Emily Samples' Library
Glenellen Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780590418218 | Class Clown | Johanna Hurwitz | Scholastic | |
| 9780545034661 | Clementine | Sara Pennypacker | While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building. | |
| 9780152191689 | Cloud Eyes | Kathryn Lasky | Cloud Eyes, a young dreamer, is the tribe’s only hope for bringing honey back to the lodges of his people. So begins this Native American boy’s quest. Kathryn Lasky’s original story is a joy to read and hear aloud, and Barry Moser’s pencil drawings beautifully evoke the mystery of this enchanting tale. | HMH Books for Young Readers |
| 9780688149031 | Clouds For Dinner | Lynne Rae Perkins | Lynne Rae Perkins's first book, Home Lovely, was hailed by Kirkus as [a] book to read, share, and treasure. Now the gifted author-artist tells the story of Janet, who lives in a house on top of a big hill. Her parents think it's like living in the clouds. But Janet thinks living in a more sensible house like Aunt Peppy and Uncle Tim's might be better--a house where beds are always made and dishes always washed. Janet spends the weekend with Aunt Peppy and Uncle Tim, but one morning she sees something magical and needs to share it with the people who understand magic best--her parents. Her story will have young readers on the lookout for the extraordinary in their everyday world, too. | Greenwillow Books |
| Clyde Monster | ||||
| 9780022846527 | Cool Cats | Meish Goldish | ||
| Creatures Of The Night | ||||
| 9780688131630 | Cupid And Psyche | M. Charlotte Craft | Psyche is the most beautiful woman in the world, yet the oracle at Delphi foresees she will fall in love with a creature feared even by the gods themselves.Magically, Psyche finds herself in a magnificent castle fitted with sweet music, attentive servants, and a charming but invisible host. Soon she falls in love with this man she has never seen, but in a moment of doubt she betrays his trust. To win back his love, Psyche must show that she is as brave as she is beautiful by performing three impossible tasks.Perhaps the greatest love story of all, Cupid and Psyche is unsurpassed in its richness and drama. Marie Craft's lively, suspenseful retelling of this classic Greek myth will appeal to young and old alike. And these legendary lovers have inspired forty lush luminous paintings by award-winning artist Kinuko Craft.Lavishly illustrated and thrillingly told, here is a book to be treasured forever. | HarperCollins |
| 9780803714441 | Cyrano The Bear | Nicole Rubel | Although he is the bravest sheriff in the West, Cyrano is afraid to let Roxane, the town librarian, know that he has been writing love poems to her while trying to capture the Gila Monster Gang | Dial Books |
| 9780395630327 | Daddy's Climbing Tree | Carole S. Adler | Jessica refuses to believe that her beloved father is dead and, taking her little brother, Tycho, along, returns to her grandparents' farmhouse in Oldminesville to seach for him. | Clarion Books |
| 9780590464017 | Dancing with Manatees | Faith McNulty | Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and evolution of this gentle creature. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780805050653 | Dear Dr. Sillybear | Dian Curtis Regan | Dr. Sillybear and Nurse Rabbit are full of good advice for their patients, ranging from Horace the Horse to Andrew the Brachiosaurus, in a humorous, colorfully illustrated book. | Henry Holt & Co |
| 9780758791405 | Dear Mr. Henshaw | Beverly Cleary | Follettbound | |
| 9780688038533 | Dede Takes Charge! | Johanna Hurwitz | A year after her father has left home for good, fifth-grader DeDe helps her mother cope with the realities of life after divorce. | HarperCollins |
| 9780027669985 | Dinah In Love | Claudia Mills | After vowing not to ask anyone to the sixth grade dance--least of all the annoying, juvenile Nick Tribble--the heroine of Dinah for President has second thoughts when Nick proves a worthy opponent at a school debate. | Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
| 9780689718328 | Dinosaur Dream | Dennis Nolan | Late one night, Wilbur hears a tapping at his window. There, standing in the yard outside his window, is a baby apatosaur. Knowing that the dinosaur can't stay, Wilbur begins the long journey back through time to take him home. Bravely facing a fierce saber-toothed cat and narrowly escaping a monstrous Tyrannosaurus rex, the two new friends trudge through the Ice Age and past the Cretaceous period, finally arriving at the Jurassic period. Once his long-necked friend is safely home, Wilbur makes the journey forward to his own time atop the largest, most spectacular dinosaur he's ever seen. | Aladdin |
| Discovery Kids Tadpole To Frog | ||||
| 9780789492203 | Dk Readers L2: Amazing Buildings | Kate Hayden | Have you ever heard of a hotel made of snow? How would you put a building into space? And who washes the windows on the tallest skyscrapers in the world? Learn about the world's most famous and unique structures, from the ancient Coliseum to eco-friendly stadiums, in the Level 2 DK Reader Amazing Buildings. Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn! | DK Children |
| 9780545640145 | Doctor Nicholas Is Ridiculous! | Dan Gutman | A local college professor comes to Ella Mentry School to help students learn basic history and improve their scores on a standardized test, using some very unusual techniques. | |
| 9781564025371 | Dog Donovan | Diana Hendry | The members of the Donovan family, who are always pretty scared about practically everything, decide to get a dog for protection, an idea that leads to unexpected dividends of courage when their new dog turns out to be scared of everything too. | Candlewick |