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Author
Series
Magic School Bus a science chapter book volume 20
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
Ms. Frizzle's class blasts off for another adventure to learn about rocks and minerals and to end up in the Wild West. When Carlos brings a mystery rock to school, he hopes Ms. Frizzle will tell him what kind of rock it is. But the Friz doesn't like to tell when she can show. That's how the class ends up on a wild rock hunt in the Wild West, trying to solve a mineral mystery! They take a stagecoach ride, pan for precious gems, and even explore an...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Brendan Buckley, a biracial ten-year-old, applies his scientific problem-solving ability and newfound interest in rocks and minerals to connect with his white grandfather, the president of Puyallup Rock Club, and to learn why he and Brendan's mother are estranged.
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Estranged friends Dean and Bethan meet after five years apart when they are drawn to a network of caves on a remote Arctic island. Bethan and her friends are environmental activists, determined to protect the land. But Dean's group's exploitation of rare earth minerals deep in the caves unleashes an horrific contagion that has rested frozen and undisturbed for many millennia. Fleeing the terrors emerging from the caves, Dean and Bethan and their...