Crystal Montgomery's Library
East Montgomery Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780590441698 | The Family Under the Bridge | Natalie Savage Carlson | An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for himself. | |
| 9780545525534 | The Great Greene Heist (Jackson Greene) | Johnson, Varian | Arthur A. Levine Books | |
| 9781416975571 | The Higher Power Of Lucky (Hard Pan Trilogy) | Patron, Susan | Believing that her French guardian is about to abandon her to an orphanage in the city, ten-year-old Lucky runs away from her small town with her beloved dog, HMS Beagle, by her side in order to trek across the Mojave Desert to start her challenging life over one more time. A Newbery Medal Book & ALA Notable Children's Book. Reprint. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| 9780689876790 | The Homework Machine | Dan Gutman | Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker--as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9781603111454 | The Icky, Sticky And Gross Fascinating Factbook | Leslie Johnstone Shar Levine | Science is truly amazing but not always beautiful. Some things are, well, just icky, sticky and gross, not to mention smelly. | Mud Piddle Books |
| 9781933798059 | The Inside Story Of The Moon | Matt Hutson | This book draws on the latest lunar spacecraft missions and decades of study to present an engaging overview of our Moon. Topnotch science writer, Matt Hutson, leads this exciting adventure to the Moon, from its origin shortly after Earth formed and ancient cratered surface to the Apollo missions of yesteryear and a possible future moonbase. This book is the ideal guide to the Moon. It contains dozens of full-color photographs and helpful illustrations. | Sally Ride Science |
| 9781933798066 | The Inside Story Of The Sun | Matt Hutson | This book draws on the latest solar system studies and decades of research to present an engaging overview of our Sun. Stellar science writer, Matt Hutson, leads this thrilling tour of the Sun, from its place in space and source of light and heat deep inside to its influence throughout the solar system including here on Earth. This book is the ideal guide to the Sun. It contains dozens of full-color photographs and helpful illustrations. | Sally Ride Science |
| The Kidnapped King | ||||
| 9780439810432 | The Last Holiday Concert | Andrew Clements | Life is usually easy for popular fifth grader Hart Evans, but when his music teacher puts him in charge of the holiday concert, Hart must use all of his leadership skills to unite the other students. | |
| 9780590254762 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Clive Staples Lewis | Four English school children enter the magic land of Narnia through the back of a wardrobe and assist Aslan, the golden lion, in defeating the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780590132053 | The Magic Finger | Roald Dahl | Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an 8-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them. | |
| 9781416997283 | The Map Trap | Andrew Clements | This map-tastic middle grade story from Andrew Clements gives the phrase “uncharted territory” a whole new meaning!Alton Barnes loves maps. He’s loved them ever since he was little, and not just for the geography. Because maps contain more information than just locations, and that’s why he likes to draw them as well as read them. Regular “point A to point B” ones, sure, but also maps that explain a whole lot more—like what he really thinks about his friends. And teachers. Even the principal.So when Alton’s maps are stolen from his locker, there’s serious trouble on the horizon…and he’ll need some serious cartographic skills to escape it.From “a genius of gentle, high-concept tales set in suburban middle schools” (The New York Times), this stand-alone story is off the charts. | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books |
| 9780140386479 | The Math Wiz (Puffin Chapters) | Betsy Duffey | Does "Math Wiz" have to equal "Sports Dud"?Marty Malone thinks no problem is too complicated for him. Then he starts third grade--and learns that being a math wiz won't stop him from getting picked last in gym class. Kids like tom Ballan are so much better at sports that Marty will never be able to catch up. Trying harder doesn't work. Trying to get out of gym doesn't work. But what if Marty makes a friend in class? And what if that friend is a math wiz, too? | Puffin Books |
| 9780590687331 | The Mouse and the Motorcycle | Beverly Cleary | A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 2 15 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling. | Scholastic |
| The Mystery In The Computer Game | ||||
| THE NINTH NUGGET | ||||
| 9780545970952 | The Pirate Jamboree | Mark Teague | Pirates Blackbeard Johnson and his brothers, Eyepatch Sue, and others sail over to Peg Leg Jones' for a happily chaotic pirate jamboree--until the S.S. Clean Your Room (otherwise known as Mrs. Jones) arrives and playtime is definitely over. | Orchard Books |
| The Runaway Race Horse | ||||
| 9780545482004 | The Sea Mammal Alphabet Book | Jerry Pallotta | Submerge yourself in salty facts as you learn which sea creature has the thickest fur, what it means to spyhop, and how much a blue whale's tongue weighs. | |
| 9781682973998 | The The Sticky, Stinky Science Book | Kris Hirschmann | Science isn't dry and boring -- it's oozing with curiosity, dripping with fun and exploding with imagination! Filled with cool, crazy and downright gross science experiments to try at home, kids can find out first-hand how to make two different types of gloopy slime, take the shell off a raw egg without breaking it, grow soap to twice its size and much more. Experiments are alternated with single-page factual entries about crazy and gross science in the real world. Astonishing photos and delightfully gross illustrations fill this collection of simple-yet-wacky science experiments to try out at home. From gloopy slime to exploding volcanoes, this book is for budding scientists who aren't afraid to get their hands sticky or to sniff something stinky! | QEB Publishing |