Kara Eastman's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 0090129853090 | ||||
| 0732483005271 | ||||
| 07807300275 | ||||
| 078073003501 | ||||
| 9781453089132 | "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett - Junior Classics for Young Readers | Ashland, OH, Bendon, 2015 | ||
| 9781453089057 | "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens - Junior Classics for Young Readers | Charles Dickens | ||
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| 9780553533415 | 10 Busy Brooms | Carole Gerber | Celebrate Halloween with this fun and festive counting book, perfect for fans of Room on the Broom!Young readers will want to fly the night sky with the ten little witches in this bright and adventurous Halloween story. Whether zooming past rattling skeletons, buzzing by pie-stealing mummies, or soaring over a werewolf with bad breath, this exciting group of witches and their high-flying Halloween adventures will have readers cheering! Plus, play a game of I Spy and find the cat and owl on every page!"An enjoyable celebration of witchy sisterhood."—Publisher's Weekly"Bright and cheerful."—School Library Journal | Doubleday Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439459488 | 10 Fat Turkeys | Tony Johnston, Rich Deas | The antics of ten fat turkeys on a fence illustrate counting from ten to one. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9781886749832 | 20 Greatest Athletes Of The 20Th Century (Sports Illustrated For Kids Books) | Brad Herzog | The 20 listed in the book are: *) Muhammad Ali *) Jim Brown *) Wilt Chamberlain *) Nadia Comaneci *) Babe Didrikson Zaharias *) Wayne Gretzky *) Michael Jordan *) Jackie Joyner-Kersee *) Carl Lewis *) Willie Mays *) Joe Montana *) Martina Navratilova *) Jack Nicklaus *) Jesse Owens *) Pele *) Jackie Robinson *) Bill Russell *) Babe Ruth *) Pete Sampras *) Jim Thorpe | Sports Illustrated for Kids |
| 9781403795069 | A Little Princess | Frances Hodgson Burnett | Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor. | Creative Edge |
| 9780823411771 | A Picture Book of Rosa Parks | David A. Adler | Called "The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. When she was arrested in December 1955, her act of civil disobedience sparked the year-long Mongomery bus boycott led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Across the city, African Americans refused to ride the public buses. This is considered the first large-scale US. demonstration against segregation. From Rosa Parks' early life through her activism and eventual honors, this fully-illustrated biography helps children understand the background and context that led Rosa Parks to fight for civil rights. Pura Belpré Honor-winning artist, Robert Casilla, gives life to history with his colorful paintings of Parks' story. Back matter includes author's note and timeline of important dates. For almost thirty years, David Adler’s Picture Book Biography series has profiled famous people who changed the world. Colorful, kid-friendly illustrations combine with Adler’s “expert mixtures of facts and personality” (Booklist) to introduce young readers to history through compelling biographies of presidents, heroes, inventors, explorers, and adventurers. These books are ideal for first and second graders interested in history or who need reliable sources for school book reports. | Holiday House |
| 9780064407694 | A Series of Unfortunate Events #4: the Miserable Mill | Lemony Snicket | Accidents, evil plots, and general misfortune abound when, in their continuing search for a home, the Beaudelaire orphans are sent to live and work in a sinister lumber mill. "Wicked good fun."--"Kirkus Reviews." | A Unfortunate Events |
| 9780064407687 | A Series of Unfortunate Events: the Wide Window Movie Tie-in Edition | Lemony Snicket | Tie–in books for the feel–bad movie of the year! | HarperCollins |
| OS_64428826FCEDC800B588445E | A Taste of Blackberries | Doris Buchanan Smith | ||
| 9780545467223 | Aesop's Fables | Ann McGovern, Ricardo Tercio | A retelling of over 50 classic Aesop fables, including The fox and the grapes and The donkey in the lion's skin. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780439721257 | American Poetry (Poetry For Young People) | unknown | “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear...” —Walt WhitmanAmerican Poetry offers a collection of 26 verses by our finest poets, all with their unique perspective on the land they loved and accompanied by remarkable paintings that enhance the meaning of the words. Here, beautifully illustrated, are such unforgettable works as Robert Frost's pensive “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” Ralph Waldo Emerson's powerful “Concord Hymn,” Langston Hughes’ majestic “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” Carl Sandburg’s “Jazz Fantasia,” and Maya Angelou’s “Harlem Hopscotch.” Of course, some poems are just sheer fun—especially the beloved ode to our national pastime, “Casey at the Bat.” | Scholastic |
| 9780663592371 | Anansi And The Talking Melon | Eric A Kimmel | Book by Kimmel, Eric A | Silver Burdett Ginn |
| 9780545035477 | Animal Poems | John Hollander | Offers thirty-two poems about animals by various poets, including Wallace Stevens, Walt Whitman, and Vicki Hearne. The writers include Blake, Dickinson, Tennyson, Yeats, Wordsworth, and Keats. The captivating paintings by Simona Mulazanni make every page a delight. And the subject, animals, big and small, wild and tame has an irresistible appeal to children. William Blake's The Tyger burns bright in the lush image that accompanies the verse. Hillaire Belloc pays tribute to an elephant in a short, witty stanza accompanied by an adorable picture of the creature sitting on a small wood stool. Among the other poems are Marianne Moore's A Jellyfish and Edward Lear's charming, songlike The Owl and the Pussycat. A Selection of Scholastic Book Clubs, John Hollander has written A Crackling of Thorns (chosen by W. H. Auden for the Yale Series of Younger Poets), as well as literary criticism and children's books. He has served as editor for many poetry collections, among them An Anthology of Poems for Young People (with Harold Bloom). He is currently the Sterling Professor of English at Yale. Simona Mulazanni is a successful and much loved children?s book artist in Italy. | |
| 9780688104955 | Baseball Fever | Johanna Hurwitz | Ezra's father can't understand why his son would rather rot his brains watching men swinging big wooden sticks than read a book or play chess. How can Ezra convince him that cheering for the national pastime isn't completely off base? "Score it a base hit."Booklist. | Beech Tree |