Beth Thompson's Library
Norman Smith Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439918138 | Kid Pirates: Their Battles, Shipwrecks, & Narrow Escapes | Allan Zullo | Some volunteered. Others were forced into service. But all ten of these young people sailed with the world's most feared pirates-from the notorious Blackbeard and Captain Kidd to Henry Morgan. Some fought side by side with pirates; others tried to escape. You'll never forget their incredible true stories. | Scholastic |
| 9780805005714 | Knots On A Counting Rope | John Archambault, Ted Rand, Bill Martin Jr. | In this poignant story, the counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy’s emerging confidence in facing his blindness. | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
| 9780439876445 | Lightning! | Jeff Bauer, Scholastic, Incorporated | Learn about lightning and increase your vocabulary. | |
| 9780679883401 | Lions at Lunchtime | Mary Pope Osborne | The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Africa where they meet up with wonderful wild animals, a very hungry warrior, and where they even solve a riddle. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780545793421 | Little Red Writing | Joan Holub | Once upon a time, in pencil school, a brave little red pencil sets out to write an exciting story with nouns and adverbs and everything--but first she has to face the ravenous pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000. | |
| 9780545674904 | Little Rhino #1: My New Team | Ryan Howard, Krystle Howard | When Little Rhino's grandfather signs him up for a baseball league, he must quickly learn to be a good teammate, especially when there is a bully also on his team. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780670011513 | Llama Llama Mad at Mama | Anna Dewdney | A young llama wants to play but must go shopping with his mother instead, and so he gets angry and makes a mess at the store. | |
| 9781338126860 | Lola Levine Is Not Mean! | Monica Brown | Second-grader Lola has a wonderful family, a great teacher, and the best friend ever, Josh, and they all help her feel better after she is teased and forbidden to play team sports at recess for having accidentally hurt classmate Juan during a soccer game. | Scholastic |
| 9781338162882 | Lola Levine Meets Jelly And Bean | Monica Brown | "Lola Levine finally gets a kitten, but when the family learns that Ben is allergic, they will have to find a new home for the pet"-- | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780140564396 | Madeline | Ludwig Bemelmans | “In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines the smallest one was Madeline.” Nothing frightens Madeline—not tigers, not even mice. With its endearing, courageous heroine, cheerful humor, and wonderful, whimsical drawings of Paris, the Madeline stories are true classics that continue to charm readers, even after 75 years! Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) was the author of the beloved Madeline books, including Madeline, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Madeline's Rescue, winner of the Caldecott Medal. | Puffin Books |
| 9780590453905 | Maii And Cousin Horned Toad: A Traditional Navajo Story | Shonto Begay | Scholastic | |
| 9780590339490 | Make Way for Ducklings | Robert McCloskey | Story about a mallard family who make their home near a pond in the Public Garden in Boston. | Puffin Books |
| 9781426378249 | Marvel's Storm: Disaster Alert! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1) | Daka Hermon, National Geographic Kids | Marvel’s X-Men favorite Storm and her super-powered friends introduce early readers to the basics of extreme weather and natural disasters, from tornadoes and blizzards to earthquakes and wildfires.When lightning cracks and thunder rumbles, there is no need to fear! Marvel’s superhero Storm is near! Pairing comic book illustrations with incredible photos and nonfiction text, this Level 1 reader invites kids to learn about a high-interest subject alongside some of their favorite characters. Sure to excite and educate, it’s filled with striking images and fascinating facts that will blow readers away! Featuring lively text carefully vetted by expert educators, National Geographic Kids Readers have something for kids at every reading level—from pre-readers who are just getting started to fluent Level 3 readers. National Geographic’s Level 1 Readers are perfect for kids who are starting to read, and for reluctant readers. Each book also includes a hands-on activity at the end to reinforce the content of the book. | Random House |
| 9780142410370 | Matilda | ROALD DAHL | From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!Adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a Netflix film!Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!"Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts." —The New York Times Book Review | PENGUIN US |
| 9780545081856 | Me and My Dad! | Alison Ritchie | A bear cub describes the fun and adventure he shares during a day with his father. | |
| 9780670014781 | Meet Me at the Moon | Gianna Marino | During a dry time, Mama leaves Little One alone while she climbs the highest mountain to ask the skies for rain, but she promises that her love will remain all around. | Viking |
| 9780763645045 | Mercy Watson to the Rescue | Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen | After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor. | Candlewick Press |
| 9780698116429 | Merry-Go-Round | Ruth Heller | Perfect for introductory grammar lessons! What is a noun? Explore language and discover the uses of nouns and their many grammatical forms from proper nouns to common nouns to abstract nouns. “Heller explores types of nouns: common, proper, abstract, concrete, compound, collective, singular, plural, and possessive... Its lush, exuberant full-color artwork will grab kids' attention.”—Booklist “With humor, style, and succinct, admirable precision, Heller summarizes everything most people will ever need to know about this particular area of grammar. ... A treasure.”—Kirkus Reviews “To say that Heller has a way with words is to understate a multifaceted talent... The rhymed text of this book is as witty and smooth as its predecessors ... Rarely does a book offer children so much to look at, listen to and learn.”—Publishers Weekly “Striking graphic design with large clear objects in bold colors overflowing each double-page spread make the book a visual treat. The use of bold type for all the nouns is particularly pleasing and will make for easy reading aloud... Those who have found the others in the series successful will want this one.”—School Library Journal About the Explore! series: Dedicated to helping children learn a variety of nonfiction subjects, the Explore series uses pitch-perfect rhyming text and brilliantly illustrated images to make learning fun. Books in the series: Explore Language! 1. Behind the Mask: A Book About Prepositions 2. Cache of Jewels: And Other Collective Nouns 3. Fantastic! Wow! and Unreal!: A Book About Interjections and Conjunctions 4. Kites Sail High: A Book About Verbs 5. Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives 6. Mine, All Mine!: A Book About Pronouns 7. Merry-Go-Round: A Book About Nouns 8. Up, Up and Away: A Book About Adverbs Explore Nature! 1. Animals Born Alive and Well: A Book About Mammals and Their Young 2. Chickens Aren't the Only Ones: A Book About Animals Who Lay Eggs 3. The Reason for a Flower: A Book About Flowers, Pollen, and Seeds 4. Plants that Never Ever Bloom: A Book About Fungi, Ferns, and Other Plants Without Flowers | Penguin |
| 9781338826395 | Miles Morales: Stranger Tides (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel) | Justin A. Reynolds | An original middle-grade graphic novel from Graphix starring Miles Morales, by bestselling author Justin A. Reynolds and Eisner nominee Pablo Leon!Join MIles Morales in his most epic adventure yet!Miles Morales has just about gotten used to this being Spider-Man thing. Keeping Brooklyn safe, taking down bad guys, and finishing his homework--he's got this! But when Spider-Man is invited to a launch for a brand-new video game, things go sideways fast. Anyone who plays the game is frozen, and it's all because of a villain named the Stranger. He's judged humanity and found it lacking, and his idea of justice is extreme.Left with the fate of the world in his hands, and the clock is ticking on Miles. Can he turn old foes to friends and find the answers he needs in time? | Scholastic, Incorporated |
| 9780593111253 | Milo's Hat Trick / | Jon Agee | "Milo the Magnificent's magic act isn't so magnificent after all, until he meets a bear who teaches him the secret to the perfect hat trick"-- |