Brenda Z Guiberson
1) Frog song
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 710L
Language
English
Description
Since the time of the dinosaurs, frogs have added their birrups and bellows to the music of the earth. Frogs are astonishing in their variety and crucial to ecosystems. Onomatopoeic text and stunning illustrations introduce young readers to these fascinating and important creatures, from Chile to Nepal to Australia.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
Which creature is the deadliest? Is it the insect that bites, the ostrich that kicks, the snake that squeezes, or the shrew that paralyzes? Is it the most venemous, the most poisonous, or the one that infects its victims with a fatal disease? Fascinating facts and spectacular illustrations will inspire young readers to choose which creature they think is the deadliest in this newest picture book collaboration between Guiberson and Spirin. --Publisher....
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
The boreal forest is buried in ice and snow during winter. But in summer lakes teem with fish, and bogs swarm with insects. Follow a snowshoe hare, beavers, a lynx, and other animals as they survive a year in this endangered landscape.
7) Cactus hotel
Author
Series
Publisher
H. Holt
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Describes the life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus, with an emphasis on its role as a home for other desert dwellers.
8) Into the sea
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of a sea turtle from its hatching on a beach, through its years in the sea, and its return to land where it lays its eggs.
9) Ice bears
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 760L
Language
English
Description
Up in the frigid Arctic, a mother polar bear teaches her two cubs important lessons on surviving and living on their own in their harsh environment, including walking on ice using their claws and hunting for seals.
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Description
"Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes ... Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events."--barnesandnoble.com
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An illustrated fact-filled guide to dinosaurs compares a variety of species to reveal which were the biggest, strongest, fastest, and smartest while inviting young enthusiasts to choose their favorites.
12) Spoonbill swamp
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
[1992]
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Language
English
Description
Depicts a swamp and the creatures that inhabit it, focusing on the day-to-day activities of spoonbills and alligators.
13) Sharks
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 530L
Language
English
Description
Photographs and easy text introduce sharks, their habitats, and behaviors, as well as detailing a few of the more than 350 varieties of sharks.
16) Salmon story
Author
Series
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Describes the salmon's life journey to the sea and back, and the threat posed by pollution, commercial fishing, and other factors.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 840L
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the miracle of survival of an emperor penguin egg, laid in the middle of winter in the coldest place on Earth, describing the behavior of the father emperor penguin whose task it is to care for the egg until it hatches.
19) Lobster boat
Author
Publisher
H. Holt and Co
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Tommy spends the day on a lobster boat helping Uncle Russ tend the traps, set bait, pull up the traps, and sell their catch.
20) Winter wheat
Author
Publisher
Holt
Pub. Date
1995.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English