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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the discovery and escavation of King Tutankhamen's tomb and the myth of the curse that seemed to afflict those involved in the tomb's exploration. In graphic novel format, tells of the mystery surrounding the search for the tomb and treasures of King Tutankhamen, the mummy's curse, and the illnesses of archeologists who have explored Egyptian tombs.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents the story of Betsy Ross in graphic novel format. Betsy and her husband John owned an upholstery shop. When John decided to fight against the British in the American Revolution, Betsy kept the business going and continued to run it after John's death. Legend has it that George Washington asked Betsy Ross to sew the first American flag. Includes a list of key facts, a glossary, and a bibliography.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Provides an account of the explosion of the "Challenger" space shuttle in 1986 which claimed the lives of all the astronauts onboard, including Christa McAuliffe, a teacher who was to be the first civilian in space. Presented in graphic novel form.
13) The Donner Party
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Uses a graphic format to describe the experience of the Donner Party, and focuses on the terrible winter of 1846-1847 during which the pioneers were forced to eat the dead to survive while trapped in the mountains.