Helen Ward
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
George sees dragons everywhere he looks, but they are "ignored and overlooked," just like he is. He likes the creatures, and feeds them, but soon becomes weary of cleaning up after them. He goes to the library in search of a solution, finds a map, and proceeds to build a machine to help him lead the beasts back to where they belong.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Purports to be the journal of Emily Sands during her travels in Egypt in 1926 to find the lost tomb of Osiris. Based on real Egyptology, each chapter covers a different place in Egypt. Who can resist the allure of ancient Egypt-and the thrill of uncovering mysteries that have lain hidden for thousands of years? Not the feisty Miss Emily Sands, who in 1926, four years after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, led an expedition up the Nile in search of...