Rachel Isadora
21) Sophie skates
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Uses a story about a young girl who loves to ice skate to introduce the sport: the parts and care of skates, the techniques of different skating moves, and ice skating competitions.
23) The Firebird
Author
Pub. Date
[1994]
Description
A simple retelling of the Russian tale in which Prince Ivan encounters the magical Firebird who helps him defeat the evil Kotschei and rescue a princess.
24) Young Mozart
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the famous Austrian composer.
26) Yo, Jo!
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Jomar greets his neighbors using slang, but his grandfather wants to hear some more traditional words.
28) Swan Lake
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Description
A prince's love for a swan queen overcomes an evil sorcerer's spell in this fairy tale adaptation of the classic ballet.
31) Peekaboo bedtime
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
A toddler plays peekaboo with parents, grandparents, toys, and the moon while getting ready for bed.
34) Caribbean dream
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A lyrical and evocative dreamscape of the Caribbean.
35) Isadora dances
Author
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A brief biography of the woman whose unique style of dance was not readily accepted by audiences at the turn of the twentieth century.
37) Babies
Author
Pub. Date
1989
Description
Babies enjoy the activities of the day, from eating and dressing up to bathing, drying, and sleeping.
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The inhabitants of South Africa divide their activities by day and night, as the animals in Kruger National Park go about their business while the people of Johannesburg sleep and then lie down in the shade as the people wake up.
40) Rapunzel
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.