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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific, leaving him adrift on a raft with a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company.
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English
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Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, the author of Krakatoa tells the breathtaking saga of the magnificent Atlantic Ocean, setting it against the backdrop of mankind's intellectual evolution. Until a thousand years ago, no humans ventured into the Atlantic or imagined traversing its vast infinity. But once the first daring mariners successfully navigated to far shores, whether it was the Vikings, the...
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Gideon Crew volume 4
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English
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Five years ago, the mysterious and inscrutable head of Effective Engineering Solutions, Eli Glinn, led a mission to recover a gigantic meteorite--the largest ever discovered--from a remote island off the coast of South America. The mission ended in disaster when their ship, the Rolvaag, foundered in a vicious storm in the Antarctic waters and broke apart, sinking-along with its unique cargo-to the ocean floor. One hundred and eight crew members perished,...
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Oregon files volume 12
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English
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When the leader of a militant communist insurgency in the Philippines escapes capture from the U.S. government with almost supernatural ease, it's up to Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon to catch him. Tracing the Filipino insurgent through his drug lord allies, Cabrillo learns his new adversary has his eye on an addictive chemical compound developed during World War II that can turn civilians into supersoldiers. And he's not the only one. An...
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English
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Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan's dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop...
10) On the seabed
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Series
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Brown Bear Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
11) Arctic Ocean
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Series
Publisher
Smartbook Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This series explores key topics such as ocean life, ecosystems, and environmental issues, in order to help readers better understand the importance of protecting the world's oceans--
Publisher
Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Every spread of the SCHOLASTIC ATLAS OF OCEANS provides children with vibrant, detailed, full-color illustrations of the ocean world and its inhabitants. Concise captions provide middle-grade readers with valuable information to help them understand
13) Atlantic Ocean
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Series
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English
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Description
This series explores key topics such as ocean life, ecosystems, and environmental issues, in order to help readers better understand the importance of protecting the world's oceans--
14) Indian Ocean
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Series
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English
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This series explores key topics such as ocean life, ecosystems, and environmental issues, in order to help readers better understand the importance of protecting the world's oceans--
15) Wow! Ocean!
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Series
Izzy books (Robert Neubecker) volume 4
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When Izzy and her sister Jo travel from the mountains to the ocean they find a wealth of things to be excited about.
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Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Explains the effect that climate change is having on the oceans, including melting sea ice, rising sea levels, and its affect on marine life; includes glossary, additional resources, and index, "--
18) Under the sea
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Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
19) Overboard!
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Series
Survivor diaries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Stacey, separated from their families after being thrown into the Pacific off the coast of Washington, battle hypothermia as they struggle to survive. Includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips.
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Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
"Red Sky in Mourning" is the true story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft's 41-day journey to safety through a killer hurricane at sea, which she survived through fortitude and sheer strength of character. Interspersed with flashbacks to her romance with her doomed fiance Richard who was onboard with her, this survival story offers a triumphant, life-affirming ending.
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