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Peril on Long's Peak: Rocky Mountain National Park (Adventures with the Parkers #8)
By Mike Graf, Marjorie Leggitt. 2012
In the seventh book in the Adventure with the Parkers series, the family heads to Colorado to visit the high…
peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park. When the snow clears, the park's many famous sights are on display: Trail Ridge Road, spectacular wildflowers, elk, waterfalls, and unique alpine tundra. The family's big adventure is a hike up Longs Peak, a Colorado "fourteener." But afternoon storms begin to pelt the family during their training hikes, and they begin to question the wisdom of a nighttime summit ascent. Award winner. For grades 5-8Secrets of the Sequoias: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
By Mike Graf, Joyce Turley. 2016
Tag along with the Parkers - twins James and Morgan and their parents - and learn all about sequoias as…
they hike among the giant trees, explore dark caves, scramble up huge granite domes, and cool off in the spray from amazing waterfalls. They even climb to the top of 14,494-foot Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower forty-eight states. There's a new adventure at every turn, from encountering black bears to meeting an old man who lives in a giant log. For grades 3-6Alex the parrot: no ordinary bird : [a true story
By Stephanie Spinner, Meilo So. 2012
The true story of Irene Pepperberg's studies in animal communication, focusing on the African grey parrot she purchased in 1977…
and named Alex: Avian Learning and Experiment. Alex learned colors, shapes, sizes, and numbers; and spoke hundreds of words, showing the world he was one smart bird. For grades 2-4Alice Ramsey's grand adventure
By Don Brown. 1997
Helen's big world: the life of Helen Keller (A Big Words Book #4)
By Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
This biography of Helen Keller introduces young readers to one of the world's most influential women. Using quotes from Keller…
herself, the author brings to life her story of courage and achievement. For grades K-3Helen Keller's best friend Belle
By Jennifer Thermes, Holly M. Barry, Holly Barry. 2013
A tribute to the heroes who help keep our neighborhoods safe and provide routine services. Learn of the world-changing roles…
of farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, politicians and other community contributors. For grades 3-6It's Outta Here!: The Might and Majesty of the Home Run (Spectacular Sports)
By Matt Doeden. 2022
In 1921, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smashed a home run that sailed 575 feet (175 m), the longest…
homer ever hit in a Major League Baseball game. Ruth's home runs thrilled fans and revolutionized the game. One hundred years later, the home run is still the most exciting play in baseball. Read about the longest, strangest, and most important home runs in baseball history. See how the game's superstars hit the ball so far, and learn about the ways players have cheated to hit home runs, from performance-enhancing drugs to corked bats and stolen signs. Take a high-flying journey from baseball's early days to today's biggest sluggers.Juneteenth: Our day of freedom
By Sharon Dennis Wyeth. 2022
Some call it Freedom Day; some call it Emancipation Day; some call it Juneteenth. Learn more about this important holiday…
that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States in this Step 3 History Reader. On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered. Order Number 3 was read, proclaiming that they were no longer enslaved—they were free. People danced, wept tears of joy, and began to plan their new lives. Juneteenth became an annual celebration that is observed by more and more Americans with parades, picnics, family gatherings, and reflection on the words of historical figures, to mark the day when freedom truly rang for all. Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots and popular topics—for children who are ready to read on their ownChildren of war: voices of Iraqi refugees
By Deborah Ellis. 2009
Refugees of the American war in Iraq who are ages eight to nineteen recount growing up with bombings, violence, death,…
close calls, constant fear, hunger, and loss of family, home, and schooling. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2009The world at his fingertips: a story about Louis Braille (Carolrhoda creative minds biography)
By Barbara O'Connor. 1997
A biography of Frenchman Louis Braille (1809-1852), who was accidentally blinded as a child and who as a teenager developed…
an alphabet of raised dots. Relates his struggle to gain government backing for the reading and writing system that is now called "braille" in his honor. For grades 3-6. 1997Discover the Amazon: the world's largest rainforest (Discover your world)
By Alex Kim, Blair Shedd, Lauri Berkenkamp. 2008
Explores the Amazon Basin providing geographical facts and survival techniques. Discusses the abundance of plants and creatures on land and…
in water. Explains ways to cross rivers, escape from quicksand, set up shelter, use insects for food, and find water and make it safe to drink. For grades 4-7. 2008Matthew Henson: the quest for the North Pole (Sterling biographies)
By Kathleen Olmstead. 2008
Biography of African American explorer Matthew Henson (1866-1955), who accompanied Robert E. Peary to the North Pole in 1909. Discusses…
Henson's background and earlier expeditions with Peary to Nicaragua and Greenland. Covers Henson's ambivalent relationship with Peary, and Henson's difficulties in receiving recognition for his contribution. For grades 5-8. 2008Discover national monuments, national parks, natural wonders: National Parks (Discover your world series)
By Cynthia Light Brown, Blair Shedd, Cynthia L Brown. 2008
Discusses the science and history of national monuments created by natural forces of wind, fire, water, and time--the Grand Canyon,…
the Petrified Forest, Muir Woods, and Carlsbad Caverns, among others. Associated activities include making a volcano, fossil, petroglyph, stalactite, glacier, and more. For grades 3-6. 2008Historic guide to the changing names and politics of places south of the United States border after the arrival of…
Europeans. Explains why Portuguese is spoken only in Brazil, why viceroyalties were formed, and how the wars for independence redrew the boundaries of South American countries. For grades 6-9. 2008A brief political and geographic history of North America: where are-- New France, New Netherland, and New Sweden (Places in Time Ser.)
By Lissa Jones Johnston, Lissa Johnston. 2008
Discusses three major colonies that played important but little-known parts in the history of North America prior to the establishment…
of the thirteen colonies that became the United States. Covers related geographic names and key leaders. For grades 6-9. 2008Discusses historic kingdoms of West Africa and Great Zimbabwe, their important geographic features, and the explorers and political figures who…
brought change. Examines the legacies of ancient empires in the modern nations of Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. For grades 6-9. 2008A brief political and geographic history of Europe: where are-- Prussia, Gaul, and the Holy Roman Empire (Places in Time Ser.)
By Frances E Davey, Frances Davey. 2008
Examines the shift of borders across centuries in Western Europe as rulers and peasants fought over economics and religion. Discusses…
influential leaders from Julius Caesar and Napoleon to the heads of the European Union. For grades 6-9. 2008Explores ancient empires and kingdoms of the volatile Middle East. Describes cultures and societies that have disappeared from modern maps…
and discusses the leaders of the area's conquest. For grades 6-9. 2008Three cups of tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time
By Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Sarah L Thomson. 2009
Recounts adventures of Greg Mortenson, a mountain climber who became lost in northern Pakistan in 1993 and was cared for…
in a remote village. Discusses Greg's promise to build the children a school and his ongoing efforts to establish other schools where they never before existed. For grades 5-8. 2009