Elizabeth Nelson's Library
Liberty Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9781524850760 | Sounds All Around: A Guide To Onomatopoeias Around The World | James Chapman | Did you know that in German, a pig doesn’t say oink, it says gruntz, and when you sneeze in Japanese it’s hakushon, not achoo? With vibrant comics and fun facts, Sounds All Around will teach you interesting and funny onomatopoeias from all over the world!Words that imitate sounds are known as onomatopoeia, and they are a wonderfully strange and interesting part of language. After all, we all hear the same sounds, but we interpret and write them differently in different languages. Sounds All Around is a fun and funny illustrated guide to how people say many of these sounds all around the globe. Inside you’ll learn what a cat sounds like in French, what a yawn sounds like in Norwegian, what a bell sounds like in Hindi, and much, much more! | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| 9780375813566 | Space | Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne | The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon, they had lots of questions. How did the universe begin? How long does it take to get to the moon? How hot is the sun? What does it feel like to be in space? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet common core text pairing needs. 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 Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com! | National Geographic Books |
| 9781407106144 | Space, Stars And Slimy Aliens (Horrible Science) | Nick Arnold | Horrible Science Space, Stars & Slimy Aliens - Based on Scholastic's best selling Horrible Science books by Nick Arnold, these medium sized Horrible Science kits have fantastic experiments and a 16 page Top Secret Lab Notebook full of mind boggling facts. Science has never been so horrible. Out of t | Scholastic |
| 9780375806117 | Stage Fright on a Summer Night | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to Elizabethan London, where they become actors in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and try to rescue a tame bear. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780316125970 | Starry River Of The Sky | Grace Lin | From bestselling author Grace Lin comes the companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and the National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver.The moon is missing from the remote Village of Clear Sky, but only a young boy named Rendi seems to notice! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a chore boy at the village inn. He can't help but notice the village's peculiar inhabitants and their problems.But one day, a mysterious lady arrives at the Inn with the gift of storytelling, and slowly transforms the villagers and Rendi himself. As she tells more stories and the days pass in the Village of Clear Sky, Rendi begins to realize that perhaps it is his own story that holds the answers to all those questions.Newbery Honor author Grace Lin brings readers another enthralling fantasy featuring her marvelous full-color illustrations. Starry River of the Sky is filled with Chinese folklore, fascinating characters, and exciting new adventures. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9780822590255 | Stop and Go, Yes and No | Brian P. Cleary | Rhyming text and illustrations provide examples of antonyms. | Millbrook Press |
| 9780375864919 | Summer of the Sea Serpent | 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! Jack and Annie are off on another mythical mission at the request of Merlin the magician. Luckily, they have a young sorcerer, Teddy, to help them. From underwater caves to a Spider Queen, from mystical selkies to a magical sword, this is a Magic Tree House adventure kids won’t want to miss! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #31, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #3: Summer of the Sea Serpent. 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 |
| 9780142408810 | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Judy Blume | Celebrate 45 years of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing! The #1 New York Times bestselling author's first book in her classic Fudge series. Two is a crowd when Peter and his little brother, Fudge, are in the same room. Grown-ups think Fudge is absolutely adorable, but Peter and his pet turtle, Dribble, know the truth. From throwing temper tantrums to smearing mashed potatoes on the wall, Fudge causes mischief wherever he goes! “As a kid, Judy Blume was my favorite author, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was my favorite book.”—Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling Wimpy Kid series Love Fudge, Peter, and Sheila? Read all these books featuring your favorite characters: Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Superfudge Fudge-a-Mania Double Fudge | Penguin |
| 9781407178677 | Terrible Tudors (Horrible Histories) | Terry Deary, Neil Tonge | Readers can discover all the foul facts about the TERRIBLE TUDORS, including why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse, all about terrible Tudor torture and which shocking swear words the Tudors used. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. | Scholastic |
| 9780802787378 | Testing Miss Malarkey | Judy Finchler | The new school year brings standardized testing to every school and Miss Malarkey's is no exception. Teachers, students, and even parents are preparing for THE TEST-The Instructional Performance Through Understanding (IPTU) test-and the school is in an uproar. Even though the grown-ups tell the children not to worry, they're acting kind of strange. The gym teacher is teaching stress-reducing yoga instead of sports in gym class. Parents are giving pop quizzes on bedtime stories at night. The cafeteria is serving "brain food" for lunch. The kids are beginning to think that maybe the test is more important than they're being led to believe. Kids and adults alike will laugh aloud as Finchler and O'Malley poke fun at the commotion surrounding standardized testing, a staple of every school's year. | Walker Childrens |
| 9780439577533 | Thanksgiving on Thursday | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie travel in their magic treehouse to the year 1621, where they celebrate the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians in the New Plymouth Colony. | |
| 9781580138437 | The Action of Subtraction | Brian P. Cleary | Humorous examples and rhyming text help explain subtraction. | Millbrook Press |
| 9781482430547 | The American Revolution: Frontline Soldiers And Their Families (Frontline Families) | Sara Howell | Discusses the origins, events, and outcome of the American Revolution, focusing on how it impacted families and society. | Gareth Stevens Pub |
| 9780590603805 | The Berenstain Bear Scouts And The Humongous Pumpkin (Berenstain Bear Scouts) | Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain | The infamous Archweasel McGreed and his evil troops plot to invade Bear Country by hiding inside of a giant Trojan Pumpkin, and the Bear Scouts must foil his plan or risk losing every honey pot in town. Original. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780590603812 | The Berenstain Bear Scouts Meet Bigpaw (Berenstain Bears Bear Scouts) | Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain | Hardly believing their eyes when they meet a King Kong-sized giant of a bear named Bigpaw, the Bear Scouts learn of the grownups' plan to attack Big Paw, and the foursome decides to find out what he is really like. Original. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780679840336 | The Berenstain Bears And The Red-Handed Thief (Big Chapter Books) | Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain | Illus. in black-and-white. Brother and Sister are sure they know who is breaking into lockers at Bear Country School. But when it comes to finding real proof, they're in for a big surprise. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780486498348 | The Berenstain Bears' Big Book Of Science And Nature (Dover Science For Kids) | Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain | Join the Berenstain Bears family in three classic adventures as they unlock the wonders of the world of science and nature.Discover fun facts about the natural world in the company of the Berenstain Bears and their friend, Professor Actual Factual, the foremost bear scientist of his time! Three big adventures begin with The Berenstain Bears' Almanac, presenting a year in Bear Country brimming with holiday celebrations, changes in the weather, and signs of the seasons. The Berenstain Bears' Nature Guide takes a stroll through the woods as well as an underwater excursion for close-ups of the plant, animal, and insect kingdoms. At The Berenstain Bears' Science Fair, discover a variety of machines and how they work with plenty of projects, experiments, and interesting things to learn, make, and do. This treasury of knowledge includes simple science projects that offer fun for the whole family!Incredible Value: Get three Berenstain Bears science adventure books in one big book for only $15.99. Comprehensive Science Collection: Includes full texts and colorful illustrations of three popular classic science books: The Berenstain Bears' Almanac, The Berenstain Bears' Nature Guide, and The Berenstain Bears' Science Fair. Science for Beginners: A great introductory nature and science book for kids that makes complex concepts accessible and fun, encouraging their curiosity with experiments and projects rooted in the world of STEM. Fun Facts: Children ages 4-8 learn fun facts about the environment, including the seasons and weather, animals, plants, insects, fish, and more. Encourages Reading: This edition, with rhyming words, is designed to foster a love for reading, storytelling, and science among beginner readers. Rhyming words help kids develop their memory, enhance listening, and learn how language works. Classic Family Themes: The Berenstain Bears series is renowned for its humorous, meaningful stories that revolve around family, values, and lessons learned, appealing to readers across generations. Ideal for Gifting: Perfect for birthdays, holidays, or any special occasion, and especially in spring, summer, and fall, when exploring is optimal.The Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and Nature is an invaluable resource for parents, educators, and homeschoolers. It provides an introduction to nature and science in a way that is both educational and entertaining. | Dover Publications |
| 9781534111523 | The Black Hole Debacle | Keri Claiborne Boyle | Jordie is awed by asteroids, perplexed by planets, and mesmerized by moons. She can't believe her luck when she finds a black hole taking up residence in her desk at school. Of course she's keeping it. But when the black hole starts snarfing everything in sight--including Neptune the dog--she realizes that black holes need wide open spaces, galaxies to graze, and stars to slurp. So she sets things right. Just not before she embarking on a wild, time- and space-bending mission to save her pup. | Sleeping Bear Pr |
| 9780385755573 | The Boy Who Invented Tv | Kathleen Krull | An inspiring true story of a boy genius. Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to “make pictures fly through the air.” This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his brainstorm in the potato field a reality by transmitting the world’s first television image. This fascinating picture-book biography of Philo Farnsworth covers his early interest in machines and electricity, leading up to how he put it all together in one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. The author’s afterword discusses the lawsuit Farnsworth waged and won against RCA when his high school science teacher testified that Philo’s invention of television was years before RCA’s. | National Geographic Books |
| 9781338605990 | The Brain Is Kind of a Big Deal | Nick Seluk | Did you know that the brain is in charge of everything you do, every minute of every day? You know, like thinking about funny stuff and keeping you alive. Bestselling author Nick Seluk explains the science behind everything the brain does for you--from keeping your heart beating to remembering stuff, and make you YOU. | Orchard Books |