Robin Mcmains' Library
Norman Smith Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780763620257 | Stink | Megan McDonald | Judy Moody's younger "bother" stars in this funny, out-of-this-world adventure to reinstate his favorite celestial orb, Pluto, which has flunked out of the Milky Way for being too shrimpy. Illustrations. | Candlewick Press (MA) |
| 9780142408810 | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Judy Blume | Celebrate 45 years of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing! The #1 New York Times bestselling author's first book in her classic Fudge series. Two is a crowd when Peter and his little brother, Fudge, are in the same room. Grown-ups think Fudge is absolutely adorable, but Peter and his pet turtle, Dribble, know the truth. From throwing temper tantrums to smearing mashed potatoes on the wall, Fudge causes mischief wherever he goes! “As a kid, Judy Blume was my favorite author, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was my favorite book.”—Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling Wimpy Kid series Love Fudge, Peter, and Sheila? Read all these books featuring your favorite characters: Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Superfudge Fudge-a-Mania Double Fudge | Penguin |
| 9781338888850 | The Amazzzing Fly Guy Collection | Tedd Arnold | Buzz creates a comic book that features Buzz Boy and Fly Guy as the superheroes. | |
| 9780439227148 | The Call of the Wild | Jack London | Stolen from his family, a dog named Buck must quickly learn the harsh law of survival among the men and dogs of the goldcrazed North. With an introduction by award-winning author, Avi. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9781338629729 | The Care And Feeding Of A Pet Black Hole | Michelle Cuevas | Something unusual follows Stella Rodriguez on her way home from NASA: a black hole. The black hole sets out to live in her house as a pet. Stella names him Larry and tries to train him, but Larry doesn't like to listen. | Scholastic Books |
| 9781338346381 | The Class Trip From The Black Lagoon | Thaler, Mike; Jared Lee | Scholastic 0 | |
| 9780316450010 | The Color Monster | Anna Llenas | The international bestseller that helps young children identify emotions and feel more in control, now available in a classic picture book format. One day, Color Monster wakes up feeling very confused. His emotions are all over the place; he feels angry, happy, calm, sad and scared all at once! To help him, a little girl shows him what each feeling means through color. As this adorable monster learns to sort and define his mixed up emotions, he gains self-awareness and peace as a result. Caregivers will enjoy sharing this concept book that taps into both socio-emotional growth and color concepts in a simple, friendly way. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9781572747296 | The Coral Reef (Books For Young Learners) | Janet and George Robinson | Richard C Owen Publishers | |
| 9781338831474 | The Couch Potato | Jory John | "The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel himself away from the comforts of his living room and venture outside. And when he does, he realizes fresh air and sunshine could be just the things he needs ..."-- | |
| 9780439898737 | The Dog Who Cried Wolf | Keiko Kasza | Moka the dog thinks he would like to be a wolf, but soon changes his mind. | |
| 9780545303033 | The Dot | Peter Reynolds | Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind. | |
| 9780425287477 | The First Strawberries | A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth. | ||
| 9780545485937 | The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School | Laura Murray, Scholastic Audiobooks | A gingerbread man searches all over the school for the group of children that made him and then left him to cool. | |
| 9781943147427 | The Girl with a Mind for Math | Julia Finley Mosca | Meet Raye Montague--the hidden mastermind who made waves in the U.S. Navy! After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becoming an engineer. Little did she know sexism and racial inequality would challenge that dream every step of the way, even keeping her greatest career accomplishment a secret for decades. Through it all, the gifted mathematician persisted--finally gaining her well-deserved title in history: a pioneer who changed the course of ship design forever. The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague is the third book in a riveting educational series about the inspiring lives of amazing scientists. In addition to the illustrated rhyming tale, you'll find a complete biography, fun facts, a colorful timeline of events, and even a note from Montague herself! | Amazing Scientists |
| 9780060256654 | The Giving Tree | Shel Silverstein | 'Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy.' So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. Ages 10+ | HarperCollins Publishers |
| 9780064434508 | The Grouchy Ladybug | Eric Carle | It's the Grouchy Ladybug's 20th birthday. To celebrate, we are introducing a new, larger format edition with brighter, more colorful pages created from Eric Carle's original artwork using the latest reproduction technology. The Grouchy Ladybug is bigger and brigher, as irascible but irresistable as ever and will surely delight new generations of readers, as well as her devoted fans of all ages. Happy Birthday, Grouchy Ladybug! | HarperCollins |
| 9780439774758 | The Haunted School | R. L. Stine | While lost in a maze of empty classrooms in his new school, Tommy Frazer begins to hear the voices of kids crying for help from behind the walls. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781368051439 | The Heroes Of Olympus, Book One The Lost Hero (New Cover) | Rick Riordan | Jason has a problem. He doesn't remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she's his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they're all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding school for "bad kids." What he did to end up here, Jason has no idea-except that everything seems very wrong.Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days, and her vivid nightmares reveal that he's in terrible danger. Now her boyfriend doesn't recognize her, and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. What is going on? Leo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp Half-Blood is filled with them. Seriously, the place beats Wilderness School hands down, with its weapons training, monsters, and fine-looking girls. What's troubling is the curse everyone keeps talking about, and that a camper's gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist they are all-including Leo-related to a god. Rick Riordan, the best-selling author of the Percy Jackson series, pumps up the action and suspense in The Lost Hero, the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. Fans of demi-gods, prophesies, and quests will be left breathless--and panting in anticipation for Book Two. The accessible and dramatic cover art by graphic novelist Nilah Magruder will attract a new generation of readers. | Disney-Hyperion |
| 9780451481283 | The House With A Clock In Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt) | John Bellairs | A haunting gothic tale by master mysery writer John Bellairs--soon to be a major motion picture starring Cate Blanchett and Jack Black!"The House With a Clock in Its Walls will cast its spell for a long time."--The New York Times Book ReviewWhen Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan. comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are both magicians! Lewis is thrilled. At first, watchng magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Selenna Izard. It seems that Selenna and her husband built a timepiece into the walls--a clock that could obliterate humankind. And only the Barnavelts can stop it! | Puffin Books |
| 9780593174753 | The Knight at Dawn Graphic Novel | Mary Pope Osborne | The #1 bestselling chapter book is now a graphic novel! Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Get whisked back to the time of medieval knights with Jack and Annie! A castle. A knight. A quest! When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back to the Middle Ages, they're looking for a knight. Instead, they find the Great Hall of a castle where a feast is under way. But Jack and Annie aren't exactly welcome guests! For the first time in graphic novel--live the adventure again with new full-color vibrant art that brings the magic to life! | Random House Books for Young Readers |