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Cover: Chernobyl's Wild Kingdom: Life in the Dead Zone
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Chernobyl's Wild Kingdom: Life in the Dead Zone

After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion in Ukraine, scientists believed radiation had created a vast and barren wasteland in which life could never resurface. But the Dead Zone, as the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1190
  • ATOS: 8.2
  • Dewey: 590.9477'8
  • Copyright: 2015

The Secret Animal Kingdom

From the Series The Adventures of Dusty Dabbert

Dusty stumbles into a hidden world where animals live in harmony, ruled by a wise frog. Dusty travels through the countryside, helping all those he meets with his magical knapsack, which… Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

A Wild, Wild Hanukkah

On the first night of Hanukkah, the door flies open and a perky polar bear walks into the house, shaking the snow from his fur. On the second night of Hanukkah, two crusty, crying crocodiles… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2023

Into the Wild

Roman is a lone wanderer and the wild is his to explore. "If he heard a grasshopper chirp, he would follow it everywhere. Roman craved wonder and surprise . . . and wandered further." Yet… Read More →

  • Lexile: 300
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

United Kingdom

From the Series Country Explorers

Pack your bags! We’re headed to the United Kingdom. On this whirlwind tour, you’ll learn all about the country’s landscape, culture, people, and more. We’ll explore green valleys and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: 941
  • Copyright: 2011

Anansi and the Box of Stories: [A West African Folktale]

From the Series On My Own Folklore

The sky god Nyame owns all the stories in the world. He keeps them to himself in a box in his kingdom in the clouds. But Anansi thinks the stories should be shared by all creatures. So one… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 3.2
  • Dewey: 398.2
  • Copyright: 2008

Friends in the Wild

From the Series Core Content Science — Our Green Earth

Think about grass, trees, flowers -- even the dirt and weeds -- all around you. Did you know these are the habitats or natural homes for insects, birds, and other animals? Not only are the… Read More →

  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 577
  • Copyright: 2014

The Call of the Wild

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Buck is a big dog living a comfortable life in California. When gold is discovered in Canada, he is stolen from his home, taken up to the Klondike region, and forced to pull dog sleds. As… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1120
  • ATOS: 8.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014
Fall 2024

Wild Horses

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Horse Lover's Library

Horses don't always live with humans. Sometimes they run wild! Readers will enjoy learning about different types of wild horses and how they survive. Read More →

  • Lexile: 490
  • ATOS: 2.4
  • Dewey: 599.665/5
  • Copyright: 2025

Gone Wild

Victimized in foster care and then by his adoptive mother's boyfriend, Seth decides to head out on his own. Brooke thinks she might be pregnant and, instead of dealing with her controlling… Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

The Wall and the Wild

From the Series Lantana Global Picture Books

When Ana tries to take control by creating a perfect garden, she comes to realize that nature is inherently wild. In a plot of land at the edge of town, Ana grows only perfectly sized plants… Read More →

  • Lexile: 430
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

Wild Weather

From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 1

There are many kinds of weather: sunny, cold, hot and rainy. What else? Sometimes we are told that there is stormy weather coming. What are some kinds of storms? Where does wild weather… Read More →

  • Lexile: 460
  • ATOS: 2.3
  • Dewey: 428
  • Copyright: 2006

A Wild Party

From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 4

When this family was planning an eightieth birthday party for their grandmother, the children were told to be quiet and well-mannered. Their parents didn't want them to do anything rowdy to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • ATOS: 3.2
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2006

Spotlight on the United Kingdom

From the Series Countries on the World Stage

The United Kingdom is a world power. Made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, the UK covers about 94,000 square miles. Learn about key leaders from the monarchs that ruled… Read More →

  • Dewey: 941
  • Copyright: 2024

Classification of Life, 2nd Edition

From the Series Great Ideas of Science

How are polar bears related to pandas? For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have tried to organize and understand, or classify, the relationships among Earth's animals and… Read More →

  • Dewey: 578.01'2
  • Copyright: 2008
Cover: Who Was Here?: Discovering Wild Animal Tracks
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Who Was Here?: Discovering Wild Animal Tracks

What animal was here? Can you solve the mystery? Study the picture and read the clues to figure out who left each set of tracks. Then turn the page to find out about animals from around the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: 591.47'9
  • Copyright: 2014

Stop! Snake!

From the Series Fierce Creatures

Open this book and you're presented with three different animals with a poisonous bite or sting and this question: which creature would you sit and watch, back away slowly or which would make Read More →

  • Lexile: 1090
  • Dewey: 591.6
  • Copyright: 2021

Swim! Shark!

From the Series Fierce Creatures

Open this book and you're presented with three different sharks and this question: which shark would you swim beside, view from afar and which would make you swim for your life? The choice is Read More →

  • Lexile: 930
  • Dewey: 597.3
  • Copyright: 2021

Can You Tell a Horse from a Pony?

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Animal Look-Alikes

A four-legged animal grazes in a grassy pasture. It swishes its hairy tail. Its flowing mane bounces as it trots away. Did you just see a horse? Or was it a pony? These animals look very… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • ATOS: 2.9
  • Dewey: 636.1
  • Copyright: 2012
Spring 2025

Cats: An Illustrated Guide to 80 Cool Cats

Calling all cat lovers! Cats is a must-have illustrated guide to all things feline, from purr-fect pets to wild predators. Big cats, small cats, long cats, short cats—this book showcases all Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024

Knights: Through the Ages

From the Series Explore!

Come on a medieval journey and explore the many and varied roles of a knight in the Middle Ages. Learn about their training, their weapons, their armor, and their responsibilities as they… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024

Wild West Women

From the Series Just the Facts Biographies

The remarkable women who helped settle the West achieved much more than marrying and raising children. They had to farm the land, build houses, and hunt for food. Over time, these women began Read More →

  • Lexile: 1000
  • ATOS: 5.7
  • Dewey: 978
  • Copyright: 2006

Surviving in Wild Waters

From the Series ShockZone ™ — True Survival Stories

Imagine a peaceful voyage at sea, with puffy clouds overhead and the gentle rise and fall of the waves. Now imagine that you're lost. There's a hurricane looming on the horizon. Sharks begin… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: 910.4'52
  • Copyright: 2014

Jack and the Wild Life

From the Series The Berenson Schemes

After a wild plan by his parents left Jack stranded in the Caribbean, the Berenson family decided to lay out some rules. Jack's mom and dad agreed they wouldn't take so many risks. Jack… Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014