Jami Davidson's Library
Barksdale Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780590224826 | 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving | School children on a field trip to Mack Nugget's farm save the lives of eight turkeys in this poem based on "The Night Before Christmas." | ||
| 9780590401784 | Ty's One-Man Band | Mildred Pitts Walter | Ty meets a man with a wooden peg-leg who promises Ty he will make music if Ty goes home and gets a washboard and some wooden spoons | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780753459041 | Voyages | Jinny Johnson, Jinny May Johnson, Naklini Nadkarni | Climbing through the many layers of the rain forest, each of which is teeming with life, a scientist and professor of environmental science introduces a vast array of flora and fauna that call the rain forest home. | Kingfisher Books |
| 9780439842167 | Wake up, Groundhog | Susanna Leonard Hill | Although she can predict the weather much better than the boys in her family, no one thinks that Phyllis the groundhog has a chance of replacing the aging Punxsutawney Phil when Groundhog Day's official groundhog retires. | |
| 9780590128964 | Wake up, Santa Claus! | Marcus Pfister | Having overslept on the day he is supposed to deliver his sleighful of presents, Santa finds everything going wrong as he frantically scrambles to get ready for the big job. | |
| 9780822553007 | Ways Things Move | Frank Staub, Robin Nelson | Simple text introduces how different objects move, in different patterns and in different speeds, when pushed or pulled. | Lernerclassroom |
| 9780021794751 | We Keep a Store | Anne Shelby, John Clarence Ward | A girl describes her family's business and what she considers to be the benefits of running a store. | |
| 9780316112468 | Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Presents Arthur's Tooth | Marc Tolon Brown | Arthur, tired of being the only one in his class who still has all his baby teeth, waits impatiently for his loose tooth to fall out. | |
| 9780439329699 | Wemberly Worried | Kevin Henkes | A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school. Listen as you read along with this book and CD set. | |
| 9780439540339 | What a Trip, Amber Brown | Paula Danziger | Amber Brown and her parents go to the Poconos for two weeks with Amber's best friend, Justin, and his family. | |
| 9780824953140 | What Animals Do in the Winter | Melvin Berger | Examines the different strategies which animals use to stay alive during cold weather, including migration, hibernation, and changing color. | WorthyKids |
| 9780545733120 | What if You Had Animal Feet? | Sandra Markle | Explains how certain animals use their feet to help them survive, including a gray wolf, barn owl, and mountain goat. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780375853425 | What Was I Scared Of? | The narrator is frightened by a pair of pale green pants with no one inside that seems to be following him, until the two meet and discover that they have nothing to fear. Features illustrations that glow in the dark. | Random House Books for Young Readers | |
| 9780805067651 | When It Starts to Snow (An Owlet Book) | Phillis Gershator | What if it startsto snow?What do you do?Where do you go?What if it starts to snow. What do you do? Where do you go?" So begins this winter story, as each animal--from a mouse to a bear--tells us what it will do and where it will go when the snow starts to fall. Each takes cover in its own special home, except for one. Can you guess who?Phillis Gershator's chant-along verse encourages listener participation, and is best enjoyed when read aloud. The inquisitive text and dashing illustrations by Martin Matje make this a delightful picture book for reading under the covers when the weather gets chilly. Poetic and imaginative, When It Starts to Snow celebrates winter in all its cozy glory. | Square Fish |
| 9780399231643 | When Lightning Comes in a Jar | Patricia Polacco | It's family reunion time! Trisha and her cousins can hardly wait to see one another again. They can't decide what they like best: the great feast (with zillions of meatloafs and gazillions of Jell-O salads), the softball game, the storytelling . . . the yearly rituals go on and on. But this year, Gramma has a new surprise in store: She promises to teach the grandchildren to catch lightning in a jar. Lightning in a jar! Trisha can't wait to find out what she means. It's a secret she will pass down to her own grandchildren one day, along with the family stories handed down with love through all the generations. | Philomel Books |
| 9780374483593 | When Sheep Cannot Sleep: The Counting Book (Sunburst Book) | Satoshi Kitamura | When Wooly the sheep suffers from insomnia, he goes for a walk and gets into just about everything. Each illustration features objects for children to count. | Square Fish |
| 9780064431781 | Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak | Max is sent to bed without supper and imagines sailing away to the land of Wild Things,where he is made king. | Harper Collins |
| OS_6437220F48A40B00B5B86FB1 | Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak | ||
| 9780064451307 | Who Eats What? | Patricia Lauber | An award-winning author and artist explain how every link in a food chain is important because each living thing depends on others for survival. "Clear, simple drawings illustrate the clear, simple text. Informative and intriguing, this basic science book leads children to think about the complex and interdependent web of life on Earth."'BL. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1996 (NSTA/CBC) | Collins |
| 9780694700806 | Why Do Leaves Change Color? Book and Tape | Betsy Maestro | Most children have jumped into piles of leaves or helped their parents rake the yard, and everyone has wondered: Why do leaves change color? Activities that a child can do with leaves and even a list of places known for brilliant fall colors that readers can visit with their families is included. "An informative concept book."—BL. | HarperFestival |