Special Collections

The Strange Case of Captain Moulton

The Strange Case of Captain Moulton

Retold by Michael Sullivan, Illustrated by David Hill

Date Added: 03/13/2019

Category: Level T, Fiction: Folktale

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: A Folktale from Iran retold by Stephen Krensky, illustrated by Lin Wang

Date Added: 02/20/2019

Category: Level T, Fiction: Folktale

Pacific Crossing

Fourteen-year-old Mexican American Lincoln Mendoza spends a summer with a host family in Japan, encountering new experiences and making new friends.

Date Added: 12/12/2018

Category: Level T, Fiction: Novel Study

Eyes on You

Eyes on You by Alice Cary, illustrated by Nelson Evergreen.

THE WOODS AT NIGHT. Axel knows there's no such thing as a vampire. He doesn't believe in Bigfoot, either. Then what exactly is rustling and growling in the woods? And what about those glowing eyes?

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Date Added: 03/13/2019

Category: Level T, Fiction: Realistic

Mayday!

MAYDAY! by Kathy Crosett illustrated by John Martin

Date Added: 03/13/2019

Category: Level T, Fiction: Realistic

Hallie's Song

Hallie's Song by Jill Rubalcaba Illustrated by Jan Feindt

Date Added: 02/15/2019

Category: Level T, Fiction: Realistic

Dream Team

What's up with Madison? Tara's basketball teammate seems more intent on hurting Tara than on being part of the team.

Date Added: 02/15/2019

Category: Level T, Fiction: Realistic

The Extra Body

The Extra Body by Michael Sullivan illustrated by Courtney Huddleson

Date Added: 02/15/2019

Category: Level T, Fiction: Realistic

Starting Over

Starting Over by John Foley illustrated by Tin Salamunic

Date Added: 02/15/2019

Category: Level T, Fiction: Realistic

Twister Resisters

Twister Resisters by Elizabeth Campbell, illustrated by Marcos Calo

Date Added: 03/13/2019

Category: Level T, Fiction: Science Fiction,

Student Test Prep Booklet

Leveled Literacy Intervention PURPLE System Student Test Preparation Booklet Level T, Lessons 99-102

Date Added: 03/11/2019

Category: Level T, Lessons 99-102

Elijah McCoy

Against the Odds. How can one person make over fifty inventions in a single lifetime? He's got to be the best--the real McCoy! Meet Elijah McCoy, mechanical engineer and inventor extraordinaire. Find out how the son of escaped slaves used his unusual talents to overcome discrimination and become an important inventor of his time.

Date Added: 08/29/2019

Category: Level T, Nonfiction: Biography

Les Paul and the Perfect Sound

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Genre: Biography

Text Structures

Main: Chronological Sequence

Embedded: Description, Categorical, Cause/Effect

Text Features: table of contents, headings, photos, captions, sidebars, diagram, time line, glossary

Date Added: 08/07/2019

Category: Level T, Nonfiction: Biography

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Art and the Environment by Helen Scully

Date Added: 02/20/2019

Category: Level T, Nonfiction: Biography

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt: The World's Fastest Human by John Perritano

Date Added: 03/13/2019

Category: Level T, Nonfiction: Biography,

Chili Peppers

Fiery Food. Habaneros and jalapeños... these hot peppers will burn your mouth. Yet they aren't even close to being the world's hottest chili peppers. Some of those will set your insides on fire, but people want to eat them anyway. Nature has created some truly extreme peppers. Can you stand the heat?

Date Added: 08/28/2019

Category: Level T Nonfiction: Expository

What You Should Know About Monsters

What You Should Know About...MONSTERS by Nancy White

Date Added: 03/11/2019

Category: Level T, Nonfiction: Expository

Prehistoric Crime Scene

The Mystery of the Iceman: Prehistoric Crime Scene by Will Hurd

Date Added: 02/20/2019

Category: Level T, Nonfiction: Expository

What You Should Know About...Pets

Pets play an important role in the lives of many people. Animals provide unconditional love, hours of entertainment, and valuable companionship. Learning more about their lives isn't just fascinating, its important. Discover what a dog many really be saying with its wagging tail and why a cat needs its whiskers in this in depth look at the animals that share our homes.

Date Added: 08/14/2019

Category: Level T Non-Fiction: Expository

Queens of the Board

Chess doesn't require physical strength or skill. It's a game of strategy and hard work. So why has a woman never won the title of World Chess Champion? Find out how women chess players around the world are working to change history, one game at a time.

Date Added: 04/02/2019

Category: Level T Nonfiction: Expository/Persuasive

The Gift of Aloha

Hawaii At once, the word paints a picture in the mind's eye. And the people in that picture are almost certainly wearing colorful flower garlands.

Date Added: 04/02/2019

Category: Level T Nonfiction: Expository/Procedural

Fighting Fake Money

FAKING IT. In Australia, criminal masterminds were making their own fake cash. People were becoming suspicious. How could they be sure that any money was genuine? Something had to be done. Find out how Australians outsmarted the criminals and changed money forever.

Date Added: 08/28/2019

Category: Level T, Nonfiction: Narrative

Wanted: Lost Amphibians

Many of the world's frogs went missing. Some hadn't been seen in more than a hundred years. Were they gone forever? Scientists went a worldwide hunt to find out.

Date Added: 08/14/2019

Category: Level T, Nonfiction: Narrative Nonfiction

Diving Deep into the Earth

Diving Deep into the Earth by Jacqueline Adams

Date Added: 02/20/2019

Category: Level T, Nonfiction: Narrative Nonfiction

Black Gold: Oil in the Arctic / Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Keeping It Wild

Black Gold: Oil in the Arctic // Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Keeping It Wild TWO-WAY BOOK Nonfiction: Persuasive Book 83 Level T 1064 Total Running Words

Date Added: 02/20/2019

Category: Level T, Nonfiction: Persuasive