Jami Davidson's Library
Barksdale Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780448437477 | The Night Before First Grade | Natasha Wing | Penny's excitement over the start of first grade turns to sadness when she and her best friend are placed in different classrooms, but they make the best of it--and some new friends--in a poem based on "The Night Before Christmas." Original. | Night Before |
| 9780545026048 | The Night Before Summer Camp | Natasha Wing | In this poem based on "The Night Before Christmas," Rick has the jitters over starting summer day camp, but when he discovers that his counselor is also nervous because she is starting her first job, he feels a lot better. | |
| 9780448425290 | The Night Before Thanksgiving | Natasha Wing | Gobble Gobble! It's turkey time! Thanksgiving is yet another big moment to be celebrated in Natasha Wing's best-selling series. Everyone’s favorite fun-filled, family-filled, food-filled holiday is almost here! Follow along as the feast is prepared, cousins are greeted, and everyone gathers around the table, all with an extra helping of holiday fun. This family fun read-aloud makes the perfect gift to get young readers excited for this festive fall holiday! | Penguin |
| OS_64399C0F609EED00B59A1B9E | The Polar Express | Chris Van Allsburg | Scholastic | |
| OS_6437234B48A40B00B5B8701A | The Quickest Kid In Clarksville | Pat Zietlow Miller | ||
| 9781452129365 | The Quickest Kid in Clarksville | Pat Zietlow Miller | It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one thing: Wilma Rudolph, three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be riding on a float tomorrow. See, Alta is the quickest kid in Clarksville, Tennessee, just like Wilma once was. It doesn't matter that Alta's shoes have holes because Wilma came from hard times, too. But what happens when a new girl with shiny new shoes comes along and challenges Alta to a race? Will she still be the quickest kid? The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is a timeless story of dreams, determination, and the power of friendship. | Chronicle Books |
| OS_64428BF68C943500B692ADFE | The Rain Came Down | David Shannon | Scholastic | |
| 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 |
| 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. | |
| OS_6436FC01BBC2D200B487F818 | The Seven Silly Eaters | Mary Ann Hoberman | ||
| OS_64399CB5609EED00B59A1C0F | The Snowchild | Debi Gliori | Scholastic | |
| OS_64399C85609EED00B59A1BEC | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats | Scholastic | |
| 9780688087463 | The Story of the Statue of Liberty | Betsy Maestro | "Written for the youngest audience...the text is very simple yet manages to convey all the major events in Liberty's creation....The full-color watercolors show amazing detail and are extremely rich."--Horn Book. | Harper Collins |
| OS_6439A325E4DFCC00B4A1DA0F | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | Golden Press | |
| 9780590457811 | The Three Little Pigs | Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well. | ||
| 9780545777636 | The Three Ninja Pigs | Corey Rosen Schwartz | In this twist on "The Three Little Pigs," Pig One and Pig Two neglect their martial arts training at the new ninja school and are no match for the wolf, but their sister's dedication to her training saves the day. Includes glossary of Japanese martial arts terms. | |
| OS_64428C8CEC7C6600B5FDE4CC | The Tiny Seed | Eric Carle | Scholastic | |
| 9780670827596 | The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs | Jon Scieszka | The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. | Viking Juvenile |
| 9780439842174 | The Valentine Express | Scholastic Inc. | ||
| 9780399211669 | The Very Busy Spider | Eric Carle | A VERY classic from Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Early one morning a little spider spins her web on a fence post. One by one, the animals of the nearby farm try to distract her, yet the busy little spider keeps diligently at her work. When she is done, she is able to show everyone that not only is her creation quite beautiful, it is also quite useful! This multi-sensory book allows children to feel the pictures as well as see them. And with its rhythmic text, The Very Busy Spider becomes an experience to touch, to see, and to hear. Praise for The Very Busy Spider: * "A beautifully executed work for the very young that satisfies the needs of both visually handicapped and sighted children without losing its artistic integrity."--The Horn Book, starred review * "Both sighted and blind children will follow the action with ease . . . Visually and verbally, this is a winner."--Booklist, starred review | National Geographic Books |