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"Variably genial, cautionary, lyrical, admonitory, terrifying, horrifying and inspiring...A lifetime of thought, travel, reading, imagination and memory inform this affecting account." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean. A gifted storyteller and consummate
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
1190L
Language
English
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On May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" and her captain, William Thomas Turner,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
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Depicts the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. The book was hugely successful, and is still considered a definitive resource about the Titanic. Lord interviewed 63 survivors of the disaster as well as drawing on books, memoirs, and articles that they had written. In 1986, Lord authored his follow-up book, The Night Lives On, following renewed interest in the story after the wreck of the Titanic was discovered by Robert Ballard.--Wikipedia.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
In 1887, the social-climbing Cranstons voyage from New York to London, where they hope to find a husband for their awkward older daughter, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous as they meet an array of titled humans despite their best efforts at remaining hidden.
6) Atlantic
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores what the Atlantic Ocean is, how far it stretches, how the moon affects it, and other characteristics as described by the ocean itself.
9) Titanic's last secrets: the further adventures of shadow divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler
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English
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Previously undiscovered wreckage from the Titanic suggests that the doomed ship may have broken in half while nearly horizontal and gone down before most of the passengers knew what was happening.
12) The Atlantic
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Publisher
Wayland Publishers Ltd
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English
Description
Describes the Atlantic Ocean, its tides and currents, exploration and trade routes, islands and ports, plants and animals, and oil and mineral resources.
13) Atlantic Ocean
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Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the Atlantic Ocean. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
14) Atlantic Ocean
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Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-larget of the five oceans. This S-shaped ocean lieds between the continents of North America and South America to the west, and Europe and Africa to the east. The Atlantic Ocean covers about one-fifth of Earth's surface.
Our Five Oceans explores the unique qualities, uses, and living organisms of the worlds oceans. Each title examines a featured oceans natural resources, climate, history of exploration, and much...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Seventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world's most dangerous places: the Gulf Stream. Hanging on to the raft are three men: a Canadian, a Brit, and their captain, JP de Lutz, a dual citizen of the United States and France. Their capsized forty-seven-foot sailboat has disappeared below the tempestuous sea. The giant waves repeatedly toss the men out of their tiny vessel, and JP, with nine broken ribs, is hypothermic...
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Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the long, curving ocean that covers approximately one fifth of the earth's surface, and provides instructions for an activity to demonstrate evaporation of salt water.
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents information about the second-largest ocean including its plant life, fishing and mineral resources, use for transporting settlers and cargo, and problems with pollution.
