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English
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In this touching narrative, young children ask, "Where do people go when they die?" Each child asks an adult that they trust--a father, a mother, a grandfather, an aunt, a teacher--and, although the reassuring answers they receive are all different, each leads back to the same simple truth: when people die, "They go to God. Who is everywhere." With an afterward and helpful suggestions about how to explain death to children, readers will find insight...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Examines the life cycle of lions and describes what a pride is, how they raise their young, how they hunt and what they eat, and the dangers they face in the wild.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 870L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A basic introduction to bats, discussing their physical characteristics, habitat, diet, activities, and life cycles.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 920L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the physical appearance, habitat, hunting and mating behaviors, and life cycle of the polar bear.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 930L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A basic introduction to sharks, discussing their physical characteristics, habitat, diet, activities, and life cycles.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beavers are busy at work! These aquatic mammals have unique traits that aid them in building the perfect lodge to raise young beavers and keep predators away. Mary Holland's vibrant photographs document the beavers' activities through the course of a year. Do these beavers ever take a break? Follow along as they pop through the winter ice to begin the busy year of eating bark, building dams and gathering...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follow this photographic journal of a red fox as he explores the world around him during the first few months of his life. He's about a month old when he first comes out of the den. Watch as he learns to hunt through play and by using his senses. See the changes as he grows from a young kit to a young fox. After all, by the next summer, he'll have kits of his own! Naturalist photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland has captured Ferdinand...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 880L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A basic introduction to Emperor penguins, focusing on their physical characteristics, life cycle, reproduction, habitat, diet and predators.
35) One wolf howls
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The months of the year and the numbers 1 through 12 are used in rhyming text to introduce children to the behavior of wolves in natural settings. Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.
36) Papa Jethro
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With warm watercolor artwork and a gentle storyline, this picture book sensitively looks at the issue of interfaith families. "Why can't you be Jewish like me? Why can't I be Christian like you?" To answer these questions posed by his granddaughter, a modern grandfather tells her the parallel story of Jethro, the famous non-Jewish grandfather of the Bible.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
One cold, rainy, spring night, a young girl and her scientist father participate in "Salamander Night" to follow hundreds of spotted salamanders as they venture into a vernal pool to mate and lay eggs. Together, the father-child team studies the salamanders through their complete amphibian metamorphosis, culminating in the adult salamanders' disappearance into the woods in late summer. In easy-to-understand text, the girl relates the tale through...
39) Apple trees
Author
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
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Description
Get a close-up view of the life of an apple tree.
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