Deborah Kogan Ray
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Although John Wesley Powell's minister father always wanted his son to follow in his footsteps, young Wes had different plans for his future. Enraptured by the wonders of the natural world, he was determined to take the path of science. Even after losing his right arm below the elbow in battle during the Civil War, Wes would not be deterred from his dream of leading the first scientific expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon....
11) Stargazing sky
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Description
A little girl and her mother stay up late to watch a shower of shooting stars.
12) Wagon train
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Follows a wagon trail to California in 1848 as hundreds of pioneers endure great hardships while traveling 2,000 miles of wilderness.
Author
Pub. Date
2000, c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
When her father is transferred to an army camp in Massachusetts during the Second World War, Darcy feels isolated in her French-Canadian neighborhood until she meets the vivacious Kathleen Mary O'Hara and learns about Catholicism.
20) I know a place
Author
Pub. Date
[1992]
Description
A child describes a place where all the rooms have warmth, comfort, and love, and it turns out to be home.