Trudi Strain Trueit
Author
Series
Explorer Academy volume 5
Publisher
National Geographic Partners
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
On an island nation in the Indian Ocean, the explorers venture through a vast underwater world and take part in a friendly robotics competition. But the tides of good fortune change quickly. Suddenly, Team Cousteau jumps into action to rescue a faculty member from the brink of death. Meanwhile, the team follows the Cruz's mother's clues to a magnificent tomb and center of spirituality precariously perched on the side of a cliff. There, Cruz is confronted...
Author
Series
Explorer Academy volume 1
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Cruz Coronado leaves his home in Hawaii to study and travel with other young people invited to attend the elite Explorer Academy in Washington, D.C.--
Author
Series
Explorer Academy volume 2
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Cruz Coronado sets sail for the shores of Iceland and Norway aboard the Explorer Academy ship to continue his studies at sea. But, things take a turn while exploring the icy north, when he embarks on a dangerous mission to uncover the first piece of an important puzzle his mother left behind"--
4) Memorial Day
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the history of and customs surrounding the American Memorial Day holiday
Author
Series
Secrets of a lab rat volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Fearless nine-year-old "Scab" McNally tries to get his twin sister's help in convincing their parents to let them get a dog, but when he embarrasses her in school with a particularly obnoxious invention, it looks like he has lost her cooperation forever
Author
Series
Explorer Academy volume 1
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
As Cruz and his friends continue to search for the third piece of the cipher, a mysterious message arrives suggesting that someone close to him is working for Nebula, leaving Cruz unsure of who he can trust.
Author
Series
Explorer Academy volume 4
Publisher
National Geographic Partners
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Cruz and his fellow recruits tackle challenging missions to dispense life-saving medication to gorillas, thwart pangolin poachers, and capture images of the last known cheetahs in Namibia--all the while discovering that protecting the world's threatened species is a dangerous business. Things turn deadly for Lani, Sailor, Emmett, and Cruz as they search for the fourth piece of Cruz's mom's cipher. Cruz knows it's not going to be easy, but will an...
Author
Series
Secrets of a lab rat volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
11) Halloween
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
©2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple text and color photographs introduce readers to the origins and traditions of Halloween.
12) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the formation and characteristics of volcanoes, the causes and effects of their eruption, and describes specific volcanic eruptions such as that of Mount St. Helen's in 1980.
13) Independence Day
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
©2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the history, customs, meaning, and celebration of Independence Day, more commonly known as the Fourth of July.
14) Earth Day
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
©2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the origins, customs, and traditions of the environmentally-oriented Earth Day, which is celebrated by most nations around the world.