Candace Craven's Library
Barkers Mill Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781524716981 | Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father | Monica Kulling | Fans of the Broadway musical Hamilton and American history lovers will want to share this illustrated biography of Alexander Hamilton with their young readers. Did you know that one of our Founding Fathers was not born in America? An orphan from the West Indies, Alexander Hamilton came to the colonies and played an important role in the Revolutionary War, rising to become General George Washington’s right-hand man. But his accomplishments don’t stop there! He helped obtain the ratification of the Constitution; he was America’s first secretary of the treasury; and he established the first national bank and the U.S. Mint. A man of ambition, loyalty, and principle, he is now being celebrated as the prominent patriot he was. Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics—for children who are ready to read on their own. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9781429687294 | All About Yorkshire Terriers | Erika L. Shores | "Full-color photographs and simple text provide a brief introduction to Yorkshire terriers"--Provided by publisher. | Capstone |
| 9780673613455 | Allie's Plan | Ellen Javernick | Scott Foresman | |
| 9780545270359 | Ally the Dolphin Fairy | Daisy Meadows | With more than 6 million books in print Rainbow Magic is sparkling success! The Ocean Fairies keep all the sea creatures safe and happy-until their magic goes missing! The enchanted conch shell has been split into seven pieces and scattered throughout the oceans. King Oberon and Queen Titania have sent seven magical sea creatures to guard the shells. Now it's up to the Ocean Fairies to find them, with Rachel and Kirsty's help! #1: Ally the Dolphin Fairy Ally's dolphin friend, Echo, is missing! He's off guarding a piece of the enchanted conch shell. Can Ally find him-and her ocean magic? | Scholastic Inc. |
| 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. | |
| 9780062086556 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked: Castaway Critters | J. E. Bright | The Chipmunks and The Chipettes are on a fabulous cruise ship when disaster strikes—the singing sensations end up overboard and find themselves stranded on a deserted island! Will Dave come to the rescue, or will the ’munks have to rough it forever? | HarperFestival |
| 9780061845659 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel: Battle of the Bands | Annie Auerbach | The Chipmunks think they can easily win the Battle of the Bands to represent their school in a competition...until they hear the Chipettes. Suddenly, the boys aren′t the only cute furry singers in town! But opposites attract and eventually, the rival bands realize they must work together in order to win the prize and save their school′s art program. Ages: 3 - 7 | Harper Collins |
| 9780544102798 | Amazing Whales! | Sarah L. Thomson, Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.) | Presents cetaceans in their natural habitat, and discusses global research and conservation efforts regarding maintaining their future survival in the wild. | |
| 9780986241680 | An Otter Oughta | Lynn Witt | An Otter Oughta is a simple look at the life of an otter from birth to young adult, from dependence to independence, from obscurity to clarity. It's about learning how to live, grow and dream about possibilities. Like so many children's books, it is not only enjoyable for the child, but may be meaningful in unexpected ways for the adult reader, too!Children's books contain truths that are innately known and often forgotten. May this book inspire each of us as we grow. | |
| 9780201322132 | Anansi and the Seven Yam Hills | Elizabeth Lane (Children's author) | Anansi the Spider figures out a way to trick his friends, until Guinea Fowl figures out a way to turn the tables on Annasi. | |
| 9781465433954 | Angry Birds Transformers | Ruth Amos | The birds and pigs of Angry Birds are transformed into robots by the EggSpark, creating such robots as Dark Megatron Pig, Optimus Prime Bird, and Grey Slam Gridlock Bird. | DK Children |
| 9780673613691 | Animal Cousins | Gail Blasser Riley | This book discusses how the armadillo and the prehistoric glyptodonts are cousins. | Pearson Scott Foresman |
| 9780673613226 | Anna's Game! | Anne Phillips | Scott Foresman | |
| 9780673613509 | At the Pond | Joanne Nelson | Each day a mother and daughter go to the pond to watch what develops from the eggs in the water. | Scott Foresman |
| 9781984847973 | Bad Dog | Mike Boldt | The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious story from the illustrator of I Don't Want to Be a Frog, a little girl really, really wants a dog . . . but gets a cat instead! "Look what I got for my birthday! A pet dog!" says a little girl holding a . . . cat? Rocky doesn't listen or obey like all the other dogs. (Because Rocky is a cat.) And Rocky hates her leash and doesn't seem to like other dogs. (Probably because Rocky is a cat.) And rather than play fetch, Rocky prefers to . . . lick between her toes? Ew. Rocky is a bad "dog"! BUT Rocky doesn't bark, and is so cute when she sleeps in sunny spots. Maybe Rocky IS a good dog? (Or, you know, maybe Rocky is a cat.) Cat lovers and dog lovers alike will howl with laughter at this little girl's willful insistence that her cat is a dog. The hilarious ways in which cats and dogs are different are brilliantly illuminated with each turn of the page and will leave young readers and their grown-ups giggling. ★ Winner: Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award, 2021 ★ Winner: North Carolina Children's Book Award, 2022 ★ Winner: Wyoming Library Association Buckaroo Award, 2021-22 ★ Winner: Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award, 2021 ★ Winner: Sakura Medal, Japan, 2022 ★ Nominee: Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award, 2022 | Doubleday Books for Young Readers |
| 9781578331741 | Balto - the Dog Hero! | Kyle Forbush | Balto, the sled dog, tells the story of how he and his master saved Nome, Alaska, from a diphteria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm. | |
| 9780439148023 | Beezus and Ramona | Beverly Cleary | Four-year-old Ramona has an imagination that makes her a menace to everyone around her, particularly her older sister, Beezus. | Scholastic |
| 9780439521673 | Belly Laughs From Bikini Bottom | Holly Kowitt | Whoop it up with SpongeBob and his friends in this latest book of sidesplitting sillies. | |
| 9780525553052 | Blue Sky White Stars | Sarvinder Naberhaus | "A stirring poetic tribute to the beauty and wonder of America's symbols, history, landscape"-- | |
| 9780673613776 | Bragging Ben | Robin Banks | Scott Foresman |