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1) Forest fires
Author
Series
Publisher
High Interest Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
Describes the causes and consequences of forest fires, the three different types of forest fires, and the modern techniques and technology used to put out forest fires.
2) Volcanoes
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
Explains volcanos' formation and eruption, describes types of volcanoes, and discusses steps taken to predict eruptions and protect the surroundings.
3) Tsunamis
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Defines tsunamis and describes the geologic forces that cause them, as well as the damage they can inflict when the huge walls of ocean water strike land.
4) Earthquakes
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Explains why earthquakes occur and describes the technology used to study them, the damage they inflict, and some of the more famous earthquakes in history.
5) Tornadoes
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Explains how tornaodes form, describes the technology used in predicting tornadoes, and offers safety tips for surviving this natural disaster.
8) Floods
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Explains why floods occur, describes the effects of flooding, and discusses methods of flood prevention and control.
9) Sprint car
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, what happens on race day, and what a sprint car is.
Author
Language
English
Description
"An astonishingly incisive and suspenseful novel about a scandal amongst Britain's privileged elite and the women caught up in its wake. Sophie's husband James is a loving father, a handsome man, a charismatic and successful public figure. And yet he stands accused of a terrible crime. Sophie is convinced he is innocent and desperate to protect her precious family from the lies that threaten to rip them apart. Kate is the lawyer hired to prosecute...
