Brenda Z Guiberson
Author
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes ... Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events."--barnesandnoble.com
3) Cactus Hotel
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Describes the life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus, with an emphasis on its role as a home for other desert dwellers.
4) Ocean life
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs provide information about marine animals, such as sharks, whales, and dolphins, covering their physical characteristics, diets, and behavior.
Author
Pub. Date
20160301
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Millions of years ago, before there were red-breasted robins and busy blue jays . . . there were feathered dinosaurs. Scientists have found evidence that Anchiornis, Caudipteryx, Confuciusornis, and many more dinosaurs all had feathers. Discover these amazing ancient creatures--and the connection between feathered dinosaurs and modern-day birds!
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Which creature is the deadliest? Is it the insect that bites, the ostrich that kicks, the snake that squeezes, or the shrew that paralyzes? Is it the most venomous, the most poisonous, or the one that infects its victims with a fatal disease? ... Facts and ... illustrations will inspire young readers to choose which creature they think is the deadliest"--Amazon.com.
8) Moon bear
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Moon bears, or Asiatic black bears, get their name from the white moon-shaped blaze on their chests. Sadly, there are more moon bears in captivity than in the wild, as the animals are being farmed for their commercially valuable bile. This text pays tribute to the endangered species.
9) Sharks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Learn all about sharks in this book full of facts and photographs. Sharks are amazing fish. Find out if they have bones. There are more than 350 different kinds of sharks. The oceans they live in.
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The boreal forest is buried in ice and snow during winter. But in summer lakes teem with fish, and bogs swarm with insects. Follow a snowshoe hare, beavers, a lynx, and other animals as they survive a year in this endangered landscape.
11) Ice bears
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Up in the frigid Arctic, a mother polar bear teaches her two cubs important lessons on surviving and living on their own in their harsh environment, including walking on ice using their claws and hunting for seals.
12) Into the sea
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Follows the life of a sea turtle from its hatching on a beach, through its years in the sea, and its return to land where it lays its eggs.
14) Frog song
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents information on the characteristics and behaviors of a variety of frog species from around the world, discussing how they interact with their habitats and the important role they play in their ecosystem.
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Provides a year in the life of a penguin family as the mother emperor penguin lays her egg, the father protects it and keeps it warm until it hatches, and the little baby grows big enough to go on its own for its very first swim during Antarctica's short summer.
18) Turtle People
Author
Pub. Date
1990
Description
Depressed by the continuing absence of his beloved father and the distant behavior of his mother, eleven-year-old Richie retreats to a remote island near his Washington State home and finds a great archeological mystery.