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25) Meet the Vikings
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Series
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English
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Dare you step into the past?
When a mysterious door suddenly appears, you step through ... and find you have travelled back in time! Now your mission is to discover as much as you can about life in the Viking settlement of Jorvik, before the door back to the present vanishes.
Find out:
• Where Viking traders go
• What games Viking children play
• What kind of ships a shipbuilder makes
• And much more!
Perfect for kids...
26) Marco Polo
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Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life of the great explorer who traveled more than thirty thousand miles by land and sea from Italy to China in the thirteenth century, and who was instrumental in opening up the East to Europeans.
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Series
Kingdom of Wrenly volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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As diverse subjects of Wrenly gather from far and wide to participate in the kingdom's Grand Tournament, a rude squire declares that girls cannot be knights, which makes Clara determined to prove that she can be anything she wants as long as she works hard enough for it.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The Book Without Words appears to be a volume of blank parchment pages. But for a green-eyed reader filled with great desire, it may reveal the forgotten magical arts of making gold and achieving immortality. For generations, its magic has been protected from those who would exploit it. But on a terrible day of death and destruction, the Book Without Words falls into the hands of a desperate boy.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Classic stories and dazzling illustrations of gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters come to life in a stunning tableau of Norse myths, including those of the thunder god Thor, the one-eyed god and Allfather Odin, and the trickster god Loki. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes the timeless tales of ancient Scandinavia. This book is the third in the trilogy that includes the popular National Geographic Treasury...
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Series
Silver bowl trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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At King Alaric's urging, Molly sets off on a quest for a magical loving cup (a goblet that binds people together), and her journey leads her to the hidden city of her ancestors, which proves to be as dangerous as it is mysterious.
Sequel to: The silver bowl.
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Series
The knights' tales volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
After receiving an ominous prophecy at his christening, Sir Balin lives his life alternately trying to fulfill it and trying to avoid it.
35) The silver bowl
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Series
Silver bowl trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
From the age of seven when she became scullery maid in a castle, Molly has seen visions of the future which, years later, lead her and friend Tobias on an adventure to keep Alaric, the heir to the throne, safe from a curse.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
Description
In medieval England, fourteen-year-old Terence finds his tranquil existence suddenly changed when he becomes the squire of the young Gawain of Orkney and accompanies him on a long quest, proving Gawain's worth as a knight and revealing an important secret about his own true identity.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Description
After several years at King Arthur's court, Terence, as Sir Gawain's squire and friend, accompanies him on a perilous quest that tests all their skills and whose successful completion could mean certain death for Gawain.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Lynet, a feisty young woman, journeys to King Arthur's court in order to find a champion to rescue her beautiful older sister, and she is joined in her quest by a clever dwarf and a bold kitchen knave, neither of whom are not what they seem.
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Series
Once and future king volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Arthurian legend.
40) The book of Boy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather the seven precious relics of Saint Peter.
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