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61) Comfort dogs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains what a comfort dog is, when they are typically used, and the kind of training a dog must go through to become a comfort dog.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
From disability services advocates to civil rights march organizers, this book introduces remarkable individuals whose contributions to social justice were often overlooked. Colorful spreads full of photographs and sidebars support reader engagement and celebrate each hero's achievements.
63) Wolfsbane
Author
Series
Discarded heroes volume 3
Pub. Date
2011
Description
"In Venezuela, Danielle Roark and her Army Corps of Engineers team is captured. After six months of captivity, Dani escapes, only to end up charged with espionage and forced to return to the jungle to prove that a nuclear facility exists. On the mission she feels abandoned by God and country. Will she live long enough to make those responsible pay? Haunted by memories of a mission gone bad, former Green Beret medic Canyon Metcalfe wrestles with his...
65) Johnny Appleseed
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explores the background, accomplishments, and stories of American folk hero Johnny Appleseed.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
20140801
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
From a stray on the streets to the first dog in the stars! Aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2, Laika became the first living creature to travel to outer space. See the story unfold as one heroic little dog makes a huge sacrifice to help people learn about space travel.
67) Midnight Rain
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Description
For undercover FBI agent Katie Cavanaugh this was supposed to be a routine job-go in, get the evidence, catch a killer. But from the moment she lays eyes on John Brighton the intense charge in the air between them lets her know that the stakes will be higher this time around. Posing as his physical therapist allows Katie first-hand access to him but she can't let the intimacy of living together cloud her judgment. She will need her instincts sharp...
68) Balto's story
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Details the story of Balto, a sled dog that led a team carrying diphtheria medicine to an isolated Nome, Alaska
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"From fossil hunters to nuclear researchers, this book introduces remarkable individuals whose contributions to science were often overlooked. Colorful spreads full of photographs and sidebars support reader engagement and celebrate each hero's achievements."--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
The Muckrakers discusses how in the early 1900s, Ida Tarbell and other investigative journalists brought about change by exposing the illegal tactics and unethical practices of corporations. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
72) All-Time Greats
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1992
Description
Discusses the history of basketball and significant individuals in the sport.
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Description
"God", Mary prayed, "Send me somewhere, anywhere, just send me to be a missionary". God would indeed answer the prayer of the fiery, red-haired woman from Scotland. For thirty-nine years, Mary Slessor would labor in love among the unreached, often treacherous, tribes of Africa's Calabar region. Braving sickness, danger, and death on all sides, Mary became the cherished "White Ma" to entire tribes. Her faith, steadfastness, and pioneering spirit...
Author
Pub. Date
2000, c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Often refered to as "the father of modern missions," William Carey displayed a single-minded determination to set his face like a flint to the task of bringing the gospel to those lost in darkness. He was a missionary in India.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
November is Native American Heritage month!
Osceola, Cochise, and Tecumseh are three Native American heroes who fought valiantly for their land and for their people. This book is divided into three parts--each part recounting the life of one of these great heroes. Their true stories are emotionally gripping and tragic, and Ann McGovern handles delicate topics, such as violence and racism, expertly for young readers. The narrative text is supplemented...
79) The fog of fear
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
On a bright spring morning, a dark cloud of smoke engulfs Gotham City. The fearsome Scarecrow has turned day into night. Surprisingly, the crook doesn't resist Batman's attempt to arrest him. From behind the bars of his cell, the Scarecrow reveals that his evil experiment has already been set in motion. When the black smoke mixes with water, it produces a gas that fills people with fear. A thunderstorm is approaching the city. Can Batman save the...
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