Melissa Stewart
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Most kids love chocolate, but few of them know that its main ingredient, the cocoa bean, comes from a tree that grows in tropical rain forests. Dual-layer text describes the life cycle of the tree, emphasizing its botanical structures and highlighting the interdependence of the plant and animals such as the pollen-sucking midge, brain-eating coffin fly, and aphid-munching anole lizard. Two wise-cracking bookworms offer meta-textual commentary and...
2) Snakes!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Photographs and text introduce young readers to snakes and provide information on behavior, physical characteristics, habitat, and other related topics.
3) Ants!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Photographs and text provide an introduction to ants, explaining what they look like, where they live, and what they eat, describing different kinds of ants, and discussing the role of ants in the food chain.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Estivation is just like hibernation - only it happens in summer instead of winter. Why do some animals settle into cool, snug spots and sink into a summertime sleep? Because it's too hot for their bodies to function, or their food is in short supply. Some estivating animals sleep groups; others rest alone. Some go on a long journey before they slumber; others hunker down right at home. From the pixie frog to the spotted turtle to the desert hedgehog,...
5) Meteors
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes what are meteorites, and where do they come from?
6) Robots
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduces robots and the science behind these amazing machines, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.
7) Dolphins
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the different types of dolphins, where they live, what they eat, etc.
9) Titanic
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the Titanic, including its design, how the ship sank, the passengers onboard, and why the ship's legacy lives on.
11) Water
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Provides information about the Earth's water, including rivers, lakes, oceans, the water cycle, climate, water pollution, and conservation."--OCLC.
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discover the coolest robots of today and tomorrow in this colorful, photo-packed book. In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will learn about the science behind these amazing machines. This Level 3 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the scientists of tomorrow!
15) Fossils
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Provides an overview of fossils including how they are formed, what they are made of, their historical implications, how they are dated, and how to hunt for them.
16) Crystals
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book provides an overview of crystals including their structure and composition, history, significance, and uses throughout the world.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Everyone knows that Tyrannosaurus rex is the huge dinosaur with sharp claws and tiny arms. But in this Level Two LRFO from acclaimed science writer Melissa Stewart, you'll learn that T. rex is not the only tyrannosaur that existed in prehistoric times. In the last fifteen years, scientists have found many tyrannosaurs, including one with a really long pointy nose. The coauthor of this book, Dr. Steve Brusatte, went to China in order to help ID the...
20) Zoom in on bees
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Provides information for readers about a bee's home, food, and body"--Provided by publisher.