Ken Robbins
1) Pumpkins
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Photographs show the lifespan of a pumpkin from a tiny seed to a blooming vine to a small gourd, and finally to a carved jack-o-lantern lighting up a dark Halloween night.
4) Seeds
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
From flowers to fruits, everything begins with a tiny seed. Young readers will learn how seeds grow, and how they vary in shape, size, and dispersal patterns.
5) Apples
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Describes how apples are grown, harvested, and used, and details facts about apples in history, literature, and our daily lives.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The mile gets its name from the term mille passus, which means "a thousand paces." The abbreviation for pound (lb.) comes from the Latin libra pondo. Feet, pounds, quarts, miles: these are words we use every day. But where did they originate, and what do they actually mean?
9) Bridges
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Hand-colored photographs illustrate bridges of many different types, with descriptions of their design and use.
12) Power machines
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text describe such work-saving machines as a crane, jack hammer, bulldozer, and back hoe.
14) At the ballpark
Author
Publisher
Viking Kestrel
Pub. Date
1988
Language
English
Description
Hand-tinted photographs and simple text re-create the fun and excitement of a day at a baseball game.
16) Boats
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Describe in text and photographs the characteristic features of twenty different ships and boats including tugboats, submarines, trawlers, and swamp buggies.
19) Fire
Author
Series
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Examines fire in all its forms, from volcanic flames to forest fires.