Books with title THE SWORD IN THE MOUNTAINS

Jarod is a snowboarder and is stuck taking care of his younger sister, Jennifer, who is a beginning skier. When a bully threatens the two, Jarod convinces Jennifer to ski out-of-bounds to avoid a conflict. They venture into the restricted area and Jennifer watches in horror as her brother is buried in an avalanche. Will Jennifer be able to rescue her brother and, together, will they be able to find their way to safety?

There are nine individual books in The Adventures of Archibald & Jockabeb series. The books should be read in order. The second book in the series is In the Mountains. The setting for second book in The Adventures of Archibald and Jockabeb series shifts from an eerie forest close the two brothers’ Midwestern home, to a remote mountain range in the western United States. When Archibald and Jockabeb leave home to board a plane, they are completely unaware that they’ll be the only two campers at Camp Bear Claw that summer. When they arrive at the camp, the boys find out that there are only two other people there—Gran, the elderly woman who owns the Camp Bear Claw, and Ben, the ranch hand who helps her. Worse yet, they soon hear stories from Ben about the strange and suspicious circumstances under which Gran’s husband, Walt, died a terrible death, together with how a deadly creature might well be roaming in the mountains nearby.When the boys leave camp early one morning with Ben and Gran’s old dog, Champ, to hike high in the mountains to find Tommy Two Feathers, an old Indian who may shed some light on whether the rumors are fact or fiction, they have no idea that what they ultimately learn will connect back to Haktu and his tribe. After being joined by a white wolf named Ghost Rider, the boys, Ben, Champ, and Tommy Two Feathers set out solve a mystery that has gone on for over a century. As danger looms at almost every turn, Archibald and Jockabeb hope that the magic blue feather they received from Haktu really does have the power to protect them.The reader once again has the opportunity to watch the two brothers’ personalities evolve, especially Jockabeb. And, as in the first book, the classic battle between the forces of good and evil play out—only this time in rarified mountain air.

From shortest to longest, deepest to tallest, and smallest to biggest, this new series uses varying degrees of comparison to encourage curious young explorers to take a closer look at the relationships of the flora, fauna, and landforms of six different biomes. I'm the Biggest! uses simple but dynamic language to place each ecosystem under investigation, peering through binoculars, under a microscope, or through a camera to study how the region's features affect its inhabitants, as well as how the inhabitants flourish within the environment. Striking photos aid in the books' visual appeal, while graphics and maps supply real-world examples of each ecosystem, encouraging readers to further explore the topic at hand. From shortest to tallest and biggest to smallest, this ecosystem investigation uses varying degrees of comparison to take a closer look at the relationships of mountain flora, fauna, and landforms.

This book covers everything about mountains, from how they're formed, to their climate, to where they're found, to the people who have settled them. A glossary and index address key subject matter and terms, while discussion questions aid in reading comprehension.Grade: 4Subject: GeographyGenre: Informational TextComprehension Skill/Strategy: Identify Main Ideas/DetailsDiagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA): 40Guided Reading Level: SLexile Level: 810LDK's iOpeners equip K-6 students with the skills and strategies they need to access and comprehend nonfiction so that they are not only learning to read but reading to learn. The combination of high-interest content and eye-popping photography of iOpeners brings science and social studies topics to life, raises student achievement in reading, and boosts standardized test scores.