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1) The jungle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
The Jungle prompted the immediate passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and launched Upton Sinclair's career as a champion of the working class. This quintessential muckraking novel changed the course of history with its gruesomely detailed depiction of Chicago's meat-packing industry. By following Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus's descent through the brutal? bloody hell of "Packingtown" and Chicago's seamy web of graft and corruption? Sinclair...
Series
Language
English
Description
An epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub who's been raised by a family of wolves. Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan, who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he's ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self discovery, guided by panther turned stern mentor Bagheera, and the free spirited bear Baloo.
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meet the most unforgettable characters and embark on a thrilling adventure with Mowgli as he journeys deep into the jungle and learns 'The Bare Necessities' of life from happy-go-lucky Baloo the bear. Meet Bagheera, the wise old panther, and crazy King Louie, the orangutan. But watch out for the cunning tiger Shere Khan and Kaa, the sneakiest snake in the jungle! It is an extraordinary adventure and a heartwarming tale that celebrates the true meaning...
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At the start of the Jungle Run, the other animals tell Cub she is too small to race against them, but she proves that her size can be an advantage long before they reach the finish line.
Author
Series
Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 56
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1977]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
The search for missing gold takes the Hardy boys to the Yucatán Peninsula where they uncover a second mystery.
Gold bullion -- a million dollars worth -- has been stolen from the Wakefield Mint under strange circumstances. Mr. Hardy is asked to investigate but before long his life is threatened, and he asks Frank and Joe to help him. The boys fly to Zurich, Switzerland, hoping to get information at the Swiss Gold Syndicate and to find the man who...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
I have never been a brave mouse, but lately, my fears were taking over my life! So Thea and Trap decided to cure me by dragging me all the way to the jungle, where I was forced to eat bug soup, swim in raging rivers, and even wrangle snakes! How would a 'fraidy mouse like me ever survive?
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Munki and Trunk: Ain't no mountain high enough, river wide enough, or banana big enough to tear these two apart! The brave, curious monkey and big-hearted elephant live together in the jungle, as children imagine it with a crew of jungle buddies to share endless adventures. Munki and Trunk explore their world together, facing fears, having fun, and helping friends in a comedy adventure that's brim-full of heart, and built on a bedrock of friendship....
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 13
Publisher
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Sundew, and most of the other LeafWings are nursing a deep hatred for the HiveWings, who have ripped every tree from the surface of Pantala, except those in Poison Jungle where the surviving LeafWings have been hiding, waiting for a dragon clever and powerful enough to exact their revenge--and now they are searching for the jungle's oldest and darkest mystery, one that could destroy them all." --
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Claudia Dalton, twelve, embarks on an unexpected treasure hunt that she hopes will bring her missing father home and heal whatever is wrong with her family. Told through notes, emails, audio and video transcripts, and more from Claudia's scrapbook.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 53
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"I, Geronimo Stilton, was off to the wildest part of Brazil - the Amazon jungle! I ended up on a hunt for a rare crystal treasure, which was stolen from a native tribe in the heart of the forest. I'd encounter alligators, snakes, piranhas, and other dangers on my way. Holey cheese! What an adventure!"--Back cover.
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