Lauren Wade's Library
Byrns L. Darden Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545484497 | Boris For The Win: A Branches Book (Boris #3) (3) | Andrew Joyner | For a determined warthog like Boris, adventure is always just around the corner!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Go Boris! It's Field Day, and Boris is ready to run like he's never run before. All he wants is to beat Eddie, who always wins everything. And all his friend Frederick wants is not to come in last...again. Who will make it across the finish line first? And when Boris is faced with a big decision, will he go for the gold or help a friend in need? Ready, set, go! | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545484473 | Boris Gets a Lizard: A Branches Book (Boris #2) (2) | Andrew Joyner | For a curious warthog like Boris, adventure is always just around the corner!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Boris loves pets! And he already has lots of them. All he's missing is his favorite animal, a Komodo dragon--the biggest lizard in the world! When Boris brags to the kids in his class that he's getting one, everyone wants to see it. Boris needs to come up with a plan...fast. Luckily, he's got his friends by his side and a lizard up his sleeve! | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780142411933 | Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! | Kathleen V. Kudlinski | The ancient Chinese thought they were magical dragons. Scientists thought they could only float on water since they were so big. Boy, were they wrong! Even today, notions about dinosaurs are being revised as new discoveries are made. This lively book offers fascinating insight into how certain theories were formulated, and then how those theories were proved or disproved. | Puffin Books |
| 9780590132008 | Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson | The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. | Hippo Books |
| 9781934490808 | But It's Not My Fault | Julia Cook | Teach children to stop making excuses and blaming others when they make mistakes. Elementary school kids will identify with Noodle as he makes one excuse after another for his behavior and choices that lead to unwanted consequences. It just isn’t his fault that his brother’s game ran late, and he didn’t finish his homework. Or that his mom forgot to remind him to turn in his library book. By learning to accept responsibility he finds instead how to use mistakes as opportunities for problem-solving and to turn negatives into positives. This is the first title from award-winning author Julia Cook in the Responsible Me! series which strengthens character development and helps kids use better social skills at school and at home. 32 pages | Boys Town Press |
| 9780545620239 | Butterfly Boy | Virginia Kroll | ||
| 9780805029604 | Cactus Hotel (Rise and Shine) | Brenda Z. Guiberson | It is another hot day in the desert. Birds and other animals scurry about looking for food. When they get tired they stop to rest at a giant cactus. It is their hotel in the desert!Many different animals live in the cactus hotel. It protects them; and they protect it, by eating the pests that could harm the cactus.The cactus grows larger and larger and will live for about two hundred years. When one animal moves out, another moves in. There is never a vacancy in the cactus hotel.This story--about a desert, a giant cactus, and the animals who live in it--is one that even the youngest child will understand and enjoy.Parents' Choice AwardIRA-CBC Teachers' ChoiceAn NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade BookAn NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts | Square Fish |
| 9780590200080 | Cam Jansen | David A. Adler | When Cam Jansen and her friend Eric go the music store at the mall for the latest CD by the Triceratops Pops band, Cam uses her photographic memory to foil a crime. | |
| 9780439133869 | Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery | David A. Adler | Cam uses her photographic memory to catch a thief disguised as a ghost. | |
| 9780590216944 | Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House | David A. Adler | Aunt Katie's wallet is stolen while Cam Jansen and family are visiting the amusement park. | |
| 9780590461238 | Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones | David A. Adler | The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. Now the first ten books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers. Old fans and new readers will love Cam's cool, modern look! | |
| 9780590200318 | Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold Coins | David A. Adler | Cam's camera disappears at the same time some coins are missing from the store. Cam decides to investigate. | |
| 9780590422512 | Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monster Movie | David A. Adler | A fifth-grader uses her photographic memory, her mother, and her friend Eric to find a missing reel of a monster film they go to see. | |
| 9780439774345 | Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog | David A. Adler | Fifth-grader Cam uses her photographic memory, with help from her friend Eric and his twin sisters, to solve the mystery of Poochie, a famous canine television star. | |
| 9780590461221 | Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the u.f.o. | David A. Adler | Ten-year-old Cam, possessor of a photographic memory, and her friend Eric investigate what seems to be a brief appearance of U.F.O.s. | Puffin Books |
| 9780439085731 | Can It Rain Cats and Dogs? Questions and Answers About Weather | Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger | Questions and answers about weather. From simple questions like "What makes the weather?" to more complex ones like "What is El Nino?", this book helps kids understand why and how the weather changes.This book will answer children's questions about weather as it explores the basics in beautifully illustrated sections on sun, air, and wind; rain, snow, and hail; and wild weather like hurricanes and tornadoes. The questions and answers should help to appease even the most curious child's need to know why the weather keeps changing, what happens to puddles after it rains, if you can smell the rain, if lightning can grow hair, and if groundhogs really can predict the weather. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9781598201338 | Celebra El día De Acción De Gracias Con Beto Y Gaby | Alma Flor Ada | Gaby and Beto's Thanksgiving plans change because of the snow, but they end up having a big celebration anyway. Includes facts about the history of Thanksgiving. | |
| OS_642ED2FBD619D200B5E183E9 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl | ||
| OS_6435B76ABBC2D200B4852E57 | Chicken Sunday | Patricia Polacco | ||
| 9780590135658 | Chrysanthemum | Kevin Henkes | Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. |