Kevin Blake
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It was February 1925 in the Alaskan wilderness. One wrong step could mean sudden death for musher Gunnar Kaasen and his lead sled dog, Balto. The temperature had dropped to -50°F. Fierce winds roared as snow pounded the sled. The blinding blizzard made it impossible to see. Waiting for the weather to change, however, wasn't an option. Fifty miles away in Nome, Alaska, dozens of the town's children were sick with diphtheria and near death. Gunnar...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1888, two cowboys spotted something strange at the base of some rocky reddish-yellow cliffs in southwestern Colorado. There, carved into the side of a plateau, was a hidden village of buildings and towers filled with empty windows. The men climbed down to explore the strange cliff dwellings and found hidden staircases and hundreds of rooms, some filled with children's toys, bowls, axes--and even skeletons! Who were the mysterious people who had...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Karolina Paniagua was horribly sick and no one could figure out why. At first, Karolina came down with a high fever and joint pain. Over the next couple of weeks, she could barely walk. A doctor decided to test Karolina for Chagas disease, a lethal illness spread by the deadly kissing bug. The test came back positive-Karolina was stunned. Read Karolina's harrowing tale of survival, and learn all about kissing bugs and the deadly disease they carry...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On the tropical island of Guam, there's a serious problem. It's long and brown and is slithering everywhere--including inside people's houses! The brown tree snake first arrived in Guam in the 1940s after hitching a ride on a ship sailing from the South Pacific. It found a new island home that was warm, had lots of food, and was free of predators. The snake multiplied quickly--and now millions roam Guam, devouring every small animal in their path...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Salton Sea resort area was a vacationer's paradise. People looking to go boating, swimming, and fishing flocked to California's largest lake. Homes, hotels, and shops sprang up as more and more people moved to the region. However, something was lurking in the lake's calm waters. Soon, swimmers began to pass by globs of green algae and breathe in a rotten-egg stench. Beachgoers had to step over piles of decaying fish on...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Huge holes cover a cornfield. The corn plants in the field have been dug up and trampled, and much of the corn is half eaten. What caused this terrible damage? The answer is big, hairy, and running wild. Throughout the South and in much of the United States, feral pigs, many of which were once farm animals, are destroying crops, ruining property, and polluting streams and rivers with their waste. In Feral Pigs: Chomp, Chomp!, students will learn all...
Author
Language
English
Description
It was -25°F as the snow swirled all around, making it impossible to see. Explorer and dog trainer Keizo Funatsu called out into the darkness, "I'm here! I'm here!" Yet the howling winds were so loud that no one could hear his cries. He was lost in Antarctica. Keizo was part of an international expedition that had just dogsledded 3,725 miles across the frozen continent, past the South Pole. He had left his tent to feed the sled dogs when a blizzard...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1880, citizens of Bodie, California, crowded onto Main Street to celebrate the Fourth of July. Among them were prospectors, miners, gamblers, and even gunfighters. They had all come to this dusty, remote spot in the mountains for one reason--to find gold. Within fifty years, however, the town's Main Street would be abandoned and filled with a ghostly silence. Where did everyone go? What happened to the once thriving town? Bodie: The Town That Belongs...
9) Rescue Dogs
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On a summer night in 2014, Clare Whiteford and her three young sons were asleep in their home. Without warning, a fire broke out in their kitchen. Everyone in the family was unaware of the danger--everyone except their adopted greyhound, Uno. The dog raced upstairs to Clare's bedroom and barked loudly. Clare woke up and rushed the children outside. Uno had saved their lives! Amazingly, just a year earlier, Uno didn't have a home and was living in...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On May 31, 1911, thousands of excited people crammed into a shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They were there to watch the empty hull of RMS Titanic enter the water for the very first time. Proud workers hugged their children as they pointed at the massive ship they had helped build. In just 62 seconds, the giant ocean liner was floating for the very first time. It was the largest human-made object the world had ever seen! Creating Titanic: The...
11) Malaysia
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Colorful. Ancient. Busy. Welcome to Malaysia! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about Malaysia's land, history, cities, food, and more. They'll even learn how to speak a few words in Malay! This 32-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The engaging text,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At the stroke of midnight on February 2, 1913, Grand Central Terminal opened for business in New York City. At the time, it was the largest and most luxurious station in the world. Throughout the day, more than 150,000 people pushed through its shiny doors. They gasped at the building's size, beauty, and technological wonders. After seeing it, a reporter called it "the greatest station, of any type, in the world."
Grand Central Terminal traces the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Beautiful. Historic. Interesting. Welcome to Bosnia and Herzegovina! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about Bosnia and Herzegovina's land, history, cities, food, and more. They'll even learn a few words in this country's languages! This 32-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple...
14) Wretched Worms
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After a trip to the Dominican Republic, Katie Stephens and Eddie Zytner noticed their feet starting to swell. Then their skin became covered with swirly red marks and fluid-filled blisters. The pain became so intense the couple couldn't walk. Soon, they discovered the cause of the problem-parasitic hookworms living in their flesh! Read Katie and Eddie's harrowing tale of survival, and learn all about parasitic worms and the deadly diseases they cause...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1587, a group of 116 men, women, and children sailed from England to North America. They landed in Roanoke, an island off the coast of present-day North Carolina. Life was hard for the settlers, who struggled to build a new life. Within a few months, the governor of the colony, John White, sailed back to England to get more supplies. Three years passed before he could return to the colony. When White finally arrived back in Roanoke, he was shocked...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1963, Les Skramstad came home after a hard day's work at the local mill and mine in Libby, Montana. His wife kissed him at the door and his kids playfully grabbed his legs. They didn't mind that he was covered in powdery brown dust. Little did Les and his family know that the dust was deadly. Deadly Mine: Libby, Montana traces the tragic story of a small mining town that eventually became poisoned by a deadly mineral called asbestos. Fascinating...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Miami has a serious problem--water! Sometimes, on sunny days, water bubbles up from storm drains. Residents find their homes flooded. On some days, they see cars floating like boats and even fish swimming in pools of water in the streets. What is going on? And can anything be done to save the city from being completely flooded with water? Rising Seas: Miami, Floridatraces the tragic story of the causes of global warming, how this affects Miami--a...
18) Chile
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Amazing. Surprising. Fun. Welcome to Chile! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about Chile's land, history, cities, food, and more. They'll even learn how to speak a few words in Spanish! This 32-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The engaging text,...
19) Terrifying Ticks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 2015, Jane Ashley took her dog for a walk through a field in Virginia. The next day, she spotted a black speck on her back. It was a tiny tick. Several days later, Jane developed a throbbing headache, which turned into a fever. Soon, she was so ill she needed to be taken to the hospital. Then Jane's organs began to fail. What was making her so deathly ill? Read Jane's harrowing tale of survival, and learn all about ticks and the deadly diseases...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The ship had only seconds to spare. Titanic's officers steered the ship to the left as quickly as they could to avoid a head-on collision. But they weren't fast enough. The right side of the ship struck the side of the ice mountain floating in the north Atlantic. The fate of the Titanic--and its 1,317 passengers and 885 crew members--had been sealed. Titanic's Fatal Voyage tells the devastating story of how the gigantic and supposedly unsinkable ship...