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Author
Pub. Date
2023
Description
"In 1943, Irene Woodward abandons an abusive fiancé in New York to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe. She makes fast friends in training with Dorothy Dunford, a towering Midwesterner with a ferocious wit. Together they are part of an elite group of women, nicknamed Donut Dollies, who command military vehicles called Clubmobiles at the front line, providing camaraderie and a taste of home that may be the only solace before troops head into...
Author
Series
Red River of the north volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 16
Description
Ever so slowly Dakota Territory is being transformed from a vast prairie into rich farmland. With the coming of the railroad, the small town of Blessing begins to prosper, and the Bjorklund family is reaping the promised harvest that had lured them from their beloved home in Norway. But for Ingeborg and Haakan, realizing their dreams will not come without a struggle. After their own fields are harvested, Haakan and the neighboring men take the steam...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 18
Description
First the Land, Then Fire Nearly Destroys Them. Will They Still Hold to their Dream? It had taken four long, difficult years to tame the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory. Looking back through all the heartache and the body-breaking labor, Ingeborg Bjorkland knew that God had been with them every step of the way. Dreams that had turned into veritable nightmares had been reshaped with the promise of a new day rising, and her marriage to Haaken had...
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
"It's summertime in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a blue-collar dockside neighborhood. June and Val, two fifteen-year-olds, take a raft out onto the bay at night to see what they can see. And then they disappear. Only Val will survive, washed ashore, semi-conscious in the weeds"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"In the wake of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, three lives converge despite persecution from the Ku Klux Klan, a bare-knuckle boxing match gone wrong, and the recovery efforts of the American Red Cross. Based on a true story. The hurricane of 1900, America's worst natural disaster, left the island city of Galveston in ruins. Thousands perished, including all ninety-three children at the Sisters of the Incarnate Word orphanage--except six-year-old Hester,...
Author
Series
Return to Red River volume 1
Publisher
Five Star
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Description
It is 1893 and the first generation of immigrants who came to America for the promise of free land and a good life for their children have finally achieved their dreams. They labored hard on the land and now have a bountiful heritage to pass on to the next generation. However, many of the young people aren't interested in becoming farmers--they have aspirations of their own. Thorliff Bjorklund has been writing stories and plays since he was a young...
Author
Series
Red River of the north volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
2002, 1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
Description
Spring of 1884 in Dakota Territory brings the promise of ... A New Day Rising The dream of a farmstead and a good life in America had led Roald and Inegborg Bjorklund to cross the Atlantic and pioneer the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance in a winter storm had turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living nightmare. Against nearly impossible circumstances and overwhelming grief, she struggles to keep the farm and her family...
9) Clara Barton
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Follows the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.
11) Red-tailed hawks
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Describes the characteristics, habitat, behavior, life cycle, and threats to red-tailed hawks"--
12) Clara Barton
Author
Series
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
An introduction to the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.
13) Kites
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Equipped with strong senses and graceful features, kites rule the skies. They also capture the imagination of readers everywhere. With an engaging design focused around expertly leveled text and colorful infographics that support visual literacy, introduce reluctant and beginning readers to the life cycle, features, and diets of these powerful birds of prey"--
15) Fox tales
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
The resilient red foxes are able to change their behavior to successfully make a home in new environments at a rate that astounds even the scientists who have spent a lifetime studying them. Fox Tales reveals new research into everything from their first hours of life to their first steps into unchartered territory, to offer a visually rich and fascinating look into the secret life of red foxes.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"The fox. For thousands of years myth and folklore have celebrated its cunning intelligence. Today the red fox is nature's most populous carnivore, its dancing orange tail a common sight in backyards. Yet who is this wild neighbor, truly? How do we negotiate this uneasy new chapter of an ancient relationship? Join British ecologist Adele Brand on a journey to discover the surprising secrets of the fabled fox, the familiar yet enigmatic creature that...
19) Red pandas
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Provides information about red pandas, including their diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitat.
20) Foxes
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Publications
Pub. Date
c1981
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the red fox.
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