Health/Phys. Ed.

Great Athletes: Roberto Clemente

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Bio of Roberto Clemente from Salem Press

Roberto Clemente's Gifts From the Heart

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Article about Roberto Clemente from Scholastic.

Sports in America

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Web site for the US Embassy to Germany all about sports in America and the role they play in our culture.

World Cup (Unabridged)

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Soccer. No other sport in the world captivates a bigger audience -- and no other competition electrifies its fans like the World Cup. Now, just in time for the next World Cup competition, comes a book just for kids, jam-packed with information about each and every World Cup ever played.

Author: 
Matt Christopher
Grade Level: 
Middle
Length: 
02:44
World Cup (Unabridged)

Thirteen Reasons Why (Unabridged) [Unabridged Fiction]

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Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush, who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice explains that there are 13 reasons she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why.

Author: 
Jay Asher
Grade Level: 
High
Lexile: 
550L
Length: 
12:50
Thirteen Reasons Why (Unabridged) [Unabridged Fiction]

Eat Right, Feel Good: Rosen Real Readers: Early Fluency (Unabridged)

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It's never too early to set good nutrition habits. This audiobook covers the five food groups - grains, fruits and vegetables, proteins, dairy - and also explains how to be a healthy eater.

Author: 
Erin A. Olearczyk
Grade Level: 
Primary
Length: 
00:06
Eat Right, Feel Good: Rosen Real Readers: Early Fluency (Unabridged)

Glass (Unabridged)

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Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you go.

Author: 
Ellen Hopkins
Grade Level: 
High
Lexile: 
600L
Length: 
07:18
Glass (Unabridged)

Go Ask Alice (Unabridged)

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Life at 15 isn't easy for a girl if she's shy and hates the way she looks. Each day is heaven or hell, depending on who talks to her, or who doesn't. So when she's finally accepted by a group, she doesn't refuse their party games, even if it means taking LSD. Soon she's taking little pills to wake up and others to go to sleep, and the days begin to blur.

Author: 
Anonymous
Grade Level: 
High
Lexile: 
1010L
Length: 
10:15
Go Ask Alice (Unabridged)

The World in Your Lunch Box, The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods

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Copies: 7

Discover the tasty stories behind the foods we love.

A ham sandwich on white bread. Macaroni and cheese. Peanut-butter-and-banana roll-ups. They may sound like ordinary items, but they take us on an amazing journey through the rich history and astonishing science of food.

Explore a week of lunches--from apples to pizza--by taking a romp through thousands of years of extraordinary events. Some are amusing, like the accidental invention of potato chips. Others are tragic, such as the Spice Wars, which killed thousands of people.

Author: 
Claire Eamer
The World in Your Lunch Box, The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods

The Danger Zone: Steering Clear of Drugs (2004)

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Includes 3 15-minute programs. Part 1: "Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana," Using animation as well as dramatic vignettes, this program focuses on the damage these these substances cause damage to the body and the brain.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:45
The Danger Zone: Steering Clear of Drugs

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