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1) Islam
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Discover the faith, culture, and history that have shaped the modern Islamic world"--Cover.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the inspiring life and career of the late founder of Apple, covering topics ranging from his struggles as an adopted child and a college dropout to his Buddhist faith and friendship with Steve Wozniak, in a portrait framed around his inspirational Stanford University commencement speech.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
©1994.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This story, told through the eyes of a young boy's toy bear, opens a window on a vanished Edwardian way of life. It also contains an eyewitness account of the sinking of the Titanic.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Winner of the NBCC Award for General Nonfiction Named on Amazon's Best Books of the Year 2015--Michael Botticelli, U.S. Drug Czar (Politico) Favorite Book of the Year--Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize Economics (Bloomberg/WSJ) Best Books of 2015--Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky (WSJ) Books of the Year--Slate.com's 10 Best Books of 2015--Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Books of 2015 --Buzzfeed's 19 Best Nonfiction Books of 2015--The Daily Beast's Best Big...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return. He becomes a thief for a band of dwarves and soon finds himself in the midst of a war with the evil goblins and wargs, and is forced to make a decision between the call of duty and the pull of the simple life.
10) The moon
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
©2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Facts about the Moon and its place in the solar system.
11) Japan
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This book will explore the history, geography, wildlife, government, economy, religion, culture, and people of Japan. Also, students will have at their fingertips the most current facts and statistics that relate to Japan"--Provided by Publisher.
13) Moon
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
A guide to the Moon discusses its physical characteristics, relationship to the Earth, and the history of human reactions to and exploration of it.
14) Germany
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the geography, history, people, and culture of Germany.
15) The moon
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
How's the weather on the Moon? There is no weather! Discover more true and surprising facts about the moon. Includes a map of the moon's cool paces, time lines, drawings, photos--and a peek at an astronaut's space suit.
16) Norway
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
©1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides an overview of Norway, describing its history, geography, climate, and culture.
17) Eyewitness China
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
©2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Full-color illustrated photographs describe the history, culture, and people of China.
Investigates the present-day culture of the most populous country on the planet,
18) Iowa
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone High/Low Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An overview of the state of Iowa, including its history, geography, people, and living conditions.
19) Mary Poppins
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A blast of wind, a house-rattling bang, and Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry Tree Lane. Quicker than she can close her umbrella, she takes charge of the Banks children--Jane, Michael, and the twins--and she changes their lives forever.
20) Hawai'i
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
©2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Introduces the geography, history, government, people, culture, and attractions of Hawaii.
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