Racquel Blakely's Library
West Creek Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The King | ||||
| 9780399207075 | The Knight And The Dragon | dePaola, Tomie | what Happens When A Sheepish Knight And A Not-so-fierce Dragon Fight For The Very First Time? Well, It S No Ordinary Battle Since The Knight Has To Go To The Castle Library To Learn About Dragon-fighting And The Dragon Must Dig Through His Ancestor S Things To Find Out How To Fight A Knight! Spontaneity Of Line And Feeling Are Backed By Zesty Colors And A Jovial, Tongue-in-cheek Tone To Which Children Can Relate A Top Springtime Choice. --booklist There S A Swirl Of Good-humored Life To The Book. --the New York Times Book Reviewchildren's Literaturethe Young, Inexperienced Knight And The Bumbling, Insecure Dragon Decide To Meet On The Battle Field. The Outcome Is Not A Pretty Sight, So The Intelligent Castle Librarian Comes To The Rescue And Shows Them How They Can Use Their Special Talents Together For Good. The Comic Book Style Layout Is Perfect For This Almost Wordless Picture Book. Depaola's Illustrations Are Full Of Action And Slapstick Humor To Match The Story. 1998 (orig. | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
| 9781602185746 | The Magic School Bus, Inside the Human Body | Cole | ||
| 9780399251696 | The Mine-O-Saur | Sudipta Bardhan-Quallan | The greedy Mino-o-saur learns the hard way that he needs to share the toys in order to make friends. | |
| 9780673613196 | The Move | Susan McCloskey | Scott Foresman | |
| 9780439897877 | The Night Before First Grade | Natasha Wing | Penny's excitement over the start of first grade turns to sadness when she and her best friend are placed different classrooms, but they make the best of it--and some new friends--in this poem based on "The Night Before Christmas." | |
| 9780448425009 | The Night Before Kindergarten | Natasha Wing | In the narrative tradition of "The Night Before Christmas," shows children from all over town preparing for their first day of kindergarten, imagining what wonders they will see. | Night Before |
| 9781338238457 | The Ninjabread Man | C. J. Leigh | In this adaptation of the traditional Gingerbread man, Ninjabread Man escapes the Sensei, and defeats Ninja Bear, Ninja Snake and Ninja Mouse, only to be eaten by the clever Ninja Fox. | Orchard Books |
| 9780547027036 | The Pigs | Judy K. Ferrell | ||
| 9780064432993 | The Right Number of Elephants | Sheppard, Jeff | "[In] a joyous twist on the counting-book concept, a girl decides how many elephants are needed to pull a train out of a tunnel, paint the ceiling, go to the beach. . . .Bond's well-executed illustrations [project] a contagious sense of movement. A puckish sense of humor prevails among elephants who skateboard, don sunglasses, act tough, and even wink at the audience." —SLJ. 1993 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA) | HarperCollins |
| 9780916119386 | The Seed Song | Judy Saksie | Repetitive, predictable story lines and illustrations that match the text provide maximum support to the emergent reader. Engaging stories promote reading comprehension, and easy and fun activities on the inside back covers extend learning. Great for Reading First, Fluency, Vocabulary, Text Comprehension, and ESL/ELL! | Creative Teaching Press |
| 9781781710821 | The Short-Sighted Giraffe (Storytime) | QED Publishing, a division of Quarto Publishing plc | ||
| 9780590543446 | The Silly Story of Goldie Locks and the Three Squares | Grace Maccarone | A modern descendant of the Goldilocks of folklore fame makes a similar visit to a stranger's house--with a geometric twist. Includes related activities. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780679883432 | The Snowman Storybook | Raymond Briggs | When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780670062591 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats | The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. | |
| The Swimmers | ||||
| 9780663592463 | The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote | Tony Johnston | Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon. | |
| 9780689710537 | The Thanksgiving Story | Alice Dalgliesh | Aladdin | |
| 9781442414020 | The Tree Lady | H. Joseph Hopkins | Documents the true story of the nature pioneer and activist who, after becoming the first woman to earn a science degree from the University of California, took a teaching position in the desert region of San Diego and single-handedly launched a movementto transform the area with trees and gardens. | |
| OS_64359BA3D4282A00B4374B07 | The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! | A. Wolf |