Tiffany Reed's Library
Norman Smith Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780064404921 | The Best School Year Ever | Barbara Robinson | Harper Trophy | |
| 9780545065214 | The Bully From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | When a boy hears that a noted bully known as Butch Pounder is tranferring to school, he is afraid of the trouble that Butch will cause. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780590504935 | The Cafeteria Lady From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | Rumors fly that Wanda Belch, the new cafeteria lady, drives a garbage truck to work and learned to cook on a pirate ship | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780545853439 | The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit | Octavia Spencer | Twelve-year-old Randi, unhappy about moving from Brooklyn to Deer Creek, Tennessee, after her mother's death, soon finds new friends and a case to solve surrounding a stolen time capsule and rumors of a centuries-old treasure. | |
| 9780545326438 | The Chocolate Touch | Patrick Skene Catling | When John Midas acquires a magical gift, everything his lips touch turns into chocolate. | |
| 9780439871600 | The Christmas Party From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | While worrying about the class gift exchange, Hubie discovers the true meaning of Christmas. | |
| 9780545085441 | The Class From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | On the first day of school, Mrs. Green wonders what her new class will be like after hearing horror stories about how they sent their last three teachers into early retirement. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9781328866844 | The Crayon Man | Natascha Biebow | Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons QuitandBalloons Over Broadway. purple mountains' majesty, mauvelous, jungle green, razzmatazz... What child doesn't love to hold a crayon in their hands? But children didn't always have such magical boxes of crayons. Before Edwin Binney set out to change things, children couldn't really even draw in color. Here's the true story of an inventor who so loved nature's vibrant colors that he found a way to bring the outside world to children - in a bright green box for only a nickel! With experimentation, and a special knack for listening, Edwin Binney and his dynamic team at Crayola created one of the world's most enduring, best-loved childhood toys - empowering children to dream in COLOR! | HMH Books For Young Readers |
| 9780439188746 | The Custodian From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler, Jared D. Lee | After relating all of the horrible things the school custodian, Fester Smudge, is known to have done, a student whose locker won't open needs Mr. Smudge's help. Original. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9781338759129 | The Dragon Thief | Zetta Elliott | Jaxon had just one job--to return three baby dragons to the realm of magic. But when he got there, only two dragons were left in the bag. His best friend's sister, Kavita, is a dragon thief! Kavita only wanted what was best for the baby dragon. But now every time she feeds it, the dragon grows and grows! How can she possibly keep it secret? Even worse, stealing it has upset the balance between the worlds. The gates to the other realm have shut tight! Jaxon needs all the help he can get to find Kavita, outsmart a trickster named Blue, and return the baby dragon to its true home. | |
| 9780805049008 | The Empty Pot | Demi | The Empty Pot is Demi's beloved picture book about an honest schoolboy A long time ago in China there was a boy named Ping who loved flowers. Anything he planted burst into bloom. The Emperor loved flowers too. When it was time to choose an heir, he gave a flower seed to each child in the kingdom. "Whoever can show me their best in a year's time," he proclaimed, "shall succeed me to the throne!" Ping plants his seed and tends it every day. But month after month passes, and nothing grows. When spring comes, Ping must go to the Emperor with nothing but an empty pot. Demi's exquisite art and beautifully simple text show how Ping's embarrassing failure is turned triumphant in this satisfying tale of honesty rewarded. An IRA-CBC Children's Choice. An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists." | Square Fish |
| 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. | ||
| 9780374424381 | The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship | Arthur Ransome, Uri Shulevitz | When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way. | Macmillan |
| 9780439204200 | The Giant Germ | Anne Capeci, Joanna Cole | When Keesha discovers mold on her sandwich, the class takes off on a tour of the mini microbe world, and they learn first hand that these little creatures can have huge effects. Ms. Frizzle proves that there is always more than meets the eye in this gigantic adventure. Illustrations. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780439163675 | The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me | Roald Dahl | A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team composed of a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey and together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true. | |
| 9780439204217 | The Great Shark Escape | Jennifer Johnston | What starts as a class trip to the aquarium ends in the depths of the ocean, where the class has to escape from the jaws of a great white shark. Ms. Frizzle teaches the class about different shark species, including the goblin shark, angel shark, and the enormous whale shark. Illustrations. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780590479172 | The Gym Teacher From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | If you thought the teacher and principal from the Black Lagoon were scary, wait until you meet the new gym teacher, Coach Kong! | Scholastic |
| 9780439680752 | The Halloween Party From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | "Hubie feels left out when his teacher announces a class costume party and he, unlike his classmates, has no ideas about what to wear."--[Source inconnue]. | |
| 9780439079464 | The Hallo-Wiener | All the other dogs make fun of Oscar the dachshund until one Halloween when, dressed as a hot dog, Oscar bravely rescues the others. | Scholastic Paperbacks | |
| 9780439669870 | The Headless Ghost | R. L. Stine | Loving Hill House, an enormous tourist attraction that is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a thirteen-year-old headless boy, Duane and Stephanie decide to search for the ghost's head and get the biggest scare of their lives. | Scholastic Paperbacks |