Kathy Melton's Library
Sango Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780689863776 | Duck for President | Doreen Cronin | When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected President. | Click Clack Book |
| 9780060001292 | Earth Day--Hooray! (MathStart 3) | Murphy, Stuart J. | Earth Day is on the way, and Ryan, Luke, and Carly have a plan. If they manage to collect and recycle 5,000 aluminum cans, they can make enough money to buy some beautiful flowers for nearby Gilroy Park.CAN they do it?Counting the cans gives Ryan, Luke, and Carly — along with readers — a lesson in place value. And facts about recycling throughout the story will help readers understand how important it is to take care of the earth.Sharon Salluzzo - Children's LiteratureThe students from the Maple Street School Save-the-Planet Club were cleaning up Gilroy Park on Earth Day when they realized that if they took the cans to the recycling center they could use the money to purchase flowers for the entrance to the park. They bagged the cans but the park trash collector inadvertently took them to the dump. The students enlisted the entire school and the community and eventually had enough cans to purchase the flowers. This Level 3 book on place value is part of the Math Start series. By using the idea of bags containing ten cans, a hundred cans, and a thousand cans, the reader can visually see how numbers are formed. Scattered throughout the book are mini facts about recycling, such as, In 1999, recycling and composting kept about 64,000,000,000 ((64 billion) tons of trash from ending up in landfills or being burned. The cartoon-style illustrations provide a touch of levity to the math topic. 2004, HarperCollins, Ages 7 to 9. | HarperCollins |
| 9780448446646 | Emperor Penguins | Roberta Edwards | Beginning readers can chill out with one of the coolest creatures around—the emperor penguin. Did you know that penguins can't fly? Or that emperor penguins can stay underwater for almost twenty minutes? Learn more about penguin work and playtime in this cool All Aboard Science Reader! | Penguin Young Readers |
| 9780789473615 | Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes (Dorling Kindersley Readers, Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) | Anita Ganeri | What spits our fire and ash? What sleeps for years but may explode with a bang at any time? Find out all about volcanoes! Longer sentences and an expanded vocabulary make this series of 48-page books slightly more challenging: Level 2 is appropriate for children who have started to read but still need help. Information boxes full of background information will stimulate inquisitive minds. These books contain between 700 and 850 words, and they are approximately 70 percent pictures and 30 percent text. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4. | DK Children |
| 9780590227155 | Even Steven and Odd Todd | Scholastic | ||
| 9780064467087 | Every Buddy Counts | Stuart J. Murphy | You can start with one little hamster and keep counting past six slinky fish, eight favorite playmates, and more -- all the way up to ten cuddly teddy bears. With buddies, counting is fun! | Harper Collins |
| 9780545086141 | Fidgety Fish and Friends | Bright, Paul | Scholastic Inc. | |
| 9780439803816 | Five Spooky Ghosts Playing Tricks at School | Steve Metzger | Scholastic | |
| 9780394800387 | Fox in Socks | Dr. Seuss | Fox in Socks celebrates 50 years of troubling tongues This classic Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss features silly tongue twisters that will have young readers--and their parents--giggling with glee. When a fox in socks meets Knox in a box, hilarity ensues. Add chicks with bricks and blocks and clocks and you're sure to get your words twisted and lips locked With his unmistakable gift for rhyme, Dr. Seuss creates a hysterical and energetic way for beginning readers to dive into the joy of reading. This book comes with the following warning: "This is a book you READ ALOUD to find out just how smart your tongue is. The first time you read it, don't go fast This Fox is a tricky fox. He'll try to get your tongue in trouble." Available for a limited time only with a peel-off 50th Anniversary Edition sticker on the cover, this is an ideal gift for the holidays, birthdays, and happy occasions of all kinds that the whole family will enjoy. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780395942895 | Frog and Toad All Year | Arnold Lobel | Two friends share experiences in each season of the year. | |
| 9780545864954 | Frog on a Log? | Kes Gray | In rhyming text, cat explains why frog has to sit on a log, even if he finds it uncomfortable. | |
| 9780663594108 | Frog or Toad? | Patricia Ann Lynch | Explains the likenesses and differences of the frog and toad. | |
| 9780545238328 | Froggy Goes to Camp | Jonathan London | Froggy goes to a sleep-away camp, where all of his fun seems to cause trouble for the camp's director. | |
| 9780547884820 | From Caterpillar to Butterfly | Deborah Heiligman | Painted Lady Butterfly growth stages are seen through the eyes of children in a primary classroom. A real plus is the diversity of the students. Illustrations are large, bright, and detailed. Information tidbits are creatively placed around some sketches as if the respond to the thoughts of a questioning child. Includes a guide to common butterflies and places to see butterflies. | |
| 9780823410255 | From Seed to Plant | Gail Gibbons | Flowers, trees, fruits—plants are all around us, but where do they come from? With simple language and bright illustrations, non-fiction master Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the processes of pollination, seed formation, and germination. Important vocabulary is reinforced with accessible explanation and colorful, clear diagrams showing the parts of plants, the wide variety of seeds, and how they grow. The book includes instructions for a seed-growing project, and a page of interesting facts about plants, seeds, and flowers. A nonfiction classic, and a perfect companion for early science lessons and curious young gardeners. According to The Washington Post, Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." Ms. Gibbons is the author of more than 100 books for young readers, including the bestselling titles From Seed to Plant and Monarch Butterfly. Her many honors include the Washington Post/Childrens Book Guild Nonfiction Award and the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book Award. From Seed to Plant was included in the Common Core State Standards Appendix B. | Holiday House |
| 9780062381859 | From Seed to Pumpkin | Wendy Pfeffer | In the fall, pumpkins are everywhere: in the garden, in the supermarkets, and on doorsteps. But do you know how they grow from a tiny yellow seed to a pumpkin? In this classic Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book, Wendy Pfeffer's lively text combines with James Graham Hale's beautiful watercolors to bring readers into the pumpkin patch to show them how little seeds transform into big pumpkins. Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book includes a find out more section with activities such as an experiment to show how plants use roots to drink water from the ground and a recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Barbara J. Bromley, Mercer County Horticulturist. This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. | HarperCollins |
| 9780064467322 | Game Time! | Stuart J. Murphy | Game Time! Keep an eye on the clock as the Huskies and the Falcons gear up for their championship soccer match. Weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds--it's all game time! | Harper Collins |
| 9780395199725 | George and Martha | James Marshall | Readers will delight in James Marshall's award-winning classic tales of George and Martha-two beloved, wise, and hilarious hippos! Story Number One: Split Pea Soup Oh, no! Martha made split pea soup again! How can George tell Martha that he hates split pea soup without hurting her feelings? Story Number Two: The Flying Machine When George's flight does not go as planned, Martha knows just the right thing to say. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780399234446 | Gingerbread Baby | Jan Brett | Jan Brett's Gingerbread Baby is not about to get eaten in this delicious twist on a favorite Christmastime tale! It all begins when Matti opens the oven too soon and out jumps a cheeky little Gingerbread Bay. He leads Matti's mother and father, the dog and the cat, and a whole colorful cast of characters on a rollicking chase through the village and into the forest, staying just out of reach, daring them to catch him along the way. But Matti's not with them. He's at home in the borders making what turns out to be a gingerbread house into which the Gingerbread Baby runs. Only Matti knows he is safely inside. And readers will too when they look under the lift-the-flap gingerbread house at the end of the story, and there he is! | Penguin |
| 9780399251610 | Gingerbread Friends | Jan Brett | This Gingerbread Baby is looking for friends and finds an adventure he'll never forget. The Gingerbread Baby is lonely and decides to do something about it. At a bakery, he dances and prances in front of a sugar cookie girl, trying to make friends. But she just stares and doesn?t say a word, like all the other sweet treats he tries to meet. Discouraged, the Gingerbread Baby runs home, chased by a long line of hungry creatures, where Mattie has a fantastic surprise for him--gingerbread friends that fill a giant fold-out page. Irresistible images inside the confectionery and outside in the snowy Swiss countryside will delight Jan Brett fans. | Penguin |