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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
A wealthy entrepeneur has found scientists who are able to genetically reconstruct dinosaurs from DNA contained in mosquitoes found embedded in amber. He plansto build a park, with real, living dinosaurs as the main attraction, on an isolated island. Shortly beforeopening the completed park to the public, he invites several important scientists for a preview, not knowing that a catastrophe is inevitable.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
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Description
Free dog Johannes' job is to observe everything that happens in his urban park and report back to the park's three bison elders, but changes are afoot, including more humans, a new building, a boatload of goats, and a shocking revelation that changes his view of the world.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
390L
Language
English
Description
Mark is intrigued with the shrunken head his aunt sends him from the jungle island of Baladora, and his fascination only increases when he wakes one night to see the head glowing with a strange power.
Author
Series
Goosebumps volume 16
Publisher
Scholastic Incorporated
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Description
HorrorLand is an amusement park that is too good to be true, as the Morris family find out when they experience some of the rides.
7) Utopia
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Utopia, a theme park featuring high-tech computers and robotics, becomes the scene of a confrontation between the engineer who designed the park's wizardry and a gang of criminals who are holding the park's visitors hostage to their demands.
Language
English
Description
Experience one of the biggest films in motion picture history with director Steven Spielberg's ultimate thrill ride, Jurassic Park. Featuring Academy Award winning visual effects and groundbreaking filmmaking, this epic film is sheer movie-making magic that was 65 million years in the making. Jurassic Park takes you to an amazing theme park on a remote island where dinosaurs once again roam the earth and five people must battle to survive among the...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Home to one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Arizona is a beacon for outdoor enthusiasts--the desert landscape is brimming with opportunities for exploration and adventure. In this guide we join travel writer Roger Naylor as he takes us through the state parks of this amazing region. The parks featured throughout this book offer some of the best hiking, camping, fishing, boating, stargazing, and wildlife watching in the state. It's no surprise...
13) Understanding research, science, and technology parks: global best practices, report of a symposium
Author
Publisher
National Academies Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Description
"Human-induced environmental disturbance - through fishery activities, coastal development, tourism and pollution - is a major challenge to the restoration and conservation of marine biodiversity. Synthesizing the latest research into marine biodiversity conservation and fisheries management, this book provides regional and global perspectives on the role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in confronting this challenge. The approach is multidisciplinary,...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"This beautifully illustrated collection highlights America's 62 national parks and 38 state, recreational, and city parks and green spaces"--
Each two-to-four page spread highlights one of America's national parks, or a state, recreational, or city park and green spaces. The thumb-nail descriptions highlight the historic and cultural highlights of each location. No tourist information (contact information, prices, trails, restaurants or hotels)...
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Explains what a park is, how and why parks are built or preserved, and why parks are important to us, using examples of different kinds of parks from around the country.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Holly loves playing outdoors at Peterson Park, but when the mayor decides to develop buildings on the site, Holly must join with her friends to save the park.
