Karen Meek's Library
Cumberland Heights Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780022785666 | The Eagles Are Back! | Susan Lemos | ||
| 9780590452687 | The Earth and Sky | Jean-Pierre Verdet, Gallimard Jeunesse | An introduction to the sun, moon, solar system, and different aspects of the earth. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780590451352 | The Earth Is Painted Green | Barbara Brenner | An illustrated collection of poems from around the world about various aspects of life on Earth. | Scholastic |
| 9780881069006 | The Freshwater Alphabet Book | Jerry Pallotta | Come take a swim with freshwater creatures from around the world! Meet a fish that has no eyes and one that has four of them. Get to know an eel that carries enough electricity to light up a light bulb and a glacier-dwelling worm with blood that works like antifreeze. Jerry Pallotta has done it again! The acclaimed alphabet-book author has joined forces with illustrator David Biedrzycki to create an exquisite and informative introduction to freshwater dwellers. | Charlesbridge Publishing |
| 9780448449968 | The Galactic Photobook | Zachary Rau | "Based on the movie Star Wars: The clone wars." | |
| 9781943147427 | The Girl with a Mind for Math | Julia Finley Mosca | Meet Raye Montague--the hidden mastermind who made waves in the U.S. Navy! After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becoming an engineer. Little did she know sexism and racial inequality would challenge that dream every step of the way, even keeping her greatest career accomplishment a secret for decades. Through it all, the gifted mathematician persisted--finally gaining her well-deserved title in history: a pioneer who changed the course of ship design forever. The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague is the third book in a riveting educational series about the inspiring lives of amazing scientists. In addition to the illustrated rhyming tale, you'll find a complete biography, fun facts, a colorful timeline of events, and even a note from Montague herself! | Amazing Scientists |
| 9780670342594 | The Glorious Flight | Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen | "Caldecott Medal book." A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which crossed the English Channel. | Viking Books for Young Readers |
| 9780787610135 | The Handy Science Answer Book | Gathers information about physics, chemistry, space, the earth sciences, biology, medicine, transportation, and communication | ||
| 9780439241731 | The Hershey's Kisses Addition Book | Jerry Pallotta | Illustrations featuring Hershey's Kisses demonstrate the basic rules of addition. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780547577692 | The House in the Night | Susan Marie Swanson | Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light. | HMH Books For Young Readers |
| 9780803710900 | The House that Jack Built | The familiar cumulative nursery rhyme is illustrated with scenes placing the characters in a Caribbean setting. | Dial | |
| 9780881064506 | The Icky Bug Alphabet Book | Jerry Pallotta | Learn your ABCs in this “icky” exploration of all the creepy crawly insects from A to Z. Best-selling author Jerry Pallotta delivers a fun first concepts book that helps children discover why farmers like pray mantis, why fireflies light up the sky, or how water spiders breathe underwater. Pallotta’s signature witty yet scientific text paired with Masiello’s vivid and detailed illustrations make this alphabetic exploration one that will keep curious readers intrigued and engaged as they learn about the natural world of bugs. | Charlesbridge |
| 9780545293563 | The Kind of Friends We Used to Be | Frances O'Roark Dowell | Twelve-year-olds Kate and Marylin, friends since preschool, draw further apart as Marylin becomes involved in student government and cheerleading, while Kate wants to play guitar and write songs, and both develop unlikely friendships with other girls and boys. | |
| 9780590623513 | The Knight at Dawn | Mary Pope Osborne | Peacocks for dinner and boys in skirts? | |
| 9781338791341 | The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House | Max Brallier | Scholastic Inc. | |
| 9780152438173 | The Legend of Old Befana | Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | |
| 9780590450508 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Freya Littledale | Ichabod Crane, a superstitious school master, falls in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, but an encounter with a headless horseman scares him away. | Scholastic |
| 9781328741943 | The Little House | Virginia Lee Burton | A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780440408307 | The Little Island | Golden MacDonald, Margaret Wise Brown | Relates the ways in which the changing seasons affect a tiny island and its plant and animal life. | Dragonfly Books |
| 9780590414272 | The Magic School Bus | Joanna Cole | A special field trip on the magic school bus gives a look at major parts of the body and how they work. | Scholastic Inc. |