Laurie Calkhoven
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
You can make a difference, no matter how old you are! These kids are helping to save honeybees, teaching people the importance of clean air and water, raising money to help endangered birds, and writing petitions to raise awareness of climate change. You should meet these kids who are saving the planet!
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
On a three-day stagecoach ride to the big city of Albany, during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Caroline is fascinated by the other travelers, including a charming magician and a beautiful young woman with a sad past, but when Caroline's important package for her father disappears, she must unmask a thief.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Discover the secret tactics Americans used to win World War II in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series about the secrets of American History! Secrets of American History is an action-packed nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that lets beginning readers in on a little secret: history is full of surprises! Want to know what invisible ink has to do with the American Revolution? Or why shark repellant and inflatable...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that President Franklin Roosevelt had a secret train station in New York City? Or that there's a hidden room inside Mount Rushmore? Unearth secrets about these monuments and more in this book about historical places! Includes reproducible quiz at the end of the book.
25) A winning goal
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Your friend Shelby is new to soccer. When your team hits a losing streak, you're torn between giving Shelby practice on the field and playing your best for your team. Will you let down the team if you hang back and let Shelby play? Will you let down your friend if you try to be the star? Only you can decide how to be fair to everyone--including yourself."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his famous "I have a dream" speech, which he gave during the March on Washington in 1963. But his life before and after that big event, and his other enormous contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, largely go unspoken. In this biography for kids ages 8-12, learn all about MLK--from his early family life and experiences in education, to his untimely death and the worldwide...
Author
Series
Boys of wartime volume 2
Language
English
Description
In 1863, twelve-year-old Will, who longs to be a drummer in the Union army, is stuck in his sleepy hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, but when the Union and Confederate armies meet right there in his town, he and his family are caught up in the fight. Includes historical notes, glossary, and a timeline of events.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"You can't wait for the science fair. You have so many fun ideas! But working with friends sure gets complicated. One partner disagrees with your ideas. Another leans on you a little too much. Can you find the courage to speak up, defend your ideas, and help others find confidence, too, by doing the work themselves?"--P. [4] of cover.
30) The new girl
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The reader's decisions determine what happens to a girl who lacks the confidence to make friends with a new girl from France.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A new set of True Books on Space Exploration"--
" From the first time a person looked up at the sky and wondered 'What's out there?" humans have dreamed about exploring the cosmos. From human missions to outer space and our exploration of Mars to the observation of mysterious UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), scientific advances over the past 60 years have made it possible to find some answers. About 60 years ago, the first manned spacecraft...
Author
Series
Boys of wartime volume 3
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Michael, a thirteen-year-old French-American, watches in fear as the Nazis invade Paris, and is spurred to become part of the French Resistance movement, defying Hitler, helping American aviators to safe zones, and delivering secret documents at great risk to his own safety. Includes historical notes, glossary, and timeline.
Author
Series
G.I. dogs volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Born in Shanghai, China, in 1936, Judy is an English pointer who finds her place on a English gunboat patrolling the Yangtze River, battling pirates, contending with the Japanese occupiers, and protecting her human shipmates--until they all end up in a Japanese prison camp in Sumatra at the beginning of World War II, where every day is a struggle to survive.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Stubby, a Boston terrier, is scrounging for food in the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1917 when he is adopted as a mascot by the 102nd Infantry Regiment and finds himself on the way to France and the trenches of World War I where he soon learns to save his soldiers by alerting them to impending gas attacks, and eventually is awarded a medal by General Pershing.
Author
Publisher
DK Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"With images of every BeForever™ and Girl of the Year™ doll, an expanded section on the TrulyMe™ dolls, a detailed timeline of the company, and tons of exclusive behind-the-scenes information, this book takes readers from the start of The Pleasant Company all the way through to present day"--Amazon website.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The old adage says that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, meaning that children usually resemble their parents. But what happens when the apples fall somewhere else -- sometimes a couple of orchards away, sometimes on the other side of the world? In this young adult edition, Andrew Solomon profiles how families accommodate children who have a variety of differences: families of people who are deaf, who are dwarfs, who have Down syndrome, who...