Julie Abery
1) Baby T. rex
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Description
"Baby T. rex hatches and explores the prehistoric world. Of particular interest is another egg that has rolled from the T. rex nest and gotten stuck in a hole. It'll take luck (and some help from a turtle) for the little dinosaur to rescue their sibling"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This heartwarming picture book tells the true story of João Pereira de Souza, who found a Magellanic penguin covered in oil and starving near his home on an island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. João spent a week cleaning the creatures tarred feathers and feeding him a daily diet of fish before taking him back to the sea to let him go. But the penguin wouldnt leave! He stayed with João for eleven months until finally disappearing. Now, every...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple rhymes and lush illustrations inspired by the sugar plantations of 1930s Maui combine in the lesser-known story of a dedicated science teacher, Soichi Sakamoto, who used innovative techniques to coach his Hawaiian swimming team all the way to the Olympics.
5) Yusra swims
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A biography in rhyme relates the story of Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini"--