Lisa Bledsoe's Library
Glenellen Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| Ice Cream Machine | ||||
| 9780545037266 | Is That A Sick Cat In Your Backpack | Todd Strasser | There's something strange about Leyton and Wade Tardy's pet cat. Skinny Cat is the scrawniest, scraggliest, laziest cat ever, but he has one very big, very disgusting talent-he can cough up hair balls like a champ! But will that be enough for him to win the school's Catalent Contest? Not if Fibby Mandible, the shool's bossiest, snobbiest girl have anything to say about it! Another incredibly hilarious and smelly Tardy Boys Tale... | Scholastic |
| 9781646118359 | It's Brave To Be Kind: A Kindness Story And Activity Book For Children | Natasha Daniels | Discover the value of kindness―a story and activity book for kids ages 5 to 7Show kids that being kind is awesome! It's Brave to Be Kind goes beyond other kindness books for children, combining the effectiveness of a storybook with the fun of play to teach kids ages 5 to 7 how to be amazingly kind people.All kindness books for children should be this inspiring! Not only will kids learn how important niceness is through an engaging―and adorably illustrated―story, but they'll also be able to practice being kinder every day with simple and fun activities you won't find in other kindness books for children. Whether it's taking care of themselves when they're sad or helping out around the house, help young readers find out how fun being kind can be.This standout among kindness books for children includes: A story of kindness for kids―Give kids a supportive role model in Alex―a young girl who meets someone different and finds out how she can be kind, even when others aren't. Practice being nice―This top choice among kindness books for children encourages them to try out fun challenges that provide ways to grow their kindness and share it with the people around them. Advice for parents and caregivers―Get tips for using both the story and activities to effectively teach kindness and empathy to kids.When it comes to kindness books for children, you won't find a more complete package than It's Brave to Be Kind. | Rockridge Press |
| 9781338660746 | Jake the Fake | Craig Robinson, Adam Mansbach | Having discovered his natural talent for comedy at his school's end-of-semester talent show, Jake decides to pursue "his art," but can his comedian-mentor teach Jake humility as well as humor? | |
| 9780590425261 | Jenny's Journey | Sheila White Samton | Jenny imagines sailing across the ocean to visit her friend Maria. | |
| 9781944882013 | Kindness Counts: A Story For Teaching Random Acts Of Kindness (Without Limits) | Bryan Smith | When Cade and his family find out their ice cream order was paid for by another patron, they continue paying it forward, and so starts the discussion of random acts of kindness. Cade takes this idea and runs with it, showing unexpected kindness to others. But when Dad would like him to donate some of his own toys, he has a hard time. Will Cade be able to learn the importance of being kind to others, even when it isn't easy? Find out in this tale about showing kindness. Award-winning author and school counselor Bryan Smith's Without Limits book series presents those tough-to-teach concepts through entertaining, relatable stories for K through 5 students. Include at the end are tips for parents and educators to help teach children random acts of kindness. 31 pgs. Extend the learning with Four Downloadable Activities! Help reinforce the steps taught from the story with a Poster! The series also includes: Mindset Matters Empathy is My Superpower! Diversity is Key Stress Stinks Everyone's Contributions Count Speak Up For Yourself Get a sneak peek into the storybook! Published by Boys Town Press ISBN: 978-1-944882-01-3 | Boys Town Press |
| Lazy Jack And The Silent Princess | ||||
| 9780545665872 | Lost at Khe Sanh | Steve Watkins | When Anderson discovers a grenade in a trunk full of old military memorabilia, the ghost of a Vietnam War soldier appears and claims the grenade belongs to him. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338331721 | Lucky Luna | Diana López | Fifth grader Luna Ramos has a great many cousins, mostly on her father's side, but one of them, Claudia, is a source of constant annoyance; their current feud begins when Luna is punished for locking Claudia in the restroom at another cousin's quinceanera--but when there's a bullying situation at school, Luna realizes that, despite their disagreements, cousins have to stand up for each other. | |
| M.C Turtle And The Hip Hop Hare | ||||
| 9780439081214 | Make It Move! | Susan Canizares, Betsey Chessen | Simple text and photographs present people making things move, from the bouncing of balls to the pedaling of bikes. | Scholastic |
| 9780545748070 | Make: Lots O' Bots | Marc de Vinck | scholastic | |
| 9780590622165 | Margaret and Margarita, Margarita Y Margaret | Lynn Reiser, Chloe Patellis, Jeff Waxman | Margaret, who only speaks English, and Margarita, who only speaks Spanish, meet in the park and have fun playing together even though they have different languages. | |
| 9780545882019 | Martin & Mahalia | Andrea davis Pinkney | scholastic | |
| 0439064708 | Marvin and the Mean Words | |||
| 9780590437745 | Mary Had a Little Lamb | Sarah Josepha Hale | A contemporary interpretation of the well-known nineteenth-century nursery rhyme about the school-going lamb, accompanied by color photographs, a sample exercise from McGuffey's reader, and a note on the history of the author and her famous rhyme | Scholastic |
| 9780439754989 | Math Fables | Lessons That Count | Scholastic Inc. | |
| Might Mount Kilimanjaro | ||||
| 9780803732193 | Missing Magic | Emma Laybourn | In a world where everyone has magical abilities, eleven-year-old Ned has none, but when the world turns upside down his lack of powers turns out to be his best asset. | Dial |
| Mole Hills |