Courtney Eldridge's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780679881681 | The Absent Author | Ron Roy | Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780590819183 | The Absent Author | Ron Roy | Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to Green Lawn. Wallace says yes and that the only way he won't com is if he is being kidnapped. But when the big day comes, Wallace is not to be found | |
| 9781338806724 | The Bad Guys in Cut to the Chase | Aaron Blabey | "The Bad Guys have entered a whole new world--like, literally--a VERY nasty new universe awaits. Oh, Mr. Snake, what have you done ...?"--Provided by publisher | |
| 9781419743238 | The Bog Beast (Big Foot and Little Foot #4) | Ellen Potter | Now in paperback, a charming chapter book that follows a human boy and young Sasquatch as they explore the mysterious woods It's a big day for Hugo, Boone, and the students at the Academy for Curious Squidges. Today's the day they'll get their Bimbling Badge, which allows them to explore the North Woods on their own. But humans, snakes, and sinkholes aren't the only things they have to look out for! The legend of a lizard-like monster lurking in the swamp is enough to spook any young Sasquatch. When Hugo, Boone, and Gigi find themselves stranded in the middle of Ripple Worm River, they discover that there are more mysterious creatures in the North Woods than they'd bargained for. | Amulet Books |
| 9780021477357 | The Case of the Amistad Mutiny | Richard W. Kelso | ||
| 9781486715756 | The Clean-up Crew | Finn Coyle | A diverse range of community helpers introduce the vehicles they use to keep their cities clean. Children will discover an assortment of vehicles, including a garbage truck, recycling truck, vacuum truck, street sweeper, and snow plow. As children are asked if they know what each vehicle does, the answer is revealed on the next page. About the Finn's Fun Trucks series: Written by 11-year-old truck enthusiast Finn Coyle, the Finn's Fun Trucks series provides a vocabulary-rich introduction to transportation for truck-loving children with the help of a diverse range of vehicle operators and community helpers. | Finn's Fun Trucks |
| 0439052025 | The Empty Envelope | |||
| 9780425287477 | The First Strawberries | A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth. | ||
| 9780553511574 | The Goose Egg | Liz Wong | From the author of Jumpstart's Read for the Record pick Quackers comes the story of Henrietta the Elephant, whose life goes from calm to chaotic when a baby goose comes to stay. Henrietta likes her quiet life. A morning swim, a cup of tea--all is serene. But everything changes when she bumps her head and winds up with a goose egg--a REAL goose egg. Henrietta tries to return the baby goose to the nest, but her flock has flown. It's up to Henrietta to raise her. Goose isn't anything like Henrietta. She's flappy, and noisy, and exhausting. But Henrietta raises that goose right. She teaches her to swim, and to honk, and to fly. When Goose flies off with the other geese, Henrietta is so proud! And then . . . lonely. How quiet her life feels now. But the love you give has a way of coming back to you. And Henrietta has a wonderful surprise in store. . . . | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439455718 | The Hostile Hospital | Lemony Snicket | On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans find themselves in the Heimlich Hospital, with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit. | |
| 9780679824121 | The Knight at Dawn | Mary Pope Osborne | The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! A castle with a secret passage! That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. In the Great Hall of the castle, a feast is under way. But Jack and Annie aren't exactly welcome guests! Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780698113596 | The Legend of the Bluebonnet | Tomie dePaola | When a killing drought threatens the existence of the tribe, a courageous little Comanche girl sacrifices her most beloved possession--and the Great Spirit's answer results not only in much needed rain but a very special gift in return. "An ideal complement to Native American and Texas studies..."Booklist | Puffin Books |
| 9780399244971 | The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush | Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth. | ||
| 9780590132053 | The Magic Finger | Roald Dahl | Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an 8-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them. | |
| 9780021477296 | The Mystery of the Lost Colony | Candice F. Ransom | ||
| 9780439516846 | The Panda Puzzle | Ron Roy | Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the kidnapping of the new baby panda at the petting zoo. | |
| 9780060872427 | The Prince of Fenway Park | Julianna Baggott | It's been eighty-six years since the Red Sox won a World Series. Eighty-six years cursed. Twelve-year-old Oscar Egg be-lieves he is cursed, just like the Red Sox. His real parents didn't want him, and now his adopted mom has dumped him off to live with his strange, sickly dad. But there's something Oscar doesn't know. The Boston Red Sox really are cursed, and not just because they sold Babe Ruth in 1919. Someone deliberately jinxed the team, and the secret to breaking the Curse lies deep below Fenway Park, with Oscar's dad and the Cursed Creatures, a group that has been doomed to live out their miserable lives below Fenway until the Curse is broken. Oscar knows he can be the one to break the Curse, allowing the Red Sox to finally win the World Series and setting the Cursed Creatures free. But some of the creatures are angry. Some don't want the Curse broken. Some want Oscar, and the Red Sox, to fail and remain cursed forever. | HarperCollins |
| 9781338120769 | The Princess and the Pony | Kate Beaton | Princess Pinecone would like a real war horse for her birthday, instead of which she gets a plump, cute pony--but sometimes cuteness can be a kind of weapon, especially in a fight with dodgeballs and spitballs and hairballs and squareballs. | |
| 9781416907176 | The Secret Language of Girls | Frances O'Roark Dowell | In the old days, when Kate had no interest in romance, she never cared what other people thought. Now, it appeared, love was turning her into a rotten human being. Eleven-year-old Kate Faber wishes she could talk to her best friend, Marylin, about this. But Marylin is no longer her best friend. Or is she? Kate and Marylin were always the kind of best friends who lived on the same block for their entire lives, and who agreed on what kinds of boys were worth kissing and who should be invited to their sleepover. The kind of best friends who didn't need words to talk, but who always just knew. But lately Marylin has started to think that Kate can be a bit babyish. And Kate thinks Marylin is acting like a big snob. Somehow nothing is the same, but secretly Kate and Marylin both wish it could be... | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| 9780525555148 | The Seed of Compassion | His Holiness The Dalai Lama | For the first time ever, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses children directly, sharing lessons of peace and compassion, told through stories of his own childhood. One of today's most inspiring world leaders was once an ordinary child named Lhamo Thondup. In a small village in Tibet, his mother was his first great teacher of compassion. In everyday moments from his childhood, young readers begin to see that important lessons are all around us, and that they, too, can grow to truly understand them. With simple, powerful text, the Dalai Lama shares the universalist teachings of treating one another with compassion, which Bao Luu illustrates beautifully in vibrant color. In an increasingly confusing world, The Seed of Compassion offers guidance and encouragement on how we all might bring more kindness to it. | Kokila |