Chris Barton
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Mighty Truck is super strong, super fast... and a super fun babysitter! When Hattie’s bulldozer cousins Zip and Beep visit Axleburg, Clarence offers to watch them on his day off. Zip and Beep play tag, kick the can, and jump jumper cables--but no matter how fast they zoom, Zip and Beep just don’t run out of gas! How can Clarence keep up with these wheely energetic youngsters? Sounds like a job for Mighty Truck!
4) Muddymania!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
While Clarence and his best friend, Bruno, are at a monster truck rally, disaster looms and Clarence must find a way to transform into Super Truck without revealing his secret identity.
6) Surf's up!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Clarence joins his neighbor, Mr. Dent, and his cat Throttle for a day of surfing at the beach, but when Throttle gets into trouble and cannot swim, it's up to Clarence to save the day.
7) Mighty truck
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When a muddy truck reluctantly gets a truck wash, he transforms into a superhero.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson's life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a passion for problem...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
A discovery that made the world a brighter place! Joe and Bob Switzer were very different brothers. Bob was a studious planner who wanted to grow up to be a doctor. Joe dreamed of making his fortune in show business and loved magic tricks and problem-solving. When an accident left Bob recovering in a darkened basement, the brothers began experimenting with ultraviolet light and fluorescent paints. Together they invented a whole new kind of color,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
A profoundly moving nonfiction picture book about tragedy, hope, and healing from award-winning author Chris Barton.
Sometimes bad things happen, and you have to tell everyone. Sometimes terrible things happen, and everybody knows. On April 19, 1995, something terrible happened in Oklahoma City: a bomb exploded, and people were hurt and killed. But that was not the end of the story.
Those who survived—and those
...14) 88 instruments
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A little boy can't choose which instrument to play, so he decides to try them all"--
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Every December, The Nutcracker comes to life in theaters all across the United States. But how did this 19th-century Russian ballet become such a big part of the holidays in 21st-century America?
Meet Willam, Harold, and Lew Christensen, three small-town Utah boys who caught the ballet bug from an uncle in the early 1900s....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
How do you make a picture book? Well, you need an author, an illustrator, and . . . a dog?!
Acclaimed author Chris Barton and his trusty pooch Ernie show readers how to make a nonfiction picture book . . . about Ernie! From coming up with ideas, researching, and writing a first draft to finding the perfect illustrator, deciding what goes on the cover, and getting every last wrod-er, word just right, you'll see how a book is made from beginning to...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Clarence was just a muddy pickup. One day, there was a big storm and Lightning zapped the car wash. Now Clarence has a secret: Water turns him into MIGHTY TRUCK!
Everyone has a job to do in Axleburg. Stella's job is to be a news chopper and fly high in the sky to loudly report what she sees. But Stella is loud all the time, and Clarence cannot stand it!
Clarence and his friends teach Stella to use her inside voice by speaking wheely softly and...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Clarence was just a muddy pickup. One day there was a big storm, and lightning zapped the car wash. Now Clarence has a secret: Water turns him into MIGHTY TRUCK!
Clarence decides to join his neighbor, Mr. Dent, and his cat, Throttle, for a warm day of surfing waves at the beach. But Throttle gets into some gnarly water after Clarence learns that Throttle can't swim. Mr. Dent needs Clarence's help to rescue his cat!
Can Mighty Truck save the day?
Might...
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Fans of How It's Made will love this fresh, irreverent look at the science and story behind glitter.
If you love glitter, this book is for you. If you hate glitter, this book is also for you.
Everyone seems to have an opinion about glitter. But how much do you know about the tiny, shiny confetti? What makes glitter glitter? Why does it stick to everything? Who invented it? How is it made? Is glitter bad for the environment?
Chris Barton's...
20) Zip and Beep
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Clarence was just a muddy pickup. One day there was a big storm, and lightning zapped the car wash. Now Clarence has a secret: Water turns him into MIGHTY TRUCK!
Mighty Truck is super strong, super fast . . . and a super fun babysitter!
When Hattie's bulldozer cousins Zip and Beep visit Axleburg, Clarence offers to watch them on his day off. Zip and Beep play tag, kick the can, and jump jumper cables-but no matter how fast they zoom, Zip and Beep...