Jim Weiss
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Description
Four orphans take shelter in an old boxcar during a storm, and, determined to make it their own, they turn it into a safe, cozy home.
2) Animal tales
Author
Publisher
Greathall Productions
Pub. Date
p1990
Language
English
Description
A tender collectin of classic children's stories that are sure to delight children and parents alike.
Author
Series
My father's dragon volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.
6) Frankenstein
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Have a MONSTER of a time with this little book-perfect for little hands!
Dr. Frankenstein is lonely, so he decides to build himself a friend! But his creation scares him and the doctor runs far away. Follow along as Frankenstein's monster chases after his creator because he also wants a friend! Will Dr. Frankenstein help his monster? Does the monster deserve a friend? Discover the origin of the science fiction genre in this must-have board book...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
From the author of The Jungle Book and Kim, Just So Stories is the perfect combination of education and fun to get kids to love reading. It is considered not only a quintessential children's book, but one of Kipling's best works.
How did the elephant get its trunk? How did the leopard get its spots? And how was the alphabet made? Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal and humankind in a fun, eloquent...
8) Mole music
Author
Publisher
Live Oak Media
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Mole hears the beautiful music a violin makes, he decides to get one for himself. He practices every day and learns to make beautiful music, too. Alone in his hole, Mole imagines the effect his music might have on the world. As he plays, his music has an effect even more wonderful than he could imagine. A Live Oak Media audio production.
9) Rascal
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author recalls his carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Who would have believed that a knobby-kneed little colt named Seabiscuit would become one of the most celebrated racehorses of all time? Although Seabiscuit was the grandson of the legendary Man O' War, he was neither handsome nor graceful. His head was too big, his legs were too short, and his gallop was awkward.
During the depths of the Great Depression, however, Seabiscuit won against incredible odds and uplifted the hearts of people throughout
...11) Gregory's Shadow
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2002, c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gregory Groundhog and his shadow desperately look for each other after they become separated from one another just before their annual appearance on Groundhog Day.
12) The treasure
Author
Publisher
Farrar
Pub. Date
1986
Edition
Sunburst ed.
Language
English
Description
A poor man follows the advice of his dream and is eventually led to a treasure.