Clarinda Robinson's Library
Hazelwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780374403607 | Amos & Boris | William Steig | Amos the mouse and Boris the whale: a devoted pair of friends with nothing at all in common, except good hearts and a willingness to help their fellow mammal. They meet after Amos sets out to sea in his homemade boat, the Rodent, and soon finds himself in extreme need of rescue. Enter Boris. But there will come a day, long after Boris has gone back to a life of whaling about and Amos has gone back to his life of mousing around, when the tiny mouse must find a way to rescue the great whale. The tender yet comical story of this friendship is recorded in text and pictures that are a model of rich simplicity. Here, with apparent ease and concealed virtuosity, Caldecott medalist William Steig brings two winning heroes to life. | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
| 9780439297240 | Animal Homes | Sonia Black, Gallimard Jeunnesse, Pierre De Hugo | Describes how rabbits, birds, ants, squirrels, polar bears, beavers, and turtles provide shelter for themselves and their families. On board pages. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780545162135 | Bad Kitty Gets a Bath | Nick Bruel | Takes a humorous look at the normal way cats bathe, why it is inappropriate for humans to bathe that way, and the challenges of trying to give a cat a real bath with soap and water. Includes fun facts, glossary, and other information. | |
| 9781934490907 | Baditude | Julia Cook | Turn scowls and negativity into smiles and positivity! Teach complainers and pessimists to overcome bad moods or feelings of hopelessness by changing their outlook. Learn from Noodle, a boy whose attitude, or ‘baditude,’ is alienating everyone around him. With help from a teacher and his mom, Noodle learns how to turn his ‘have tos’ into ‘get tos’ and his ‘baditude’ into gratitude! Kids in grades K-6 are empowered to actively look for positives in all situations and manage how they choose to feel about what they cannot control. This title is from the Responsible Me! series by award-winning author Julia Cook. The series promotes life skills, strengthens character development, and helps kids use better social skills at school and at home. 32 pages | Boys Town Press |
| 9780316141208 | Baseball Flyhawk (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) | Matt Christopher | Chico Romez is new to the Royals baseball team, but all the players welcome him and his ability in the outfield. All but one, that its. String Becker seems to have it in for Chico. What will it take for Chico to prove himself to String? | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9781434222879 | Bella's Boat Surprise (My First Graphic Novel) | Christianne C. Jones | Bella is ready to sail off on a boating adventure. She has her sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and a new swimsuit. But will she be disappointed when she sees the boat her family picked? | Capstone Press |
| 9781338173758 | Blast Back! | Nancy Ohlin | Presents Information On The American Revolution, From How The War Started To The Pivotal Persons, Battles, And Places During The War, And Provides Little Known Facts And Trivia On Daily Life In Colonial America. | |
| 9780805089455 | Blizzard Of Glass: The Halifax Explosion Of 1917 | Sally M. Walker | On December 6, 1917 two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and one held relief supplies, both intended for wartorn Europe. The resulting blast flattened two towns, Halifax and Dartmouth, and killed nearly 2,000 people. As if that wasn't devastating enough, a blizzard hit the next day, dumping more than a foot of snow on the area and paralyzing much-needed relief efforts.Fascinating, edge-of-your-seat storytelling based on original source material conveys this harrowing account of tragedy and recovery. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum. | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
| 9781596434431 | Born To Be Giants: How Baby Dinosaurs Grew To Rule The World | Lita Judge | TOO TINY TO BE TERRIFYING. The fascinating world of baby dinosaurs―in amazing pictures!What did a dinosaur look like sitting on its eggs? What kind of parent was a Tyrannosaurus rex? How could an Argentinosaurus, who probably hatched from an egg no bigger than 18 inches long, grow up to weigh more than 17 elephants? It's a sure bet that kids―always fascinated by dinosaurs―have wondered about these questions.BORN TO BE GIANTS, with its glossary of dinosaurs, easy-to-understand text, and full-color illustrations, shows little readers how baby dinosaurs grew up to be GIANTS. | Flash Point |
| 9780545681018 | Branches of the Military | Sean Callery | An introduction to each branch of the United States military, | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780823443284 | Bright Star | Yuyi Morales | A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor BookWinner of the Tomás Rivera Mexican Children’s Book AwardInspiring, reassuring, and beautifully illustrated, this new story from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Dreamers is the perfect gift for every child.A New York Times Best Children’s Book of the YearWith the combination of powerful, spare language and sumptuous, complex imagery characteristic of her work, Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous, beautiful—and full of potential. A gentle voice urges her onward, to face her fears and challenge the obstacles that seek to hold her back.Child, you are awake!You are alive!You are a bright star,Inside our hearts.With a voice full of calm, contemplative wisdom, readers are invited to listen and observe, to accept themselves—and to dare to shout!In a world full of uncertainty, Bright Star seeks to offer reassurance and courage. Yuyi Morales' first book since her New York Times bestseller Dreamers explores the borderlands—the plants, animals, and insects that make their home in the desert, and the people who live and travel through this unique and beautiful part of the world.Created with a combination of techniques including hand-embroidered lettering, painting, sketching, digital paintings with textures from photographs of the Sonoran Desert, this stunning book is full of beauty—from the handwoven blanket of the endpapers through the last inspiring spread of young families facing their future with determination and hope.A Spanish language edition, Lucero, is also available.A People Magazine Best Kids Book of the YearA Washington Post Best Children's Book of the YearAn NPR 'Book We Love!'A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the YearAn ALSC Notable Children's BookA CCBC ChoiceA CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade BookA CSMCL Best Multicultural Children's Book of the YearAn Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids pick! | Neal Porter Books |
| 9781400242900 | Broken Crayons Still Color | Toni Collier, Whitney Bak | Help your kids process big feelings, build a social-emotional tool kit, and find beauty in life's challenges with this creative story that expresses the hope of the gospel from podcast host, speaker, and mom Toni Collier.Avery has big emotions and bubbling anxieties about changes in her life. When her crayons break as she scribbles furiously, she discovers that they have personalities and feelings too! And they can show her how to use her love of coloring to manage scary, overwhelming feelings and embrace curiosity and joy. As Avery follows the crayons' advice, gets creative, and chooses bravery and positive thinking, she discovers that God can use her to make beautiful things, even with broken crayons.In Broken Crayons Still Color, children 4 to 8 will see that everyone feels frustrated and overwhelmed at times learn to express emotions and explore creativity practice coping skills, such as drawing worries, affirmations, and breathing understand that God loves them just as they are and He can turn their mistakes and weaknesses into beautiful new thingsThis illustrated picture book includes an inventive illustration style that models to children how to draw their own feelings an emotion color chart to guide children in identifying how they feelWith a fun story, silly crayon characters, and practical guidance for kids struggling with powerful emotions, insecurity, and perfectionism, Broken Crayons Still Color will entertain children as it assures them that God is making a beautiful masterpiece out of things they thought were broken. The presentation page and deluxe dust jacket make this encouraging book a beautiful gift for back-to-school, kids facing new experiences and tough situations, and any child with big feelings. | Tommy Nelson |
| 9780803721463 | Bunny Money (Max And Ruby) | Rosemary Wells | Max and Ruby spend so much on emergencies while shopping for Grandma's birthday presents, that they just barely have enough money left for gifts | Dial |
| 9781934490808 | But It's Not My Fault | Julia Cook | Teach children to stop making excuses and blaming others when they make mistakes. Elementary school kids will identify with Noodle as he makes one excuse after another for his behavior and choices that lead to unwanted consequences. It just isn’t his fault that his brother’s game ran late, and he didn’t finish his homework. Or that his mom forgot to remind him to turn in his library book. By learning to accept responsibility he finds instead how to use mistakes as opportunities for problem-solving and to turn negatives into positives. This is the first title from award-winning author Julia Cook in the Responsible Me! series which strengthens character development and helps kids use better social skills at school and at home. 32 pages | Boys Town Press |
| 9781434230553 | Buzz Beaker And The Cool Caps (Buzz Beaker Books) | Cari Meister | It's a hot, hot day, and the air conditioner is broken at Buzz's house. Dr. Beaker, who is trying to fix the air conditioner, is so hot that he can't think straight. But Buzz comes to the rescue. His latest invention, cool caps, will have cool off everyone in town in no time. | Capstone Press |
| 9780590634274 | Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets | Dav Pilkey | another epic novel | Blue Sky Press |
| 9780545385688 | Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space | scholastic | ||
| 9780439049986 | Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants | Dav Pilkey | Professor Pippy P. Poopypants may be the greatest scientific genius the world has ever known. Unfortunately, he has such a silly name that nobody takes him seriously! Needless to say, George and Harold poo-poo Poopypants' pride - practically pulverizing it - and Poopypants is preparing to pounce! This looks like a job for Captain Underpants... | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780439376143 | Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People | Dav Pilkey | Harold and George's time-traveling Purple Potty lands them in an alternate universe where everything seems delightful, but evil lurks just beneath the surface, and leads to a battle between Captain Underpants and his own evil twin. | Blue Sky Press |
| 9781338347234 | Captain Underpants And The Revolting Revenge Of The Radioactive Robo-Boxers: Color Edition | Pilkey, Dav | Scholastic Inc. |