Beth Thompson's Library
Norman Smith Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9781929132942 | Honey | Yumiko Fujiwara | A young Japanese girl spends the day with her beekeeping father in the mountains where he keeps his hives. Readers learn how the bees collect nectar, how it is turned into honey, and how the honey is collected. Full color. | Kane/Miller Book Publishers |
| 9780763636401 | Houndsley And Catina And The Birthday Surprise | James Howe | "Published in beginning-reader format, this gentle story will appeal to children’s compassion as well as their sense of humor." — BOOKLIST Houndsley is sad. Not because it’s raining or because there are holes in his sweater, but because he doesn’t know when his birthday is. And now Catina is sad, too. But friends are good at cheering each other up, and Houndsley and Catina are the best of friends. So it won’t be long before they each discover, in a most surprising way, how a first-rate friend can brighten even the saddest days. | Candlewick Press |
| 9781438005836 | How To Draw Amazing Animals And Incredible Insects Packed With Over 100 Fascinating Animals | Paul Calver, Toby Reynolds | Build confidence, encourage creativity, and expand artistic skills with this amazing collection of easy, step-by-step instructions for drawing creepy, crawly and just plain incredible animals and insects! Encourage kids to broaden their artistic horizons and push their drawing skills as they tackle the anatomy of their favorite animals and bugs. From beautiful butterflies to woodland owls, giant giraffes, colorful fish, and musical cicadas, this learn to draw has hours of independent, artistic fun for kids to enjoy. Perfect for future artists and fantastic beast aficionados--so grab some colored pencils and get creative! This guide features: 100 weird and wonderful animal drawing projects Easy to follow directions Hours of creative, screen-free fun | Sourcebooks, Incorporated |
| 9781546120056 | Hut! Hut! Hike!: A Branches Book (Sports Zone! #1) | Andrew Maraniss | Best friends Jasper, Mo, and Ruby try out for the flag football team and learn what it means to be a part of a team in the first installment of this action-packed, fully illustrated early chapter book series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Nine-year-old Jasper is the best football player ever... when he's playing in his living room with his dad. But when he tries out for his town's flag football team, along with his friends Mo and Ruby, he realizes he might not be as skilled as he thought he was. Will Jasper help lead his team to victory in their first game? Or will Coach Sanders keep him on the sideline?Engaging black-and-white artwork appears on every page, and game-time scenes are told through graphic novel-style panels. Nonfiction sidebars are also scattered throughout, introducing young readers to sports legends and other fun facts. Kids will learn all the flag football rules and terms as they read this book, and they won't be able to put it down because of its action-packed, relatable story! | Scholastic, Incorporated |
| 9780816749829 | I Can Read About Frogs and Toads | Ellen Schultz | Describes how frogs and toads appear in the springtime, follows their life cycle through the year, and discusses the differences between frogs and toads and the various species of the creatures. | |
| 9780545885072 | I Did Not Do My Homework because... | How many excuses are there for not doing homework? Let us count the ways: Giant lizards invaded the neighborhood, Elves hid all the pencils. And then there was that problem with carnivorous plants...The excuses go on and on, each more absurd than the next and escalating to hilarious heights -- Publisher. | ||
| 9780448431635 | I Got A D In Salami #2 (Hank Zipzer) | Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver | Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences.It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class. This is good news and bad news for Hank-he loves science, but he hates the report part. So Hank turns to TV to take his mind off things. But when the program directory scrolls by too quickly for Hank to know what's on, he decides to take apart the cable box to try to slow down the crawl. Great! Now Hank has found the perfect science project! But what he wasn't counting on was his sister's pet iguana laying eighteen eggs in the disassembled cable box. How is Hank going to get out of this one?Illustrated by Carol Heyer. | Grosset & Dunlap |
| 9780590849135 | I Thought My Soul Would Rise And Fly: The Diary Of Patsy, A Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina 1865 (Dear America Series) | Hansen, Joyce | Twelve-year-old Patsy Keeps A Diary Of The Ripe But Confusing Time Following The End Of The Civil War And The Granting Of Freedom To Former Slaves. By Joyce Hansen. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780439855457 | I Wanna Iguana | Karen Kaufman Orloff | Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet. | |
| 9780545134828 | Idiom Tales A Collection Of Super-Funny Storybooks That Teach 100+ Must-Know Sayings To Improve Kids' Reading Comprehension, Writing Skills, And More | Lydia Carlin | Sam is hopping mad because someone ate his freshly baked blueberry pie! Can detective Shirley Holmes find the sly fox that did the deed or will this case prove to be a wild-goose chase? Find out in this marvelous mystert that teaches 12 animal idioms. | Scholastic |
| 9780545134798 | Idiom Tales A Collection Of Super-Funny Storybooks That Teach 100+ Must-Know Sayings To Improve Kids' Reading Comprehension, Writing Skills, And More | Justin McCory Martin | Matt has so many moods. He's over the moon one minute, and green with envy the next. What other emotions does Matt experience? To see, read this hilarious book that teaches 12 idioms about feelings. It will have you in stitches! | Scholastic |
| 9780545134804 | Idiom Tales A Collection Of Super-Funny Storybooks That Teach 100+ Must-Know Sayings To Improve Kids' Reading Comprehension, Writing Skills, And More | Megan Duhamel | Dry Gulch is home to a lot of characters! Benny Beans has butterfingers, Sadie Dupree has a heart of gold, and Bart Blaine has a very, very, very long face. Meet the rest of the residents in this western tale that teaches 12 human-body idioms. | Scholastic |
| 9780545134781 | Idiom Tales A Collection Of Super-Funny Storybooks That Teach 100+ Must-Know Sayings To Improve Kids' Reading Comprehension, Writing Skills, And More | Justin McCory Martin | Darla B. Dazzle is all ready to compete in the school talent show. Will she blow everyone away with her roller-skating routine or will another contestant steal her thunder? Read this rib-tickling story to find out and learn12 weather idioms! | Scholastic |
| 9780545134774 | Idiom Tales A Collection Of Super-Funny Storybooks That Teach 100+ Must-Know Sayings To Improve Kids' Reading Comprehension, Writing Skills, And More | Justin McCory Martin | Timmy Talbot's room is a tremendous mess! Will he sail through a cleanup or totally drop the ball? Find out in this laugh-out-loud tale that teaches 12 sports idioms! | Scholastic |
| 9780147509147 | If I Built a Car | Chris Van Dusen | Jack describes the kind of car he would build--one with amazing accessories and with the capability of traveling on land, in the air, and on and under the sea. | |
| 9780590402330 | If You Give a Mouse a Cookie | Laura Joffe Numeroff | "If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. When you give him the milk, he'll probably ask you for a straw. . . ". So begins this delightful story about an energetic mouse and an accommodating little boy. Full-color illustrations. | |
| 9780439408998 | It's All in the Name | Bob Lanier, Heather Goodyear, Desire Grover | Hey L'il D! why do they call you 'feet?' Because L'il Dobber has got some big feet! And the kids at school think it's funny to tease him about it. L'il Dobber doesn't like that at all ... | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545078993 | Jake Drake Know-It-All | Clements, Andrew | Scholastic | |
| 9780142410363 | James and the Giant Peach | Roald Dahl | When a mysterious old man gives James some magical, tiny green things, he certainly never imagines that they will grow into an enormous peach. | Penguin |
| 9780064460934 | Joyful Noise | Paul Fleischman | Written to be read aloud by two voices--sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous--here is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise. In this remarkable volume of poetry for two voices, Paul Fleischman verbally re-creates the "Booming/boisterious/joyful noise" of insects. The poems resound with the pulse of the cicada and the drone of the honeybee. Eric Beddows′s vibrant drawings send each insect soaring, spinning, or creeping off the page in its own unique way. A clear and fascinating guide to the insect world--from chrysalid butterflies to whirligig beetles-- and an exultant celebration of life. Ages 6+ | Harper Collins |