Tudor Humphries
2) Seal
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
While vacationing in Greece, Jenny discovers a secluded beach where a rare seal hides his family. Includes information about the seal species and environmental threats.
4) Eagle
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
During a two-day field trip in the jungle, Miguel loses his fear of an eagle, when it saves his life from a deadly cobra.
7) Dracula
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 25
Lexile measure
HL 1070L
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
This is the classic, hypnotic story of the undead creatures of the night--and the human lives they touch--as they relentlessly seek to satiate an accursed craving for their only sustenance: human blood. A Gothic novel of immense proportions, "Dracula" has only strengthened its grip on the public over the course of the last century.
12) Are you an ant?
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life cycle of an ant, showing how it changes from an egg to an adult ant.
14) Whale
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[1993, c1992]
Language
English
Description
One night a young girl and her parents witness the seemingly magical rescue of a mother whale and her baby that are exhausted from trying to outswim a spreading oil slick. Includes a whale fact sheet.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
16) King Arthur
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
1998.
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the story of the boy fated to be the "Once and Future King, " covering his glorious reign and his tragic, yet triumphant, passing. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.