Harry
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
When Adam goes fishing with friends he sees Japanese planes fly overhead and attack the U.S. Navy. All he can think is that it's justlike in the movies. But as he sees his father's ship, the Arizona, sink he is struck with horror.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
After his father is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Adam, his mother, and sister are evacuated from Hawaii to California, where he must deal with his feelings about the war, Japanese internment camps, his father, and his own identity.
Author
Series
Invisible Inkling volume 3
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
Hank Wolowitz and Inkling, his invisible bandapat friend, try to save the family ice-cream store's business from a whoopie pie food truck parked outside.
7) World War II
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chronologically presents significant events of World War Two, from the Munich Agreement of 1938 to the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
9) Runemarks
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology and play a role in the fate of the world.
Author
Series
Map to everywhere volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Fin, a master thief from the pirate world of Khaznot Quay, and Marrill, also twelve, of Arizona, cross paths in the magical world of the Pirate Stream while on a quest for a mysterious map.
12) Women's suffrage
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Women in many parts of the United States were not allowed to vote until 1920. Women's Suffrage discusses the history of women's voting rights, how women campaigned for full voting rights across the country, and how their efforts led to gains in equality for women in other areas as well. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary,...
14) City of thirst
Author
Series
Map to everywhere volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Master Thief Fin from the Khaznot Quay and suburban schoolgirl Marrill from Arizona reunite on the magical waters of the Pirate Stream to seek a mysterious and legendary wish machine"--
15) Venomous snakes
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the environmental impact on snakes and their habitats including informative fact boxes and illustrations.
16) Lizards
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Presents information about lizards in a question and answer format, describing their physical characteristics, habitats, defense mechanisms, and eating habits.
Author
Series
First cat in space volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Something terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON! There's only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon's savior and Earth's last hope! And that hero is ... a cat. A cat who will be blasted into space! Accompanied by the imperious Moon Queen and LOZ 4000, a toenail clipping robot, the First Cat in Space journeys across a fantastic lunar landscape in a quest to save the world....
19) Amphibians
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Presents information about frogs and toads in a question and answer format, describing the differences between them, their common physical characteristics, habitats, defense mechanisms, and eating habits.
20) National Geographic investigates ancient Maya: archaeology unlocks the secrets of the Maya's past
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Discusses important archeological finds from the Mayas' past and reveals how archaeologists use the latest technology to discover clues to ancient Maya civilization.