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Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the personal crisis the author endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous 1,100-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Ted and Betsy Lewin share their adventures while traveling in northern and southern Australia, describing the wildlife and landscapes they encounter.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1995, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his home. The hilarious book he wrote about that journey, Notes from a Small Island, became one of the most loved books of recent decades, and was voted in a BBC poll as the book that best represents Britain. Now, in this hotly anticipated new travel book, his first in fifteen years and sure to be greeted as the funniest book of the decade,...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
ix, 293 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 23 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A tribute to the American transcontinental highway built in 1913 evaluates its historic and cultural relevance as well as current efforts to repair its key segments.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Each year on the birthday of her adopted Chinese daughter, a mother recalls the moments they have shared, from the first toy to the friends left behind in China.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sparkhouse Family
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
57 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Jesus often told stories using everyday objects to help his listeners understand life with God. But, for most of us, the deep imagery and meaning behind those objects has been lost to history. This book helps kids discover the world Jesus lived in through maps, charts, graphs, and other infographic elements. They'll learn about the culture Jesus lived in-his Jewish religion, the power of the ruling Roman Empire, the role of fishermen and carpenters...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
vii, 324 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Documents how the author fell in love and discovered the excellence of French cuisine during a life-changing lunch in Paris, recounting her decision to leave her fast-paced New York life to build a life abroad.
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1974]
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
xviii, 124 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A selection of letters by Laura Ingalls Wilder to her husband in which she describes the highlights of her visit to the west coast in 1915.
Author
Publisher
Harperone, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
239 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma--newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage--rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, 'I'm ninety years old. I'm hitting the road.' Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Spanning 2,000 miles and traversing six states from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean, the Oregon Trail is the route that made America. In the fifteen years before the Civil War, when 400,000 pioneers used it to emigrate West, the trail united the coasts, doubled the size of the country, and laid the groundwork for the railroads. The trail years also solidified the American character: our plucky determination in the face of adversity, our impetuous cycle...