Karen Shrum's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781338035230 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt de la Peña | Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty -- and fun -- in their routine and the world around them. | |
| 9780399546303 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De la Peña | A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| 9780545178044 | Lawn Boy | Gary Paulsen | Things get out of hand when a stockbroker neighbor convinces a twelve-year-old boy to expand his summer lawn mowing business. | |
| 9780448461120 | Lice Check #12 (George Brown, Class Clown) | Nancy Krulik | Head lice have invaded Edith B. Sugarman Elementary School, and George wants nothing more than to remain scotch-free from the vermin. Well, that and he wants his dad's booth at Career Day to be infinitely more popular than his enemy Louis Farley's dad's booth. He even bet his skull ring for Louis's wheelie sneakers to prove his dad's job is cooler. But when it comes to the day of the event, George isn't so confident he will win the bet . . . or stay lice-free! | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Little Miss Neat | ||||
| 9781338125818 | Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion | Alex T. Smith | In this version of Little Red Riding Hood, set on the African plains, Little Red realizes what the Very Hungry Lion is up to, and teaches him a lesson before generously sharing her donuts with him. | Scholastic Press |
| 9780811878692 | Little Red Writing | Joan Holub | Acclaimed writer Joan Holub and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet team up in this hilarious and exuberant retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, in which a brave, little red pencil finds her way through the many perils of writing a story, faces a ravenous pencil sharpener (the Wolf 3000)... and saves the day. | Chronicle Books |
| 9780140568387 | Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! | Nancy L. Carlson | Even though Henry is looking forward to going to kindergarten, he is not sure about staying once he first gets there. | Puffin |
| 9780590273886 | Look-Alike Animals | Robin Bernard | 1994 Scholastic Guided Reading Program Level I / Beginning Literacy Stage C -- Look-Like Animals (P) by Robin Bernard ***ISBN-13: 9780590273886 ***16 Pages | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780060527785 | Loose Tooth | Lola M. Schaefer | A young boy wakes up one morning to find that he has his very first loose tooth. But no matter how much he pushes, pulls, and wiggles it, it just won't come out! Lola Schaefer's energetic text and Sylvie Wickstrom's exuberant illustrations perfectly capture the excitement and anxiety of a child losing his first tooth in an appealing book about a childhood milestone o Beginning readers will recognize and respond to the familiar situation of a child with his very first loose tooth. o Energetic and engaging, Lola M. Schaefer's very simple story is perfect for the youngest beginning readers. o Expressive and lively illustrations will delight young children. Ages 3–5 | Harper Collins |
| 9780590487559 | Lost | David McPhail | On his way to school, a small boy befriends a very large bear who is lost. | |
| 9781338660685 | Macca the Alpaca | Matt Cosgrove | When Macca runs into a llama who tries to bully him, he uses his brains and his kindness to teach the llama some important lessons. | |
| 9780140501995 | Madeline in London | Ludwig Bemelmans | Madeline and the other girls travel to London to visit their former neighbor on his birthday. | Puffin |
| 9780316319577 | Malala's Magic Pencil | Malala Yousafzai | Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai's first picture book, inspired by her own childhood.* "This is a wonderful read for younger students that will also provide insight and encourage discussion about the wider world. ... The simplicity of Yousafzai's writing and the powerful message she sends, make this book inspirational for all."--- School Library Journal (starred review)Malala's first picture book will inspire young readers everywhere to find the magic all around them.As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true.This beautifully illustrated volume tells Malala's story for a younger audience and shows them the worldview that allowed Malala to hold on to hope even in the most difficult of times."This is a wonderful read for younger students that will also provide insight and encourage discussion about the wider world. ... The simplicity of Yousafzai's writing and the powerful message she sends, make this book inspirational for all." -- School Library Journal | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9781338120882 | Mango, Abuela and Me | Meg Medina | scholastic | |
| 9780670062478 | Max's Abc | Rosemary Wells | Max is in trouble the Ants are taking Bites of his sandwich and drinking his Cranberry juice. Children will enjoy learning the alphabet with Max and Ruby in this charming concept book. | |
| 9781338125665 | Meet the Bobs and Tweets | Pepper Springfield | scholastic | |
| 9781534444737 | Mia Mayhem Vs. The Super Bully | Kara West | Mia and her best friends are up against a major super bully in this third adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series!When a super annoying villain (who’s actually another superhero) arrives at THE PITS and accuses Mia of not belonging, Mia doesn’t know what to do. Will she be able to hold her ground when she goes up against the Super Bully?With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Mia Mayhem chapter books are perfect for emerging readers. | Little Simon Merchandise |
| 9780590228473 | Michael Bird-Boy | A young boy who loves the countryside determines to find the source of the black cloud that hovers above it. | ||
| 9780593111253 | Milo's Hat Trick / | Jon Agee | "Milo the Magnificent's magic act isn't so magnificent after all, until he meets a bear who teaches him the secret to the perfect hat trick"-- |