Lauryn Ashby's Library
Byrns L. Darden Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545052405 | 11 Birthdays: A Wish Novel | Wendy Mass | This hilarious novel from award-winning author Wendy Mass is now available in paperback!It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited---after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she's shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they haven't shared together. When Amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her, she wakes up happy for a new day. Or is it? Her birthday seems to be repeating iself. What is going on?! And how can she fix it? Only time, friendship, and a little luck will tell. . . | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545002967 | 97 Ways to Train a Dragon | Kate McMullan, Scholastic Inc | After a mysterious egg hatches into a baby dragon, Wiglaf and his roommate Angus decide to keep it. | |
| 9780545222358 | A Good Night Walk | Elisha Cooper | scholastic | |
| 9780547019499 | A Hero Weighs In | Barbara A. Roenz | This is Grade 4, Level 5, Book 25 in the Houghton Mifflin Leveled Books series. The book info is as follows: Level: S / DRA: 40 / Genre: Science Fiction / Strategy: Question / Skill: Author's Purpose / Word Count: 1,488 | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers |
| 9780440238003 | A House Of Tailors | Patricia Reilly Giff | SEWING! NO ONE could hate it more than Dina Kirk.Endless tiny stitches, button holes, darts. Since she was tiny, she’s worked in her family’s dressmaking business, where the sewing machine is a cranky member of the family.When 13-year-old Dina leaves her small town in Germany to join her uncle’s family in Brooklyn, she turns her back on sewing. Never again! But looking for a job leads her right back to the sewing machine. Why did she ever leave home? Here she is, still with a needle and thread—and homesick to boot.She didn’t know she could be this homesick, but she didn’t know she could be so brave either, as she is standing up to an epidemic or a fire. She didn’t know she could grow so close to her new family or to Johann, the young man from the tailor’s shop. And she didn’t know that sewing would reveal her own wonderful talent—and her future.In Dina, the beloved writer Patricia Reilly Giff has created one of her most engaging and vital heroines. Readers will enjoy seeing 1870s Brooklyn through Dina’s eyes, and share her excitement as she discovers a new world. | Yearling |
| 9780670015375 | Abcers | Carole Lexa Schaefer | On a warm summer's day, children in a park find fun things to do from A to Z. | Viking |
| 9780545689496 | Abe Lincoln at Last! (Magic Tree House, Book #47) | Osborne, Mary Pope | Scholastic | |
| 9780525447504 | Abuela | Arthur Dorros | While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City. | Penguin |
| 9780312367510 | Action Jackson | Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan | One late spring morning the American artist Jackson Pollock began work on the canvas that would ultimately come to be known as Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist).Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan use this moment as the departure point for a unique picture book about a great painter and the way in which he worked. Their lyrical text, drawn from Pollock's own comments and those made by members of his immediate circle, is perfectly complemented by vibrant watercolors by Robert Andrew Parker that honor his spirit of the artist without imitating his paintings.A photographic reproduction of the finished painting, a short biography, a bibliography, and a detailed list of notes and sources that are fascinating reading in their own right make this an authoritative as well as beautiful book for readers of all ages.Action Jackson is a Sibert Honor Book, a New York Times Best Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. | Square Fish |
| 9781426310683 | Alien Deep: Revealing The Mysterious Living World At The Bottom Of The Ocean | Bradley Hague | Named 2013 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12 by the National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book CouncilAppealing to children over age ten, this engaging reference book depicts adventurous and thrilling elements in oceanographic fieldwork. In conjunction with a National Geographic television show, this book will reach a huge audience of marine lovers, as well as children interested in science and exploration.Alien Deep outshines the competition by following a recent, specific deepwater exploration that illuminates new knowledge about our oceans. Following alongside a current expedition, Alien Deep will enable children to observe the processes involved in marine exploration. As scientists delve into the mysterious depths of the ocean, children will be able to witness the excitement of scientific exploration and discovery through enriching text and stunning photography. By describing a recent exploration, children will be able to read and see the new methods and technology that oceanographers use to conduct research. | National Geographic Children's Books |
| 9780545126700 | Aliens Love Underpants | Claire Freedman, Ben Cort | Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the reason why aliens fly down to Earth. They want your underpants! | |
| 9780547253800 | All About Pines | |||
| 9781416971306 | All The Water In The World | George Ella Lyon | Faucetwellraincloudsea …from each of thesecomes water.But where doesWater go?To find out, honey,turn the page,dive inwith tongueor toes,with eyes and ears and nose—and wonderat the flowof this great world’slife story. | Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books |
| 9781455584680 | America--Farm To Table: Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local Farmers | Mario Batali, Jim Webster | Bestselling author and world-renowned chef Mario Batali pays homage to the American farmer-from Maine to Los Angeles-in stories, photos, and recipes.America -- Farm to Table: Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local FarmersMario Batali, who knows the importance of ingredients to any amazing dish, sees farmers as the rock stars of the food world. In this new book he celebrates American farmers: their high quality products and their culture defined by hard work, integrity, and pride. Batali asked his chef friends from Nashville, Tennessee, to San Francisco, to tell him who their favorite farmers were, and those farmers graciously shared their personal stories along with their top-of-the-line produce and products.In Seattle, Chef Matt Dillon introduces readers to Farmer Pierre Monnat, who produces fava beans and lamb. Batali then features those ingredients in such mouth-watering recipes as: Lamb Shank Sloppy Joes and Fava Bean Guacamole. In Washington, DC, Chef Jose Andres from Jaleo introduces us to Farmer Jim Crawford, who grows corn, broccoli, and strawberries Batali's accompanying dishes include: Chilled Sweet Corn Soup and Grilled Salmon with Strawberry Salsa. Other stops along the way include: Tampa; Austin; Nashville; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; New York, San Francisco; Portland, Maine; Chicago; Cleveland; Suttons Bay, Michigan; and Vail, Colorado.With over 100 superb recipes, this is the book that every home cook will want upon returning from the farmer's market or grocers. | Grand Central Life & Style |
| 9780590422710 | Angel Child, Dragon Child | Michele Maria Surat | Ut, a Vietnamese girl attending school in the United States, lonely for her mother left behind in Vietnam, makes a new friend who presents her with a wonderful gift. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781631405921 | Angry Birds Comics When Pigs Fly | Paul Tobin | IDW PUBLISHING | |
| 9780545080811 | Animals of Africa | Lisa L. Ryan-Herndon | Provides information about the animals of Africa and the habitats in which they live, discussing the Ethiopian wolf, the spotted hyena, and the Nile crocodile. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9781250765895 | Bad Kitty Joins The Team | Nick Bruel | Kitty Is Terribly Out Of Shape And When Kitty's Owner Catches Her Wheezing, She Is Told That It Is Time To Exercise, But It Will Take A Lot Of Convincing And A Bit Of Trickery To Get Kitty Into The Competitive Spirit. | |
| 9781338223255 | Barkus | Patricia MacLachlan | Barkus is a large and very smart dog who comes to live with seven-year-old Nicky when Nicky's Uncle Everton goes traveling--and soon he is a family and school favorite. | |
| 9780547253084 | Baseball Memories Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Leveled Reader Level S DRA 40 | Kelly Ann Murphy | This is Grade 5, Level 1, Book 5 in the Houghton Mifflin Leveled Books series. The book info is as S / 40 / Realistic Fiction / Visualize / Theme / Word 1,952. This particular book is one of the ELL Leveled Readers, for students that are not native English speaking, but are learning it as a second language, if I understand correctly. |