Johanna Jones' Library
Minglewood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780395971239 | One Hundred Hungry Ants | Elinor J. Pinczes, Elinor Pinczes | Houghton Mifflin | |
| 9781467716086 | One Plastic Bag | Miranda Paul | Tells the story of a Gambian woman who came up with a way to recycle the plastic bags that had littered the landscape in her nation, an act that saved the environment and transformed her community. | Millbrook Picture Books |
| 9780547010403 | Oscar and the Frog, Read Aloud Level K Unit 5 Book 23 | Geoff Waring | Part of a 31 book set of Kindergarten readers. | Houghton Mifflin School |
| 9781432990275 | Playing with Friends | Rebecca Rissman | Compares the ways children in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries amused themselves, the equipment they used, and how they stayed in touch with friends with contemporary practices. | Capstone Classroom |
| 9780394800172 | Put Me in the Zoo | Robert Lopshire | Edited by Dr. Seuss, this classic Beginner Book about finding your place in the world celebrates its 60th Anniversary! Spot longs to be in the zoo with all the other animals, but the zoo doesn't want him! In this beloved Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss, Spot shows a young boy and girl all the exciting things he can do with his spots—from changing their color and juggling them, to moving them onto different objects! Beginning readers will be delighted by Robert Lopshire's lively, rhymed story that not only teaches about colors, but proves there is a special spot for everyone, including Spot. Available for a limited time only with a peel-off 60th Anniversary sticker on the front cover, Put Me in the Zoo is a concept book with a timeless message. (Fans of Spot will also want to check out I Want to Be Somebody New!—the sequel to Put Me in the Zoo.) Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning. "A hilarious story for a first-grade pupil to read. Shows that reading can be fun even if the vocabulary is very limited."--Material Analysis Publications. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780688152208 | Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink | Diane deGroat | When Gilbert writes two not-so-nice valentines to his classmates, his prank quickly turns into pandemonium. But there's always time for a change of heart on Valentine's Day. | Harper Collins |
| 9780525468868 | School Picture Day | Lynn Plourde | Josephina Caroleena Wattasheena the First creates havoc on school picture day when she tries to figure out how things work, but she rescues the situation when the photographer's camera will not operate. | Dutton Childrens Books |
| 9781426305825 | Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie | Jill Esbaum | Discusses how pumpkins grow, the different varieties of pumpkins, and the many ways people use them. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780553508413 | Seuss-Isms! a Guide to Life for Those Just Starting out...and Those Already on Their Way | Dr. Seuss | A New York Times bestseller, this collection of quotes from Dr. Seuss makes a perfect gift for graduation! The one and only Dr. Seuss dispenses invaluable advice about life in this collection of his most memorable quotes. With over sixty pages of cherished Seuss art and quotes from such classics as The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hatches the Egg, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Oh, the Places You'll Go!, and many more, this humorous and inspiring collection is, indeed, perfect for those just starting out . . . or those who are already on their way! | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439252867 | So You Want to Be President? | Judith St. George | Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton. | |
| 9781978243743 | Something Told the Wild Geese | Rachel Field | Paired with illustrations of animals and nature, this small book is centered on a poem by the late Rachel Field, which focuses on the cycles of wild geese. | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| 9780394800196 | Ten Apples up on Top! | Theo LeSieg, Dr. Seuss | A lion, tiger, and dog are balancing ten apples on their heads when two irritable bears start to chase them, in a re-release of a classic to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of Dr. Seuss. Reissue. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780670887637 | The Awful Aardvarks Shop for School | Reeve Lindbergh | Aardvarks invade the Shop-All-Day Mall and turn it upside down with their wild back-to-school shopping spree. | Viking Childrens Books |
| 9780375811241 | The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense | Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain | This classic Berenstain Bears story is a perfect way to teach children about money and responsibility! Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Papa thinks it’s time to teach Brother and Sister how to budget their money, but will the cubs come to understand the value of a dollar, or will their pockets continue to be empty? Includes over 50 bonus stickers! | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780545569910 | The Camping Trip that Changed America | Barb Rosenstock | Offers insight into the camping trip that President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir took to the redwoods of Yosemite in 1903, during which the two men had experiences and conversations that eventually contributed to the establishment of national parks in the United States. | |
| 9780394800028 | The Cat in the Hat Comes Back | Dr. Seuss | The riotously funny follow-up to The Cat in the Hat! The Cat is back—along with some surpise friends—in this beloved Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. Dick and Sally have no time to play. It's winter and they have mountains of snow to shovel. So when the Cat comes to visit, he decides to go inside and to take a bath. No problem, right? Wrong! The pink ring he leaves in the tub creates is a very BIG pink problem when he transfers the stubborn stain from the bath onto Mother's white dress, Dad's shoes, the floors, the walls, and ultimately, over the entire yard full of snow! Will the kids EVER clean up the mess? You bet they will, with some help from the Cat and his helpers: 26 miniature cats (AKA Little Cats A-Z) who live inside the Cat's hat! This classic Dr. Seuss story is the perfect choice for beginning readers and read-alouds, especially on snow days! Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780064437080 | The Gingerbread Boy | Richard Egielski | "Run run run as fast as you can. You can't catch me! I'm the gingerbread man." In this modern retelling of a nursery classic, Caldecott-winning illustrator Richard Egielski adds an urban twist to a well-loved tale. This time, the gingerbread boy is on the loose in New York City, and he taunts everyone from construction workers to subway musicians, until his fateful chase through Central Park! | Harper Collins |
| 9780547599403 | The Gingerbread Boy | Paul Galdone | Retells the popular story about a boastful cookie that runs away from a group of hungry people and animals. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) |
| 9780545061605 | The Gingerbread Girl | Lisa Campbell Ernst | Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox, the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people who would like to eat her but also has a plan to escape her sibling's fate. | |
| 9780064434508 | The Grouchy Ladybug | Eric Carle | It's the Grouchy Ladybug's 20th birthday. To celebrate, we are introducing a new, larger format edition with brighter, more colorful pages created from Eric Carle's original artwork using the latest reproduction technology. The Grouchy Ladybug is bigger and brigher, as irascible but irresistable as ever and will surely delight new generations of readers, as well as her devoted fans of all ages. Happy Birthday, Grouchy Ladybug! | HarperCollins |