Peter Sís
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 370L
Language
English
Description
A little boy writes a letter to his grandfather about all the reading and studying he is doing this summer--but all his activities revolve around ice cream.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Caldecott Honoree and Sibert Medalist Peter Sís honors a man who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis. In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia-a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved. Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter...
11) Fire truck
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 350L
Language
English
Description
Matt, who loves fire trucks, wakes up one morning to find that he has become a fire truck, with one driver, two ladders, three hoses, and ten boots. Features a gate-fold illustration that opens into a three-page spread.
12) Komodo!
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 840L
Language
English
Description
A young boy who loves dragons goes with his parents to the Indonesian island of Komodo in hopes of seeing a real dragon. Includes factual information about the Komodo dragon.
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
A tribute to the life of the creator of "The Little Prince" traces his early achievements as a pilot, his efforts to break aviation records, and the experiences that inspired his writing life.
14) An ocean world
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
A whale sails new seas and, after several unsuccessful attempts, makes a friend.
16) Follow the dream
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
In a pictorial retelling, Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient.
17) Robinson
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 520L
Language
English
Description
Robin and his friends are planning to dress up as pirates for their school's annual costume party, but instead his mother creates a Robinson Crusoe costume for him, and while the adults love it, his friends are less welcoming.
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 430L
Language
English
Description
Madlenka plays soccer in her city neighborhood--with the mailbox, a dog, a parking meter, and some cats. Includes facts about the game, and translations for the word "soccer" in various languages.
19) The whipping boy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.