Kathryn Bettis' Library
Norman Smith Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780021477685 | Art, Fair and Square | Gail Tuchman | ||
| 9781368040778 | Artemis Fowl: Guide to the World of Fairies | Andrew Donkin | This beautifully illustrated novel is a compendium of Artemis Fowl's knowledge gleaned from The Book of the People and from his encounters with magical creatures and the LEP. Compiling notes from the sacred fairy tome and Artemis's eventual plans to take down the LEP forces that stand in the way of his ultimate goal, Artemis Fowl's Guide to the World of Fairies is a must-have for fans who are itching to dig deeper into the world of Artemis Fowl. | Disney Press |
| 9780064440332 | Arthur's Honey Bear | Lillian Hoban | Arthur and his sister Violet are selling all their old toys in a Tag Sale. Even Arthur's Honey Bear! But Arthur finds there's more than one way to say good-bye to an old friend. | Harper Collins |
| 9780316113168 | Arthur's Pet Business | Marc Brown | Little Brown and Co. | |
| 9780060205140 | Aunt Eater's Mystery Vacation | Doug Cushman | A mystery-loving anteater has a chance to solve several mysteries during her vacation at the Hotel Bathwater. | HarperCollins Publishers |
| 9780679864462 | B Is for Books! | Annie Cobb | Oscar's pet worm Slimey describes some of the many subjects that can be found in books. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439784771 | Babe & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure | Dan Gutman | scholastic | |
| 9780805083361 | Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? | Bill Martin, Jr. | Illustrations and rhyming text portray a young bear searching for its mother and meeting many North American animals along the way. | Macmillan |
| 9781419716270 | Ballots for Belva | Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen | A timely true tale for the 2008 presidential election In 1884, when men were the only people allowed to vote in national elections, Belva Lockwood took a bold but legal step: She ran for president! Women did not have the same rights as men, but Belva went on undeterred—and she got votes! Her run for office was based on experience and merit: Unlike many women of the time, she went to college, then to law school, and even argued cases before the Supreme Court. Though her campaign was difficult, Belva never wavered in her commitment to equality, earning the respect of many fellow citizens. A little-known but richly deserving American historical figure, Belva is an inspiration for modern-day readers. Despite all the changes in society since Belva’s time, there is still a lot to fight for, and Belva shows the way. The book also includes a glossary and a timeline of women’s suffrage events. F&P level: Q | Abrams |
| 9781560654872 | Beans | Gail Saunders-Smith | Text and photographs describes planting, growing, picking and eating green beans. | Capstone |
| 9780823413393 | Bear's Hiccups | Marion Dane Bauer | On a hot summer day, while Bear and Frog are arguing about who owns the cool, wet pond, Frog disappears and Bear develops a sudden case of hiccups. | |
| 9781575651217 | Bears on the Brain | Lucille Recht Penner | Solve kid-sized dilemmas and mysteries with SCIENCE SOLVES IT! These fun science books for kids ages 5–8 blend clever stories with real-life science. Why did the dog turn green? Can you control a hiccup? Is that a UFO? Find the answers to these questions and more as kid characters dive into physical, life, and earth sciences. What made the mysterious tracks in Oscar's yard? Oscar insists it's a bear. The kids devise a plan to get a clear set of prints and compare them to the pictures they find at the library. Will they solve the mystery? Books in this perfect STEM series will help kids think like scientists and get ahead in the classroom. Activities and experiments are included in every book! | Archie Comic Publications (Trade) |
| 9781419707926 | Beautiful Moon | Tonya Bolden, Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency LLC | Critically acclaimed author Tonya Bolden teams up with award-winning illustrator Eric Velasquez to create Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer, a richly painted and emotionally complex picture book that celebrates prayer and kindness while recognizing the diversity of the world around us. A young boy wakes. He has forgotten to say his prayers. Outside his window, a beautiful harvest moon illuminates the city around him and its many inhabitants. As the moon slowly makes its way across the heavens, the boy offers a simple prayer for the homeless, the hungry, and others. "The book offers young readers plenty to look at, along with a simple message about the way prayer unites everyone, as the multicultural subjects in Velasquez's gorgeous illustrations make clear." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "The diverse people sharing the night, the realistic dilemmas of the people in need, and the handsome presentation should serve well as bedtime reading for families practicing daily prayer." --School Library Journal | Harry N. Abrams |
| 9780380709182 | Beezus and Ramona | Beverly Cleary | Ramona Quimby is the youngest of all the famous characters in Mrs. Cleary's wonderful Henry Huggins stories. She is also far and away the most deadly. Readers of the earlier books will remember that Ramona has always been a menace to Beezus, her older sister, to Henry, and to his dog Ribsy. It is not that Ramona deliberately sets out to make trouble for other people. She simply has more imagination than is healthy for any one person. In this book Ramona and her imagination really come into their own. Starting with a fairly mild encounter with the librarian, which is harder on Beezus than anyone else, Ramona goes from strength to strength, winding up by inviting her entire kindergarten class to a part at her home without mentioning it to her mother. The riot that ensues is probably the most hilarious episode in this extremely funny book, which proves that Mrs. Cleary's imagination is almost as lively as Ramona's. | HarperCollins |
| 9780531266533 | Being Me | Julie Broski | Rookie Ready to Learn titles help develop young children's language and early reading skills as they engage in topic-rich conversations. At the heart of each title is an engaging, informational story that is written in a friendly, easy-to-read format. At the end of each book are activity pages-especially designed to deepen children's developing skills through fun, engaging, and research-based activities. The All About Me! subset focuses on how a child sees himself relative to his contemporaries, community, and family, by focusing on development of self, including self awareness and relating to others. Sometimes, people are special because of what they do. This girl likes to play dress-up, read, and paint. How about you? | Scholastic |
| 9780803731295 | Big Brother, Little Brother | Photographs and rhyming text show the ups and downs of having a big or little brother. | ||
| 9780689801297 | Big Pumpkin | Erica Silverman | A little bat uses brains over brawn in this not-so-scary Halloween picture book. The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can't get it off the vine. It’s so big the ghost can’t move it, either. Neither can the vampire, nor the mummy. It looks as if there’ll be no pumpkin pie for Halloween, until along comes the bat with an idea to save the day. How can the tiny bat succeed where bigger and strong spooky creatures have failed? You'll be surprised! | Aladdin |
| 9781419760921 | Big Shot | Jeff Kinney | "After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?"-- | |
| 9780395696880 | Biggest, Strongest, Fastest | Steve Jenkins | Describes some of the biggest, smallest, fastest, slowest, strongest and longest animals in the world. | |
| 9780688158422 | Bigmama's | Donald Crews | When the train arrived in Cottondale, the summer at Bigmama's house in Florida began. Donald Crews brilliantly evokes the sights, sounds, and emotions of a memorable childhood experience. "A very special book by a superb artist and storyteller."--Horn Book. | Greenwillow Books |