Helen Frost
2) Cicadas
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of cicadas.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 700L
Language
English
Description
Explains in simple terms the relationship between the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant that it migrates thousands of miles to search for.
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 400L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Close-up photos and lightly-rhymed declarative verse capture a bug's-eye view of nature and encouarge children to experience the world outside their doors with care and openness. Includes insect facts.
"Step gently out, be still and look closely at the world just outside your door-you are sure to be amazed by the tiny creatures you can find. You might see a cricket leap and land, a moth open her wings, a spider walking across the air, or maybe even...
6) Tree frogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
380L
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs from the rain forest present the characteristics and behavior of tree frogs.
8) Lemurs
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the features and behavior of lemurs.
9) Gorillas
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
370L
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the lives of gorillas that live in rain forests in Africa.
10) Chimpanzees
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
350L
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the features and behavior of chimpanzees.
11) Bird nests
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 600L
Language
English
Description
Describes the nests of various types of birds and the materials used to build them, including the grass and twig nests of robins, the moss and spider web nests of hummingbirds, and the big stick nests of eagles.
13) Water as a solid
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books/Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
340L
Language
English
Description
Simple text presents facts about water in its solid state, its properties, and its uses.
14) Caterpillars
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
190L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the stages a caterpillar goes through as it develops from egg to butterfly.
15) Seeing
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
410L
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the sense of seeing and how it works.
17) Tarantulas
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs from the rain forest present the characteristics and behavior of tarantulas.
18) Brushing well
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
100L
Language
English
Description
A simple description of how to brush your teeth, from putting the toothpaste on the brush to swishing water in your mouth and spitting at the end.
19) Rabbits
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the features and care of rabbits.
20) Dogs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the features and care of dogs.