Torque. Abandoned places
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Hashima, Japan's sea walls give it the appearance of a ship lost at sea. This look is the reason for the Battleship Island nickname. In this title, reluctant readers will also see Battleship Island as a time capsule. Pieces from the past will point to the deserted island's coal-mining boom time.
2) Bodie
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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The wild reputation of Bodie was unmatched in the Old West. The California gold-mining town attracted a rough crowd. Bodie had gamblers, drinkers, gunslingers, and robbers all after riches. This high-interest children's title includes a wealth of information about the gold rush that once made Bodie a "get rich" destination.
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Craco's historical happenings hint at a curse. The town faced a plague, then war, then earthquakes and landslides. In the end, the natural disasters dealt the final blow, causing Craco to physically collapse. In this book, young readers will discover a medieval town that eventually lost its uphill battle for survival.
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The city in the clouds, Machu Picchu, has an air of mystery surrounding it. Historians know the site belonged to the Inca Empire, but they do not know much else. In this book, reluctant readers will explore possible reasons why Machu Picchu was first built and, in time, abandoned.
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Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Engaging images accompany information about Pripyat. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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The word Croatoan carved onto a post and the letters 'CRO' scratched onto a tree. What do these two clues reveal about Roanoke's missing English colonists? Interested students can sort through possible answers in this read that begins as a history lesson and ends as an unsolved mystery.