Sally M Walker
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sally M. Walker works alongside scientists as they excavate colonial-era graves and examine fragile 400-year-old skeletons. See what they can determine about these early Americans-a ship's captain, an indentured servant, and others-from studying their bones.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear at a train station, he knew he could care for it. Harry was a veterinarian. But he was also a soldier in training during World War I. Harry named the bear Winnie, short for Winnipeg, his company's home town, and he brought her along to the military camp in England. Winnie followed Harry everywhere and slept under his cot every night. Before long, she became the regiment's much-loved mascot. But who could care...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story from World War I in which two towns were leveled and almost two thousand people killed following the collision of two warships in Halifax Harbour and a blizzard that dumped over a foot of snow in the area.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fossils give us a window to the past. Water, sediments, and pressure work together over time to preserve the shape of things that lived long ago. Studying these ancient plants and animals tells us more about our own existence. Have you ever searched for fossils? Unearth some in this book.
7) Sea horses
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of sea horse as well as efforts to protect them.
8) Dolphins
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces these aquatic mammals by describing their physical characteristics, life cycle, behavior, relations with humans, and threats to their survival.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rocks can be made of many different minerals. By looking at rocks closely, we can tell where they were formed and what conditions they were created in. How do we know these things? And how do we tell different types of rocks apart? Learn about ways to research rocks and what they can teach us about our world.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
You know that magnets hold pictures on a refrigerator. But have you ever found a magnet's north pole? Or turned an ordinary paper clip into a magnet? Now you can! Explore magnetism with the fun experiments you'll find in this book. As part of the Searchlight Books™ collection, this series sheds light on a key science question―How Does Energy Work? Hands-on experiments, interesting photos, and useful diagrams will help you find the answer!
11) Hippos
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the common and the pygmy hippopotamus.
12) Rhinos
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, behavior, and conservation of rhinos.
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Antarctica is a land of frozen secrets, with scarcely a handful that have been completely divulged. Join Sally M. Walker as she explores both historical and modern-day scientific expeditions to the continent.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the time when witches tiptoe about to have their Halloween fun, ancient Druscilla knows her creaking knees will prevent her from being sneaky and sets out to find a silent conveyance for herself, her cat, and her jack-o-lantern.
15) Electricity
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Where does electricity come from? How does it make a computer run or a light bulb shine? Electricity is a form of energy that can be used in many ways. Starting with the tiny particles that make up atoms-electrons, protons, and neutrons-this book highlights the basics of how electricity works and furthers understanding through a series of easy-to-do experiments.
17) Light
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Where does light come from? What do colors have to do with light? Light is a form of energy. Life on Earth is made possible because light from the sun carries heat to the earth. This book explores the essential concepts of light-photons, color, refraction, light rays and waves, etc.-through a series of easy-to-do experiments readers will enjoy doing.
19) Supercroc found
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
110 million years ago, a lush river flowed through the heart of what is now a desert in Africa. Lurking in the depths of the river, a humungous monster waited for its prey to come to the river's edge to drink…and to die. More than 40 feet long, this giant ancestor of the crocodile stalked and killed dinosaurs. In 1997, dinosaur hunter Paul Sereno discovered the enormous reptile fossil named SuperCroc. Learn how modern science uncovers the ancient...
20) Heat
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Why do some things heat up quickly while others don't? How can heat cause matter to change form-from solid to liquid to gas and back again? Heat cannot be seen, but it can easily be felt. Looking at different objects' molecular makeup, this book describes the fundamentals of heat and furthers understanding through a series of easy experiments.