Susan Hood
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Language
English
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"One can be one thing all on its own-one star, one stream, one stick, one stone. But those on their toes, those using their smarts, know one can be more than the sum of its parts. Consider the two slices of bread that make up one sandwich, or the three lines of poetry that form one haiku, or even the ten years that form one decade. From one to ten, from sandwiches to centuries, every part is necessary to the whole. In this fascinating concept book,...
2) Lifeboat 12
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking things up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women--each paired with a noteworthy female artist--to the next generation of activists, trail-blazers, and rabble-rousers. From the award-winning author of Ada's Violin, Susan Hood, this is a poetic and visual celebration of persistent women throughout history. In this book, you will find Mary Anning, who was just thirteen when she unearthed a prehistoric...
7) Lifeboat 5
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"Based on the lives, rescue, and continuing friendship of British evacuees Bess Walder, 15, and Beth Cummings, 14, who spent fourteen hours in the North Atlantic with their hands grasped across their overturned lifeboat after the Nazis torpedoed the SS City of Benares on route to Canada in 1940. Includes historical notes." --Provided by publisher.
9) The new kid
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The new boy in class is a disruptive pest until one child remembers how bad it feels to be new at school and makes friends with Sid.
10) I am mad!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A young girl is upset when her sister purposely messes up her dress. Includes "Phonics Guidelines."
11) Show and tell
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A rhyming tale about a girl who forgets to bring something to school for show-and-tell day.
12) Time for bed?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A young girl tries various excuses to postpone bedtime, only to have difficulty getting up in the morning.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
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De la autora ganadora de premios Susan Hood y de la ilustradora Sally Wern Comport, llega la extraordinaria y verídica historia de la Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados de Paraguay, una orquesta compuesta por niños que tocan instrumentos hechos de basura reciclada.
From award-winning author Susan Hood and illustrator Sally Wern Comport comes the extraordinary true tale of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, an orchestra made up of children playing...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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A Sydney Taylor Book Award 2023 Middle Grade Notable!
A Jewish Book Council Award Middle Grade Finalist!
The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna's
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