John Micklos
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The natural world can be a beautiful and awesome place. But sometimes things happen naturally that are quite peculiar. Have you heard of Blood Falls in Antarctica? Ice cold water flows bright red out of a glacier. Did you know that Death Valley National Park in California has boulders that mysteriously slide across the desert? Learn the details of these mysteries and other peculiar natural phenomena"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The field of medicine is fascinating. But some medical conditions, treatments, and experiments are almost unbelievable! Did you know workers test medications and medical equipment for bacteria by using a chemical from horseshoe crab blood? Have you ever heard of freezing people's bodies in the hopes of bringing them back to life in the future? Check out these fascinating findings and even more bizarre medicine!"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Order in the court! What do free speech, due process, freedom of assembly, and search and seizure have to do with our legal rights? Using engaging, age-appropriate language and colorful photos, readers decipher our nation's complex legal system and understand their rights under the law.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"In 1910, Sir Robert Falcon Scott led a team of Englishmen racing to be the first people to reach the South Pole. Amidst frigid temperatures and raging winds, Scott and four others made it to the pole only to find that another team had gotten there first. Low on morale and facing ever-plunging temperatures, the trek home would prove a harrowing task. Find out if Scott and his men ever made it back home from their frigid adventure"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"In the spring of 1846, the Donner and Reed families joined a wagon train bound for California in hopes of a better life. But when the party took an untested shortcut, it set them down a tragic path. As they crossed the Sierra Nevada, heavy snow fell in the mountain pass. They were trapped. Supplies were already low, and now they faced a winter of starvation. Told through the gripping, full-color graphic novel format, this Deadly Expeditions tale...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"English explorer Henry Hudson had long searched for a quicker, northern sailing route from Europe to Asia. Three previous expeditions had failed. In 1610, he embarked again to find the fabled Northwest Passage. But when icy waters stranded Hudson and the Discovery in a bay for the winter, tensions flared. The crew lost faith in their captain's leadership and began to plot...mutiny! Told through the gripping, full-color graphic novel format, this...
14) Sequoyah
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Sequoyah was a true Cherokee hero. In this book, young readers will discover Sequoyah's story-from his birth and upbringing to his dedication in developing a language guide for the Cherokee people-and learn how his efforts allowed the Cherokee nation to create a written record of their culture. Readers also will explore the challenges the Cherokee nation faced as it ceded more and more land to the US government. Through facts, engaging sidebars about...
Author
Pub. Date
c2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The bloody Battle of Spotsylvania Court House took place in May 1864. The frantic back-and-forth fighting at an area now called the Bloody Angle was among the fiercest single-day battles of the entire Civil War. How did the bullet-riddled stump of a once-mighty oak tree there become a symbol of the conflict? What can its story tell us about that day's battle and the broader history of the Civil War? Readers will find the answers to these questions...
Author
Pub. Date
c2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing to guide them but a compass, what would Lewis and Clark...
17) Thomas Jefferson's writing desk: what an artifact can tell us about the Declaration of Independence
Author
Pub. Date
c2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"With the Declaration of Independence, the 13 colonies in America declared their independence from Great Britain. Virginian Thomas Jefferson, later the third president of the United States, was chosen to write it. But did he write every word? Did anyone help him? What are the differences between his first draft and the document signed by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776? Readers will discover the answers to these questions and find out more...
19) Daddy poems
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Poems in celebration of fatherhood.