Martin W. Sandler
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the 1897 survival tale of hundreds of sailors whose whaling ships were trapped in Arctic ice off the coast of Alaska by unexpected storms, in an account that chronicles the efforts of three rescuers dispatched by President McKinley.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1270L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes what happened when a slave ship packed with plunder was captured by pirates in 1717 then sunk by a brutal storm. Tells the story of the 1984 expedition to locate the wreck and what was uncovered.
Launched in 1716 to ply the Triangular Trade route, the Whydah was designed to be fast and to hold large amounts of cargo, both material and human. Captain Prince had completed the sale of slaves brought from Africa to the Caribbean and had turned...
4) Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation: the story of the transcontinental railroad
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Experience the race to link the United States by rail. Meet the men behind this incredible feat in a riveting story about the building of the transcontinental railroad, brought to life with archival photos.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
A nation in need of hope, the most powerful rocket ever launched, and the first three men to break the bounds of Earth: Apollo 8 was headed to the moon.
In 1957, when the USSR launched Sputnik I, the first man-made satellite to orbit Earth, America's rival in the Cold War claimed victory on a new frontier. The Space Race had begun, and the United States was losing. Closer to home, a decade of turbulence would soon have Americans
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Shipwrecked! is an adventure-filled nonfiction book for young readers about the most captivating shipwrecks from history. Combining new research, stunning archival material, and vivid storytelling, Shipwrecked! dives deep into the world of marine archaeology and shows young readers what each discovery reveals about the world before our time"--
Author
Publisher
Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Fifty years after the British invasion began, explores the Beatles' long-lasting impact on the world, revealing how the band changed popular culture forever.