Seymour Simon
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of various members of the family of animals known as crocodilians.
64) Mercury
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
unp illus.
Language
English
Description
Describes what is known about Mercury from the photographs taken by Project Mariner.
66) Big bugs
Author
Series
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
Rev. ed.
Physical Desc
58 p. ill. 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes ten strange natural phenomena and possible explanations for them, including the day it rained frogs, an atomic explosion that occurred forty years before the atom bomb, and an eerie crystal skull.
69) Volcanoes
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
©1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Explains, in simple terms, the characteristics of volcanoes and describes some famous eruptions and their aftermath.
70) Sharks
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian
Pub. Date
[2006?]
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1050L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When you get to know the truth about sharks, you'll begin to see them as the fascinating creatures they are, instead of the monsters of myth.
71) Lightning
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text explore the natural phenomenon of lightning.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents simple activities and experiments that demonstrate buoyancy by observing why some things sink and others float in water.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents simple activities and experiments that demonstrate the properties of air by observing the presence of air and the pressure it exerts.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 1060L
Physical Desc
30 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text showcase some of the plants and animals that are found in the tropical rain forest.
75) Spiders
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of different kinds of spiders.
76) Global warming
Author
Series
Publisher
Smithsonian/Collins
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Provides an introduction to the causes and effects of global warming and climate change.
77) Weather
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the causes, changing patterns, and forecasting of weather.
Author
Series
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides an easy-to-read overview of Egyptian pyramids and the burial practices associated with them, and introduces the pyramids of other countries.
79) Planet Mars
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the fourth planet from the Sun, Mars, which is also closer to Earth than any other planet except Venus.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Simple text with some complex words teaches children about storms and other natural disasters. Includes 4 collectable cards of different types of storms.