Larry Dane Brimner
1) Snowboarding
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of this recreational activity, describes the required equipment and basic techniques, concludes with a discussion of safety issues and competitive aspects of the sport.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Briefly discusses the international competition in winter sports, beginning with the Nordic Games in 1908, and describes some of the sports involved, including skiing, ice hockey, skating, and bobsledding.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Richard Perry Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving wanted to live out their married life near family in Virginia. However, the state refused to let them--because Richard was white and Mildred was black. After being arrested and charged with a crime, the Lovings were forced to leave their home--until they turned to the legal system. In one of the country's most prominent legal battles, Loving v. Virginia, the Lovings secured their future when the court...
5) Pluto
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the smallest, most distant, and most mysterious planet in our solar system, its discovery, and its peculiar orbit.
6) Earth
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the planet Earth, exploring its composition, early ideas about its shape and position in the solar system, current theories about its creation, and its important relationship with the moon.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the Freedom Riders, traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Despite their peaceful protests, the Freedom Riders were met with increasing violence the further south they traveled.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1931, nine teenagers were arrested as they traveled on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama. The youngest was thirteen, and all had been hoping to find something better at the end of their journey. But they never arrived. Instead, two white women falsely accused them of rape. The effects were catastrophic for the young men, who came to be known as the Scottsboro Boys. Being accused of raping a white woman in the Jim Crow south almost certainly...
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Underground railways, or subways, are an engineering marvel. But why were they built? How? Here is a high-speed tour of early subways from London to New York City to answer those questions and more.
11) Jupiter
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the appearance, climate, moons, and exploration of the largest planet in the solar system.
12) Karate
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history of karate and different karate styles and provides instructions on basic moves, how to advance in the sport,and how to get started in competitions.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ace has built her own go-kart, but when she is ready for a test run it will not start, and she has to figure out what part is missing--and then in the middle of the race something else goes wrong."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Recounts the 1947 government investigation into the motion picture industry by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
1947: "A Cold War is brewing between communist Soviet Union and the United States. Tensions between the two countries are at an all-time high. In America, people begin to see communist threats everywhere, and the U.S. government forms a committee to investigate those threats. Even Hollywood comes under the microscope. Acclaimed...
15) Bees
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of bees.
16) Venus
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses our early ideas about the planet Venus, what we have discovered about its true nature, and what we may learn from it in the future.
17) Mars
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple facts about the Red Planet such as its orbit, atmosphere, and terrain, as well as the outcomes of explorations such as the Pathfinder Mission.
18) Neptune
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the eighth planet from the sun, Neptune, and its orbit, rotation, gassy surface, rings, moons, and the visit by the Voyager 2 probe.
19) Uranus
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the discovery, rotation, unique tilt, rings, moons, and other aspects of the seventh planet from the sun.