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ISBN Title Author Description Publisher
9780673625380 How the Moon Came to Be Tired of the night sun, siblings Ya La and Ni Wo discover a way to make the moon appear. Scott Foresman
9780673625410 How the Ocean Tides Came to Be Pearson Scott Foresman
9780440421856 How to Eat Fried Worms Thomas Rockwell A small boy is challenged by a friend to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days for fifty dollars. Yearling Books
9780812980028 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou
9780545206969 I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Lauren Tarshis Eleven-year-old Barry Hunter and his family attempt to ride out Hurricane Katrina at home in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans when his little sister gets ill, but when the levees break, Barry gets swept away from his family. Scholastic Paperbacks
9780545207003 I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 Lauren Tarshis When Lucas decides to skip school because he wants to discuss football with a firefighter friend of his father, he finds himself caught up in the terrorist attacks on New York City. Scholastic Paperbacks
9781338620177 I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 Lauren Tarshis When Paul, a French boy living in a Nazi controlled village, finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home, he has a chance to play a role in the Allies' plan to crush the Nazis.
9780545459365 I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 Lauren Tarshis Witnessing the harrowing events of the Civil War from the Pennsylvania sidelines, 11-year-old Henry endures the most grueling challenges of his life throughout a hot July week when he becomes inadvertently involved in the historic battle. Original. Scholastic Paperbacks
9780545459396 I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, 79 a. D. Lauren Tarshis Follows the experiences of a young boy who struggles to escape the catastrophic A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Scholastic Incorporated
9780545658522 I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 Lauren Tarshis On May 18, 1980, eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe and her best friends, Eddie and Sam, are in a forest near Mount St. Helens when the months of wondering whether the volcano will erupt are finally answered--all three are badly burned, but it is up to Jessie to protect the boys as best she can and hope that somebody comes to rescue them. Scholastic Paperbacks
9780545658461 I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Lauren Tarshis Originally not wanting to come to Chicago, young Oscar Starling finds himself not only in the middle of the city, but trying to survive when the town is ablaze. Scholastic Incorporated
9781338317411 I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 Tarshis, Lauren One Hundred Years Ago, A Killer Wave Of Molasses Struck A Crowded Boston Neighborhood. Discover The Story Of This Strange Disaster In The Next Book In The New York Times Bestselling I Survived Series. There Were Warning Signs That The Molasses Tank Would Break. The Steel Sides Moaned And Groaned. Molasses Oozed From Its Seams. But The People Of Boston's North End -- Mostly Poor Immigrants -- Were Powerless To Complain To The Big Molasses Company. On A Bright January Day In 1919, The Tank Finally Broke And Almost Three Million Gallons Of Molasses Rushed The Neighborhood. At 15 Feet Tall, 160 Feet Wide, And Traveling At 35 Miles Per Hour, The Gooey Wave Was More Destructive Than Any Flood Of Water Would Have Been. Lauren Tarshis Tells The Riveting Story Of One Child Who Was Swept Up In The Sticky Storm And Lived To Tell The Tale. Scholastic Paperbacks
9780545658508 I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 (I Survived #13) Lauren Tarshis A birds-eye view of one of the most ghastly accidents ever be captured on film-- Hindenburg Disaster of 1937. In May of 1937, the Hindenburg, a massive German airship, caught fire while attempting to land in New Jersey, killing 35 people. Lauren Tarshis's latest thrilling addition to the New York Times bestselling I Survived series, will feature an 11-year-old boy in the middle of this historic disaster. Scholastic Paperbacks
9780545459372 I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 Lauren Tarshis A massive earthquake and devastating tsunami hit Japan while Ben is visiting his late father's hometown, pulling Ben's family apart and leaving him stranded in a strange country during an epic disaster. Scholastic Paperbacks
9780545658485 I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (I Survived #12) Lauren Tarshis The next book in the New York Times bestselling I Survived series will place readers right in the middle of the deadly Joplin Tornado of 2011. The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri in 2011. It was part of a larger tornado outbreak in the spring of that year and reached a maximum width of nearly 1 mile during its path through the southern part of the city, killing 158 people, injuring over 1,000 and caused damages amounting to a total of $2.8 billion, making it the costliest single tornado in U.S. history. Lauren will bring her signature intensity to this distinctly American natural disaster, placing a young boy in the middle of one of the deadliest tornado to strike the United States since 1947.
9780545459389 I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 Lauren Tarshis In one of the darkest periods in history, one boy struggles to survive... In this gripping new addition to the bestselling I Survived series, a young Jewish boy joins the resistance "partisan" fighters outside Warsaw the ghetto. Does he have what it takes to survive the Nazis -- and fight back? Scholastic Paperbacks
9780545206990 I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 Lauren Tarshis Earning money to help his family at the beginning of the 20th century, 10-year-old newsboy Leo explores the hilly city's bustling business world and modern innovations before a massive earthquake and decimating fire change everything he has ever known. By the author of Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree. Original. Scholastic Paperbacks
9780545206952 I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 Lauren Tarshis In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories. Scholastic Paperbacks
9780440416067 I Was a Third Grade Science Project Mary Jane Auch It sure is handy having Brian the Brain for a best friend—how else would Josh have a shot at first prize in the science fair and winning tickets to Wonderland Lake? But when Brian plans to hypnotize his dog, Arfie, into thinking he’s a cat, Josh knows he can say goodbye to Wonderland Lake—this scheme will never work. The next thing he knows, Josh is climbing trees and craving raw fish sandwiches. What’s going on? Will the real science project please meow? Yearling
9780316139915 Ice Magic Matt Christopher ICE MAGIC A strange power is at work in the rink... Pie Pennelli loves to play ice hockey, but he's got some problems: his hand-me-down skates are too big for him, and one of his teammates is always giving him a hard time. But Pie's troubles really begin when his next-door neighbors find an antique hockey game. They swear the game is magic and can predict every play Pie's team will make! When the magic game shows Pie immobilized in midgame, what does it mean for Pie on the ice? Little, Brown Books for Young Readers