Candice Somers' Library
West Creek Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780547890371 | The Big, Dangerous Wave | Gary Miller | ||
| 9780803735118 | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer | A picture book adaptation of a best-selling memoir follows the experiences of 14-year-old William Kamkwamba, who built a windmill out of junkyard scraps to bring electricity to his famine-stricken Malawi village. | Penguin |
| 9781338757293 | The Cool Bean | Jory John | Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean ... Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done. | |
| 9781338831474 | The Couch Potato | Jory John | "The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel himself away from the comforts of his living room and venture outside. And when he does, he realizes fresh air and sunshine could be just the things he needs ..."-- | |
| 9781883220679 | The Dandelion Seed | Joseph Anthony, Cris Arbo | A dandelion seed has an adventure and when spring comes it begins to grow and become a new dandelion. | Dawn Publications (CA) |
| 9780439114943 | The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins | Barbara Kerley | Introduces the true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like. | Scholastic Inc. |
| THE FRANTIC FASHIONISTA | ||||
| OS_643EFDCE02E76700B538D0B4 | The Gingerbread Man | |||
| The Gingham Dog And The Calico Cat | ||||
| 9781338323450 | The Goblin Princess: a Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #4) | Rebecca Elliott | Bo grants the goblin princess a wish in this magical early chapter book from the USA Today bestselling author of Owl Diaries! 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! In the fourth book of USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Elliott's Unicorn Diaries series, unicorn best friends Bo and Sunny try to cheer up Greta, a bored goblin princess. But Greta wants to do more than just play games-she wants to fly! So Bo grants Greta's wish and gives her magical Goblin Queen Powers. But as things start to get out of HOOF, can the unicorns find a way to clean up Greta's messes-and show her the power of imagination? With full-color artwork throughout and plenty of laughs, your young reader won't be able to put this book down! | Unicorn Diaries |
| 9781338607789 | The Good Egg | Jory John | When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect. | |
| 9780062954589 | The Good Egg and the Talent Show | Jory John | The Good Egg discovers his true talent in this Level One I Can Read by the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Jory John and Pete Oswald! The talent show is today and the Good Egg is so excited. There's just one problem. He doesn't have an act! When the talent show starts, he accepts that he'll be just a regular ol' audience member. But when his friends need help on stage, the Good Egg steps up to help and discovers that being yourself and kindness deserve a standing ovation. The Good Egg and the Talent Show is a Level 1 I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own | HarperCollins |
| 9781338833621 | The Great Eggscape! | Jory John | Shel reluctantly plays hide-and-seek with the other eggs in his carton, and he refuses to give up when one of the dozen cannot be found. | |
| 9780375802843 | The Great Race | W. Awdry, Kerry Milliron | Thomas the tank engine and Bertie the bus agree to race to see who is faster. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780425287941 | The Gruffalo | Julia Donaldson | A clever mouse uses the threat of a terrifying creature to keep from being eaten by a fox, an owl, and a snake--only to have to outwit that creature as well. | |
| 9780803728202 | The House that Jack Built | Jeanette Winter | Simple rebus illustrations are used to present the familiar cumulative nursery rhyme about the antics that go on in the house built by an unsuspecting Jack. | |
| 9780399250781 | The Junkyard Wonders | Patricia Polacco | Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders." | Penguin |
| 9780689844478 | The Keeping Quilt | Patricia Polacco | "We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdress and an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world. In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith. | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
| 9780547020846 | The Life Of Jackson Pollock | Barbara Weldon | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | |
| 9780736481281 | The Little Mermaid Step Into Reading (Disney Princess) | Ruth Homberg | Ariel is one of the most beloved Disney princesses of all time, and now children ages 4-6 can relive the magic of Disney's The Little Mermaid with this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. | RH/Disney |