Hannah Durbin's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781454919063 | Big Little Hippo | Valeri Gorbachev | Little Hippo is the youngest in his family . . . and the smallest. Smaller than his parents, his siblings, and all his friends, too. And even though everyone promises he ll grow, he wants to be big RIGHT NOW! But when he helps a creature even tinier than himself, Little Hippo learns that it s the size of his heart that counts most of all." | Sterling Children's Books |
| 9781338047257 | Bizarre Birds | Sandra Horning | "Learn about bizarre birds from around the world...from the tiniest hummingbirds to the biggest ostriches, featuring full color photos on every page!"-- | |
| 9781434242730 | Blastoff to the Secret Side of the Moon! | Scott Nickel | Aaron climbs into a spaceship parked near his house and finds himself on a trip to an alien theme park on the dark side of the moon. | Capstone |
| 9780545062114 | Blizzard of the Blue Moon | Mary Pope Osborne | One particular dramatic blizzard in 1996, the New York City came to a complete standstill as the wind howled and it snowed and snowed and snowed. When the storm finally ended, pale sunlight shone on all the white streets and sidewalks--and everyone went out to play. | |
| 9780590409230 | Blueberries for Sal | Robert McCloskey | Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother. | |
| 9781426326424 | Book of How Things Work | AMY SHIELDS | ||
| 9781338610642 | Bruce's Big Move | Ryan T. Higgins | "Bruce's den used to be just right. Not too big. Not too small. But seven extra roommates make for one very grumpy bear! Bruce and the geese search for a new house. But will it ever feel like home?"--Back cover. | |
| 9780440413288 | Bud, Not Buddy | Christopher Paul Curtis | The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road to find his father—from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree. It’s 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud’s got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things. 2. He’s the author of Bud Caldwell’s Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself. 3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!! Bud’s got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road to find this mystery man, nothing can stop him—not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself. BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times School Library Journal Publishers Weekly “[A] powerfully felt novel.” —The New York Times “Will keep readers engrossed from first page to last.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred “Curtis writes with a razor-sharp intelligence that grabs the reader by the heart and never lets go. . . . This highly recommended title [is] at the top of the list of books to be read again and again.” —Voice of Youth Advocates, Starred | Yearling |
| 9780439086738 | Buffalo Before Breakfast | Mary Pope Osborne | The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians. | |
| 9781580898942 | Butterflies in Room 6 | Caroline Arnold | Kindergarteners learn the joys of raising butterflies from egg to adult in this close-up look at the insect life cycle. A visit to Mrs. Best's classroom is always inspiring! Follow a classroom of real kindergartners as they participate in a popular classroom activity: raising butterflies. Astonishing photographs show the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult. Engaging text captures the children's wonder and explains the science behind metamorphosis. The Life Cycles in Room 6 series follows Mrs. Best’s real kindergarten class as they help things grow. This photo-illustrated series engages readers with hands-on science in the classroom and beyond. | Charlesbridge Publishing |
| 9780545222747 | Buzz Boy and Fly Guy | Tedd Arnold | Buzz creates a comic book that features Buzz Boy and Fly Guy as the superheroes. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780590200080 | Cam Jansen | David A. Adler | When Cam Jansen and her friend Eric go the music store at the mall for the latest CD by the Triceratops Pops band, Cam uses her photographic memory to foil a crime. | |
| 9781338602487 | Can I Be Your Dog? | Troy Cummings | Arfy is a hound on a mission! Bound and determined to find a home, Arfy writes letters to everyone on Butternut Street. Honestly, he's the best dog you could ever want. He's obedient! He's housebroken! He even has his own squeaky bone! Who will adopt Arfy in the end? You'll never guess! | |
| 9780439120616 | Caps for Sale | A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree. | ||
| 9780064431439 | Caps for Sale | Esphyr Slobodkina | Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in following the peddlers efforts to outwit the monkeys in this new, enlarged, and redesigned edition, and will ask to read it again and again. | Harper Collins |
| 9780439895033 | Carnival at Candlelight | Mary Pope Osborne | While on a mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely, Jack and Annie travel to seventeenth-century Venice, Italy, to save the city from disaster. Merlin has asked Jack and Annie to help on another Merlin Mission. This time they head back into history to Venice, Italy, in the 1700s. With the help of some new friends, a research book, and a mysterious rhyme from Merlin, the heroes will save the beautiful city from a flood! Yet another Magic Tree House book that will engage kids with history, magic, and nonstop action from beginning to end. Merlin has a new mission for Jack and Annie: save the Grand Lady of the Lagoon from a terrible disaster! To find her, they must travel back over 250 years ago to Venice, Italy, on the night of the annual Carnival celebration. But Merlin's directions are very confusing! As Jack and Annie wander among the costumed crowd, no one is who they seem to be, the clocks all tell different times, and water is mysteriously rising in the streets. Seeking help from Venice's ruler, they find themselves thrown into a dark dungeon filled with rats. How will Jack and Annie save themselves and the Grand Lady, too? There can only be one solution-magic! Mary Pope Osborne is a master of bringing faraway places to life. In Carnival at Candlelight she sends young readers to one of the most glorious cities in the world for an adventure filled with history, mystery, and magic. | |
| 9780988330368 | Cat in the Night | Madeleine Dunphy | Have you ever wondered what your cat does at night? Read Cat in the Night and find out! A little girl falls asleep just as her cat wakes up. Children will experience the world through the cat's eyes, ears, nose, whiskers, and feet as he travels the neighborhood, meeting up with other denizens of the night. | |
| 9781338784855 | Cat Kid Comic Club #2: From the Creator of Dog Man | Dav Pilkey | The second book in the exciting, bestselling graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man. Li'l Petey, Molly, Flippy, and twenty-one rambunctious baby frogs are back for another creative adventure! | Graphix |
| 9780545285452 | Caves | Judith Bauer Stamper | "Your journey beneath Earth's surface will take you through the fascinating world of limestone caves, sea caves, glacier caves, and lava tubes. You will learn how caves form and what can be found within them"--P. [4] of cover. | Scholastic |
| 9780545053785 | Charge of the Triceratops | Rex Stone | As Tom and Jamie explore the prehistoric world they found through a secret cave, they hitch a ride on a herd of triceratops. | Scholastic Paperbacks |