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1) Arms & armor
Author
Series
Eyewitness books volume 4
Lexile measure
IG 1240L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A photo essay examining the design, construction, and uses of hand weapons and armor from a Stone Age axe to the revolvers and rifles of the Wild West.
Author
Series
Eyewitness books volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths, examining mating rituals, camouflage, habitat, growth from pupa to larva to adult, and other aspects.
4) Weather
Author
Series
Eyewitness books volume 28
Lexile measure
1220L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Discover the world's weather--from heat waves and droughts to blizzards and floods"--Cover. Includes discussion of why the climate may change in the future.
5) Presidents
Author
Lexile measure
NC 1080L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Follow the early lives and political careers of the US presidents and see how they came into office, with full-color photographs of campaign memorabilia, family portraits, handwritten letters, mementos, and more. Discover how Abraham Lincoln saved the Union, why teddy bears are named after Theodore Roosevelt, and how Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the nation with the Louisiana Purchase" --
6) First ladies
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
Author
Series
Eyewitness books volume 57
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and text explore the frozen landscapes of the polar regions and provide information about the flora and fauna that survive in the hostile conditions.
Author
Publisher
Plain Sight Publishing, an imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xiii, 258 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM
Language
English
Description
A Christmas craft tutorial with each chapter focusing on a different area of the home. Includes homemade decorative gift-wrap tape and handmade gifts.
Author
Series
Adventures of Captain Underpants volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Principal Krupp once again turns into the superhero Captain Underpants in order to save the world, and Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, from the evil talking toilets and the Turbo Toilet 2000.
14) Eyewitness plant
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Rev. ed.
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 folded poster.
Language
English
Description
Presents information about the complexities of the plant kingdom, covering non-flowering as well as flowering plants and revealing their structures, natural history, and importance in human life.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
674 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Features more than 1,200 homestyle, tested recipes for American dishes, organized into twenty-five different categories, along with hundreds of time-saving tips and tricks, how-to instructions, and five separate indexes.
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Rated G ; Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 34 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time in the far away kingdom of Dor lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro. The two go on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.