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(0)Brenda Z Guiberson
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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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
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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 venemous, the most poisonous, or the one that infects its victims with a fatal disease? Fascinating facts and spectacular illustrations will inspire young readers to choose which creature they think is the deadliest in this newest picture book collaboration between Guiberson and Spirin. --Publisher...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In this photo-illustrated middle-grade nonfiction book, Brenda Guiberson explores the stories of six individuals who have disappeared mysteriously throughout history.
Jimmy Hoffa, Barbara Follett, Amelia Earhart, D. B. Cooper, two young royal princes-they all disappeared. Throughout history, individuals have gone missing without a trace; some of these disappearances haunt us.
In this companion to Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes through...
6) Ice bears
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
7) Frog song
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Text and color illustrations introduce frogs and their vital role in environmental balance in places all over the world.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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!
9) Moon Bear
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Language
English
Description
Moon Bears, or Asiatic black bears, are so named because of the white moon-shaped blaze on their chests. The moon bears are seldom seen but their footprints, claw marks, hair, and bear nests high in the trees give us clues about how they live. Sadly, there are now more moon bears in captivity than in the wild, as these animals are being "farmed" for their commercially valuable bile.
Brenda Guiberson's lyrical text and Ed Young's stunning illustrations...
Author
Language
English
Description
The earth's climate is getting hotter, and this warming affects habitats, food chains, and life cycles around the world. It also affects the habitat of every single animal on the planet. But the animals themselves can't stop the warming...who can?
The answer is: PEOPLE CAN!
Brenda Guiberson takes a unique look at global warming by focusing on how it affects animal environments and what kids can do to help.
11) Cactus hotel
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus, with an emphasis on its role as a home for other desert dwellers.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When I Was a Turkey is a middle-grade adaptation of the remarkable true story of a naturalist who raised a flock of wild turkeys using imprinting.
After a local farmer, left a bowl of wild turkey eggs on Joe Hutto's front porch, his life was forever changed. Hutto incubated the eggs and waited for them to hatch. Deep in the wilds of Florida's Flatlands, Hutto spent each day living as a turkey mother, taking on the full-time job of raising sixteen...