Marion Dane Bauer
2) Clouds
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
360L
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text explain three types of clouds, stratus, cumulus, and cirrus.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami separates a young African hippopotamus from his mother, he finds a new snuggle partner in Mzee the giant tortoise. Based on a true story.
6) Yosemite
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Exquisite waterfalls, giant granite cliffs, ample hiking trails, and stunning views--these are just a few of the things that make Yosemite National Park one of the most popular parks in the world. Beginning readers will love exploring and learning about the beauty and grandeur of this iconic park in this informative Ready-to-Read"--
7) Yellowstone
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to Yellowstone National Park describes the landscape and animals found there and explains how people came to use natural means to tend the world's first national park.
9) Moon
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
AD 510L
Language
English
Description
"Everyone loves Earth's little neighbor: the Moon! It lights up our night sky, guides our oceans, and so much more. Beginning readers will love learning all about the Moon in this new Level 1 Ready-to-Read"--
10) Earth
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about planet Earth in the third book in this nonfiction Level 1 Ready-to-Read series about the universe that's perfect for kids who love science and space!"--
11) Mars
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Language
English
Description
"Explore the planet Mars in the second book in this new, nonfiction Level 1 Ready-to-Read series about the universe that's perfect for kids who love science and space!"--
13) On my honor
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.
14) Runt
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Runt, the smallest wolf cub in the litter, seeks to prove himself to his father King and the rest of the pack and to earn a new name.
16) Rain
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
310L
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text explain what rain is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and the importance of clean water.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
In Anchorage, Alaska, two lonely boys make a connection--a brown bear injured just after his mother sends him out on his own, and a human whose father is a new keeper at the Alaska Zoo and whose mother and sister are still in Minnesota.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
After his mother leaves the family, Brad involves his younger brother in a plan to get her to come home and deals with his feelings of rejection by taking care of a newborn kitten.
20) Land of the buffalo bones: the diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, an English girl in Minnesota
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father, a Baptist minister.