Kathryn Bettis' Library
Norman Smith Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545918060 | What Is the Super Bowl? | Dina Anastasio | Introduces facts about the Super Bowl, including the history of the game, famous players throughout its history, and the spectacle of the Super Bowl Halftime Show. | |
| 9780448484068 | What Is the World Series? | Gail Herman, Who HQ | "Strike - you're out " "He's safe " "Homerun " Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime to life. | Penguin |
| 9781338200188 | Whatshisface | Gordon Korman | A fun, funny ghost story about a nobody kid who becomes a somebody while helping a ghost right a wrong from the past. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780823960262 | Wheel Loaders | Joanne Randolph | Describes what a wheel loader does, and how it works. | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
| 9780525553908 | When Stars Are Scattered | Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed | A National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl. Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future . . . but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day. Heartbreak, hope, and gentle humor exist together in this graphic novel about a childhood spent waiting, and a young man who is able to create a sense of family and home in the most difficult of settings. It's an intimate, important, unforgettable look at the day-to-day life of a refugee, as told to New York Times Bestselling author/artist Victoria Jamieson by Omar Mohamed, the Somali man who lived the story. | Penguin |
| 9780021477081 | When the Sun Fell From the Sky | |||
| 9780816738090 | Where Did All the Dragons Go? | Fay Robinson | Imagine a magical time when dragons ruled the earth and sky. Where did all the dragons go? Are they just waiting to return? Victor Lee's breathtaking illustrations transport young readers to a world of enchantment, as Robinson's lyrical, rhyming text offers an explanation of what happened to the dragons of long ago. | Troll Communications Llc |
| 9780515158243 | Where Is the Mississippi River? | Dina Anastasio, Who HQ | Discover the history and culture of one of the most famous waterways in the world: the mighty Mississippi! The most famous river in America runs like a spine between the eastern and western parts of the country, flowing through ten states before it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The mighty Miss also flows through the history of America, giving rise to great stories about the people who lived on it and used it as a watery highway, from Native Americans and European explorers to skillful riverboat captains and colorful gamblers traveling on luxurious steamboats. And of course it was the first truly American writer, Mark Twain, who grew up along its banks and made the Mississippi River famous around the world. This book, part of the New York Times best-selling series, is enhanced by eighty illustrations and a detachable fold-out map complete with four photographs on the back. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780545288767 | Whitney the Whale Fairy | Daisy Meadows, None | "Rachel and Kirsty are on a whale watch! Can they spot Whitney's pet whale before it's too late?"--Cover. | Scholastic |
| 9780545920162 | Who Is Jane Goodall? | Roberta Edwards | Profiles the life of the primatologist who was the first scientist to study wild chimpanzees in their natural environment. | |
| 9780545902274 | Who Is Malala Yousafzai? | Dinah Brown | Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education. In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Prize. | |
| 9780545920179 | Who Was Marie Curie? | Megan Stine | biography of Marie Curie | Scholastic |
| 9780545640367 | Who Was Rosa Parks? | Yona Zeldis McDonough | biography of Rosa Parks | Scholastic |
| 9780545920186 | Who Was Sally Ride? | Megan Stine | Looks at the life and career of the physician and NASA astronaut who became the first American woman in space in 1983. | |
| 9780153075230 | Who's Who in My Family? | The students in Ms. Fox's class draw their own family trees and then discuss everything from grandparents and cousins to stepsisters, half sisters, and adoptions. | Houghton Mifflin School | |
| 9780531266793 | Willie's Word World | Don L. Curry | The I Can! subset focuses on children's aspirations as well as helping to develop a sense of responsibility and selflessness while building self-esteem and confidence. There's wacky word fun in store for all when Willie and his classmates make up silly sentences using the first letter of their names. | Scholastic |
| 9781505095784 | World Landmarks | Kathryn Knight | "Explore some of the most famous man-made and natural landmarks around the world." -- Page [4] cover. | |
| 9780516228693 | You Can Use a Balance | Linda Bullock | From friendly dolphins to giant pandas, from icebergs and glaciers to energy from the sun, from magnets to solids, liquids, and gases, Rookie Read-About Science is a natural addition to the primary-grade classroom with books that cover every part of the science curricula. Includes: animals, nature, scientific principles, the environment, weather, and much more! | Children's Press(CT) |
| 9780439057059 | Zero Tolerance A Play | Adam Grant | After some students act up, the principal declares a policy of zero tolerance for troublemakers. This starts a fierce debate over the fairness of the policy. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9781338182774 | Zora and Me | Victoria Bond | A fictionalized account of Zora Neale Hurston's childhood with her best friend Carrie, in Eatonville, Florida, as they learn about life, death, and the differences between truth, lies, and pretending. Includes an annotated bibliography of the works of Zora Neale Hurston, a short biography of the author, and information about Eatonville, Florida. |