Emily Swinehart's Library
Pisgah Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780860209751 | The Usborne Book Of Weather Facts: Records, Lists, Facts, Comparisons | Ganeri, Anita | This book contains hundreds of fascinating facts about the world's weather and climate. In it you can discover many of the weather's secrets such as why winds blow, why tornadoes twist and how the weather creates its beautiful special effects like rainbows and mirages. You can find out who worshipped weather gods, what the weather was like millions of years ago and how man may be changing the weather. Maps and charts show how weather men study and forecast the weather. Lists include the greatest snowfalls, the hottest and coldest places and the worst hurricanes. Surprising facts are brought to life by unusual comparisons, realistic pictures and cartoons. | Usborne Pub Ltd |
| 9780439597722 | The Wind In The Willows | Waldman, Nomi | Scholastic | |
| 9781368084079 | There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) (Edition 1) by Willems, Mo [Hardcover(2007£©] | Mo Williams | Hyperion books for Children | |
| 9780545623995 | Things that Go! | James Buckley (Jr.) | Learn about things that go, including cars, boats, bicycles, spaceships, and more -- | |
| 9780153267505 | Trophies, Grade 2 Decodable Book Book 3 | Hsp | ||
| 9780064405171 | Walk Two Moons | Sharon Creech | "How about a story? Spin us a yarn." Instantly, Phoebe Winterbottom came to mind. "I could tell you an extensively strange story," I warned. "Oh, good!" Gram said. "Delicious!" And that is how I happened to tell them about Phoebe, her disappearing mother, and the lunatic. As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold--the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother. In her own award-winning style, Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compelling, and utterly moving story of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotion. | Harper Collins |
| 9781368084086 | We Are in a Book! | Mo Willems | Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends? | |
| 9780515157260 | What Was the Titanic? | Stephanie Sabol, Who HQ | For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later. At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, the largest passenger steamship of this time, met its catastrophic end after crashing into an iceberg. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew onboard, only 705 survived. More than 100 years later, today's readers will be intrigued by the mystery that surrounds this ship that was originally labeled "unsinkable." | Penguin |
| 9780448478630 | Who Is Michelle Obama? | Megan Stine, Who HQ | Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law. Then in 1992, she married another promising young lawyer and the rest, as they say, is history. It is undeniable that President Barack Obama has changed the United States but so has Michelle Obama, the self proclaimed "Mom in Chief." This compelling, easy-to-read biography is illustrated by New Yorker artist John O'Brien. | Penguin |
| 9780448428567 | Who Was Amelia Earhart? | Kate Boehm Jerome, Who HQ | Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while attempting a flight around the world, readers will find Amelia Earhart's life a fascinating story. | Penguin |
| 9780448455860 | Who Was Babe Ruth? | Holub, Joan, Who HQ | Just in time for baseball season! Babe Ruth came from a poor Baltimore family and, as a kid, he was a handful. It was at a reform school that Babe discovered his talent for baseball, and by the age of nineteen, he was on his way to becoming a sports legend. Babe was often out of shape and even more often out on the town, but he had a big heart and an even bigger swing! Kids will learn all about the Home Run King in this rags-to- riches sports biography. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, a true sports legend is brought to life. | Penguin Workshop |
| 9780448482439 | Who Was Betsy Ross? | James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ | Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By 1779 she was filling cartridges for the Continental Army. Did she sew the first flag? That’s up for debate, but Who Was Betsy Ross? tells the story of a fierce patriot who certainly helped create the flag of a new nation. | Penguin |
| 9780448479552 | Who Was Muhammad Ali? | James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ | Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. won the world heavyweight championship at the age of 22, the same year he joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. He would go on to become the first and only three-time (in succession) World Heavyweight Champion. Nicknamed “The Greatest,” Ali was as well known for his unique boxing style, consisting of the Ali Shuffle and the rope-a-dope, as he was for the catchphrase “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” He was an uncompromising athlete who brought beauty and grace to a very rough sport and became one of the world’s most famous cultural icons. Read Who Was Muhammad Ali? and discover “The Greatest.” | Penguin |
| 9780399541940 | Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? | Sherri L. Smith, Who HQ | It's up, up, and away with the Tuskegee Airmen, a heroic group of African American military pilots who helped the United States win World War II. During World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom in Europe, yet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United States, where they weren't considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation training, civil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program in the US at Tuskegee University in Alabama. While this book details thrilling flight missions and the grueling training sessions the Tuskegee Airmen underwent, it also shines a light on the lives of these brave men who helped pave the way for the integration of the US armed forces. | Penguin |
| 9780593563199 | Who Will You Be? | Andrea Pippins | A Picture Book About How Family And Community Help Shape The Wonderful People Our Children Become-- | |
| 9780439123938 | Who's That Girl? | Marisa Montes | Gabí Is Delighted When A Girl Her Age Moves Into Her Northern California Neighborhood, But Lizzie's Big Bully Brothers And Secretiveness Threaten Their New Friendship. | |
| 9780439124133 | With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? (Lexile 540 Level 3) | Scholastic | Scholastic | |
| 9781338530957 | With the Might of Angels | Andrea Davis Pinkney | Bestselling author and Coretta Scott King Award winner Andrea Davis Pinkney presents a moving fictional account of school desegregation in the Civil Rights Era. | Dear America |