Brian Floca
1) Locomotive
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and families are traveling together, riding America's brand new transcontinental railroad. The story comes alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean. Come hear the hiss of the steam, feel the heat of the engine, watch the landscape race by. Come ride the rails,...
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Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy who hates being a slave joins the Union Army to fight for freedom, and proves himself brave and capable of handling a mule team when the need arises.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"The students in Max and Mo's classroom are getting ready for Halloween by making masks. Once the kids go home, it is time for Max and Mo to make their own masks--but what kind of mask should a hamster wear?"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Summoned to the Great Castle of Firenze to create a special dress for Princess Isabella Caramella Gorgonzola, Anabel, a talented seamstress, is at first delighted but then increasingly despairing as time passes and her efforts are continually subverted by an unseen sprite.