Karen Shrum's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781338315905 | The Three Little Superpigs | Claire Evans (Illustrator) | After their triumph over the Big Bad Wolf, the pigs fancied themselves as crime fighters, so when the Wolf escapes the residents of Fairyland call on the brothers to capture the villain--but the Wolf is planning his own revenge (and a pork dinner) so it will be up to the cleverest pig to once again rescue his brothers and save Fairyland. | |
| 9780590454957 | The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs | Jon Scieszka | The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. | |
| 9781338532234 | The Very Impatient Caterpillar | Ross Burach | A caterpillar learns to be patient while trying to metamorphosize. | |
| 9781780657141 | There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly (Kate Toms Series) | Kate Toms | Classic, simple stories for adults and young children to share together.Bestselling titles from Kate Toms are now available in a great paperback format. The sturdy, paper pages are easy for little hands to turn and large enough to read out in a group. Lively hand-stitched illustrations, together with gentle humor and charming rhymes will engage and amuse little ones and adults alike. | Make Believe Ideas |
| 9780545498579 | There's a Fly Guy in My Soup | Tedd Arnold | When Fly Guy is not allowed in the restaurant with Buzz's family he follows his nose and ends up in the soup. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780590275583 | Tortillas | Margarita Gonzalez-Jensen | Scholastic | |
| 9780545496650 | Two Bobbies | Scholastic | ||
| 9781338833898 | Ultimate Jungle Rumble | Jerry Pallotta | What would happen if sixteen sharks met in a tournament? What if the jungle's fiercest creatures battled it out? Which dinosaur is the strongest of them all? | |
| 9781338736595 | Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots: Graphix Chapters Book (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #1), Volume 1 | Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones | Mrs. Jeepers may -- or may not -- be a vampire in this funny and spooky series from Graphix Chapters. The third graders at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that all of their teachers have quit. But their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, is different -- to say the least. She's just moved from Transylvania into a spooky old house in Bailey City. She wears a mysterious brooch that glows as green as her eyes. Could Mrs. Jeepers be a vampire? Featuring a beloved story by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones and fresh artwork by Academy Award winner Pearl Low, Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots is the first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Scholastic's classic chapter book series. Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers. With approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension, these engaging stories with unforgettable characters help children become lifelong readers. Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters! | Graphix |
| 9780439429351 | Voyage to the Volcano | Judith Bauer Stamper | Ms. Frizzle plans another wild field trip to Hawaii, where Dorothy Ann and the rest of her students see an active volcano first hand. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338289091 | Waking Nightmare (Hello Neighbor #2) | Carly Anne West | Don't miss this pulse-pounding original story, the sequel to Hello Neighbor: Missing Pieces, based on the hit video game from tinyBuild! | Hello Neighbor |
| Walk With A Wolf | ||||
| 9780062366962 | Warriors #1: Into The Wild (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin, 1) | Hunter, Erin | Epic adventures. Fierce warrior cats. A thrilling fantasy world. It all begins here.\nRead the book that began a phenomenon—and join the legion of fans who have made Erin Hunter’s Warriors series a #1 national bestseller.\nFor generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their ancestors. But the warrior code has been threatened, and the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger. The sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying—and some deaths are more mysterious than others.\nIn the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary housecat named Rusty… who may turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all. | HarperCollins |
| 0439288274 | 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. | |
| 9781524786151 | What Is Climate Change? (What Was?) | Gail Herman, Who HQ | Learn more about what climate change means and how it's affecting our planet.The earth is definitely getting warmer. There's no argument about that, but who or what is the cause? And why has climate change become a political issue? Are humans at fault? Is this just a natural development? While the vast majority of scientists who study the environment agree that humans play a large part in climate change, there is a counterargument. Author Gail Herman presents both sides of the debate in this fact-based, fair-minded, and well-researched book that looks at the subject from many perspectives, including scientific, social, and political. | Penguin Workshop |
| 9781338871111 | What Is Lego? | Jim O'Connor | "The LEGO toy company was founded in 1934 by a Danish carpenter who loved making wooden pull toys. From its humble beginnings, the company has lived up to its name--which comes from the Danish phrase meaning to always "play well"--encouraging children to use their imagination and build whatever they can dream up. In this book, author Jim O'Connor describes how a simple concept--small plastic bricks that snap together--morphed into a cultural phenomenon"-- | |
| 9780448486925 | What Is the Declaration of Independence? | Michael C. Harris | Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom, and the Declaration of Independence made that official. Discover the true story of one of the most radical and uplifting documents in history and follow the action that fueled the Revolutionary War. | Penguin |
| 9780545650342 | What Was Pearl Harbor? | Patricia Demuth | Teaches important dates and facts about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. | |
| 9781338137224 | Where Is Alcatraz? | Nico Medina | "Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and 'Machine Gun' Kelly. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts--even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats!"-- | |
| 9781338607147 | Where Is Antarctica? | Sarah Fabiny | "Explore Antarctica--the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth--in this adventure-filled title in the Who HQ series. Antarctica, the earth's southernmost continent, was virtually untouched by humans until the nineteenth century. Many famous explorers journeyed (and often died) there in the hope of discovering a land that always seemed out of reach. This book introduces readers to this desert--yes, desert!--continent that holds about 90 percent of the world's ice; showcases some of the 200 species that call Antarctica home, including the emperor penguin; and discusses environmental dangers to the continent, underscoring how what happens to Antarctica affects the entire world"-- |