Rebecca Griskey's Library
West Creek Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9781338609837 | Alma and How She Got Her Name | Juana Martinez-Neal | When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents. | |
| 9781641526012 | American Sign Language For Kids 101 Easy Signs For Nonverbal Communication | Rochelle Barlow | The easy way for kids ages 3 to 6 (and parents) to learn American Sign LanguageThere has never been a better way to start learning American Sign Language. Ideal for parents of nonverbal children or children with communication impairments in the preschool or kindergarten age range, American Sign Language for Kids offers a simple way to introduce both of you to ASL.Build your vocabularies with 101 signs perfect for everyday use, all featuring detailed illustrations, memory tips, and hands-on activities. American Sign Language for Kids helps you focus on the types of words you need most with chapters conveniently divided by category. Get chatty with activities that guide you through conversations. You'll be signing together in no time!American Sign Language for Kids includes:101 Helpful signs—From family and feelings to meals and playtime, work with your child to master subjects that will help the two of you connect.Fun ways to practice—Discover enjoyable activities at the end of each section that make it exciting and engaging to learn signs and start conversing!Practical guides—Get useful advice for introducing signs to a child with autism, helpful primers on deaf culture, and more.Discover an effective and meaningful way to deepen communication with your child—American Sign Language for Kids shows you the way. | Callisto Publishing |
| 9780064450799 | Ant Cities | DORROS, Arthur Dorros | Did you know that ants have jobs? Ants may not look like they are doing anything important, but each ant that lives in a hill has a special job, whether it is cleaning the nest, digging new tunnels or gathering food. And in each ant city there is a queen ant who is busy laying eggs. In this popular Stage 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science book, Arthur Dorros explores the fascinating and complex ways in which these industrious insects work together to keep their ant cities alive. A Reading Rainbow Selection Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1987 (NSTA/CBC) | Collins |
| 9781338532258 | Bark in the Park! | Avery Corman | A collection of short poems about different dog breeds. | |
| 9780689831874 | Bear Snores On | Karma Wilson | On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9780545062114 | Blizzard of the Blue Moon | Mary Pope Osborne | One particular dramatic blizzard in 1996, the New York City came to a complete standstill as the wind howled and it snowed and snowed and snowed. When the storm finally ended, pale sunlight shone on all the white streets and sidewalks--and everyone went out to play. | |
| 9780525553052 | Blue Sky White Stars | Sarvinder Naberhaus | "A stirring poetic tribute to the beauty and wonder of America's symbols, history, landscape"-- | |
| 9780439086738 | Buffalo Before Breakfast | Mary Pope Osborne | The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians. | |
| 9780545199070 | Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery | David A. Adler | On Green Day, Cam and her classmates discuss ways to protect the environment, but when money collected for the school's new skylights disappears, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery. | |
| 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! | |
| 9780439895033 | Carnival at Candlelight | Mary Pope Osborne | While on a mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely, Jack and Annie travel to seventeenth-century Venice, Italy, to save the city from disaster. Merlin has asked Jack and Annie to help on another Merlin Mission. This time they head back into history to Venice, Italy, in the 1700s. With the help of some new friends, a research book, and a mysterious rhyme from Merlin, the heroes will save the beautiful city from a flood! Yet another Magic Tree House book that will engage kids with history, magic, and nonstop action from beginning to end. Merlin has a new mission for Jack and Annie: save the Grand Lady of the Lagoon from a terrible disaster! To find her, they must travel back over 250 years ago to Venice, Italy, on the night of the annual Carnival celebration. But Merlin's directions are very confusing! As Jack and Annie wander among the costumed crowd, no one is who they seem to be, the clocks all tell different times, and water is mysteriously rising in the streets. Seeking help from Venice's ruler, they find themselves thrown into a dark dungeon filled with rats. How will Jack and Annie save themselves and the Grand Lady, too? There can only be one solution-magic! Mary Pope Osborne is a master of bringing faraway places to life. In Carnival at Candlelight she sends young readers to one of the most glorious cities in the world for an adventure filled with history, mystery, and magic. | |
| 9780545209267 | Christmas in Camelot | Scholastic, Inc. | On Christmas Eve, Jack and Annie's tree house transports them to King Arthur's castle at Camelot, where they undertake a quest to the castle of the Otherworld. | |
| 9780439137621 | Civil War on Sunday (Magic Tree House #21) | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack And Annie Are Whisked To Assist Clara Barton During The Civil War. | Scholastic |
| 9780822546399 | Communication Then and Now | Robin Nelson | Briefly describes how communication in the United States has changed through the years. | LernerClassroom |
| 9780545202145 | Dark Day in the Deep Sea | Mary Pope Osborne | When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures. | |
| 9780064451710 | Day Light, Night Light | Franklyn M. Branley | Moonlight is really sunlight! Did you know that the moon doesn't make its own light? Instead, it receives light from the sun and reflects it to us on the Earth. Read and find out about how the sun, the stars and light bulbs make light so we can see.Did you know that moonlight is really sunlight? The moon can't make its own light, so it receives light from the sun and then sends it to us here on the Earth. Any child who's ever wondered about the fascinating properties of light will want to read this classic science title. Readers will even learn how fast light can travel: from the moon to the Earth in less than three seconds! Veteran science author Franklyn M. Branley's lively text and Stacey Schuett's new illustrations combine fun facts and hands-on activities in this accessible introduction to the science of light. Did you know that moonlight is really sunlight? The moon can't make its own light, so it receives light from the sun and then sends it to us here on the Earth. Any child who's ever wondered about the fascinating properties of light will want to read this classic science title. Readers will even learn how fast light can travel: from the moon to the Earth in less than three seconds! Veteran science author Franklyn M. Branley's lively text and Stacey Schuett's new illustrations combine fun facts and hands-on activities in this accessible introduction to the science of light. | Harper Collins |
| 9780590706421 | Day of the Dragon King | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie are whisked back to ancient China where they encounter a powerful emperor called the Dragon King. | |
| 9780439137614 | Dingoes at Dinnertime | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie travel back in time to the middle ages, where a mysterious knight helps the explore a castle. | |
| 9780590623520 | Dinosaurs Before Dark | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and his younger sister take a trip in their tree house back to the prehistoric past. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780545649322 | Dogs in the Dead of Night | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie travel to a monastery in the Swiss Alps where, with the help of St. Bernard dogs and magic, they seek the second of four special objects necessary to break the spell on the wizard Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny. |