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The Mystery of the Periodic Table by Benjamin D. Wicker

The Mystery of the Periodic Table

By Benjamin D. Wiker
Level 7
Entertainment
3
Moral
1
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

By Elizabeth Payne
Level 8
Entertainment
3
Moral
1
Educational
5
Literary
4

The Rabbi and the Reverend

By Audrey Ades
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
3
The Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish Questions & Answers Book by Meg Jenkins

The Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish Questions & Answers Book

By Meg Jenkins
Picture Books
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin

The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

By James Cross Giblin
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish

By Chloe Savage
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
3
The Story of Invention by David Wiseman

The Story of Invention

By David Wiseman
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Story of Trains by Jane Bingham

The Story of Trains

By Jane Bingham
Level 3
Entertainment
3
Moral
2.5
Educational
5
Literary
3

The Tower of Life

By Chana Stiefel
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3
The Ultimate Dinosaur Guide by Heather Hawkins

The Ultimate Dinosaur Guide

By Heather Hawkins
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3
The Winter at Valley Forge by F. Van Wyck Mason

The Winter at Valley Forge

By F. Van Wyck Mason
Level 6
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
3
The World Beneath My Feet by Ileana Board

The World Beneath My Feet

By Ileana Board
Picture Books
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3
The World I Live in & Optimism: A Collection of Essays by Helen Keller

The World I Live in & Optimism—A Collection of Essays

By Helen Keller
Level 10
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
5
There Really is a Santa Claus by William J. Federer

There Really is a Santa Claus

By William J. Federer
Level 9
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
3

This Is How We Do It

By Matt Lamothe
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3
Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies

Tiny Creatures—The World of Microbes

By Nicola Davies
Picture Books
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
4

To Hope and Back

By Kathy Kacer
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures) by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Totally True Adventures Series

By Various Authors
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
4
Literary
3
John G. Paton - South Sea Island Rescue by Kay Walsh

Trailblazers Series

By Various
Level 9
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Literary
3
Trees and Their World by Carroll Lane Fenton & Dorothy Constance Pallas

Trees and Their World

By Carroll Lane Fenton and Dorothy Constance Pallas
Level 7
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

Twenty-One Steps

By Jeff Gottesfeld
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

Vincent’s Colors

By The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Picture Books
Entertainment
2
Moral
2
Educational
4
Literary
3
Water is Water by Miranda Paul

Water is Water

By Miranda Paul
Picture Books
Moral
2
Educational
4
Literary
3

What Degas Saw

By Samantha Friedman
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
4
Literary
2

What’s Inside a Flower?

By Rachel Ignotofsky
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4

When Harriet Met Sojourner

By Catherine Clinton
Picture Books
Entertainment
2
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3

Wild Outside

By Les Stroud
Level 6
Entertainment
3
Moral
2.5
Educational
5
Literary
3
Wonderful Waterfalls of the World by Molly Sanchez

Wonderful Waterfalls of the World

By Molly Sanchez
Picture Books
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3

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