Books in High Five Reading - Green series

Recalls the history of the Iditarod dogsled race, including some of its greatest mushers and dogs, and explains how teams and volunteers prepare for and run this famous Alaskan race.

Describes the spacecraft known as SpaceShipOne, and explains its adventures into space in 2004.

Recalls the history of the Iditarod dogsled race, including some of its greatest mushers and dogs, and explains how teams and volunteers prepare for and run this famous Alaskan race.

Highlights inventions and inventors throughout history and discusses why people invent and the steps in the inventive process.

A biography of Colin Powell, who overcame poverty and prejudice to become a four-star general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State through hard work and belief in himself and others.

Looks at the history, equipment, training, and work of smokejumpers, the fire fighters who parachute into wildfires burning in areas that are otherwise hard to reach.

Explains how tsunamis form, how they move, the damage they cause, and how the December, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami affected South Asia and the world.

Highlights inventions and inventors throughout history and discusses why people invent and the steps in the inventive process.

Discusses ancient Egyptian customs and beliefs regarding death and the afterlife, the process of mummification, and the legend of a mummy's curse in relation to the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922.

A biography of Colin Powell, who overcame poverty and prejudice to become a four-star general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State through hard work and belief in himself and others.

A biography of author, speaker, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, focusing on his childhood in a Nazi concentration camp and his efforts to ensure that there will never be another Holocaust.

Presents the life and accomplishments of the youngest golfer ever to play in the PGA Tour.