Amanda Newcomb's Library
Sango Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545778138 | Fly Guy Presents: Bats | Tedd Arnold | Learn all about bats with Fly Guy! It's time for a field trip! Fly Guy and Buzz are going into a bat cave to learn all about bats. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will love learning all about these nocturnal creatures. Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold really brings nonfiction to life for beginning readers! And this book has eye-catching holographic foil on the front cover! | Scholastic Reference |
| 9780545917384 | Fly Guy Presents: Castles (Scholastic Reader, Level 2) | Tedd Arnold | Children across the nation voted for the topic of this Fly Guy Presents book, and the winning topic was... CASTLES! On their latest field trip, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about castles: from drawbridges and dungeons to kings, queens, and knights! Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold brings nonfiction to life for beginning readers. There are humorous illustrations and engaging photographs throughout. The front cover features eye-catching holographic foil! | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780545917377 | Fly Guy Presents: the White House | Tedd Arnold | Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about where the President lives. | Scholastic Reader, Level 2 |
| 9780064440202 | Frog and Toad Are Friends | Arnold Lobel | From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other—just as best friends should be. | HarperCollins |
| 9780823410255 | From Seed to Plant | Gail Gibbons | Flowers, trees, fruits—plants are all around us, but where do they come from? With simple language and bright illustrations, non-fiction master Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the processes of pollination, seed formation, and germination. Important vocabulary is reinforced with accessible explanation and colorful, clear diagrams showing the parts of plants, the wide variety of seeds, and how they grow. The book includes instructions for a seed-growing project, and a page of interesting facts about plants, seeds, and flowers. A nonfiction classic, and a perfect companion for early science lessons and curious young gardeners. According to The Washington Post, Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." Ms. Gibbons is the author of more than 100 books for young readers, including the bestselling titles From Seed to Plant and Monarch Butterfly. Her many honors include the Washington Post/Childrens Book Guild Nonfiction Award and the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book Award. From Seed to Plant was included in the Common Core State Standards Appendix B. | Holiday House |
| 9781338187380 | Get a Hit, Mo! | David A. Adler | Mo Jackson is excited for his baseball game, but Coach Marie tells him he is batting last and playing right field again. Will Mo ever get a hit? -- Publisher. | |
| 9781338118162 | Happy Pig Day! | Mo Willems | Piggie celebrates her favorite day of the year, but Gerald the elephant is sad, thinking that he cannot join the fun. | |
| 9780618216123 | Hooway for Wodney Wat | Helen Lester, Lynn Munsinger | All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce the r's in his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away Camilla Capybera, the class bully. By the creators of Tacky in Trouble. An ALA Notable Book for Children. Reprint. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780545864572 | I Can Read Pete the Cat | Kimberly Dean | "Pete the Cat can't decide what to wear to look cool at school. Pete learns it's not what you wear, but how you wear it that makes you cool"--Back cover. | Scholastic |
| 9780673612854 | Jump, Jump | Anne Phillips | Scott Foresman | |
| 9780545279741 | Little Ballet Star | Adèle Geras | Tilly is thrilled when she gets to see her aunt perform in the ballet, "The Sleeping Beauty," especially because she gets to go backstage and even on the stage itself. | |
| 9780545627061 | Llama Llama Home with Mama | Anna Dewdney | Llama Llama's mother takes good care of him when he has to stay home from school because he is sick, but when Mama Llama begins to feel sick, too, Llama Llama knows how to take care of her. | |
| 9780328130405 | Look Around | Pearson Scott Foresman | ||
| 9780517885574 | Me on the Map | Joan Sweeney | Me on the Map | Dragonfly Books |
| 9780590458016 | Monkey See, Monkey Do | Marc Gave | Rhyming text relates the antics of monkeys that play all day. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780816735808 | Monsters in My Mailbox | Ellen B. Jackson | Reginald won't play with the girl next door, so he has no one to play with until he joins the Monster-of-the-Month Club. | Whistlestop |
| 9780064440455 | Morris Goes to School | B. Wiseman | Morris the moose can't count gumdrops, so he decides to go to school. He is thrilled after a day in the classroom—he can finally count candy. Now he can buy gumdrops! | Harper Collins |
| 9780394882772 | My New Boy | Joan Phillips | A little black puppy acquires a boy, teaches him some tricks, and finds him when he is lost. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780823435432 | Nate Likes to Skate | Bruce Degen | Nate loves skateboarding, but Kate prefers making hats. "I hate to skate," she tells Nate. "Do you like my hat?" Unimpressed, Nate retorts "I hate that hat." Kate’s feelings are hurt—so she ignores Nate as he falls. Now that Nate is hurt and sad, too, his outlook has changed. "Wait, Kate," he says. "I was a brat." Kate waits, and admits she wasn’t nice either, and new possibilities open. Now Nate and Kate both like to skate—and wear hats! Straightforward and heartfelt, Nate and Kate’s story is the perfect reminder that we may not always share each other’s interests, but we must be respectful and open-minded all the same! An I Like to Read® book for emerging readers. Guided Reading Level D. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780823435470 | Not Me! | Valeri Gorbachev | Bear likes going to the beach, but Chipmunk says "Not me!" in this Guided Reading Level D story, perfect for beginning readers. Summer is here, and Bear and Chipmunk are headed to the beach. Bear likes the sun, and the sand, and swimming. But Chipmunk doesn't. The sun is too bright, the waves are so big, and the big fish are scary when you're so small! Full of humor, Valeri Gorbachev's colorful illustrations add detail and help support understanding of the text—and they're sure to make young readers laugh, as Bear floats serenely past Chipmunk, who's stuck upside-down in a float. "Why did you come?" asks Bear finally, as Chipmunk tries to help collect their things. "I came to be with you," replies Chipmunk. Sometimes it doesn't matter what you're doing—as long as you're with your friends! Bear and Chipmunk enjoy winter weather, too, in Me Too!, another I Like to Read® book. The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! Suitable for late kindergarten readers, Level D books feature wider vocabulary, longer sentences, and greater variety in sentence structure than levels A, B, and C. When Level D is mastered, follow up with Level E. | National Geographic Books |