Various Readers
Author
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Matthew's little brother doesn't know about harmful substances. But Mighty Matthew does! He rescues his brother from household poisons. That means cleaners, medicines, and houseplants. He also points out poisons in the grass and garage. Matthew knows how to stay safe at home! --Amazon.com.
Matthew plays a superhero to explain the different poisonous things that lurk inside and outside the house.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Readers will learn over 100 facts about military land vehicles, such as tanks, armored cars, motorcycles, and patrol buggies. Reluctant readers will love the unusual facts, the amazing colorful spreads, and the lively photos attached to each vehicle's information.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
You may know that Katy Perry is a shining star of pop who has soared to number one on the charts again and again. But did you know that Katy: is a pastor's kid times two? Both her mom and dad are pastors who encouraged her to sing in church. Was dropped by two recording labels before she finally got her big break with Capitol Records? Exercises by jumping rope before every single show? Want to know more about the life of this talented celebrity? Read...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Bridges, towers, castles, and all sorts of iconic and bizarre structures are jam-packed into Totally Amazing Facts About Stuff We've Built. Eye-catching photos and more than 100 facts will send trivia fans and reluctant readers on a wild architecture tour around the world.
48) Cobras
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This book tells about the cobras, hooded hunters strike prey with their venomous fangs. Here cobras are described by simple text and full-color photographs.
"Simple text and full-color photographs describe cobras"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Totally Amazing Facts About Outrageous Inventions is the perfect treat for kids with an appetite for "Did you know...?" More than 100 facts about everything from toothbrushes, airplanes, and flush toilets to animation, ice cream, and crayons are served up in photo-packed design sure to engage reluctant readers.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Readers will learn over 100 facts about military sea and military air vehicles, such as helicopters, bombers, and stealth fighters, as well as, submarines, mammoth ships, and militarized barges. Reluctant readers will love the unusual facts, the amazing colorful spreads, and the lively photos attached to each vehicle's information.
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
This lush romantic drama depicts a family of cigar makers whose loves and lives are played out against the backdrop of America in the midst of the Depression. Set in Ybor City (Tampa) in 1930, Cruz imagines the catalytic effect the arrival of a new "lector" (who reads Tolstoy's Anna Karenina to the workers as they toil in the cigar factory) has on a Cuban-American family. Cruz celebrates the search for identity in a new land.
54) Legion
Author
Series
Talon saga volume 4
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Devastated by revelations about the Talon dragon organization, hatchling Ember Hill stands beside the rogue dragon, Riley, against her heir-apparent brother, Dante, who has threatened to unleash the greatest threat dragonkind has ever known.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An "unputdownable" biography of the future king of England with "intriguing new details" about Kate and Diana by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author (Daily Beast).
His face is recognized the world over, his story is well known. But what is Prince William really like?
As Diana's eldest son, he was her confidant. While the tabloids eagerly lapped up the lurid details of his parents' divorce, William lived
...56) Overdrive
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Jake is involved in a street-racing accident, he struggles to do the right thing.
57) Stuffed
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Ian watches a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, he decides to try and stop people from eating at Frankie's, a fast-food chain with a questionable menu. The boycott takes off and the company's lawyers try to force him to stop. Can Ian stand up for what he believes in? Is it possible to take on a big corporation and win?" --
"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Ian decides to take a stand against...
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Hannah's sister, Alexis, has been acting different lately. For one thing, she's constantly on her phone when she never used to care that much about it. But after Hannah discovers that Alexis has developed a relationship with a boy she met online, her strange behavior starts to make sense. What's worse, Alexis plans to skip out on college...
59) Anna Christie
Author
Language
English
Description
Early in his career, Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) wrote a series of plays revolving around characters obsessed with the sea. This period culminated in the 1922 production of Anna Christie, a Pulitzer Prize–winning drama of social realism that was among the first of the author's plays to explore characters searching for their own identities. Centering on the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after a twenty-year separation, the play derives...
Author
Language
English
Description
Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince and Other Stories(1888) is an inscrutable, magical fairy tale collection that has filled readers of all ages with joy and wonder. Each story explores profound truths of love, morality, and suffering; yet there is a poignant beauty that shines through each of these remarkable and timeless tales.
The opening story, "The Happy Prince" is set in a town full of suffering, where a little sparrow who had been abandoned by...