Deborah Heiligman
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Snow doesn't stop the Golden Retriever, Tinka. She runs and plays and sleds with her boy. But when her friend Millie the beagle shows up, off races Tinka. And she gets lost--till her boy finally rescues her.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
454 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh shaped both brothers' lives. They shared everything, swapping stories of lovers and friends, successes and disappointments, dreams and ambitions. Heiligman draws on the letters Vincent wrote to Theo during his lifetime to weave a tale of two lives intertwined as Theo supported Vincent's struggles to find his path in life.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
"Charles Darwin published 'The origin of species,' his revolutionary treatise on evolution, in 1859. Even today, the theory of evolution creates tension between the scientific and religious communities. This same debate raged within Darwin himself and played an important part in his marriage: Emma's faith gave Charles a lot to think about as he worked on his controversial theory. His wife's religious convictions made him rethink how the world would...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Physical Desc
37 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Growing up in Hungary during WWI, Erdos tried school but chafed at the rules and convinced his mother that he should study at home. He was fascinated by numbers from an early age, and by the time he was 20, he was known as The Magician from Budapest. Unable to do common tasks such as cooking, laundry, or driving, he spent his adult life flying around the world, staying with other mathematicians, and working collaboratively on challenging math problems....
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After a caterpillar comes to school in a jar, the children are captivated as it eats, grows, and eventually becomes a beautiful Painted Lady butterfly. This title features colorful illustrations from veteran illustrator Bari Weissman and lively text from National Book Award finalist and Michael L. Printz Honor winner Deborah Heiligman.
Now rebranded with a new cover look, this NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book includes web research prompts...
16) Babies
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes how babies look and act and how they change as they grow.
18) Honeybees
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
This book describes the different jobs of a honeybee called a worker bee.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The most celebrated holiday in the Jewish year, Passover commemorates the Exodus of Hebrew slaves from Egypt to freedom over 3,500 years ago. This colorful book explores the many forms that this weeklong celebration takes worldwide. Deborah Heiligman's rich text details the long, lavish meals called seders, at which the Exodus is recalled in ritual, prayer, song, and story. With historical significance of traditional Passover feasts, delicious recipes...