush green forest? But a surprising number of plants--often colorful, lovely ones--can be lethal. Readers of this engaging volume learn about some of Earth's deadliest plants, several of which are commonly found in gardens. They include oleander, rhododendrons, rhubarb, castor bean plants, and deadly nightshade. Age-appropriate text highlights important elementary...
7) Golden Gate
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Australian teen Olivia Rose is a surfer and a rebel from Bondi Beach, Australia. But these days she's better known as Sydney, the field ops specialist for the City Spies. Operating out of a base in Scotland, this secret team of young agents working for MI6, the British Secret Intelligence Service, have honed their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives, to allow them to go places in the world of...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young chef is the only one who can protect her town from an onslaught of scientifically enhanced, highly addictive potatoes. Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetable form the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange...
12) Eat green
Publisher
AV2/Weigl
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how "green" foods can both help protect the environment and maintain a healthy body, and provides ways readers can help by reducing kitchen waste, saving water, and starting a vegetable garden.
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In Rockets we explore the 2,000 years that rockets have been in existence. We dive into Newton's Laws of Motion--learning all about gravity, force, acceleration, and the history of rockets made in the past and rockets to be made in the future!
"How do you create a controlled explosion and harness that power for the benefit of humankind? Meet the visionary physicists, chemists, engineers, and entertainers (as well as mice, bears, tortoises, and more)...
14) E is for environment: stories to help children care for their world-- at home, at school and at play
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Twenty-six short stories help to teach the importance of the environment and what children can do to help the Earth.