Jane Kurtz
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On a visit to the zoo, a little boy imagines what it would be like to be various animals, such as a hippopotamus or a penguin, and listens as his mother explains how all parents keep their young ones safe.
2) Lanie
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Ten-year-old Lanie loves science and nature, but she has a problem: she's an "outside" girl with an "inside" family. She longs get out and go camping, but they all want to stay home. ... But when her favorite aunt comes to stay, Lanie discovers that the wonders of nature are everywhere-even in her own backyard."--Publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Lanie is having a busy summer. The backyard wildflower garden she planted with her aunt is starting to bloom with all the flowers that butterflies like best. Lanie is delighted, but her next-door neighbor objects-she says that Lanie is growing an ugly "weed garden" and she threatens to interfere. ... Can Lanie find a way to get along with her neighbor-and find a creative solution to their garden problem?"--Publisher.
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
A collection of short stories and poems by authors from both continents about life in various African countries and some of the experiences and impressions of Americans in Africa and of Africans in America.