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Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A bored and curious little girl wishes for a bit of sunshine on a cloudy day. But a friendly bird soon whisks her off for an adventure in the sky, where she can contemplate questions both scientific and philosophical in nature: how do clouds float? Or carry the rain? Where do they go when they disappear? Are there clouds on other planets? Do they have memories? Have they ever seen a girl like her?
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Uh-oh! Neal has a problem. He's turned into a bug -- again. Eric and Julie hope someone in Droon can help. Princess Keeah thinks there might be a cure in the City in the Clouds. Too bad the friends only have one day before the city disappears!"--Cover.
Author
Series
Dory Fantasmagory volume 4
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dory, nicknamed Rascal, has her first loose tooth, but her excitement turns to concern when imaginary evil robber Mrs. Gobble Gracker captures the tooth fairy.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Children find grief and loss a difficult subject and understanding where a loved one has gone, can be a difficult topic to explain... Billy misses his Mommy very much. She lives in the clouds. Some days the sun is shining and Mommy's clouds are nowhere to be seen. Those are Billy's favorite days when he and Daddy would play in the garden all day long, and Billy knows that Mommy is letting the sun shine for them. But not all days are like that. Sometimes...
5) A voyage in the clouds: the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A picture book inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was an Englishman and a French man who rode in a balloon across the English Channel"--
Dr. John Jeffries and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, each want to be the first man to fly from one country to another, across the English Channel. There's only one problem: they can't stand each other! Inspired by the true story of the first international flight.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses how water forms, how to keep it clean, and its importance to humans and the ecology. All life on Earth depends on the water cycle! The Water Cycle is a fascinating book that introduces children to this important cycle using a clear, step-by-step approach. Kids will learn about how different processes, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and run-off, work together to move water from the ground to the air and then back down...
8) Machu Picchu
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Read all about the group of people called the Inca who built the small city of Machu Picchu, the city which lies northwest of Cuzco, the capital of the great Inca Empire.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Wonder Woman sees a message in the clouds instructing her to go to Stonehenge, where she finds a group of tourists being held hostage by Morgaine Le Fey, who demands Wonder Woman steal the Star Sword of Merlin.
Author
Series
Princess Evie volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Princess Evie's magical pony Diamond transforms into a unicorn during Unicorn Riding Camp in Cloud Kingdom where they help a runaway unicorn and her cloud sprite rider find their way back home. Includes pony facts and activities.
11) The wonder
Author
Publisher
Templar books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Having his head in the clouds can cause trouble, but when the boy's daydreams are finally set free, they grow and grow and grow... An incredible adventure into the world of one boy's imagination."--
12) The snowflake
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: High, high up in the clouds, a tiny snowflake is made. Perfectly fluffy and white, she tumbles and bounces on the clouds. But then, to her dismay, she begins to fall. . . .
Author
Series
Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Iggy is delighted when Ada Twist's Aunt Bernice inherits a mansion featuring his favorite architectural periods, but unless the Questioneers can find its missing antiques, the house may be lost forever. Includes information about Art Deco and Art Nouveau, facts about unusual cats, a recipe for ice cream, and a biographical note on Ida B. Wells.
15) Jampires
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Sam catches the Jampires who have been sucking his jelly doughnuts dry, they invite him to fly with them to their faraway land that is filled with desserts.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Many scholars regard Plato as the greatest philosopher of all time. Yet he was much more than a man with his head in the clouds. Plato grew up in a turbulent era. A violent civil war divided the Greeks. The turbulence carried over into his personal life. His beloved teacher, Socrates, was executed by the city of Athens. From the teachings of Socrates and his own experiences, Plato developed important theories about government, ethics, love, beauty-even...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: A young mathematical genius from India searches for the secrets hidden inside numbers — and for someone who understands him — in this gorgeous picture-book biography.
18) The Marvellers
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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2023-2024 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees
Goodreads Choice Nominees 2022
Keller Battle of the Books Intermediate 2023-24
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Goodreads Choice Nominees 2022
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Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world practice their cultural arts, like brewing Indian spice elixirs and bartering with pesky Irish pixies. Despite her excitement, Ella discovers that being the first isn't easy-some Marvellers mistrust her magic, which they deem "bad and unnatural." But eventually, she finds...
Author
Series
Amulet (Kazu Kibuishi) volume 3
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Emily, Navin, and the resistance fighters search for a mythical city in the clouds, and try to figure out if the elf king's son is an ally or an enemy.
Emily and the crew of resistance fighters charter an airship and set off in search of the lost city of Cielis. It's a mission that Alledia's survival depends on, and time is running out. Emily has to find Cielis before the Elf King finds her. Book #3.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dinosaurs and dragons rarely get along, but when Freddie, a little dinosaur with his head in the clouds, meets Gingersnap, a little dragon trying to learn to fly, they soon find common ground.
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