Elizabeth MacLeod
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
1020L
Physical Desc
123 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive overview and time line of human history. MacLeod and Wishinsky provide a one-stop source for all the great events, people, and inventions that changed history, from the discovery of fire to the revolutions in the Arab world that are making headlines today.
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
1030L
Physical Desc
vi, 82 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
From the time people first rode horses more than 5,000 years ago, these amazing creatures have changed the way humans live, travel, fight, work, and play. In her captivating storytelling style, Elizabeth MacLeod brings to life six of the most exciting horses that have influenced the course of civilization.
Author
Series
Accidental volume 3
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
1050L
Physical Desc
95 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers is full of stories of inspiring entrepreneurs who have accidentally changed the world. The entrepreneurs are young and old and come from all over the world."--
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
1000L
Physical Desc
156 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Uses forensic sciences to try to solve some of the world's mysteries, including how Napoleon died, the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask, and the fate of Thailand's King Rama.
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
1050L
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In Secrets Underground, history buff Elizabeth MacLeod introduces readers to a fascinating world. Learn about the Civil War secrets carefully concealed in Organ Cave, West Virginia, the top-secret equipment that lies deep below Grand Central Terminal in New York City, the network of tunnels in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, that once hid victims of persecution, and much more. MacLeod explains how these lost and hidden subterranean passages, spaces, and...
Author
Series
Orca think volume 8
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
1050L
Physical Desc
87 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dive into the past, present and future of voting around the world, and discover why it's one of the most important things you can do as a citizen. With profiles of young people who are making the vote count, this book will empower readers to make their voices heard."--
10) Puffins
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990
Edition
Library reinforced ed.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
11) Koalas
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
14) Lions
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Special days, special friends or just for fun - there are lots of reasons to make cookies! These fast and simple recipes are guaranteed crowd-pleasers. With these fast and simple recipes, kids can ring in the New Year with icy shortbread, wow a dinosaur fan with oatmeal dinos, brighten a summer picnic with mouthwatering watermelon cookies or make wishes come true with delicious magic wands. Special days, special friends or just for fun--there are...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This nonfiction book for middle readers is full of inspiring tales of inventors and innovators who have accidentally changed the world. The book also features profiles of inventive kids and teenagers."--
How to Become an Accidental Genius is full of inspiring tales of famous and lesser-known inventors who have changed the world, from George Washington Carver, Mary Anderson (inventor of the windshield wiper) and inventor and actress Hedy Lamarr to...