Carol Easterling's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780794538989 | The Night Sky | Phillip Clarke | The Night Sky Holds Many Treasures, From Streaking Icy Comets To White-hot Supernovas. This Book Explains What's What, Including Reference Maps From The Major Constellations. | Usbourne |
| 9780399255878 | The Perfect Present | Fiona Roberton | Excited about his new dog, Henry does not even open the gift from his pet duck, Spot, who, feeling left out, packs a bag and goes away, only to be caught in a storm. | |
| 9780794538972 | The Planets and the Solar System | Phillip Clake, Mike Hill | All You Need To Know About The Sun, The Planets And Moons That Surround It - And The First Missions To Explore The Distant Treasures Of Outer Space. -- Book Cover | Usborne |
| 9781338325621 | The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal | Nick Seluk | ||
| 9780593121962 | The World Needs More Purple People | Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart | A wonderful new book is coming from Random House Children's Books. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Time Tables | ||||
| 9780062676535 | Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal | DanTDM | "From the mind of one of the most popular YouTubers of all time, DanTDM, comes a graphic novel adventure that reimagines the Minecraft-style worlds and characters he's created like you've never seen them before. After a day of experiments, Trayaurus and DanTDM are about to call it a night when a strange-looking crystal plummets to earth, breaking into five pieces that scatter far and wide. DanTDM and Trayaurus recover one of the shards and quickly realize they are in possession of an object more powerful than anything they've ever known. Word reaches DanTDM and Trayaurus that other pieces of crystal have been recovered - a group of pigs have harnessed the crystals' power to enable them to talk. But they're not alone - their archenemy Denton has also found a shard and manipulated its power for evil. He has created a cloning machine, producing a terrifying, marauding army intent on hunting down the remaining crystals in his effort to become all-powerful. It's down to DanTDM and Trayaurus to stop him. Will they prevail, or will the forces of evil be too great for them to overcome?"--Publisher. | Harper |
| 9780545920940 | Trouble at Trident Academy | Debbie Dadey | Mermaids Shelly and Echo are excited to begin third grade at the prestigious Trident Academy, but snooty Pearl, jokester Rocky, brilliant Kiki, grumpy Mr. Fangtooth, and an argument over their first project challenge the best friends. Includes facts about marine plants and animals and words to the Mermaid Tales Song. | |
| 9781338833898 | Ultimate Jungle Rumble | Jerry Pallotta | What would happen if sixteen sharks met in a tournament? What if the jungle's fiercest creatures battled it out? Which dinosaur is the strongest of them all? | |
| 9780590257831 | Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, No. 28) | Dadey, Debbie, Jones, Marcia Thornton, Jones, Marcia T. | there Are Some Pretty Weird Grown-ups Living In Bailey City. when Liza Takes A Spill At The Local Stables And Hurts Her Knee, She Could Swear A Magical Creature Comes To Her Rescue. Her Friends Don't Believe Her, But Liza Is Sure That It Was No Ordinary Horse Pulling That Sleigh. Could Mr. Withers, The Man Who Runs The Stables, really Be Keeping A Unicorn?children's Literatureliza And Her Friends Melody, Eddie And Howie Are Headed To The Bailey City Stables To Take Care Of The Pony Liza Rides. Liza Is Limping Because Of A Fall She Took Slipping On Ice The Evening Before. She Tells Her Friends She Was Rescued By A Unicorn Pulling A Sleigh, But They Don't Believe Her. Still, They Begin To Discover Little Miracles, Like Poinsettias Growing Through The Snow Beside The Barn. As Liza Points Out, Poinsettias Are Tropical Plants And Would Freeze In Snowy Country. She Also Mentions The Myth That Magical Flowers Grow Where A Unicorn Walks. Eddie Gets Mad At His Friends Because They Tease Him, Which He Hates—not That He Minds Teasing Others. He Stays Outside When The Others Go Into The Barn, And He Discovers A Snowy White Horse That Leads Him To An Abandoned Barn. There, He Finds A Kitten Which He Takes Back To His Friends. Liza Insists The Horse Eddie Saw Is Magic. Eddie Says He's Going To Prove Her Wrong. The Next Day, The Group Takes A Sleigh Ride. They Find Poinsettias Growing By The Abandoned Barn. Liza Is Sure The Plants Are There To Lead Them To Something. Sure Enough, They Find An Abandoned Puppy. Eddie's Plan To Prove Liza Wrong Backfires, And Howie's Plan To Search All The Stalls For The Unicorn Nets Them The Job Of Cleaning Out The Stalls. Then, Liza Comes Up With The Idea Of Mr. Withers, The Stables Owner, Donating The Abandoned Barn To The City For An Animal Shelter. The Book Is From The Adventures Of The Bailey School Kids Series. It's A Nice Read With A Good Message About Caring For Others. Reviewer: Sarah Maury Swan | Scholastic |
| 9780380754847 | Wayside School Is Falling Down | Louis Sachar | More fun in The Wacky World of Wayside School "Watch closely," said Mrs. Jewls. "You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil." Then she pushed the new computer out the window The children all watched it fall thirty floors and smash against the sidewalk. "See?" said Mrs. Jewls. "That's gravity! I've been trying to teach you about gravity, but the computer showed you a lot quicker!" That's the way things happen at Wayside School. There are 29 kids in Mrs. Jewls's class and this book is about all of them. There is Todd, who got in trouble every day ... until he got a magic dog; Paul, whose life was saved by Leslie's pigtails; Ron, who dared to try the cafeteria's Mushroom Surprise and all the others who help turn a day at Wayside School into one madcap adventure after another. But, after the things that happened in Sideways Stories from Wayside School, what would you expect? The extraordinary thirty-story school and its zany inhabitants are back in the long-awaited sequel to the classic SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL, one of the most popular Camelot books ever. "Rib-tickling...sure-to-please..." -- Kirkus | Harper Collins |
| 9781338285451 | What Was Hurricane Katrina? | Robin Michal Koontz | "On August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in history hit the Gulf of Mexico. High winds and rain pummeled coastal communities, including the City of New Orleans, which was left under 15 feet of water in some areas after the levees burst. Track this powerful storm from start to finish, from rescue efforts large and small to storm survivors' tales of triumph"-- | Grosset & Dunlap |
| 9781338044324 | What Was the Hindenburg? | |||
| 9781338100280 | What Were the Twin Towers? | Jim O'Connor | "Discover the true story of the Twin Towers--how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers--also known as the World Trade Center--and the buildings were seen as the economic hub of the world. But on September 11, 2001, a terrorist attack toppled the towers and changed our nation forever. Discover the whole story of the Twin Towers--from their ambitious construction to their tragic end"-- | |
| 9781338137224 | Where Is Alcatraz? | Nico Medina | "Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and 'Machine Gun' Kelly. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts--even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats!"-- | |
| 9781338557213 | Where Is Area 51? | Paula Manzanero | Describes the isolated Nevada air base known as Area 51, covering its use for testing top-secret aircraft, and discusses speculation about a connection to unidentified flying objects. | |
| 9781338237597 | Where Is Stonehenge? | True Kelley | "Where is Stonehenge? That's an easy question to answer. It sits on the Salisbury Plain in Southern England. But what is the meaning of these strange circles of stones? Was Stonehenge a religious site to honor the dead? Or a sacred place of healing? Or perhaps an astrological calendar? These are much harder questions to answer. However, in an engaging and easy-to-read account, True Kelley puts forth all theories--past as well as current ones--about Stonehenge and the people who four thousand years ago managed to build this amazing monument."--Provided by publisher. | Grosset & Dunlap |
| 9781338557190 | Where Is the Bermuda Triangle? | Megan Stine | "Who doesn't love a great mystery? This book presents the eerie accidents and unexplained disappearances that have occurred in the region known as the Bermuda Triangle. Even before it was named, the Bermuda Triangle--roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico--had gained a mythic reputation. The Bermuda Triangle became famous for making boats and ships vanish, and for snatching planes right out of the sky. But are these stories true? And if they are true, is there a more sensible reason that refutes the bad karma of the region? With so many mystifying events to learn about, readers will love disappearing into this story"-- | |
| 9781338341188 | Who Was Albert Einstein? | Jess M. Brallier | Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time. | |
| 9781338038781 | Who Was George Washington Carver? | Jim Gigliotti | "Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first black professor. He went on to the Tuskegee Institute where he specialized in botany (the study of plants) and developed techniques to grow crops better. His work with vegetables, especially peanuts, made him famous and changed agriculture forever. He went on to develop nearly 100 household products and over 100 recipes using peanuts."--Provided by publisher. | Grosset & Dunlap |