Barbara A Somervill
1) Pennsylvania
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of Pennsylvania.
3) Texas
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An overview of the state of Texas.
Describes the history, geography, ecology, people, economy, cities, and sights of the state of Texas, and includes ideas for classroom assignments.
4) Arizona
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of Arizona.
5) Tennessee
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of Tennessee.
7) Alabama
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a wildlife photographer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
10) Gray squirrel
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gray squirrels are known for their bushy tails and hoarding habits. These North American natives were imported to parts of Europe and South Africa as pets, but quickly went from pets to unwanted pests. Learn more about the problems caused by invasive gray squirrels and what can be done to solve them.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1839, African slaves who rebelled against their Spanish owners on the Amistad schooner were charged with murder in the United States. This book details the famous U.S. Supreme Court case that ultimately ruled in favor of the black captives.
15) Brown Treesnake
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
How the Brown Tree Snake made themselves at home, disrupted the island's ecosystem, and created problems for its people and native animals.
16) Monitor lizard
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Monitor Lizard is large; adults can grow up to 7 feet in length. A vicious predator that will eat anything it can fit into its mouth. Native to Africa, the Monitor Lizard has successfully established a new home in Florida, disrupting an already delicate ecosystem.
18) Python
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Less than a decade ago, there were only a few pythons in the everglades. Today more than 100,000 of them are slithering around south Florida, crushing what was already a delicate ecosystem. Readers will be introduced to the concepts of invasive species and challenged to think critically about the cause, effect, and control of dangerous creatures.
19) Mountain gorilla
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The mountain gorillas of Central Africa are a critically endangered species because of poaching, hunting, habitat loss, exposure to human diseases, and war. Readers will find out more about how people are working together to save these animals through habitat conservation and education.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Introduction to one of the United States' original colonies, Rhode Island. Describes its origins, its leaders, and the colony's role in America's independence from Great Britain. Help children discover America's thrilling early history with Our Thirteen Colonies. Each book begins with the prehistory of one colony, describing the Native Americans who inhabited that area, and then honestly portrays the arrival of European settlers and the growth of...