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| Title | A Farm Through Time |
| Author | Angela Wilkes |
| Illustrator | Eric Thomas |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • change • farm • history • information • non-fiction • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • society • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Have you ever stood and looked out at farmlands and wondered what stood there in centuries past? This beautifully illustrated book reaches all the way back to the year 800...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | A Street Through Time: A 12,000 Year Walk Through History |
| Author | Dr. Anne Millard |
| Illustrator | Steve Noon |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • change • history • information • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • society • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Ten thousand years ago, what was it like on your street? This book follows the evolution of a street through time. We begin with the Stone Age Hunters, progress through...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Adventures of Marco Polo, The |
| Author | Russell Freedman |
| Illustrator | Bagram Ibatoulline |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • Asian culture • biography • character • Chinese • exploration • history • journeys • middle readers • older readers • truth • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
Who was Marco Polo? Did he really travel to China or was he a man of a million lies? Born into a family of adventurers, Marco joined his father and...
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | Backtracked |
| Author | Pedro de Alcantara |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action/adventure • adventure • history • mature reader • older readers • time travel • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Sixteen year old Tommy Latrella has a difficult time living up to the reputation of his older brother, a firefighter who died during the collapse of the World...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Barbarians! |
| Author | Steven Kroll |
| Illustrator | Robert Byrd |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • battles • history • information • middle readers • war • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
What is a barbarian? Goths and Huns, Vikings and Mongols all played powerful roles in creating western civilization. But, where did they come from? Who fought whom? Were they barbaric?...
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | Breadwinner, The |
| Author | Deborah Ellis |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • Afghanistan • coming of age • courage • family • fiction • history • injustice • Muslims • risk • society • Survival • war • Belonger/Connector |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Afghanistan and the Taliban. These words are familiar to us now. Meet Parvana, a young Afghani girl, arguing with her sister and getting stuck doing the dishes until the night...
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | Cate of the Lost Colony |
| Author | Lisa Klein |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • American history • character • conflict • consequences • English history • England • expectations • finding yourself • girl power • growing up • historical fiction • history • If You Liked Across FIve Aprils • intrigue • journeys • mystery • Native American • nature • older readers • orphans • overcoming obstacles • perseverance • queens • relationships • self-reliance • ships • standing up for yourself • travel • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
Seeing Indians in Queen Elizabeth’s court, young Lady Catherine Archer is enthralled by Sir Walter Raleigh’s reports of his New World colony and by Sir Walter himself. But when...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Chasing Lincoln's Killer |
| Author | James L. Swanson |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action/adventure • American history • anger • beliefs • broken leg • cities • Civil Rights • Civil War • detective • history • information • journeys • middle readers • murder • older readers • racism • reluctant reader • weapons • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
On the evening of April 14th, John Wilkes Booth was in the perfect position to carry out his plan. He knew every line of the play being presented at Ford’s...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Cheyenne Again |
| Author | Eve Bunting |
| Illustrator | Irving Toddy |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • acceptance • accepting others • American history • being different • being yourself • dignity • diversity • historical fiction • history • identity • injustice • insights • middle readers • multicultural • Native American • prejudice • school story • stories that make a difference • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
Young Bull is a ten year old Cheyenne Native American boy who is having to leave his family and all he knows to go to a boarding school where they...
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | Coming On Home Soon |
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| Illustrator | E.B. Lewis |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • African American • American history • cats • historical fiction • history • hope • mothers/daughters • Read aloud to 6's, 7's, 8's • Separation • women • World War II |
This beautiful picture book is the story of a grandmother, a mother and a young daughter who live in the rural south during World War II. As the fathers went...
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | Door of No Return, The |
| Author | Sarah Mussi |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • action/adventure • adventure • Africa • African • bravery • cooperation • English history • finding yourself • foster child • foster family • grandfather • history • journeys • kings • manhood • mistakes • power of positive thinking • reluctant reader • self-reliance • slavery • treasure • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Set in England and Ghana, this story ofadventure and mystery is narrated by Zach Baxter after the death of hisgrandfather, the founder of a club for older African...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Eyewitness Reader, Level 3: Time Traveler: Children Through Time |
| Author | Angela Bull |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • boys • cyberspace • early reader • Eyewitness Reader • historical fiction • history • Independent reader • independent readers • Seeker/Leader |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
The DK independent reader series continues.
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| Title | Eyewitness Reader, Level 3: Titanic: The Disaster That Shocked The World! |
| Author | Mark Dubowski |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • disasters • early reader • Eyewitness Reader • history • Independent reader • independent readers • information • ocean • reluctant reader • sailing • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
The wonderful Eyewitness readers series continues. These are great books for independent readers who prefer to learn information from their books and aren't really interested in a storyline.
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | Eyewitness Reader, Level 4: Days of the Knights: A Tale of Castles and Battles |
| Author | Christopher Maynard |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • early reader • Eyewitness Reader • fiction • history • Independent reader • independent readers • information • knights • medieval times • reluctant reader • war • Belonger/Connector • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
The wonderful Eyewitness readers series continues. These are great books for independent readers who prefer to learn information from their books and aren't really interested in a storyline. This one...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Eyewitness Reader, Level 4: Secret of The Mummies |
| Author | Harriet Griffey |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • Egypt • Eyewitness Reader • history • If You Liked Indiana Jones • Independent reader • independent readers • information • mummies • non-fiction • reluctant reader • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
The wonderful Eyewitness readers series continues. These are great books for independent readers who prefer to learn information from their books and aren't really interested in a storyline.
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| Title | Eyewitness Reader, Level 4: Trojan Horse: The World's Greatest Adventure |
| Author | David Clement-Davis |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • Eyewitness Reader • history • If You Liked Indiana Jones • Independent reader • independent readers • information • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
The wonderful Eyewitness readers series continues. These are great books for independent readers who prefer to learn information from their books and aren't really interested in a storyline.
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | George Washington, Spymaster |
| Author | Thomas B. Allen |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • American history • American Revolution • biography • danger • espionage • heroes • history • information • middle readers • older readers • risk • spies |
Bond, James Bond with all his gadgets, girls and fast cars had nothing on Washington, George Washington, spymaster. This is the story of "how the Americans outspied the British and...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Gleam and Glow |
| Author | Eve Bunting |
| Illustrator | Peter Sylvada |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • change • family • fathers • fears • fish • historical fiction • history • hope • journeys • war • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • simile |
Papa is leaving the family to fight with the underground in the war in Bosnia. Mama, eight-year-old Viktor and his little sister, Marina, are left at home...
Books » Poetry
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| Title | I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer |
| Author | Carole Boston Weatherford |
| Illustrator | Eric Velasquez |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • African American • biography • bravery • courage • danger • dogs • exploration • explorers • geography • helping others • heroes • history • journeys • middle readers • Native American • picture books • poems • poetry • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • read aloud to 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s • role-models • teamwork • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
Matthew Henson didn't walk all the way from Washington, D.C to Baltimore just to "look at the ships at the dock." Henson's determination, courage, and willingness to seize opportunity are...
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| Title | Ice Age |
| Author | Stewart Ross |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • environment • history • Ice Age • information • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Have you ever seen a kangaroo-lion? How about a Four-Tusker? Probably not since they were alive during the Ice Age! This is a wonderful exploration of life during the Ice...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Magic Tree House Research Guide 2: Knights and Castles A Nonfiction Companion to The Knight At Dawn |
| Author | Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne |
| Illustrator | Sal Murdocca |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • castles • history • independent readers • information • knights • medieval times • middle readers • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • reluctant reader • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
A nonfiction compaion to The Knight Before Dawn.
Here's Jack and Annie's very own guide to the real life world of knights and castles. What was it like to wear...
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| Title | Magic Tree House Research Guide 10: Ancient Greece and The Olympics: A Nonfiction companion to Hour of the Olympics |
| Author | Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce |
| Illustrator | Sal Murdocca |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • Ancient Greece • history • independent readers • information • middle readers • Olympics • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • reluctant reader • teamwork • time travel • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
A nonfiction companion to Hour of the Olympics.
What was it like to live in ancient Greece? What gods and goddesses did Greeks believe in? How did the Olympics start?...
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| Title | Magic Tree House Research Guide 11: The American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday |
| Author | Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce |
| Illustrator | Sal Murdocca |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • American history • American Revolution • history • independent readers • information • middle readers • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • reluctant reader • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
A nonfiction companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday.Why did we fight the Revolutionary War? What is the Declaration of Independence? What was it like to live in the 13 colonies?...
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| Title | Magic Tree House Research Guide 13: Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Thanksgiving on Thursday |
| Author | Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce |
| Illustrator | Sal Murdocca |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • American history • history • independent readers • information • middle readers • Pilgrims • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • reluctant reader • Thanksgiving • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
A nonfiction companion to Thanksgiving on Thursday.What was it like to be a passenger on the Mayflower? How many people survived the first harsh winter in the New World? How...
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| Title | Magic Tree House Research Guide 14: Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction companion to Vacation Under the Volcano |
| Author | Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce |
| Illustrator | Sal Murdocca |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • Ancient Rome • gladiators • history • independent readers • information • middle readers • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • reluctant reader • volcanoes • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
A nonfiction companion to Vacation Under the Volcano.What was it like to be a gladiator? How many people died in the destruction of Pompeii? How did Roman children spend their...
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