Hailey Samaritano's Library
West Creek Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shaman's Apprentice | ||||
| 9780440479000 | The Sign of the Beaver | Elizabeth George Speare | Dell | |
| OS_646279E1F5C77D00B4E6605B | The South Pole | Shana Reeves | ||
| The Truth About Animal Communication | ||||
| The U.S. Civil War And Reconstruction | ||||
| 9780439272599 | The United States Of America A State-By-State Guide | Millie Miller, Cyndi Nelson | This guide to each state's official state bird, flower, and insect, along with other fun facts, is indispensable for the upper-elementary grades. Including biographical sketches of famous Americans, inventions, resources, and records, this book is unique because of its inclusion of endangered species and personal approach to the subject matter.According to Booklist, this title "should be popular with browsers as well as with students beginning to learn U.S. geography". This lightweight paperback includes the new Census 2000 population figures. | Scholastic, Incorporated |
| 9780439412810 | The Westing Game | Ellen Raskin | The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. | |
| OS_642C5A472D052900B51B7725 | The Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum | ||
| Things To Make And Do | ||||
| Thora And The Green Sea-Unicorn | ||||
| 9780439557320 | Treasure Hunt Across America | Ben Grossblatt | "Search for over 500 people, places, and things in all 50 states"--Cover. | Tangerine Press |
| 9780590988865 | Tuck Everlasting | Natalie Babbitt | Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? It's 1880, and the members of the Tuck family (Ma, Pa, and their two sons) haven't aged since the day 80 years ago when they unknowingly drank from a magical spring. | |
| 9781338833898 | Ultimate Jungle Rumble | Jerry Pallotta | What would happen if sixteen sharks met in a tournament? What if the jungle's fiercest creatures battled it out? Which dinosaur is the strongest of them all? | |
| 9780448462882 | What Was the Boston Tea Party? | Kathleen Krull, Who HQ | Describes the Boston Tea Party, including the events leading up to the party, its immediate effects on American-British relations, and why it is still an important event today. | Penguin |
| 9780448444826 | Who Was Anne Frank? | Ann Abramson, Who HQ | In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. Who Was Anne Frank? looks closely at Anne’s life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding, and the legacy of her diary. Black-and-white illustrations including maps and diagrams provide historical and visual reference in an easy-to-read biography written in a way that is appropriate and accessible for younger readers. | Penguin |
| Who Was Elanor Roosevelt | ||||
| 9780448437651 | Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? | Margaret Frith, Who HQ | One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison’s inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly! Here’s an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations. | Penguin Workshop |
| Who Would Win | ||||
| 9780545477673 | Wild Discoveries | Heather L. Montgomery | Presents some of the newly discovered species of animals from around the world, including the giant velvet worm, the psychedelic frogfish, the wattled smoky honeyeater, and the Burmese snub-nosed monkey. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781404853454 | Words, Wit, and Wonder | Nancy Loewen | Presents advice to help young readers compose their own poems, including twelve points on the use of rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, similes, metaphors, Onomatopoeia, and several poetic forms. | Capstone |