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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Comparing the world population to a village of 100 persons, the author reveals such facts as the languages of the village, how much each earns, if the person is literate, has a television and has enough to eat.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reveals how all living things are separated into five kingdoms--all of which contain different facets of life on Earth--in an introduction to biodiversity.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old María Luz and her family have a small farm in Honduras, but may not have enough food to sustain them for the year, so María's father must leave home to find work, leaving her in charge of the garden. Based on the life of Elías Sánchez and María Cecilia Vásquez.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This bestseller is newly revised with updated statistics, new activities and completely new material on food security, energy and health. By shrinking the planet down to a village of just 100 people, children will discover how to grow up global and establish their own place in the world village.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Examines how children from different countries around the world live and how their lives differ from children elsewhere, including issues such as access to water, healthcare, and education.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mimi's fictional village is like thousands of real villages in the developing world, where health care, especially among infants and children, is poor or uneven. As a result, every day, 21,000 children under the age of five die, most of them from diseases that could have been prevented with basic health care."--Front jacket flap.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young readers can learn how to be modern-day Noah and protect the world's plants and animals from extinction not by building a giant boat, but by making small changes in their everyday lives - from planting trees to turning off the tap - to help preserve the world's biodiversity. Planet Ark is part of CitizenKid™, a collection of books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Razia dreams of getting an education, but in her small Afghan village, girls have not been allowed to attend school for many years, when a new girls' school opens in the village, Razia must convince her family to let her attend.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Michel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted from his schoolyard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forced to become a soldier for a brutal rebel militia. Against the odds, Michel managed to escape and find his way back to his family, but he was never the same again. After immigrating to Canada, Michel was encouraged by a teacher to share what happened to him in order to raise awareness about child soldiers around the...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Leo rides his beloved red bicycle to school, soccer practice and everywhere in between. He is devastated when he outgrows Big Red. But when Leo learns of a bicycle donation program, he perks up – someone who really needs his bike can give it a new life. Little does he know that Big Red will change other people's lives, too. Follow the bike as it travels to West Africa, where it helps people in Burkina Faso bring goods to the market, and serves as...
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English
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A moving, fictionalized account of a march that raised awareness about child labor. Eight-year-old Aidan and his friend Gussie have joined the picket line at the cotton mill to demand the chance to go to school instead of work. But when famous labor reformer Mother Jones arrives, she has an even bolder idea than a strike. She wants to lead them on a march from Pennsylvania all the way to President Theodore Roosevelt's summer home in Oyster Bay, New...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
There are lots of rules we all need to follow, from the dress code at school, respecting someone's privacy, to turning your light off at bedtime. In six entertaining stories, Mayor Moe and City Council grapple with the task of making rules to keep their city safe, prosperous and fair. Not an easy job, since citizens come in all shapes, sizes and colors, and have different thoughts and beliefs. Readers will find out about the rights and freedoms enjoyed...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources at the camp, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and a leader named Remy has begun targeting Deo. Then one day a coach gathers all the children to play soccer. Though Deo loves soccer and has even made his own ball out of banana leaves, he's unsure at first about...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 14-year-old Aaron's village in Zambia, poaching for ivory is common practice, and elephants are feared because of the danger they pose to humans and the damage they often cause to crops so important to the villagers' livelihoods. But when Aaron encounters a newborn elephant in distress, his instinct is not to run away, but to jump to its rescue. This is the beginning of a beautiful bond of friendship and a meaningful vocation. This moving story,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy, a science project and an answer to a critical problem. During monsoon season in Bangladesh, Iqbal's mother must cook the family's meals indoors, over an open fire, even though the smoke makes her and the family sick. So when Iqbal hears that his school's science fair has the theme of sustainability, he comes up with the perfect idea for his entry: he'll design a stove that doesn't produce smoke! Has Iqbal found a way to win first prize in the...
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