Determination

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance (Nonfiction)

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It's a survival story almost too incredible to believe, but it's the extraordinary true tale of endurance in the harshest environment on earth. Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set off from England aboard the ship Endurance, intending to cross Antarctica from one side to the other.

Author:

Jennifer Armstrong

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1090L

Length:

03:47

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance (Nonfiction)

Dragon Rider (Unabridged)

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Firedrake, a young dragon, receives a frightening warning one night: Humans are planning to destroy the valley in which he lives! All the dragons must flee. Their only refuge is a place above the clouds called the Rim of Heaven, which may not even exist.

Author:

Cornelia Funke

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

710L

Length:

11:35

The Trumpet of the Swan (Unabridged)

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Louis is a Trumpeter Swan, but he has no voice. Though he is frightened when his father explains to him that he is different from the other cygnets, Louis is resourceful and determined. Leaving his wild and beautiful home, he finds a young human friend, Sam Beaver, who helps him learn to read and write.

Author:

E.B. White

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

750L

Length:

04:21