ISBN,Title,Series,Author,Description,Pages,"Audio Seconds","Reading Level",ATOS,Lexile,Copyright,F/NF "#9781601522511 ","King Tut's Curse","Ancient Egyptian Wonders","Lace, William","The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun -- ""King Tut"" -- in 1924 created worldwide interest, especially when people connected with the discovery began to die, some under mysterious circumstances. Was it coincidence, or a curse placed on those who disturbed the pharaoh's rest?",80,,"7 to 12",9.5,1200L,2012,NF,, "#9781601522535 ","Life Along the Ancient Nile","Ancient Egyptian Wonders","Whiting, Jim","From mummies to mammoth pyramids, Egypt has exerted a continual fascination throughout its long history. Step back in time and see how the Egyptians lived thousands of years ago. The bounty of the Nile River gave them one of highest standards of living in the ancient world.",80,,"7 to 12",8.7,1160L,2012,NF,, "#9781601522559 ","Mummification and Death Rituals of Ancient Egypt","Ancient Egyptian Wonders","Lace, William","The ancient Egyptians believed in life after death, but only if the physical body could be preserved. This led to the practice of mummification, enabling the deceased to journey through the underworld until they reached the place of judgment.",80,,"7 to 12",9.5,1200L,2012,NF,, "#9781601522573 ","Pharoahs of Egypt","Ancient Egyptian Wonders","Kallen, Stuart","The all-powerful pharaohs of Egypt were perceived as living gods who ruled a civilization that tamed the Nile, built the pyramids, and created dazzling wonders of the ancient world. Pharaohs of Egypt explores the lives and deeds of Egyptian kings and queens through 30 astounding centuries from the Old Kingdom to Cleopatra's reign at the end of the Egyptian empire.",80,,"7 to 12",9.5,1200L,2012,NF,, "#9781601522597 ","The Pyramids of Giza","Ancient Egyptian Wonders","George, Charles","The pyramids on the Giza Plateau are some of the oldest and largest man-made structures on Earth. Who built them, why they were built, and how were they built? Today, many of the pyramids' mysteries have been solved, but how a civilization without the wheel or large beasts was able to accomplish such engineering masterpieces is still a matter of debate.",80,,"7 to 12",10.5,1280L,2012,NF,, "#9781601525338 ","The Eiffel Tower","History's Great Structures","Woog, Adam","The Eiffel Tower is one of the most immediately identifiable structures in the world and a beloved icon: of Paris, France. It is difficult to imagine the city without Gustave Eiffel's creation, and yet it was meant to be a temporary structure scheduled for dismantling just 20 years after its completion in 1889.",96,,"7 to 12",10.3,1270L,2014,NF,, "#9781601525352 ","The Great Wall of China","History's Great Structures","Jenson-Elliott, Cindy","Built over two millennia, the Great Wall of China is one of the longest man-made structures in the world. The story of the Great Wall is an epic of opposing forces: hard labor and high achievement; power and powerlessness; literate culture and untamed nomads.",96,,"7 to 12",9.7,1220L,2014,NF,, "#9781601525376 ","The Medieval Castle","History's Great Structures","Currie, Stephen","During the Middle Ages, workers from all walks of life designed and built hundreds of castles, some of them simple wooden buildings, others imposing structures made primarily of stone. Part fortress and part living quarters for the nobles who owned them, these castles were an integral part of the medieval era. They are justly considered today to be among the great architectural achievements in European history.",96,,"7 to 12",9.7,1220L,2014,NF,, "#9781601525390 ","The Parthenon of Ancient Greece","History's Great Structures","Nardo, Don","In the fifth century B.C., the Greek city-state of Athens erected the Parthenon, a majestic temple honoring Athena, goddess of war and wisdom. This structure is considered the most perfect structure ever created.",96,,"7 to 12",10.4,1310L,2014,NF,, "#9781601525413 ","The Roman Colosseum","History's Great Structures","Woog, Adam","The Roman Colosseum is the most remarkable remnant of the mighty Roman Empire. Completed in 80 AD, the Colosseum was the site of countless spectacular performances. The Colosseum fell into centuries of neglect and ruin. Today the shell of the great arena is a beloved icon of Italy.",96,,"7 to 12",9.7,1220L,2014,NF,, "#9781601525437 ","Shakespeare's Globe Theater","History's Great Structures","Robson, David","The original Globe Theater, which once stood along the banks of the Thames river in London, was the most popular playhouse in Elizabethan England. The Globe staged plays by the greatest playwright of his day, William Shakespeare, had its life cut short by fire, and, in the twentieth century rose again to entertain thousands of visitors.",96,,"7 to 12",9.5,1200L,2014,NF,, "#9781601525451 ","The World Trade Center","History's Great Structures","Woog, Adam","New York City's World Trade Center, which included the buildings known as the Twin Towers, was one of the city's most familiar structures. But its legacy rests on one of the modern world's greatest tragedies: the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.",96,,"7 to 12",10.2,1260L,2014,NF,, "#9781601522474 ","Colonial America","Understanding American History","Robson, David","Colonial America began as an experiment in religious freedom and a quest for gold. Colonial America created the foundation upon which the United States would one day be built.",96,,"7 to 12",9.8,1230L,2012,NF,, "#9781601522498 ","The Roaring Twenties","Understanding American History","Marcovitz, Hal","For many Americans, the era known as the Roaring Twenties was a 10-year-long party, as Americans discovered jazz, flappers, flagpole sitting and talking movies. But it was also an era of lawlessness as crime bosses fulfilled the country's thirst for alcoholic beverages that had been made illegal by the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. For many Americans, it all came crashing down on October 24, 1929, the day the stock market started its long descent, ushering in a new era of economic depression and eventually war.",96,,"7 to 12",9.8,1230L,2012,NF,, "#9781601522832 ","The Salem Witch trials","Understanding American History","Stewart, Gail B.","In 1692, a small group of young girls began accusing people in little Salem Village and nearby towns of being witches. Over the next several months, more than 170 had been jailed, and 20 executed, and the village was shaken to its foundations. This book examines Puritan life in the 17th century, the reasons why the witch hunts could occur, and their unfortunate legacy that has continued through the present day.",96,,"7 to 12",9.6,1210L,2012,NF,, "#9781601524775 ","The Abolition of Slavery","Understanding American History","Yancey, Diane","Slavery, its abolition, and its legacy have divided the United States from the nation's beginning. The issue brought out the best and the worst in Americans, but it took a Civil War for the practice to be brought to an end. Even then, the battle for black freedom and equality continued, and it continues to the present day.",96,,"7 to 12",11.7,1370L,2012,NF,, "#9781601524799 ","The Civil Rights Movement","Understanding American History","Bjornlund, Lydia","The Civil Rights Movement produced a revolutionary change in the U. S. legal and cultural system. Through the perseverance of civil rights leaders and sacrifices of the African-American community, for the first time blacks were able to attend the same schools, use the same public facilities, and enjoy the same freedoms as whites. The Civil Rights Movement set the stage for economic and political equality of all Americans, regardless of their race.",96,,"7 to 12",9.8,1230L,2012,NF,, "#9781601524935 ","The Great Depression","Understanding American History","George, Charles","The Great Depression of the 1930s was the worst financial disaster ever to strike the United States. This book explains the events, economic practices, and social attitudes that helped bring about the Stock Market Crash of October 29, 1929, it describes in vivid detail what life was like for Americans, during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl Days, and it also outlines the legacy of the Great Depression--how it affected those who lived through it and those generations that have followed.",96,,"7 to 12",9.6,1210L,2013,NF,, "#9781601524959 ","The 1960s","Understanding American History","Marcovitz, Hal","As America fought the war in Vietnam, other conflicts were brewing at home. African Americans and other minorities demanded civil rights, women demanded equal pay and young people demanded the right to demonstrate on college campuses. The 1960s represented an era of change as new frontiers in space were conquered while on the ground, free love, rock-n-roll and drug abuse dominated American culture.",96,,"7 to 12",9.7,1220L,2013,NF,, "#9781601525093 ",Prohibition,"Understanding American History","Currie, Stephen","During the Prohibition era, Americans could not legally sell or manufacture alcoholic drinks, but many people simply ignored the laws and consumed all the liquor they wanted. This book discusses how Prohibition came into being, how it worked and did not work, why it was eventually repealed, and what Legacies Prohibition left for modern America.",96,,"7 to 12",10.1,1250L,2013,NF,, "#9781601525932 ","The Internment of Japanese Americans","Understanding American History","Robson, David","America's entrance into World War II led to the government-ordered detainment of thousands of Japanese Americans and their families. Removed from their homes and held in internment camps where they faced discrimination and harsh living conditions, their story reflects the injustice of denying basic rights based on race or ethnicity.",96,,"7 to 12",10.2,1260L,2014,NF,, "#9781601525956 ","The Constitution and the Founding of a New Nation","Understanding American History","Marcovitz, Hal","In the years following the War for Independence, the United States of America was in danger of collapsing because the new nation lacked a solid system of governance and framework of laws. The delegates who met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write the US Constitution were charged with the awesome task of establishing a democracy that would survive the ages. The document they produced has stood the test of time and has also served as a model for emerging democracies across the globe.",96,,"7 to 12",10.7,1300L,2014,NF,, "#9781601523624 ","Early Middle Ages","Understanding World History","Woog, Adam","The ancient Greeks introduced democracy, the theater, science and philosophy to the civilized world but life on the Mediterranean peninsula could also be cruel and violent. Many of the country's estimated 2,000 city-states were constantly at war, particularly the two largest: Athens and Sparta. These longtime enemies eventually fought a conflict that would last 27 years, weakening the entire country and making Greece ripe for conquest by invaders.",96,,"7 to 12",9.8,1230L,2011,NF,, "#9781601523631 ","Ancient Egypt","Understanding World History","Kallen, Stuart","For thousands of years the pyramids, temples, monuments, and manuscripts of ancient Egypt have inspired humanity. Ancient Egypt explores the history of that timeless culture and its influence on modern philosophy, religion, art, medicine, astrology, and architecture.",96,,"7 to 12",9.7,1220L,2011,NF,, "#9781601523662 ","The Holocaust","Understanding World History","George, Charles","Six million human beings, murdered in the name of racial purity. Adolf Hitler and those beneath him in Nazi Germany--from 1933 to 1945--did not believe Jews and others they deemed inferior had a right to live. The Holocaust is the grisly story of how six million Jews, along with millions of other innocent people, were systematically brutalized and butchered by the Nazis.",96,,"7 to 12",6.5,1210L,2011,NF,, "#9781601523242 ","Ancient Rome","Understanding World History","Marcovitz, Hal","Two thousand years ago, Rome was the center of the civilized world and the most powerful city-state in existence. At its height, the influence of the Roman empire spanned from Scotland to Spain to Syria. Today's world has been largely influenced by ancient Rome as well: Democratic governments, modern literature and films, architecture and even professional football owe something of a debt to the ancient Romans.",96,,"7 to 12",9.7,1220L,2011,NF,, "#9781601523259 ","The Decade of the 2000s","Understanding World History","Robson, David","The first decade of the twenty-first century promised fresh political, economic, and social challenges. Yet few could have predicted that the new millennium would bring deadly terrorist attacks, the first African American president, the rise of China, and global financial collapse. Marked by great progress and disappointing setbacks, the 2000s proved to be a decade like no other.",96,,"7 to 12",10.2,1260L,2011,NF,, "#9781601523266 ","The Late Middle Ages","Understanding World History","Woog, Adam","The Late Middle Ages began at the dawn of a millennium, marked by the start in 1096 of religious wars called the Crusades. The era ended roughly in the mid-1400s, ushering in the next major era in European history: the Renaissance.",96,,"7 to 12",10.9,1310L,2011,NF,, "#9781601523273 ","The Renaissance","Understanding World History","Currie, Stephen","The Renaissance produced a remarkable transformation of European society and culture. In education and in government, in wealth and in the visual arts, the Renaissance produced major changes in almost every area of European life - changes which even today continue to affect the way people live, work, and think.",96,,"7 to 12",9.6,1210L,2012,NF,, "#9781601522856 ","Ancient Greece","Understanding World History","Marcovitz, Hal","The ancient Greeks introduced democracy, the theater, science and philosophy to the civilized world but life on the Mediterranean peninsula could also be cruel and violent. Many of the country's estimated 2,000 city-states were constantly at war, particularly the two largest: Athens and Sparta. These longtime enemies eventually fought a conflict that would last 27 years, weakening the entire country and making Greece ripe for conquest by invaders.",96,,"7 to 12",9.6,1210L,2012,NF,, "#9781601524812 ","The Black Death","Understanding World History","Currie, Stephen","During the fourteenth century, Europe was attacked by a pestilence known as the Black Death. Highly contagious and usually fatal, the Black Death swept through much of the continent in waves, killing up to a third of the population and dramatically changing the way the survivors lived their lives and thought about the world. The Black Death had an impact on European culture, politics, and society that lasted well beyond the years of the pestilence itself.",96,,"7 to 12",10.1,1250L,2012,NF,, "#9781601524836 ","The Digital Age","Understanding World History","Henderson, Harry","The computer and its ability to create online networks has profoundly transformed science, industry, business, and society itself. Mobile devices that are always connected, engrossing social networks and games, ""smart"" cars and homes--we are immersed in a digital world that is empowering and sometimes threatening. Our rapidly changing technological landscape raises issues of access, privacy, and security--while challenging our understanding of what it means to be human.",96,,"7 to 12",10.9,1310L,2013,NF,, "#9781601524850 ","Elizabethan England","Understanding World History","Kallen, Stuart","The Elizabethan era was a time of Shakespeare, the English Renaissance, pirates in the Caribbean, and the majestic glory of Queen Elizabeth. It was also a time of plague, poverty, and religious revolution. Elizabethan England explores the good and bad of a nation transformed, from the pomp of the royal court to daily life in London and exciting naval battles on the high seas.",96,,"7 to 12",9.5,1200L,2013,NF,, "#9781601524874 ","Pearl Harbor","Understanding World History","Woog, Adam","December 7, 1941 was, in the words of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, ""a day which will live in infamy."" On that date the Japanese Imperial Navy launched a surprise attack on the American military bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.",96,,"7 to 12",10.9,1310L,2013,NF,, "#9781601525970 ","The Great Recession","Understanding World History","Kallen, Stuart","In 2008 a financial collapse rocked the world from Wall Street to Main Street and from Washington DC to Rome. The Great Recession explores the events leading up to this economic calamity and the aftershocks. The book explains in simple terms what caused the Great Recession, how it hurt average Americans and Europeans and the continuing impact of the disaster which continues to reverberate throughout the world.",96,,"7 to 12",9.3,1190L,2014,NF,, "#9781601525994 ","The History of Rock and Roll","Understanding World History","Marcovitz, Hal","Rock and roll changed American society. The music helped foster the civil rights movement, encouraged electronics companies to invest in new technologies and brought social relevance to popular music. Today's music owes its beat, message and popularity to Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and other performers who first rocked more than fifty years ago.",96,,"7 to 12",10.3,1270L,2014,NF,, "#9781601526014 ","The Industrial Revolution","Understanding World History","Marcovitz, Hal","In the early years of the nineteenth century American society were agrarian, people made their livings as farmers. Inventors would soon step forward, developing engines and ways to power them that would provide the framework for an industrialized society.",96,,"7 to 12",9.7,1220L,2014,NF,, "#9781601526038 ","Victorian England","Understanding World History","Stewart, Gail B.","In her sixty-four years as Queen of England, Victoria saw more change than any other English monarch. From changing from an agrarian economy to a leader in technology and factory-produced goods, to expanding the empire to include one quarter of the earth's people, Queen Victoria's reign was the historical high point of England's wealth and leadership.",96,,"7 to 12",10.3,1270L,2014,NF,,