Patricia Castelao
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
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Description
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
In this novel-in-verse that picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob, Ruby recounts her life before the circus when her caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa comes for a visit.
Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob . Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
When Mona McNeil returns to visit her grandparents' farm as an adult, she recalls the summer she spent there raising Kiki, a lion cub she got as an eighth birthday gift from her uncle Matthew--an experience the led her to open Rainbow Street Animal Shelter.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
In Women Who Changed the World, you'll meet fifty of the most influential and inspirational American women who had a lasting impact on our nation and the world. Starting with some of America's "Founding Mothers" like Pocahontas and Abigail Adams, and continuing up to the present day with game changers like Hillary Clinton, Oprah, and Misty Copeland, the book features a unique and diverse cast from all walks of life. With a mix of photographs and quirky...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
When her family moves from Chicago to an island in South Carolina, Lindy is sure she will be unhappy until she makes a surprising discovery in the backyard of their beach house.
Author
Series
Rainbow Street Shelter volume 6
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
Mona at the Rainbow Street Shelter finds the perfect home--and job--for an energetic beagle puppy who loves to sniff.
Author
Series
Rainbow Street Shelter volume 5
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Finding a horse in the park, Amy takes it to the Rainbow Street Shelter and secretly hopes the owner never turns up.
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated re-telling of the story of Pip, an orphan growing up in Victorian England who is given the means to become a gentleman by an unknown benefactor and learns that outward appearances can be deceiving.