Jenny E Tesar
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
©1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents facts and statistics on ten noted national parks: Great Smoky Mountains, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, Olympic, Grand Teton, Acadia, Zion, and Mammoth Cave.
2) The Moon
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Interactive Library
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the Earth's moon, discussing its surface, far side, tides, phases, and eclipses.
5) The sun
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Interactive Library
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the sun, discussing its surface, atmosphere, eclipses, birth, death, and place in the solar system.
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
©1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses ten of America's most unique mountains: Grand Teton, Magazine Mountain, Mauna Kea, Mount Elbert, Mount McKinley, Mount Mitchell, Mount Rainier, Mount Saint Elias, Mount Washington, and Mount Whitney.
8) Fungi
Author
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
9) Spiders
Author
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Explores the physical characteristics, senses, metabolism, reproduction, and growth of spiders.
14) Mammals
Author
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Examines the physical structure, metabolism, and life cycle of mammals and discusses how they fit into the food chain.
Author
Series
Our fragile planet volume 3
Publisher
Facts on File
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Description
Explores the crucial role of the forest ecosystem and how its invaluable resources are endangered by pollution, development, and lack of careful conservation.
Author
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes ten naturally occuring curiosities in the United States, including Acoustic Sand Mountain, Austin's bat colony, bristlecone pine trees, the flaming fountain in Pierre, South Dakota, and the Thurston lava tubes.
18) Stem cells
Author
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the very promising but controversial use of human stem cells in treating medical conditions ranging from burned skin to damaged spinal cords to various diseases.
19) Green plants
Author
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Covers the metabolism, reproduction, and growth of green plants.