David West
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In this colorful book about dinosaurs, you'll see amazing computer artwork that places the dinosaurs in a modern city environment with buildings, cars, trucks, bicycles, parks and construction sites. The dinosaur illustrations are accurate in relative size, shape and color. Readers will get a real sense of how enormous dinosaurs were --
4) The Aztecs
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
What do you know about the Aztec Empire? Did they participate in human sacrifice and what did they use for money? Learn more about the ancient Greek civilization.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ten exciting stories feature the hardships encountered by famous and sometimes brutal explorers in their quests to discover new lands. Stories include: Hernán Cortés and the Aztec rebellion, Francisco Pizarro's battle against the natives of Colombia, Lewis and Clark's expedition, David Livingstone's attack by lions in Africa, Marco Polo's travels in China, and Samuel de Champlain's fight against the Iroquois. Feature boxes and maps add additional...
7) Cars
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Detailed illustrations introduce readers to the anatomy of cars, showing their different parts and how they work, and the engineering behind vehicles.
11) Helicopters
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Detailed illustrations introduce readers to the mechanics behind helicopters.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Farms are as important as ever, even in our high-tech world. Without them, we wouldn't have produce, dairy, or meats. Readers of this engaging book will see how technology and nature combine to yield delicious harvests. They'll get an inside look at the anatomy of tractors and other farm machines, learning their different parts and processes. Simple language breaks down complex principles and systems into manageable chunks of information. Intricate...
13) Trucks
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduces different types of trucks, including a cement mixer, a mobile crane, a garbage truck, a street sweeper, and a tow truck; details their parts; and reveals what they are like inside.
14) Dinosaur shapes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Shapes are displayed through dinosaur names.
15) Roman myths
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Retells the ancient Roman myths of the wanderings of Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, and Horatius and the bridge with information on other Roman characters, told in graphic novel format.
16) Warships
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"In twelve dioramic scenes, discover how warships have changed from the sail and oar power of ancient Greek triremes and 19th century ships of the line to iron warships of the early 20th century and today's modern aircraft carriers and stealth missile destroyers."
17) The AEneid
Author
Series
Formats
Description
"The Aeneid" is considered by some to be one of the most important epic poems of all time. The story is as much one of the great epic hero, Aeneas, as it is of the foundation of the Roman Empire. Aeneas, a Trojan Prince who escapes after the fall of troy, travels to Italy to lay the foundations for what would become the great Roman Empire. Virgils "Aeneid" is a story of great adventure, war, love, and of the exploits of an epic hero. In the work Virgil...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Provides background information about the area in the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle, presents graphic adaptations of accounts of strange happenings in the region, and includes a brief debate on whether such tales are true.