Kawana Atkins' Library
Pisgah Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9780316809061 | Maniac Magee | Little, Brown and Company | ||
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| 9780547890029 | Monkey Fools Crocodile | Chris Grigsby | ||
| 9781515828983 | Move on up that Beanstalk, Jack! | Thomas Kingsley Troupe | When times are tough, you pull yourself up and push yourself to the top ... of a beanstalk ... where you might get schooled in forces and motion by a STEM-loving giant named Dennis. At least that's what happens to Jack in this delicious twist on a classic fairy tale, supported by critical thinking questions and a glossary of key physics terms. | Capstone |
| 9780590897501 | My Ol' Man | Patricia Polacco | Drawing on the author's memories fo her youth, a girl recalls the special summer spent in Michigan with her yarn-spinning father and a magic rock. | |
| orcalftub7y1020q51qp4p69eog6 | Our Stars | |||
| 9780590489966 | Pacific Crossing | Gary Soto | In Japan for the summer to practice the martial art of "kempo, Lincoln sometimes feels like little more than a brown boy in a white "gi. Yet with the help of his Japanese brother, Mitsuo, Lincoln sees that people everywhere, whether friend or "kempo opponent, share passions much like his own--for baseball, family traditions, and new friendships. | Scholastic |
| 9781617419492 | Plants Make Their Own Food | Julie K. Lundgren | Introduces photosynthesis, the process by which plants and kelp use the energy from the sun to turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar to feed themselves, with oxygen released into the air, and explains how this makes possible all other life. | My Science Library |
| 9780545071499 | Red Moon At Sharpsburg | Rosemary Wells | When the Civil War breaks out, life in the South is transformed and nothing remains the same. India Moody must summon the courage she didn’t know she had to plunge into one of the war’s most tragic and terrifying events—the Battle of Antietam, known in the South as Sharpsburg—in order to get medicine to her desperately sick father. As she struggles for survival during the Union’s brutal occupation, India gets an education in love and loss, the senseless devastation of war, and the triumph of hope in the face of despair. | Scholastic |
| 9781617419508 | Seeds, Bees, and Pollen | Julie K. Lundgren | Explains the reproduction process for flowering plants, non-flowering plants, and conifers. | |
| 9780545603324 | Sink Your Teeth Into Sharks! | L. J. Tracosas | "Look inside the jaws of 20 species of sharks"--Cover. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780545293433 | Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens | Cindy Neuschwander | When Sir Cumference and his wife, Lady Di of Ameter, host a massive surprise birthday party for the king, they must figure out a way to quickly count all the guests who are in attendance. | |
| 9781550744019 | Solids, Liquids and Gases | Kids Can Press | ||
| 9780439585750 | Sounder | William Howard Armstrong | Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and through his relationship with his devoted dog Sounder. | |
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| 9780545478465 | Stat | Amar'e Stoudemire | ||
| 9781338815771 | Stink And The Hairy Scary Spider | Megan McDonald | Creepy! Crawly! Criminy! Stink Is Bonkers About Most Scientific Things. But Dangle A Spider In Front Of Him And He Goes Berserk! Stink Is So Freaked Out By Spiders That He Can't Read About Them. He Can't Look At Them. He Can't Think About Them. And He For Sure Can't Touch Them! Stink Has Arachnophobia (a Fear Of Spiders), And He Has It Bad. But When A Hairy Backyard Emergency Arises, Stink Is Forced To Face His Fear--and Eight Beady Eyes--head-on. Will He Manage To Tame The Heebie-jeebies, Or Will He Remain Stuck In His Web Of Tarantulan Terror? -- | |
| 9780545842969 | Sugar | Jewell Parker Rhodes, Little, Brown and Company | In 1870, Reconstruction brings big changes to the Louisiana sugar plantation where spunky ten-year-old Sugar has always lived, including her friendship with Billy, the son of her former master, and the arrival of workmen from China. | |
| 9780590568807 | The Beast From the East | R. L. Stine | Getting lost in the woods with her identical twin brothers, Ginger Wald wonders why their portion of the woods contains such bizarre flora and fauna, until a group of furry blue monsters invites them to play a deadly game. Original. | Apple |
| 9780698116962 | The Bee Tree | Polacco, Patricia | when Mary Ellen Gets Bored With Her Reading, Grandpa Knows A Hunt For A Bee Tree Is Just What She Needs. Half The Town Joins The Exciting Chase, But It S Not Until Everyone Returns Home That Mary Ellen Makes A Discovery Of Her Own: Sometimes, Even The Sweetest Of Things Must Be Worked For. Polacco Has Created Another Charming Picture Book Featuring A Child Learning From A Grandparent In An Idyllic Pastoral Setting Both The Writing And Artwork Are Fresh And Inviting. school Library Journal, Starred Review The Newest Gem From Polacco S Treasure Chest Of Family Stories Extols The Virtue Of Reading And Of Taking A Study Break. Like Mary Ellen, Readers Will Emerge Refreshed From This Respite, Ready To Seek Out New Adventures. publishers Weekly Young Readers Will Savor This. the Horn Book Patricia Polacco Lives In Union City, Mi.publishers Weeklythe Newest Gem From Polacco's Treasure Chest Of Family Stories Extolls The Virtues Of Reading--and Of Taking A Study Break. Young Mary Ellen Would Rather Be ``outdoors Running And Playing'' Than Indoors With A Book. Sympathetic To Her Feelings, Her Grandfather Suggests That They Find A Bee Tree. The Michigan Woods Literally Buzz With Activity As Mary Ellen And Grampa Chase A Pollen-laden Bee To Its Far-off Hive, Picking Up Curious Neighbors And Passers-by Along The Way. Before Long The Original Pair Becomes A ``thundering Stampede Of Goats, Buggies, People And Bikes'' In Search Of Honey. Polacco's Rollicking Text Provides A Bubbly, Adventurous Tone For Her Cumulative Romp. Boisterous Color Brings To Life The Characters' Old-fashioned Garb And The Unspoiled Lushness Of The Rural 19th-century Setting. Fine Pencil Detail Highlights Stray Pieces Of Hair Blown Back By The Breeze, And The Joy And Determination On The Faces Of The Honey Hunters. Like Mary Ellen, Readers Will Emerge Refreshed From This Respite, Ready To Seek Out New Adventures. Ages 4-8. (apr.) | Puffin Books |