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2) Giant
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
[Special edition]
Language
English
Description
Based on Edna Ferber's epic novel of a wealthy Texas cattle rancher who marries a strong-willed Virginia woman and the problems they encounter with politics and prejudices of the time. Bonus features include multiple documentaries.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After his encounter with Jack, Mr. Giant is living peacefully in a small village--so when a new baron shows up and demands more taxes from the villagers he must confront the baron without losing his temper.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Part fact, part fiction, Cast a Giant Shadow powerfully dramatizes Israel's heroic 1947-48 struggle for independence. Both realistic war story and passionate romance, the film centers on the legendary David "Mickey" Marcus. Jewish-American general Marcus is called to the new state of Israel to build an army capable of withstanding its Arab foes.
6) Giant squid
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Most wildlife documentaries focus on animal behavior, but Inside Nature's Giants goes inside the largest animals on the planet to explore their anatomy, reveal their intricate inner workings and uncover their evolutionary secrets. In this episode, veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg fly to New Zealand to join a team of experts dissecting a rare specimen of giant squid and a bizarre octopus that inhabits the ocean's...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends-- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug,...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
Widescreen format.
Language
English
Description
Veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg team up with local "python hunters" in the Florida Everglades, as they work to control the population of the invasive Burmese python, which have been thriving and threating other native animal species populations in the region, and dissect and examine the anatomy of a python.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
George's fourth-grade field trip to the science museum is ruined by one magic burp after another, causing him to wreak havoc on the exhibits and lose a bet to a classmate.
12) Sleeping Giants
Author
Series
Themis files volume 1
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
A page-turning debut in the tradition of Michael Crichton, World War Z, and The Martian, Sleeping Giants is a thriller fueled by an earthshaking mystery—and a fight to control a gargantuan power.
A girl named Rose is riding her new bike near her home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she falls through the earth. She wakes up at the bottom of a square hole, its walls glowing with intricate carvings. But the firemen...
A girl named Rose is riding her new bike near her home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she falls through the earth. She wakes up at the bottom of a square hole, its walls glowing with intricate carvings. But the firemen...
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Unidentified farm objects and paranormal sightings are the norm with Shaun the Sheep and his barnyard buddies Bitzer, Shirley, and Timmy, as they encounter more madcap mischief along with those Naughty Pigs next door. Includes six full-length episodes, sing-along, and game.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jack goes up the beanstalk, where he is greeted by a kind giant who cooks him a nutritious meal. He learns about healthy eating habits from the giant and his wife"--
Author
Series
Hildafolk volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Hilda finds her world turned upside down as she faces the prospect of leaving her snow-capped birthplace for the hum of the city. But why do the hidden elves want her to leave? Why can only she see them? And who is the mysterious giant that turns up in the night?"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"An extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the Day. "You've long set your heart against it, Axl, I know. But it's time now to think on it anew. There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay. . ." The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years. Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo...
17) Giant island
Author
Publisher
Flashlight Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: In this wondrous book by award-winning fantasy author Jane Yolen and award-winning fantasy illustrator Doug Keith, two children and a dog explore the coves and caves of a tiny island. Under the watchful eye of Grandpa, the kids are thrilled to discover a huge surprise: the craggy rocks, tufted grass, and wind-swept trees on Giant Island are much more than they seem. Jane Yolen's text entrances readers with hints of age-old magic,...
Author
Series
Century trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 52
Language
English
Description
Ken Follett’s magnificent historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage.
A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic...
A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic...
20) The giant hug
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Owen sends a real hug to his grandmother for her birthday he inadvertently brings cheer to the postal workers as they pass the hug along.
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