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62) Tintin in Tibet
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
1975
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
62 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Overview: The classic graphic novel. One day Tintin reads about a plane crash in the Himalayas. When he discovers that his friend, Chang, was on board, Tintin travels to the crash site in hopes of a rescue.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
370L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a "rich boy." Yet through the novel's humorous escapades-from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe-Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge,...
65) Destination moon
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
©1976
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
62 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tintin, Snowy, and Captain Haddock join Professor Calculus' moon expedition.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. This beautiful new edition of Alice's...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
As Hewey Calloway fights to maintain the status quo in 1906 Texas, he comes to realize that every choice he makes requires a sacrifice. Hewey Calloway has a problem. In his West Texas home of 1906, the land of the way of life that he loves are changing too quickly for his taste. Hewey dreams of freedom--he wants only to be a footloose horseback cowboy, endlessly wandering the open range. But the open range of his childhood is slowly disappearing:...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
©1978
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
62 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Determined to recover an Indian fetish stolen from the Museum of Ethnography, Tintin and Snowy follow a curious trail that leads to South America, revolution, and hostile jungle Indians.
74) Arthur's eyes
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Description
His friends tease Arthur when he gets glasses, but he soon learns to wear them with pride.
Author
Series
Adventures of Tom Sawyer volume 9
Language
English
Description
Aunt Polly falls sick and is struck with an idea. She calls Tom to her bedside, pretending to be dying. Aunt Polly tells Tom she cannot go to heaven unless he promises to be a good boy but Tom refuses to promise, because he doesn't want his aunt to die.
Author
Series
Adventures of Tom Sawyer volume 7
Language
English
Description
Tom just can't get along with his new classmate Alfred, and challenges him to a fighting match. On the way home, the boat they are aboard sinks and Tom rescues Alfred, who can't swim at all – winning Becky's praise.
Author
Series
Adventures of Tom Sawyer volume 1
Language
English
Description
Tom Sawyer doesn't like school much. Escaping from the schoolhouse, he's off to the woods to catch a wild pig with his friend Huck. Their attempts to sell the pig at the harbor end with a wild disturbance on the steamboat.
Author
Series
Adventures of Tom Sawyer volume 6
Language
English
Description
Huck is offended that Tom forgot his promise. The next few days Tom works with Huck, telling Becky he is busy helping his sick aunt. Becky discovers his lie but her anger is replaced with surprise when she sees Huck's newly built tree house.
Author
Series
Adventures of Tom Sawyer volume 5
Language
English
Description
Tom arrives at school late and finds that Becky is in his class. He finally manages to become friends with her, and promises to visit – forgetting another promise he has made to Huck.
Author
Series
Adventures of Tom Sawyer volume 13
Language
English
Description
After Becky ignores Tom for five days, he decides to run away from home to be a pirate. During the night he sails to Jackson Island on a raft, along with Huck and Ben.
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