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Author
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
xi, 292 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
As German bombs rained over England during World War II, British parents by the thousands sent their children out of the country to avoid harm's way. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set sail for Canada with one hundred children on board. When the warships escorting the Benares departed, a German submarine torpedoed what became known as the Children's Ship. Out of tragedy, ordinary people became heroes. This is their story.
Author
Publisher
HarperElement
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Archie and his five-year-old sister, Bobbi, are taken into emergency police protective custody after an incident of domestic violence at their family home. Rosie collects the children from their out-of-hours foster carer on New Year's Day and instantly recognises Archie from a domestic violence workshop she helped with. Rosie remembers that when asked what he enjoyed most about the course, Archie said: "the biscuits". Social workers...
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"When the British Royal Navy grew desperate to protect their ship from German U-Boat attacks, they created Dazzle ships in order to confuse the enemy of their location and destination."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
870L
Physical Desc
371 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
" "You are to report to Station X at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, in four days time ... That is all you need to know." This was the terse telegram hundreds of young women throughout the British Isles received in the spring of 1941, as World War II raged. As they arrived at Station X, a sprawling mansion in a state of disrepair surrounded by Spartan-looking huts with little chimneys coughing out thick smoke-these young people had no idea what kind...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 207 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
It's hard to know what's possible until you start. You have to be able to dream big and be prepared to work toward your dreams. Big things rarely happen overnight, and good thins rarely happen as if by magic... Before he was a Manchester United and England soccer player, and long before he startd his isnpiring campaign to end child food poverty, Marcus Rashford was just a kid form Wythenshawe, South Manchester. Now Marcus wants to show YOU how to...
6) Brexit
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
1140L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title explores the United Kingdom's 2016 decision to separate from the European Union and today's ongoing ballyhoo around the issue. It covers the arguments for and against the move, the major players, and the effects that have begun to unfold.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
1110L
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title explores the creative works of British statesman Winston Churchill. Works analyzed include his speeches "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat," "Their Finest Hour," "The Price of Greatness is Responsibility," and "The Sinews of Peace." Clear, comprehensive text gives background biographical information of Churchill. The "You Critique It" feature invites readers to analyze other creative works on their own. A table of contents, timeline, list of...
Author
Publisher
HarperElement
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Foster carer Rosie Lewis tells the heartbreaking true story of 13-year-old Zadie. When the young teenage girl runs away from home and is discovered hiding on the city streets by the police, it is clear that all is not as it should be. Taught to believe that Westerners should not be trusted, when Zadie is initially delivered into the experienced hands of foster carer Rosie she is polite and well-behaved, but understandably suspicious of the family...
9) Britain
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Explores the geography, history, government, people, and culture of Britain"--Provided by publisher.
10) Great Britain
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1988
Edition
Library ed.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
12) United Kingdom
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides information about Great Britain, with emphasis on its geography, culture, history, economy, and government.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The powerful and sensitively told true story of the Czech Kindertransport, which rescued 669 children from Nazi persecution on the eve of World War II"--Provided by publisher.
"This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, as Hitler's campaign of hatred toward Jews and political dissidents took hold. The narrative starts in 1938 and follows the children...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
61 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Packed with never-before-seen photos, exclusive interviews, and fascinating facts, you'll find everything you ever needed to know about Harry, Niall, Liam, Louis, and Zayn inside! A must-have for every One Direction fan!
Author
Pub. Date
1989
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
56 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tea with a hedgehog and supper with a rabbit? Beatrix Potter entertained guests that most people--certainly Beatrix Potter's proper Victorian parents--would have thought belonged in a meadow, not in a London nursery. Such unlikely companions were company for lonely Beatrix, and she spent much of her time sketching and making up stories about these small creatures. Beatrix was so well acquainted with the characters of her various animal friends that...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The World of Automobiles looks at cars from all the great car making countries in terms of what they have been known for building, what they are building now, and what they will build into the 21st century--
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015].
Lexile measure
1130L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 x 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This title examines the Battle of Britain, focusing on the aircraft, pilots, and Royal Air Force leaders who defended the United Kingdom from German bombers. Compelling narrative text and well-chosen historical photographs and primary sources make this book perfect for report writing. Features include a glossary, a selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
950L
Physical Desc
xxiv, 184 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The as yet unpublished memoirs for young adults of the only female SOE agent to lead a French Resistance network during World War II"--