Brenda Claytor's Library
Rossview Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780689716676 | The Wartville Wizard | Don Madden | Wartville is being buried in trash! There are soda bottles under the flowers, juice cans by the mailbox, and newspapers along the road. Every day the piles grow higher and higher. Then one tidy old man realizes he has the power to get rid of all the trash forever. Wartville will finally be cleaned up once and for all! | Aladdin |
| 9780399221927 | The Wild Christmas Reindeer | Jan Brett | Rambunctious reindeer have a lot to learn before Santa's big night! Teeka has an important job training the reindeer in time for their Christmas Eve ride. The animals are spirited and mischievous, but kindness wins the day just in time. For two decades, readers have loved this classic Christmas story, which was one of the first children's books to hit the New York Times bestseller list. Now, this beautiful 20th anniversary edition, with a foil cover and a heartfelt note from Jan herself, makes a perfect introduction for new fans to this cherished yuletide story. Featuring the wintry northern setting and the border illustrations that have become a hallmark of Jan's work, readers will love watching Teeka's humorous attempts to control the reindeer and their energetic antics. | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
| 9780807592076 | The Woodshed Mystery | Gertrude Chandler Warner | Scholastic | |
| 9780593121962 | The World Needs More Purple People | Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart | A wonderful new book is coming from Random House Children's Books. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780807593660 | The Yellow House Mystery | Gertrude Chandler Warner | The spooky old house on Surprise Island intrigues Benny. | Albert Whitman |
| 9780545104371 | There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy | Tedd Arnold | After accidentally swallowing her grandson's pet fly, Grandma tries to retrieve it by consuming progressively larger animals. | |
| 9781984837264 | There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake | Loren Long | An adaptation of the traditional folk song, "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea," with additional repetition and tongue twisters. Includes sheet music. | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| There's No Place Like Space! All Aboard Our Solar System By Tish Rabe | ||||
| 9780064442619 | This Book Is Haunted | Joanne Rocklin | We will not scare you… much! Children will love this tickling collection of poems and short tales...told by a ghost! | Harper Collins |
| 9780142426968 | This School Year Will Be the Best! | Kay Winters | On the first day of school, new classmates are asked to share what they would most like to happen in the upcoming year. Some kids' hopes are familiar while others are off-the-wall. Whether it's looking good on picture day or skateboarding at school, everyone's wishes are shown in humorously exaggerated illustrations. As the first day draws to a close, there can be no doubt—this school year will definitely be the best! | Penguin |
| 9780590265829 | Three by the Sea | Edward Marshall | Three friends relax after their picnic lunch by each telling his or her best story. | |
| 9780698115811 | Thunder Cake | Patricia Polacco | Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms. | Puffin |
| 9781860079733 | Tiger Cub | Monica Hughes | Read about the everyday life of a young tiger cub growing up in the rainforest. What do tigers look like? What do they eat? Where do they sleep? Why is the tiger in danger? The book includes a Q&A section to test the reader's comprehension and to encourage further discussion of the subject matter. | TickTock Books |
| 9780060576110 | Time for Kids: Thomas Edison | Editors of TIME For Kids | A fast-paced biography of Thomas Edison, the scientist who perfected the light bulb and propelled America into the twentieth century. | Harper Collins |
| 9781570915765 | To Be an Artist | Maya Ajmera, John D. Ivanko | Children around the world express themselves through art, be it music, dance, visual arts, or theater. Beautiful photographs and lyrical text highlight the many ways art can bring us together. A portion of the proceeds help support community-based projects benefiting children around the world. | Charlesbridge Publishing |
| 9780060245603 | Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods that Make My Day | Jamie Lee Curtis | Today I feel silly. Mom says it's the heat. I put rouge on the cat and gloves on my feet. I ate noodles for breakfast and pancakes at night. I dressed like a star and was quite a sight. Today I am sad, my mood's heavy and gray. There's a frown on my face and it's been there all day. My best friend and I had a really big fight. She said that I tattled and I know that she's right. Silly, cranky, excited, or sad--everyone has moods that can change each day. Jamie Lee Curtis's zany and touching verse, paired with Laura Cornell's whimsical and original illustrations, helps kids explore, identify, and, even have fun with their ever-changing moods. Here's another inspired picture book from the bestselling author-illustrator team of Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born and When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth. | Harper Collins |
| 9780064467384 | Treasure Map | Stuart J. Murphy | Matthew has found a treasure map, and soon the Elm Street Kids' Club is off on a quest. The map guides them into a wonderful, magical world, but it's the real-life math skills of understanding distance, scale, direction, and symbols that will help Matthew, Sheri, Meg, Danny, and Jed -- with some assistance from Petey the parrot -- find a treasure hidden fifty years ago. | Harper Collins |
| 9780590254724 | Triplet Trouble and the Talent Show Mess | Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones | When Mr. Parker decides to have a talent show in the classroom, everyone comes up with performance ideas including Alex, whose plans with Adam and Ashley spell triple trouble for everyone, in the first of a new easy-to-read chapter book. Original. | Little Apple |
| 9781934359044 | Tudley Didn't Know | John Himmelman | While helping them, Tudley the turtle adopts his fellow animals' behaviors--flying like a hummingbird, calling like a katydid, and flashing like a firefly--but learns about his own special talent when they help him out of his own trouble. | Arbordale Publishing |
| 9780142400470 | Tut, Tut #6 (Time Warp Trio) | Jon Scieszka | Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their styles! The Time Warp Trio series now features a brand-new, eye-catching design, sure to appeal to longtime fans, and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor. | Puffin Books |