Emily Arnold McCully
1) Wonder horse
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Mattie Knight loved to make things ranging from a foot warmer for her mother or toys for her older brothers. Or, when she was 12, a metal guard to prevent shuttles from shooting off looms and hurting workers. Later, Mattie invented a machine that could cut and glue the square-bottomed paper bags we still use today. Meet the woman known as "the Lady Edison."
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 11
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Born in 1857 and raised in oil country, Ida M. Tarbell became widely known for her series of articles on the Standard Oil Trust-a complicated business empire run by tycoon John D. Rockefeller-that revealed to readers the underhanded, even illegal practices that had led to Rockefeller's success.
Rejecting the term "muckraker" to describe her profession, she went on to achieve remarkable prominence for a woman of her generation as a writer and shaper...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
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Award-winning author Emily McCully's most adventurous book to date draws a dramatic portrait of life in nineteenth century America.
For as long as he can remember, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau has been told that a promising future lies ahead of him. After all, his mother is the great Sacagawea, who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition of discovery. And thanks to his mother, Baptiste's life changes forever when Captain Clark offers him an...
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In the late 1800s, former slave and veterinarian Bill "Doc" Key realized that his new foal, Jim, was no ordinary horse. Believing in the power of kindness and patience, Doc taught Jim to spell, recognize the primary colors, and even make change from a cash register!
Performing in shows across the country, Jim stunned audiences with his incredible skills. But when some people called Jim a fake, Doc set out to prove them wrong and to show the world...
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Mirette books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
10) Little ducks go
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Mother Duck is on the run trying to keep her ducklings safe.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When silent movie director Larry Trimble decides to put Strongheart, a police dog, into his movies as the lead actor, he must first train him to play with toys and walk like a regular dog, but Strongheart becomes a sensation until his military training leads to trouble, and possibly the end of his career. Includes author's note on the real Strongheart.
13) Monk camps out
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Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young mouse decides to spend the night camping out alone in his backyard, but his parents have other ideas.
14) First snow
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A timid little mouse discovers the thrill of sledding in the first snow of the winter.
16) Picnic
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
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A little mouse gets lost on the way to a family picnic.
17) Mouse practice
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Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Monk the little mouse learns from his parents that practice is the way to succeed--whether it is in playing baseball or in playing music.
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Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Jacques, Jojo, Simon, and Marcel were looking for buried treasure when they explored a cave in the south of France in 1940. But the treasure inside was not what they expected, and in fact far more valuable: the walls were covered with stunning prehistoric paintings and engravings, preserved within the sealed cave for over 17,000 years. This is the true story of the boys who discovered the cave of Lascaux, bringing to the modern world powerful examples...
20) Beautiful warrior: the legend of the nun's kung fu / written and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully
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Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Tells the story of two unlikely kung fu masters and how their skill in martial arts save them both.