Brenda Claytor's Library
Rossview Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780679852926 | The Story of the Pilgrims | Katharine Ross | The story of the Pilgrim's first year is presented, from the dangerous voyage across the Atlantic to a harrowing first winter and the promise of the first Thanksgiving feast | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780688087463 | The Story of the Statue of Liberty | Betsy Maestro | "Written for the youngest audience...the text is very simple yet manages to convey all the major events in Liberty's creation....The full-color watercolors show amazing detail and are extremely rich."--Horn Book. | Harper Collins |
| 9781591981596 | The Teacher with the Alligator Purse | Rozanne Lanczak Williams | This book will help enhance the reading ability of young readers by using 'spot words' and repetition. | |
| 9781599390161 | The Three Little Pigs | Sharon Yates | Retelling of the traditional tale of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf. | |
| 9780689842443 | The Tiny Seed | Carle, Eric | Join the tiny seed on an adventure as it becomes a giant flower!Publishers WeeklySteve Lavis looks at animals foreign and domestic with two Peek-Through Board Books. On the Farm follows the wooly sheep as he searches out who has eaten its breakfast. As each page is turned, more animals become visible through the die-cut spaces. The culprits are found behind the tractor. In the Jungle follows the same format, only this time a crocodile is in hiding. "Here I am!" shouts the crocodile on the last spread. Then he asks, "Who wants to hide next?" ( Apr.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information. | Aladdin |
| 9781599390154 | The Tortoise and the Hare | Retelling of the traditional tale of the race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise. | ||
| 9780689838576 | The Trees of the Dancing Goats | Patricia Polacco | When the Kremmel family gets sick with scarlet fever, Trisha and her family prepare to make their Christmas as good as possible and even add some of their own Jewish tradition into the festivities. Reprint. | Aladdin |
| 9780679861669 | The True Story of Pocahontas | Lucille Recht Penner | Learn about how Pocahontas helped early Americans survive! Filled with suspense and historical details, here's a very young biography of the Powhatan Indian princess who played a vital role in early Colonial and Native American relations. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 0525473580 | The Unconscious in Culture | Ino Rossi | On a visit to the zoo, a little boy imagines what it would be like to be various animals, such as a hippopotamus or a penguin, and listens as his mother explains how all parents keep their young ones safe. | |
| 9780899193137 | The Valentine Bears | Eve Bunting | Mrs. Bear plans a surprise Valentine's Day celebration for Mr. Bear despite their usual hibernating habits at that time of year. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780399208539 | The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Eric Carle | THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life? Carle's classic tale of a voracious caterpillar who eats his way through the days of the week and then changes into a eautiful butterfly has been reissued in a sumptuous twenty-fifth anniversary edition with a shiny, silver-coated cover and wonderfully thick, durably pages. —The Horn Book "The very hungry caterpillar literally eats his way through the pages of the book—and right into your child's heart..." —Mother's Manual "Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative..." —The New York Times Book Review Watch a Video | World of Eric Carle |
| 9780689716676 | The Wartville Wizard | Don Madden | Wartville is being buried in trash! There are soda bottles under the flowers, juice cans by the mailbox, and newspapers along the road. Every day the piles grow higher and higher. Then one tidy old man realizes he has the power to get rid of all the trash forever. Wartville will finally be cleaned up once and for all! | Aladdin |
| 9780399221927 | The Wild Christmas Reindeer | Jan Brett | Rambunctious reindeer have a lot to learn before Santa's big night! Teeka has an important job training the reindeer in time for their Christmas Eve ride. The animals are spirited and mischievous, but kindness wins the day just in time. For two decades, readers have loved this classic Christmas story, which was one of the first children's books to hit the New York Times bestseller list. Now, this beautiful 20th anniversary edition, with a foil cover and a heartfelt note from Jan herself, makes a perfect introduction for new fans to this cherished yuletide story. Featuring the wintry northern setting and the border illustrations that have become a hallmark of Jan's work, readers will love watching Teeka's humorous attempts to control the reindeer and their energetic antics. | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
| 9780807592076 | The Woodshed Mystery | Gertrude Chandler Warner | Scholastic | |
| 9780807593660 | The Yellow House Mystery | Gertrude Chandler Warner | The spooky old house on Surprise Island intrigues Benny. | Albert Whitman |
| 9780545104371 | There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy | Tedd Arnold | After accidentally swallowing her grandson's pet fly, Grandma tries to retrieve it by consuming progressively larger animals. | |
| 9781984837264 | There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake | Loren Long | An adaptation of the traditional folk song, "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea," with additional repetition and tongue twisters. Includes sheet music. | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| There's No Place Like Space! All Aboard Our Solar System By Tish Rabe | ||||
| 9780064442619 | This Book Is Haunted | Joanne Rocklin | We will not scare you… much! Children will love this tickling collection of poems and short tales...told by a ghost! | Harper Collins |
| 9780142426968 | This School Year Will Be the Best! | Kay Winters | On the first day of school, new classmates are asked to share what they would most like to happen in the upcoming year. Some kids' hopes are familiar while others are off-the-wall. Whether it's looking good on picture day or skateboarding at school, everyone's wishes are shown in humorously exaggerated illustrations. As the first day draws to a close, there can be no doubt—this school year will definitely be the best! | Penguin |