Kara Eastman's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780590440158 | The Mitten | Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes. | ||
| 9780618062560 | The Nation's Choice: Theme Paperbacks On Level Theme 1 Grade 5 Drylongso (Houghton Mifflin Reading: The Nation's Choice) | HOUGHTON MIFFLIN | Lindy and her family are suffering through a long drought. Then the mystical Drylongso teaches them the secrets of finding water hidden in the earth. “Drylongso is a hypnotic, joyful story from a distinguished writer--one that, with the help of Jerry Pinkney’s beautiful watercolor and pastel pictures, depicts well the dry land, the swirling wind and earth, and an African-American family planting in hope with the help of a wondrous, dusty, divining stickfella.”--The New York Times Book Review | HOUGHTON MIFFLIN |
| The New Adventure Of Mary Kate & Ashley The Case Of The Rock & Roll Mystery | ||||
| 9780448425290 | The Night Before Thanksgiving | Natasha Wing | Gobble Gobble! It's turkey time! Thanksgiving is yet another big moment to be celebrated in Natasha Wing's best-selling series. Everyone’s favorite fun-filled, family-filled, food-filled holiday is almost here! Follow along as the feast is prepared, cousins are greeted, and everyone gathers around the table, all with an extra helping of holiday fun. This family fun read-aloud makes the perfect gift to get young readers excited for this festive fall holiday! | Penguin |
| 9780440471479 | The Pushcart War | Jean Merrill | The pushcarts have declared war! New York City's streets are clogged with huge, rude trucks that park where they want, hold up traffic, and bulldoze into anything that is in their way, and the pushcart peddlers are determined to get rid of them. But the trucks are just as determined to get rid of the pushcarts, and chaos results in the city.The pushcarts have come up with a brilliant strategy that will surely let the hot air out of their enemies. The secret weapon--a peashooter armed with a pin; the target--the vulnerable truck tires. Once the source of the flat tires is discovered, the children of the city joyfully join in with their own pin peashooters. The pushcarts have won one battle, but can they win the war against a corrupt mayor who taxes the pins and prohibits the sale of dried peas? | Dell |
| 9781558580091 | The Rainbow Fish | Marcus Pfister | North-South Books | |
| 9780439873116 | The Real Slam Dunk | Charisse K. Richardson | Ten-year-old Marcus plans to become a professional basketball player, but when he, his twin sister, and their classmates meet a real star on a school field trip, they learn the importance of dreaming more than one career dream. | |
| 9780689717383 | The Relatives Came | Cynthia Rylant | In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars. When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer. | Atheneum |
| 9780439906692 | The Report Card | Andrew Clements | Fifth-grade Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades are not important, things begin to get out of control. | |
| 9780439906784 | The Report Card | Andrew Clements | Fifth-grade Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades are not important, things begin to get out of control. | |
| 9780439855839 | The Seasons | John N. Serio | Contains a collection of poems related to the changing seasons. | |
| The Secret Of The Lizard People | ||||
| 9780590108416 | The Secrets of Droon | Tony Abbott | ||
| 9780679858096 | The Shortest Kid in the World | Corinne Demas, Corinne Demas Bliss | Emily the Shrimp is in despair because she is shorter than everybody--even her own little brother. Then a tiny new girl comes to town. Her upbeat attitude teaches Emily that, if you're clever, "shortcomings can become towering assets. "From the Trade Paperback edition. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439692533 | The Slippery Slope | Lemony Snicket | Klaus and Violet attempt to follow their sister, who is trapped by Count Olaf in a car driving fast up the mountain. First they must stop the caravan they are travelling in hurtling over a cliff. | Scholastic |
| 9780545302364 | The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance | Glenn Dakin | Thirteen-year-old Theo, who has lived in seclusion his entire life, discovers he is the descendant of the Candle Man, a Victorian vigilante with the ability to melt criminals with a single touch. | |
| 9780545795937 | The Spider Ring | Andrew Harwell | ||
| 9780688087401 | The Story of Jumping Mouse | John Steptoe | "You will reach the far-off land if you keep hope alive within you." The words of Magic Frog give courage to the young mouse on his long and perilous journey to reach the wonderful land of legend. He faces many obstacles on his quest and sacrifices much to help others in need. But the mouse's compassion and faith in himself prove to be a source of great power...and bring him rewards even beyond his dreams. | Harper Collins |
| 9780590439688 | The Story of Ruby Bridges | Robert Coles | For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. | |
| 9780439472265 | The Story of Ruby Bridges | Robert Coles | For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. | Scholastic Inc. |