Debbie Strait's Library
Hazelwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780689717383 | The Relatives Came | Cynthia Rylant | In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars. When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer. | Atheneum |
| 9780064432993 | The Right Number of Elephants | Sheppard, Jeff | "[In] a joyous twist on the counting-book concept, a girl decides how many elephants are needed to pull a train out of a tunnel, paint the ceiling, go to the beach. . . .Bond's well-executed illustrations [project] a contagious sense of movement. A puckish sense of humor prevails among elephants who skateboard, don sunglasses, act tough, and even wink at the audience." —SLJ. 1993 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA) | HarperCollins |
| 9780590471282 | The River | Gallimard Jeunesse (Publisher) | Transparent overlays depict the plant and animal life found along a river and how rain and winter can change the river. | |
| 9780439565448 | The Runaway Pumpkin | Kevin Lewis, Murray Roberts, Steve Blane, Richard DeRosa, Scholastic Inc, Blane & DeRosa Productions, Inc | The Baxter brothers find a wonderful pumpkin for Halloween, but first they must catch up with it when it rolls down the hill. | Scholastic |
| 9781564026989 | The Shape of Things | Dayle Ann Dodds | A square is just a square until it becomes a house in this clever book. A circle becomes a spinning ferris wheel, and when you add some string and a tail to a diamond shape, it becomes a kite flying high in the sky! With sprightly rhymes and energetic illustrations filled with hidden shapes, Dayle Ann Dodds and Julie Lacome reveal that shapes are everywhere. Encouraged by this entertaining introduction to an important first concept, young children will eagerly begin to identify shapes in the world around them. | Candlewick |
| 978-1887942584 | The Space Bug | Nicola Matthews | When a zany space bug named Zug meets a playful dog named Polly, there is sure to be trouble for all-especially when there is a fountain to fall into | Hooked on Phonics |
| 9781338325621 | The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal | Nick Seluk | ||
| 9780590419628 | The Teacher From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | Scholastic | |
| 9780375825767 | The Three Bears (Little Golden Book) | Golden Books | Rob Hefferan’s whimsical artwork breathes new life into this family favorite. All children love to hear each bear say, “Who’s been sitting on my chair?” knowing that Goldilocks is about to be discovered upstairs! | Golden Books |
| 9780899192758 | The Three Little Pigs (Paul Galdone Classics) | Galdone, Paul, Galdone, Joanna C. | When a hungry wolf huffs, and puffs, and blows in the houses of two little pigs, the third realizes he needs more than a sturdy house of bricks to drive the wolf away. A classic battle of wits, dramatically and charmingly illustrated.School Library JournalPreS-Gr 3-The classic folktale. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9781554981670 | The Tweedles Go Electric | Monica Kulling | Feeling less than enthusiastic when her eccentric family buys an electric car in 1903, avid reader Frances endures taunts by owners of gas-fueled vehicles until she has an adventure that changes her mind about automobile travel. | Groundwood Books |
| 9780881064551 | The Underwater Alphabet Book | Jerry Pallotta | Learn your ABCs in this aquatic exploration of the coral reef. Best-selling author Jerry Pallotta delivers a fun first concepts book that covers sea creatures from A to Z. From the well-known Angelfish to lesser known Humu humu nuku nuku apua'a all the way to Zebra Pipefish, readers will be introduced to over twenty-six tropical species that live in and around the coral reef. Edward Stewart's detailed and vibrant illustrations bring the reader into the colorful underwater world. Covering habitats to inhabitants, this alphabetical journey is told both with wit and scientific accuracy that makes for a fun and funny read aloud that kids and parents will be eager to dive into. | Charlesbridge |
| 9780439574419 | The Very First Thanksgiving Day | Rhonda Gowler Greene | Rhyming verses trace the events leading up to the first Thanksgiving Day. | Scholastic |
| 9780061120244 | The Very Hungry Caterpillar Postcards to Colour | Newcos | Newcos | |
| 9781338532234 | The Very Impatient Caterpillar | Ross Burach | A caterpillar learns to be patient while trying to metamorphosize. | |
| 9780545261241 | The Wonky Donkey | Smith, Craig | While Walking Down The Road, The Narrator Sees A Donkey That He Shares More About As The Story Progresses. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780689845000 | The Year at Maple Hill Farm | Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen | Observes life on an old-fashioned farm through the four seasons, celebrating the seasonal changes and growth in the lives of the people, the animals, and the countryside. Reprint. | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
| 9780064441032 | There Is a Carrot in My Ear and Other Noodle Tales | Alvin Schwartz | Meet the silliest family in the world!Grandpa Brown tries to hatch a baby horse. Mr. Brown shouts at his underwear. And Jane Brown grows a carrot in her ear (she planted a radish).Here are six stories to make young readers giggle. As the author puts it: A noodle is a silly person. This book is about a family of noodles and the silly things they say and do.There Is a Carrot in My Ear and Other Noodle Tales is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own. | HarperCollins |
| 9780439711074 | There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed some Snow! | Lucille Colandro | In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows some snow, a pipe, some coal, a hat, a stick, and a scarf. | |
| 9780545161817 | There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! | Lucille Colandro | A twist on the classic tale of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" takes the story even further as the lady goes about swallowing up a variety of items related to Easter, including an egg, a basket, and jellybeans. | Scholastic Inc. |