Cheyenne Mcdaniel's Library
Glenellen Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781970133080 | One Drop Of Kindness | Jeff Kubiak | Kindness...for some, it comes so easy, but for others, it can be a struggle. The answer often lies in a person’s story. Meet Gus, a one-time orphan who goes through life thinking that hurtful words and actions are the only way to behave and communicate with others. Interestingly, Gus lives in a town that holds a mysterious secret which finally gets unlocked by something that was hidden away. By unlocking this secret, you too can join the ripple effect of kindness that Gus, along with his school and town, is experiencing with the rest of the world! This book, along with each of you, will change our world as we know it. It only takes One Drop of Kindness to fill a heart with love. | EduMatch |
| 9780547009490 | One of Three, Little Big Book Level K Unit 6 Book 27 | Houghton Mifflin Company | A series of candid reflections by the youngest of three sisters on her daily relationships with her older sisters and family. | Houghton Mifflin School |
| 9780763645120 | Oscar and the Cricket | Geoff Waring | A Start with Science book about moving and rolling. One day Oscar sees a ball in the grass. "Try pushing it!" says Cricket. Oscar learns that the ball rolls slowly in grass and faster on a path, until it bounces off a tree and changes direction. Some things need a push to move, and others use their muscles to move themselves — and to move plenty of other things, too. Back matter includes an index and supplemental activities. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780688058005 | Paul Bunyan | Steven Kellogg | ||
| 9781328740502 | Pinduli | Janell Cannon | From the creator of the bestselling classic "Stellaluna" comes this triumphant story of an endearing young hyena who learns about self-image, self-acceptance, and treating others with respect. Full color. | Clarion Books |
| 9780688158491 | Planet Earth/inside Out | Gail Gibbons | What if we could open up our planet and look inside? From its red-hot core to the highest mountain peak, come see Earth as you've never seen it before in a colorful introduction to the powerful forces shaping our home. | Harper Collins |
| Porcupine's Pajama Party | ||||
| 9780778717744 | Protecting Earth's Surface | Natalie Hyde | Earth's surface is constantly being changed by heat, water, ice, salt, plants, and animals. Sometimes the changes are destructive to human activities such as farming and the building of structures. This interesting title shows the different ways people try to stop or reduce this change in the land. Examples feature such structures as dikes to hold back water and windbreaks, and adding shrubs, grass, and trees to an area of land to prevent erosion. Teacher's guide available. | Earth's Processes Close-Up |
| 9780439081191 | Push and Pull | Susan Canizares, Betsey Chessen | Simple text and photographs explore the many things that can be moved by pushing or pulling, from swings and mowers to wagons and ropes. | Scholastic |
| 9780763687748 | Randy Riley's Really Big Hit | Chris Van Dusen | “With all the bases covered — musical text, entertaining artwork, and surefire subject matter — this title bats 1,000 for group or lapsit read-alouds.” — School Library Journal Randy Riley loves two things: science and baseball. When it comes to the solar system, the constellations, and all things robot, Randy is a genius. But on the baseball diamond? Not so much. Then, one night, Randy sees something shocking through his Space Boy telescope: it’s a fireball, and it’s headed right for his town! Randy does the math, summons all his science smarts, and devises a plan that will save the day in a spectacular way. Once again, with visual humor, dizzying perspectives, perfect pacing, and rollicking rhyme, Chris Van Dusen delivers a hit that will make readers stand up and cheer. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780670013944 | Read to Tiger | S. J. Fore | A little boy who wants to read his book keeps being distracted by a tiger who is busy chomping on gum, growling, and practicing karate kicks. | Penguin Putnam |
| 9780805071061 | Rosa | Nikki Giovanni | A biography of the African American woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped established the civil rights movement. | Macmillan |
| 9781629798486 | Rosa's Bus | Jo S. Kittinger | Like all buses in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950's, Bus #2857 was segregated: white passengers sat in the front and black passengers sat in the back—until Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a major event in the Civil Rights movement led by a young minister, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For 382 days, black passengers chose to walk rather than ride the buses in Montgomery. | Astra Publishing House |
| Science In Motion | ||||
| 9780823413737 | Sea Turtles | Gail Gibbons | Dive into the world's oceans to explore the adventurous lives of one of the oldest living animals. Descended from enormous prehistoric creatures, sea turtles are fascinating. Hatched from eggs smaller than a baseball, some can grow to weigh over a thousand pounds. Once adults, they can live to be around 100 years old. And when it's time to nest, they migrate more than 1,000 miles. With colorful, clear illustrations and straightforward text, Gail Gibbons introduces the eight kinds of sea turtles living in the ocean today. Learn the similarities and differences with labeled diagrams and experience the hatching of the tiny turtle babies with detailed illustrations. This updated edition now includes the most up-to-date information about these beloved reptiles, as reviewed by an expert vetter in the field of herpetology. Sea Turtles also gives young readers an accessible overview of how the lives of these large reptiles have become threatened and discusses the conservation efforts currently taking place. Ideal for aspiring oceanographers, this brightly-illustrated book is a perfect introduction to the subject. | Holiday House |
| 9780062699459 | Shaking Things up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World | Susan Hood | "Well-behaved women seldom make history." —Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women—each paired with a noteworthy female artist—to the next generation of activists, trail-blazers, and rabble-rousers. From the award-winning author of Ada’s Violin, Susan Hood, this is a poetic and visual celebration of persistent women throughout history. In this book, you will find Mary Anning, who was just thirteen when she unearthed a prehistoric fossil. You’ll meet Ruby Bridges, the brave six-year-old who helped end segregation in the South. And Maya Lin, who at twenty-one won a competition to create a war memorial, and then had to appear before Congress to defend her right to create. And those are just a few of the young women included in this book. Readers will also hear about Molly Williams, Annette Kellerman, Nellie Bly, Pura Belprè, Frida Kahlo, Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne, Frances Moore Lappè, Mae Jemison, Angela Zhang, and Malala Yousafzai—all whose stories will enthrall and inspire. This book was written, illustrated, edited, and designed by women and includes an author’s note, a timeline, and additional resources. With artwork by notable artists including Selina Alko, Sophie Blackall, Lisa Brown, Hadley Hooper, Emily Winfield Martin, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Sara Palacios, LeUyen Pham, Erin Robinson, Isabel Roxas, Shadra Strickland, and Melissa Sweet. | HarperCollins |
| 9780547263434 | Sheep Take a Hike | Nancy E. Shaw | Having gotten lost on a chaotic hike in the great outdoors, the sheep find their way back by following the trail of wool they have left. | |
| 0439443717 | Shy Scarecrow Goes to School | |||
| 9780316070164 | Sit-In | Andrea Davis Pinkney | ||
| 9781575651255 | Slow Down, Sara! (Science Solves It! ®) | Driscoll, Laura | sara Does Everything Fast -- Too Fast. She Builds A Soapbox Derby Racer In One Day, And It Falls Apart. Then Sara Discovers Friction, And Learns That Sometimes It Pays To Slow Down!observe! Infer! Predict! Experiment! Compare! Communicate! The Characters In The Science Solves It! Stories Use These Science Skills And More To Help Them Solve Real-life Problems.school Library Journalgr 1-3-two Simple Stories Involving Science Skills. In Outer Space, Three Boys On A Camping Trip Investigate A Strange Blaze Of Light That Streaks Across The Sky. Through Observation, They Solve The Mystery By Identifying The Object As Space Debris. Sara Investigates The Effects Of Friction On Speed, As The Child Conducts Experiments To Figure Out The Best Design For Her Soapbox Derby. In Both Books, Boxed Sidebars Give Additional Facts Or Raise And Answer Related Questions. Short Sentences And Paragraphs With Upbeat Dialogue As Well As Bright Illustrations Give These Titles Added Appeal. Both Conclude With A Think Like A Scientist Page That Invites Students To Reconsider The Concepts And To Try Easy, Related Experiments. Supplemental Purchases For School And Public Libraries.-lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, Wi Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information. | Astra Publishing House |