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Snakehead (Alex Rider #7)
Par Anthony Horowitz. 2007
Alex reluctantly agrees to the Australian Secret Service's request to travel to Bangkok to infiltrate the southeast Asia Snakehead gang,…
who smuggle drugs, weapons, and people. While working on this dangerous mission, he uncovers information about the murder of his parents. For grades 6-9. 2007Dark day in the deep sea (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #39)
Par Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2008
Jack and his sister Annie travel back in time to the 1870s and meet sailors and scientists aboard the HMS…
Challenger--the first ship dedicated to scientific exploration. While learning about mysterious ocean creatures, Jack and Annie discover another of the four secrets of happiness. For grades 2-4. 2008The red shoe
Par Ursula Dubosarsky. 2006
Sydney, Australia; 1954. Matilda (six), Frances (eleven), and Elizabeth (fifteen) cope with family problems while a headline-making spy who defected…
from Russia hides out next door. Intrigue and secrets swirl around their neighborhood and their family--a mentally unstable father, unhappy mother, and ever-present Uncle Paul. For grades 6-9. 2006Germany (National Geographic Countries of the World)
Par Henry Russell. 2007
An overview of this central European country. Describes Germany's geography, plants and animals, government, economy, sports, family life, school system,…
culture, and history, including events such as World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Includes a glossary of common German phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Cuba (National Geographic Countries of the World)
Par Jen Green. 2007
An overview of this Latin American island nation. Describes Cuba's geography, plants and animals, history, holidays, economy, culture, and communist…
government. Includes a glossary of common Spanish phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Hurt go happy
Par Ginny Rorby. 2006
Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis, deaf since age seven, has an overprotective mother who refuses to let her daughter learn sign language.…
When Joey meets neighbor Dr. Mansell and his sign-user chimpanzee Sukari, her world blooms with possibilities. But a crisis involving Sukari brings Joey some heavy responsibilities. For grades 6-9. Schneider Family Book Award. 2006Mexico (Countries of the World)
Par Beth Gruber. 2007
An overview of America's neighbor to the south. Describes Mexico's geography, climate, plants and animals, history, government, economy, and culture,…
which blends both Spanish and native traditions. Includes a glossary of common Spanish phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007China (Countries of the World)
Par Jen Green. 2006
An overview of the largest country in East Asia. Describes China's geography, plants and animals (including the giant panda), government,…
economy, holidays, culture, and long history beginning five thousand years ago. Includes a glossary of common Chinese phrases. For grades 3-6. 2006Prince Caspian: the return to Narnia (Chronicles Of Narnia Ser. #4)
Par C. S Lewis. 1979
Four English children--siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy--help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from…
evil. Sequel to The Horse and His Boy (BR 13946). For grades 4-7. 1951Kenya (Countries of the World)
Par Bridget Giles, National Geographic Kids. 2006
Facts about this East African country where tourists come on safari to photograph lions, elephants, giraffes, and monkeys and where…
fossils of the earliest humans are found. Covers the history of this former British colony, its ecosystems, its arts, and challenges still facing the nation. For grades 3-6. 2006The discovery and mystery of a dinosaur named Jane (Prime)
Par Judith Williams. 2008
Describes the hard work and excitement of the Illinois Burpee Museum employees, from hunting for fossils in the Montana badlands…
in 2001 to the opening of the dinosaur exhibit in 2005 that features their discovery, a young Tyrannosaurus rex. For grades 3-6. 2008Nigeria (Countries of the World)
Par Bridget Giles. 2007
An overview of this West African nation. Discusses Nigeria's geography, weather, plants and animals, history, government, economy, oil industry, and…
many diverse cultures and traditions. Includes a list of words and phrases one might hear in Nigeria. For grades 3-6. 2007Three complete mysteries. Nancy, Bess, and George depart for a bike tour in Ireland that takes a dangerous turn. Nancy…
investigates sabotage at a camp horse-riding competition. When disasters occur at the River Heights Winter Carnival, Nancy suspects a connection to a couple of wolves. For grades 4-7. 2003Art Mumby, his younger sister, and their mother accept a free holiday at the Starcross Hotel in the Asteroid Belt,…
but the luxury resort is not as it seems. Soon the Mumbys are dealing with French spies, Yankee rebels, and man-eating starfish. Sequel to Larklight...(BR 17285). For grades 6-9. 2007Good masters! Sweet Ladies!: voices from a medieval village
Par Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd. 2007
Nineteen monologues and two dialogues about the ten- to fifteen-year-old sons and daughters of nobility and paupers living near an…
English manor in 1255. Interspersed between dramatic readings are background pieces on medieval customs and events, such as farming, falconry, the Crusades, and pilgrimages. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2007Iraq (National Geographic Countries of the World)
Par Charlie Samuels. 2007
An overview of this Middle Eastern country. Describes Iraq's geography, desert climate, plants and animals, government, economy, culture, religion, and…
history beginning in 5000 B.C.E. Discusses twenty-first-century postwar challenges and the emergence of democracy. Includes a glossary of common Arabic phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Japan (Countries of the World)
Par Charles Phillips. 2007
An overview of this East Asian island country. Discusses Japan's geography, weather, plants and animals, government, economy, holidays, culture, and…
history, including the era of samurai warriors. Includes a glossary of common Japanese phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Paleo sharks: survival of the strangest
Par Timothy J Bradley. 2007
Discusses the behavior and characteristics of the earliest sharks. Features Paleozoic sharks like the Stethacanthus from 375 million years ago,…
Mesozoic sharks from about 200 million years ago, and Cenozoic sharks like the 100,000-pound megalodon of 25 million years ago. For grades 3-6. 2007South Korea (Countries of the World)
Par Tom Jackson. 2007
An overview of this East Asian country. Describes Korea's geography, climate, plants and animals, government, economy, national holidays, culture, and…
history, including the impact of twentieth-century wars. Includes a glossary of common Korean phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Peru (Countries of the World)
Par Anita Croy. 2007
An overview of the third-largest country in South America. Describes Peru's variety of landscapes--coastal, mountain, and jungle--and its climate, plants…
and animals, government, economy, and people. Discusses the Inca and other early civilizations, the Spanish conquest, and Peru's modern blend of cultures. For grades 3-6. 2007