Jontil Coleman's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780440417897 | Max for President | Jarrett J. Krosoczka | From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo. Max thinks that he would like to be class president. So does Kelly. But there can only be one president! Who will the class elect? Full of laughs and suspense, Max for President is a lively story of good sportsmanship—and a great way for kids to learn a little about elections, too! | Dragonfly Books |
| 9780425288894 | Miss Maple's Seeds | Eliza Wheeler | After gathering lost seeds during the summer, a kind woman tends and instructs them throughout the fall and winter before sending them out in the spring to find roots of their own. | Penguin |
| 9780823422722 | Money Madness | David A. Adler | What's all this madness about money? Long ago, people traded rocks or sheep for the items they wanted, but rocks were heavy and sheep ran away. This beginning guide to economics will have readers thinking about the purpose, and not just the value, of money. | National Geographic Books |
| 9781442494268 | Moonbear's Shadow | Frank Asch | Moonbear tries to outwit his troublesome shadow in this charming reissue of a beloved classic by award-winning author and illustrator Frank Asch. One sunny day Bear decides to go fishing, but his shadow keeps scaring the fish away, time and time again. Bear tries everything he can think of to get rid of this pesky nuisance. And at last he succeeds—or so he thinks! This refreshed edition of a beloved classic features the original text and art with an updated cover. | Aladdin |
| 9780064433747 | My Great-Aunt Arizona | Gloria Houston | Arizona was born in a log cabin her papa built. She grew into a tall girl who liked to sing, square-dance, and -- most of all -- read and dream of the faraway places she would visit one day. Arizona never did make it to those places. Instead she became a teacher, helping generations of children in the one-room schoolhouse which she herself had attended. Gloria Houston's Joyous recounting of her great-aunt Arizona's quiet yet meaningful life reminds us of the magical place a special teacher can hold in our hearts. | Harper Collins |
| 9781481416450 | Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me | Eric Carle | A father will move heaven and earth to delight his daughter in this book and CD package from children’s book legend Eric Carle and narrated by award-winning actor Stanley Tucci. In this beloved picture book from Eric Carle that includes a CD with audio narration by Stanley Tucci, Monica wants to play with the moon, but she can’t quite seem to reach it. The story literally unfolds as the pages extend both outward and upward, and readers will empathize with Monica’s longing for the moon as well as be reassured by her father’s willingness to try to make her dream come true. Children and adults alike will enjoy this beloved tale about a father’s love! | Little Simon |
| 9780147511287 | Pecan Pie Baby | Jacqueline Woodson | When Mama's pregnancy draws attention away from Gia, she worries that the special bond they share will disappear forever once the baby is born, in a heartwarming story for kids adjusting to the idea of a new family member. | Penguin |
| 9781419710544 | Separate Is Never Equal | Duncan Tonatiuh | "Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"-- | Harry N. Abrams |
| 9780823415076 | Stargazers | Gail Gibbons | After the sun sets, on clear nights points of light begin to appear in the sky. But when we look up at the night sky, what are we seeing? Basic facts about the stars, as well as how we look at and learn about them, are introduced through simple text and bold illustrations. From ancient names for constellations to modern innovations in telescope technology, this book covers a broad range of ideas without overwhelming the reader. It introduces and reinforces important vocabulary for the aspiring astronomer, explaining everything in clear, simple phrases. Nonfiction master Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children’s writer-illustrator" according to The Washington Post. This book includes a brief timeline of major advances in astronomy, written in concise, kid-friendly language, and a wealth of fun facts and trivia about the stars. | Holiday House |
| 9780545649292 | Such a Little Mouse | Alice Schertle | In every season, a little mouse pops out of his hole in the meadow and explores his world, gathering the food and supplies he will need when winter comes. | Orchard Books |
| 9780152019525 | Sunflower House | Eve Bunting | A young boy creates a summer playhouse by planting sunflowers and saves the seeds to make another house the next year. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780064450973 | Switch on, Switch Off | Melvin Berger | Explains how electricity is produced and transmitted, how to create electricity using an electrical wire and a magnet, how generators supply electricity for cities, and how electricity works in homes. | Collins |
| 9780803735118 | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer | A picture book adaptation of a best-selling memoir follows the experiences of 14-year-old William Kamkwamba, who built a windmill out of junkyard scraps to bring electricity to his famine-stricken Malawi village. | Penguin |
| 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 |
| 9780316015479 | The Curious Garden | Peter Brown | Liam discovers a hidden garden and, with careful tending, spreads color throughout the dark, gray city, in this imaginative picture book with an environmental theme. | Little Brown & Company |
| 9781883220679 | The Dandelion Seed | Joseph Anthony, Cris Arbo | A dandelion seed has an adventure and when spring comes it begins to grow and become a new dandelion. | Dawn Publications (CA) |
| 9780689844478 | The Keeping Quilt | Patricia Polacco | "We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdress and an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world. In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith. | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
| 9780142301890 | The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza | Philomen Sturges | The story of the industrious Little Red Hen is not a new one, but when this particular hen spies a can of tomato sauce in her cupboard and decides to make a pizza, the familiar tale takes on a fresh new twist. Kids will love following along as the hen, with no help from her friends the duck, the dog, and the cat, goes through the steps of making a pizza-shopping for supplies, making the dough, and adding the toppings. But despite their initial resistance, the hen's friends come through in the end and help out in a refreshing and surprising way. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780448488288 | The Sun: Our Amazing Star (Penguin Core Concepts) | Patricia Brennan Demuth | Blast off and explore the star of our solar system—the Sun!Billions of stars fill the universe. But for humans, the most important star is the one closest to Earth—the Sun. From vitamin D to solar energy, the Sun provides the power necessary to sustain life on our planet. And as the center of our solar system, the strong gravitational pull from this ball of burning gas keeps all the planets in orbit. Discover the significance of the Sun and its brilliant blaze in this fascinating book! | Grosset & Dunlap |
| 9781442414020 | The Tree Lady | H. Joseph Hopkins | Documents the true story of the nature pioneer and activist who, after becoming the first woman to earn a science degree from the University of California, took a teaching position in the desert region of San Diego and single-handedly launched a movementto transform the area with trees and gardens. |