Grade 5

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Any Body: A Comic Compendium of Important Facts and Feelings about Our Bodies

An honest, humorous and factual book for children and early teens who want to understand and feel at home with their own bodies. Sometimes we feel uncomfortable in our own skin, sometimes… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2023
Spring 2024

Anyone for Tennis?

From the Series Red Rocket Readers Advanced Fluency Level 1

Tennis is a very old game that used to be played mainly on lawns. It was not a fast game, and the clothes people wore made it hard to move quickly around the court. Nowadays tennis is a very… Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • Dewey: 428
  • Copyright: 2013

Anywhere but Paradise

Moving from Texas to Hawaii in 1960, 12-year-old Peggy Sue faces a difficult transition when she is bulled as one of the few haole (white) students in her school. This lyrical debut novel is… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015

A Perfect View: Book 3

From the Series Cici: A Fairy's Tale

Cici is ready for all her favorite camping activities! She has everything planned for the trip with her dad, her sister, and her friend Kendra. But with Cici's new fairy powers, nature has… Read More →

  • Lexile: 510
  • ATOS: 2.3
  • Dewey: 741.5/973
  • Copyright: 2017

A Pharaoh's Guide

From the Series How-To Guides for Fiendish Rulers

I am the mighty pharaoh of Egypt. I control the River Nile, plan great cities, and make sure I am the richest person in all of Egypt—with the most exotic food and expensive clothes. After… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: 932/.01
  • Copyright: 2017

A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"This read-along shows how Ben Franklin, one of 17 children in a poor family in Colonial Massachusetts, became one of our greatest statesmen and inventors. This straightforward biography is… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Picture Book of George Washington Carver

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

With an emphasis on his early life and the hardships he overcame, this informative biography offers a clear, authentic introduction to one of the country's most important scientists. Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

A Pocketful of Goobers: A Story about George Washington Carver

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

There wasn't anything that George Washington Carver couldn't grow. He took the common goober--today's peanut--and created hundreds of useful products from it, turning goobers into a very… Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • ATOS: 5.0
  • Dewey: 630'.92'4
  • Copyright: 1996
Fall 2023

A Pocketful of Stars

Safiya and her mother have never seen eye to eye. Her mother doesn't understand Safiya's love of gaming, and shy Safiya doesn't think she has anything in common with her vibrant, sometimes… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2023
Spring 2024

Apollo 13: Houston, We Have a Problem!

From the Series Explore!

"Houston, we've had a problem!" These famous words from the astronauts of the Apollo 13 Mission became the stuff of movies. This story explains NASA's Apollo Space Program to get a "Man on… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024

Appaloosas Are My Favorite!

From the Series My Favorite Horses

Do you like horses? Then you'll love learning all about the Appaloosa. Many Appaloosas have colorful, spotted coats—and these horses are useful as well as beautiful. Did you know that… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 3.3
  • Dewey: 636.1'3
  • Copyright: 2012

Apples and Pomegranates: A Rosh Hashanah Seder

On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, it is traditional to dip apples and honey in hopes of a sweet New Year. Jews around the world share other foods as well - such as pomegranates,… Read More →

  • Dewey: 296.4'5315
  • Copyright: 2005

Aprender sobre el carbón, el petróleo y el gas natural (Finding Out about Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas)

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ en español — ¿Qué son las fuentes de energía? (What Are Energy Sources?)

¿Sabías que la mayoría de la energía que usamos proviene de carbón, el petróleo y el gas natural? ¿Cómo recolectan los trabajadores estos combustibles fósiles? ¿Y qué efectos tienen estos… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • Dewey: 662.6/2
  • Copyright: 2022

Aprender sobre la energía eólica (Finding Out about Wind Energy)

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ en español — ¿Qué son las fuentes de energía? (What Are Energy Sources?)

¿Sabías que el mismo viento que te revuelve el cabello puede usarse para generar energía? Pero, ¿cómo exactamente se aprovecha el viento? ¿Y cuál es el efecto sobre el medioambiente? Lee este Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: 333.9/2
  • Copyright: 2022

Aprender sobre la energía geotérmica (Finding Out about Geothermal Energy)

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ en español — ¿Qué son las fuentes de energía? (What Are Energy Sources?)

¿Sabías que la gente puede excavar y utilizar el calor de la Tierra para producir energía? Esta energía geotérmica puede alimentar tu computadora y calentar o enfriar tu hogar. Pero, ¿cómo se Read More →

  • Lexile: 660
  • Dewey: 621.44
  • Copyright: 2022

Aprender sobre la energía hidráulica (Finding Out about Hydropower)

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ en español — ¿Qué son las fuentes de energía? (What Are Energy Sources?)

¿Sabías que se puede convertir la energía del agua corriente en electricidad? Esta energía hidráulica puede hacer funcionar la computadora y las luces de tu hogar. Pero, ¿cómo se obtiene… Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • Dewey: 621.31/2134
  • Copyright: 2022

Aprender sobre la energía nuclear (Finding Out about Nuclear Energy)

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ en español — ¿Qué son las fuentes de energía? (What Are Energy Sources?)

¿Sabías que los diminutos átomos que componen toda la materia contienen enormes cantidades de energía? Esta energía, llamada energía nuclear, puede alimentar el televisor y el refrigerador de Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • Dewey: 621.48/3
  • Copyright: 2022

Aprender sobre la energía solar (Finding Out about Solar Energy)

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ en español — ¿Qué son las fuentes de energía? (What Are Energy Sources?)

¿Sabías que la luz del sol que calienta tu piel en un día soleado se puede utilizar para producir energía? Pero, ¿cómo se recolecta la luz solar y se convierte en energía que podamos usar? ¿Y Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • Dewey: 333.792/3
  • Copyright: 2022

A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. In 1912, she founded the Jewish women's social justice organization, Hadassah. Henrietta started… Read More →

  • Lexile: 970
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 369
  • Copyright: 2021

Arabians Are My Favorite!

From the Series My Favorite Horses

Do you like horses? Then you'll love learning all about the Arabian. Arabians are proud and graceful animals, and they have plenty of spirit. Did you know that Arabians served as war horses… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: 636.1'12
  • Copyright: 2012

A Rain Forest Food Chain: A Who-Eats-What Adventure in South America

From the Series Follow That Food Chain

Welcome to a South American rain forest! As you push your way through the thick, green jungle, you see, hear, and feel the wildlife. Howler monkeys screech overhead as they munch on leaves.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 790
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 577.34098
  • Copyright: 2009

Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson

From the Series Trailblazer Biographies

Through howling snowstorms and over treacherous sheets of ice, Matthew Henson and Robert Peary raced against other explorers and death itself to be the first to reach the North Pole. After… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1040
  • ATOS: 6.2
  • Dewey: 910'.92
  • Copyright: 1989

Arctic Foxes

From the Series Early Bird Nature Books

In this Early Bird title, readers learn about the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the arctic fox. Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: 599.776'4
  • Copyright: 2009

Arctic Ice Loss

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Spotlight on Climate Change

Climate change is causing Arctic ice to melt quicker than it can be replaced. But what happens when there is less Arctic ice? Discover what Arctic sea ice is and why it is important, how… Read More →

  • Lexile: 960
  • Dewey: 551.34/3091632
  • Copyright: 2023