Christina Rose's Library
Barksdale Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780590428958 | Wednesday Is Spaghetti Day | Maryann Cocca-Leffler | After her unsuspecting owners leave for work and school, Catrina invites the neighborhood cats over for a festive Italian meal. | |
| 9780916119416 | What's the Weather Like Today? | Rozanne Lanczak Williams | The variations of the weather from day to day and from season to season can be observed. | Creative Teaching Press |
| 9781490018591 | Where Does Food Come From? | Jeffrey Fuerst | Store shelves are stocked with all kinds of foods, regardless of the season. But where do those fresh fruits, vegetables, and other things we eat come from? | |
| 9780545902304 | Who Is Derek Jeter? | Gail Herman | Highlights the life and accomplishments of the shortstop and captain of the New York Yankees. | |
| 9780448448923 | Who Was George Washington? | Roberta Edwards, Who HQ | In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. With over 100 black-and-white illustrations, Washington's fascinating story comes to life - revealing the real man, not just the face on the dollar bill! | Penguin |
| 9780448455570 | Who Was Jackie Robinson? | Gail Herman, Who HQ | As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major league baseball. It was tough being first- not only did "fans" send hate mail but some of his own teammates refused to accept him. Here is an inspiring sports biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780439711234 | Wind | Marion Dane Bauer | Illustrations and simple text explain what wind is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and how wind can become a storm. | |
| 9781607749783 | Women in Sports | Rachel Ignotofsky | A richly illustrated and inspiring book highlighting the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, by the New York Times bestselling author of Women in Science. “This is one of the books we’ve been waiting for—a compendium of great women athletes and the struggles they faced.”—Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame sportscaster Women for the win! The fifty illustrated profiles in Women in Sports feature trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breaking female athletes in more than forty sports, including well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, as well as lesser-known champions like Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a professional men’s league, and skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee. Women in Sports also contains infographics on topics that sporty women want to know about, such as muscle anatomy, a timeline of women’s participation in sports, pay and media statistics for female athletes, and influential women’s teams. This beautiful and inspiring book celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for today’s athletes. | Ten Speed Press |
| 9780375806216 | Wonders Classroom Trade Book Library Package | Support and extend each week’s learning with these award-winning trade books, each selected to provide extended readings across each unit's themes and concepts. Each grade level Trade Book Library supports content strands in science and social studies; differentiates with new opportunities to encounter extended complex text; and gives students the opportunity to write across a deeper collection of texts. | ||
| 9780618611164 | Yellow Bird and Me | Joyce Hansen | Doris becomes friends with Yellow Bird as she helps him with his studies and his part in the school play and discovers that he has a problem known as dyslexia. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |