Morgan Cundiff's Library
Rossview Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780689820366 | My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother | Patricia Polacco | There's nothing worse than a rotten redheaded older brother who can do everything you can do better! Patricia's brother Richard could run the fastest, climb the highest, and spit the farthest and still smile his extra-rotten, greeny-toothed, weasel-eyed grin. But when little Patricia wishes on a shooting star that she could do something—anything—to show him up, she finds out just what wishes—and rotten redheaded older brothers—can really do. Patricia Polacco's boldly and exuberantly painted pictures tell a lively and warmhearted tale of comic one-upsmanship and brotherly love. | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
| 9780440461265 | Nate the Great | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat | Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the lost picture! Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! CAN NATE SOLVE THE CASE FOR HIS FRIEND ANNIE? Nate the Great has a new case! His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery. Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com Praise for the Nate the Great Series ★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred “A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist “Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly “Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews “They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post | Yearling |
| 9780440463023 | Nate the Great Goes Undercover | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat | Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Somebody has been raiding Oliver's garbage can each night. How can Nate narrow the long list of suspects down to one? Nate the Great might just have to go under cover . . . under cover of the garbage can lid, that is! Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book! Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com *“Marc Simont’s charcoal and pastel illustrations provide the perfect backdrop for this clever case.” —School Library Journal, Starred “First graders’ favorite private eye solves the case of Oliver’s scattered garbage in those short, easy sentences that Sharmat transforms into crisp, tough-guy humor.” —Kirkus Reviews (A Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice) | Yearling |
| 9781416903819 | No Dogs Allowed! | Bill Wallace | After losing her family's beloved horse, Kristine decides that she will never have another pet. When her father surprises her with a new puppy, Kristine learns to to take a chance and open her heart again in this latest novel by the beloved author of "Red Dog." | Simon and Schuster |
| 9781524791896 | No One Likes a Fart | Zoe Foster Blake | Fart is desperate to make friends and have fun. But no one likes a fart -- not even a fart with a heart. With plenty of laughs and even more heart, this delightful picture book shows that even the smelliest among us can find a friend in this world. It's hard out there for a fart. Too smelly. Too embarassing. Too gross. Striking the perfect balance of gross-out humor, wit, and heart, this beautifully illustrated picture book delivers a message of accepting yourself and finding a friend who loves you just the way you are. | Penguin |
| 9780545074735 | No Talking | Andrew Clements | The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest. | Thorndike Pr |
| 9781452152110 | On a Beam of Light | Jennifer Berne | Travel along with Einstein on a journey full of curiosity, laughter, and scientific discovery. Parents and children alike will appreciate this moving story of the powerful difference imagination can make in any life. | Chronicle Books |
| 9780439779357 | Once upon a Poem | Kevin Crossley-Holland | ||
| 9780448444390 | Open Wide | Nancy E. Krulik | Chaos reigns when the magic wind turns fourth-grader Katie into Dr. Sang the dentist, and she must examine the mouth of a fearful new patient. | Penguin |
| 9780545388542 | Otis (Kitty Corner) | Ellen Miles | ||
| 9780545004015 | Our Crazy Class Election | Timothy Roland | While trying to find material for his school newspaper comic strip, fifth-grader Guy Maloney finds himself running for homeroom president against Tank, the school's biggest bully, and Ollie, the science room pet monkey. | |
| 9780545214506 | Petal Pushers | Catherine R. Daly | "It's prom season, which means the Bloom family's flower shop should be busier than ever. Instead, they can't seem to sell a single corsage! Del is pretty sure that the fancy rival florist in town is to blame. Too bad the owner's son is Hamilton, the cute new boy in Del's class. To make matters worse, the big school dance is coming up, and Del's best friend, Becky, has been acting super-weird about it."--Page 4 of cover. | |
| 9780943403694 | Peyton Manning - Eli Manning - Tiki Barber - Ronde Barber | Richard J. Brenner | "Flip book over to read about Tiki and Ronde Barber" is printed on the "Peyton Manning" cover, but there is not a matching statement on the "Tiki Barber" cover. | East End Pub |
| 9780142413920 | Picnic at Mudsock Meadow | Patricia Polacco | It?s time for the annual Halloween picnic. But the kids are worried about the ghost of Titus Dinworthy. Except William, who?s pretty sure old Titus is just swamp gas; it?s Hester Bledden he?s worried about. Every time William is about to win a contest, Hester shows up, sticks out her tongue, and shouts, ?Peeee youuuuu!? But when something eerie rises out of the swamp, William gets a chance to show both Titus and Hester what a boy from Mudsock Meadow is made of. | Penguin |
| 9780440415787 | Pictures of Hollis Woods | Patricia Reilly Giff | This Newbery Honor book about a girl who has never known family fighting for her first true home “will leave readers . . . satisfied” (Kirkus Reviews). Hollis Woods is the place where a baby was abandoned is the baby’s name is an artist is now a twelve-year-old girl who’s been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they’ll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won’t let anyone separate them. She’s escaped the system before; this time, she’s taking Josie with her. Still, even as she plans her future with Josie, Hollis dreams of the past summer with the Regans, fixing each special moment of her days with them in pictures she’ll never forget. Patricia Reilly Giff captures the yearning for a place to belong in this warmhearted story, which stresses the importance of artistic vision, creativity, and above all, family. | Yearling |
| 9781328740502 | Pinduli | Janell Cannon | From the creator of the bestselling classic "Stellaluna" comes this triumphant story of an endearing young hyena who learns about self-image, self-acceptance, and treating others with respect. Full color. | Clarion Books |
| 9781418935658 | Plants We Use | Lisa Shulman | LBD G2J NF PLANTS WE USE | Rigby |
| 9780064401364 | Poem Stew | William Cole | A collection of poems about food and eating. | HarperCollins |
| 9781416918158 | Pony Problems (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew) | Carolyn Keene | Aladdin | |
| 9780553538045 | Princess Hyacinth (the Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated) | Florence Parry Heide | Bestselling Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith and legendary author Florence Parry Heide have teamed up to create an unforgettable princess sure to charm and delight young readers. Princess Hyacinth has a problem: she floats. And so the king and queen have pebbles sewn into the tops of her socks, and force her to wear a crown encrusted with the heaviest jewels in the kingdom to keep her earthbound. But one day, Hyacinth comes across a balloon man and decides to take off all her princess clothes, grab a balloon, and float free. Hooray! Alas, when the balloon man lets go of the string . . . off she goes. Luckily, there is a kite and a boy named Boy to save her. | Dragonfly Books |