Matt Phelan
Author
Series
Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every day at the Athensville Zoo the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grownups alike, and kind, curious Plum is the peacock most proud of their responsibility.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Yearning for adventure, the young Knights of the Round Table are drawn to Orkney, Scotland, where they face a kraken and other monsters, including Queen Margause and her son, Mordred.
Author
Series
Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 2
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When an unexpected blizzard strands the animals of the Athensville Zoo in a seemingly empty elementary school overnight, Plum the peacock must overcome his anxiety to save his friend Itch, who gets lost in a snowdrift.
Author
Series
Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 3
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When raccoons invade the Athensville Zoo, it is up to Plum and his friends to save their beloved home.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1783 France, ten-year-old Emilie works as Benjamin Franklin's caretaker, but after he finds himself in the middle of a sinister plot, he helps France's undercover guardians, a sheep, a roster and a duck save the world.
7) Turtle walk
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In 1937 Kansas, eleven-year-old Jack Clark faces his share of ordinary challenges: local bullies, his father's failed expectations, a little sister with an eye for trouble. But he also has to deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl, including rising tensions in his small town and the spread of a shadowy illness. A case of the new 'dust dementia' would certainly explain who (or what) Jack has glimpsed in the abandoned Talbot barn - a sinister figure...
10) Pignic
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A pig experiences adversity but in the end enjoys a perfect summer day"--
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"The four daring knights and one intrepid archer enter the Faerie Realm, where they find dangerous warlocks, a mysterious knight, and one very nasty dragon"--
13) Around the world
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Challenged with circling the world at the end of the nineteenth century, three very different adventurers--avid bicyclist Thomas Stevens, fearless reporter Nellie Bly, and retired sea captain Joshua Slocum--embark on epic journeys.
15) Druthers
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Challenged to use her imagination on a boring, rainy day, little Penelope shares time with her daddy while envisioning herself at the zoo, as a cowgirl, flying to the moon, and sailing to an island filled with dinosaurs.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities ever, but before he was the man who brought us "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", he was just little Freddie Rogers. You Are My Friend tells how Fred was a sickly and lonely child. At school, he was bullied and had trouble making friends and expressing his feelings. His parents and grandparents encouraged Fred to ask for help and explore his world. When Fred grew up he became a champion...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a big wind blows her annoying little brother away, Flora decides to save him despite the many tempting offers she gets for him from, among others, a cloud, an eagle, the man in the moon, and the wind itself.
19) Very hairy bear
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recounts the experiences of a shaggy, "boulder-big" bear as the four seasons come to the beautiful wood which is his home.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Xander's plan to host a panda party falls through, since he is the only panda at the zoo, but when he extends the invitation to all of the bears, complications ensue. Includes author's note on the wonders of the animal kingdom and the international effort to save pandas from extinction.