John Malam
1) Mummies
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Provides information about mummies, explaining the natural and man-made processes by which they are created, discussing why the Egyptians made mummies, examining mummies around the world, and introducing modern mummies such Lenin and Eva Peron.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Cartoons and facts combine to describe the Italian city of Pompeii, discussing the 62 AD earthquake, daily life of its people, customs, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and the eighteenth-century excavation of the area.
10) You wouldn't want to be a 19th-century coal miner in England!: a dangerous job you'd rather not have
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
15) Oliver Twist
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Formats
Description
A graphic novel version of the classic, set in Victorian England, in which a poor orphan is forced into the workhouse at age eight and runs away to become a thief and has a series of misadventures before discovering his true identity.
17) Greek town
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Presents life in a town in ancient Greece, covering the temple, town square, a family home, an open-air theatre, games, the cemetery, the port, and more.
19) You wouldn't want to be a secret agent during World War II!: a perilous mission behind enemy lines
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains what it was like to be a British secret agent working behind enemy lines in France during World War II, describing the training, equipment, and techniques used by spies and the danger they faced during their missions.