Kate Messner
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
131, [23] pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
This time the mysterious box that Ranger the Golden retriever found transports him to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War, where he must help a young house slave named Sarah and her younger brother Jesse find their way to the underground railroad and North to freedom, before Jesse is sold to a plantation further South.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
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"Myths about the history of women's rights in the US--focusing on the ratification of the 19th Amendment--are debunked; the real deal of what happened is explained"--
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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When the mysterious first aid kit takes golden retriever Ranger to New Orleans shortly before Hurricane Katrina hits, he finds himself helping Clare Porter and her grandmother, who are waiting for Clare's father at their home in the Lower Ninth Ward--and when the levees break and Clare is separated from Nana, Ranger must somehow get her to the relative safety of the Superdome, and reunite her with her family.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
138 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Once again the mysterious box takes the golden retriever Ranger back in time, and he finds himself on Robert Falcon Scott's ship, the Terra Nova, headed for Antarctica, where his mission is to save Jack Nin, a Chinese-Maori stowaway from New Zealand, from the blizzards, unstable ice, and the other hazards that lie ahead for the doomed expedition.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
124 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever, has landed in Viking age Iceland, where he helps a girl named Helga journey through the ash and smoke of an erupting volcano to find her father and bring him home.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
129 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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The mysterious box that Ranger the golden retriever found in the garden transports him back to first century Rome, where he must rescue Marcus, a young servant boy, and Quintus, a volunteer gladiator, from the brutal world of the Colosseum.
28) The Titanic
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"A nonfiction book about the hidden truth behind the sinking of the Titanic with sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
231 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, this book uncovers the hidden truths about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19"--
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
131 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
This time Ranger, the time-traveling Golden retriever, finds himself in San Francisco in the middle of the great 1906 earthquake, and his mission is obviously to get a young Chinese immigrant, Lily Chen, to safety, but as they make their way through the ruined and burning city Ranger finds that he must also accomplish something else--finding Lily, who was sold as a servant by her parents, a new family who will care for her.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Before he was Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci was a curious boy in Brooklyn, delivering prescriptions from his father's pharmacy on his blue Schwinn bicycle. His father and immigrant grandfather taught Anthony to ask questions, consider all the data, and never give up-and Anthony's ability to stay curious and to communicate with people would serve him his entire life. This engaging narrative,...
33) Pearl Harbor
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
194 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"A highly-designed and illustrated (including graphic novel panels) overview the truths and lies about the attack on Pearl Harbor"--
34) Spitfire
Author
Publisher
North Country Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
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Description
In October of 1776, two twelve-year-olds meet on a ship on Lake Champlain--Abigail, disguised as a boy while seeking her only living relative, and Pascal, brought aboard by his stepfather, the captain--and forge a fast friendship while serving together as soldiers.
35) Rolling Thunder
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Told in rhyming text, a boy accompanies his grandfather on the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom, a demonstration in Washington, DC, on Memorial Day that pays tribute to American veterans.
Author
Publisher
North Country Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
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Description
In the winter of 1609, with his people starving, the Innu Indian called Silent One must overcome his reluctance to speak and trust Samuel de Champlain and his Frenchmen in order to save his brother and regain his own spirit.
38) Fergus and Zeke
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Fountas & Pinnell
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Physical Desc
52 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: Fergus loves being the class pet in Miss Maxwell?s classroom. He does everything the students do, until the teacher plans a field trip to the museum ? without Fergus! He doesn?t want to miss the fun, so he stows away in a backpack and sets off for an adventure. When he arrives at the museum, Fergus finds it a little overwhelming ? huge and full of exciting things to see. Luckily, he meets a new friend, Zeke, who knows the ropes,...
39) Capture the flag
Author
Series
Silver Jaguar Society volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
231 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
When the original Star Spangled Banner is stolen, seventh-graders Anne, José, and Henry, all descendants of the Silver Jaguar Society, pursue suspects on airport carts and through baggage handling tunnels while stranded at a Washington, D.C., airport during a snowstorm.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
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"This laugh-out-loud picture book takes readers to a just-PURR-fect haunted house where they'll meet a not-so-scary kitten and a collection of the cutest little critters anyone has ever seen"--