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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 23
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The enchanting story of a shipwrecked family --a minister, his wife, and four sons-- who are cast up on a desert island, build a wonderful house in a tree, and survive so cleverly and happily apart from the world that they never want to be rescued.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 42
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"In his timeless story of two pairs of mismatched lovers, The Return of the Native sets romantic idealism as a destructive counterpoint to reality and disillusionment." "Against the lowering background of Egdon Heath, fiery Eustacia Vye passes her days, wishing only for passionate love. She believes that her escape from Egdon lies in marriage to Clym Yeobright, home from Paris and discontented with his work there. But Clym wishes to return to the...
7) The Odyssey
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"When Robert Fagles' translation of the Iliad was published in 1990, critics and scholars alike hailed it as a masterpiece." "Now Robert Fagles presents us with the Odyssey, Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem, recounting the arduous wanderings of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. If the Iliad is the world's greatest war story, then the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 28
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A uge sea monster has attacked and wrecked several ships from beneath the sea. Professor Aronnax bravely joins a mission to hunt down the beast. He goes aboard the Nautilus, a secret submarine helmed by the mysterious Captain Nemo. At first, the mission is exciting, as Nemo takes Aronnax on a voyage around the underwater world. But when things start to go wrong, Aronnax finds there's no escape from the Nautilus. He is now Captain Nemo's captive -...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Presents the complete text of Shakespeare's classic play about Macbeth, a man who kills the king in an attempt to seize the crown of Scotland for himself; and includes an introduction, explanatory notes, a modern perspective essay, an annotated further reading list, and a key to famous lines.
11) Wombats
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Readers will learn about the wombat's unique body features, diet, social behavior, habitat, predators, and ways of defense. They will also learn about the life of a baby wombat, from joey to independence. Shaded territory maps highlight areas of Australia the wombat calls home.
12) Hedgehogs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
These tiny and spiny nocturnal mammals can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. They also live in New Zealand, but are not native to it. Readers will learn other information, like what they look like, what they like to eat, and more. Complete with simple text and fun photographs.
14) The bunny hop
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Buddy Rabbit is ignored by the girls because of his incompetent dancing, until he masters the bunny hop.
15) I like things
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Easy-to-read text describes the collections of familiar items which have been arranged by color, size, and shape.
16) Blue shark
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In Blue Shark, beginning readers will follow a blue shark as it hunts for prey and evades its predator, the orca whale. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they learn how blue sharks swim and survive in the sea.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify a blue shark's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about blue sharks online using our safe search...
17) Fish and Sun
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
One day, bored little Fish journeys up to the surface of the ocean where it meets Sun and a wonderful friendship blooms, only right in the middle of their fun, Sun starts to set!
18) Jing's family
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Meet Jing and her family. Jing was adopted. Learn all about what being adopted means and how there are all different kinds of families and they are all special. -- Amazon.com.
19) Sea sheep
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Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text introduce the reader to sheep that can swim, dive, play pirates, read books, and much more.