The Fight for the Frozen Land ― The Arctic
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The Fight for the Frozen Land ― The Arctic
730L
書籍資訊
| 適讀年齡 | 6 - 9 |
| 適合年級 | 1 - 4 |
| 字數 | 10,979 字 |
| Grade level equivalent | |
| AR level | |
| F&p/guided reading level | |
| Lexile | 730L |
| DRA level | |
| 出版社 | Weinstein Books |
| 出版日期 | October 2009 |
A team of GPF scientists has vanished in the Arctic while doing research on global warming. While rescuing them from the jaws of a hungry polar bear, Secret Agent Jack Stalwart learns of the malicious Black Arctic Project: A group of mysterious villains are speeding up global warming by blowing up glaciers. Can Jack stop them before the entire planet is doomed?
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