Kimberly Kellum's Library
Liberty Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780811851633 | Nancy Drew Journal | Chronicle Books | This cool paperback blank journal features one of the most memorable cover images from the classic Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. TM & 2006 Simon & Schuster, Inc. | |
| 9781423110736 | New Kid in Town | Alice Alfonsi | Series Description: Cory Baxter is just a regular kid from San Francisco, but when his dad gets the job of White House Chef, Cory discovers that life can be very unpredictable—especially when you're living one floor away from the President of the United States! Title Descriptions: Junior Novel #1: New Kid in Town/DIVDIVCory is the new kid at school, and he wants to impress his classmates. When an ambassador’s daughter invites Cory to a presidential equestrian event, he pretends he’s an experienced rider. But horses scare him silly, and he’s been put into the jumping competition! Will he end up in the dust, and embarrass himself in front of Washington’s elite? Plus, when an Ambassador decides that Cory is a bad influence on his daughter Meena, can Cory prove him wrong? Junior Novel #2: Top Secret! When Cory accidentally tells a reporter about a private conversation he had with the President, a national news scandal erupts! Can Cory out-scheme the paparazzi, or will he cause a major catastrophe? Plus, when Cory tries to raise money for a ski trip by giving secret tours of the White House, can he stop the hordes of curious tourists from bursting in on the President and revealing his scheme? | Disney Press |
| 9780606234320 | Number the Stars | Lois Lowry | In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis | Turtleback Books |
| 9780688099350 | Old Henry | Joan W. Blos | The neighbors aren't too happy about Henry and his beat-up old house. Why doesn't he clean it up, and weed his garden and sweep his walk? Henry's got better things to do. Tired of being bothered, he finally gets fed up and moves away. The funny thing is, nobody's really happy when he does--not the neighbors, and not Henry. Here is a wise and witty tale about different kinds of people learning to get along. | Harper Collins |
| 9780439159630 | Old Yeller | Fred Gipson | At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild Texas frontier, especially with Papa away on a long cattle drive up to Abilene. Strong and courageous, Old Yeller proved that he could protect Travis's family from any sort of danger. But can Travis do the same for Old Yeller? 1957 Newbery Honor BookNotable Children's Books of 1940¿ 1970 (ALA)1959 William Allen White Award1959 Sequoya Award (Oklahoma)1959 Young Readers' Choice Award (Pacific Northwest Library Association) | |
| 9780064403825 | Old Yeller | Fred Gipson | At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild Texas frontier, especially with Papa away on a long cattle drive up to Abilene. Strong and courageous, Old Yeller proved that he could protect Travis's family from any sort of danger. But can Travis do the same for Old Yeller? | Harper Collins |
| 9780060809713 | Old Yeller | Fred Gipson | Perennial Library | |
| 9781416903123 | One Fine Day | Nonny Hogrogian | This Caldecott Medal-winning book--a cumulative tale based on a favorite Armenian folktale--returns in this paperback edition. Full color. | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
| 9780590371254 | Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse | In a series of poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression. | |
| 9780375846649 | Penguins and Antarctica | Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce | Answers questions about Antarctica and the animals that live there, from how penguins survive in the frigid conditions to what happens at a South Pole research station. Simultaneous. 75,000 first printing. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9781338268454 | Pig the Winner | Aaron Blabey | Pig, the world's greediest pug, won't play fair. He'll do anything to win! | |
| 9780064442053 | Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia | Peggy Parish | Guess who's at bat? The lovable, hilarious amelia Bedelia is back, filling in for a sick player on the Grizzlies baseball team. Watch out! Because nobody plays ball like Amelia Bedelia. | Harper Collins |
| 9780590706384 | Polar Bears Past Bedtime | Mary Pope Osborne | Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to the Arctic, where a polar bear leads them onto very thin ice | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780590957670 | Riding Freedom | Pam Muñoz Ryan | A fictionalized account of Charley (Charlotte) Parkhurst who ran away from an orphanage, posed as a boy, moved to California, and fooled everyone by her appearance. | |
| 9780440843870 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Mildred D. Taylor | A black family living in the South during the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand. | |
| 9780021462155 | Sachiko Means Happiness | Kimiko Sakai | Although at first five-year-old Sachiko is upset when her grandmother no longer recognizes her, she grows to understand that they can still be happy together. | |
| 9780590474009 | Sarah Morton's Day | Kate Waters | Follows a Plimouth Plantation pilgrim girl through a typical day. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780064402057 | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Patricia MacLachlan | "Did Mama sing every day?" Caleb asks his sister Anna. "Every-single-day," she answers. "Papa sang, too." Their mother died the day after Caleb was born. Their house on the prairie is quiet now, and Papa doesn't sing anymore. Then Papa puts an ad in the paper, asking for a wife, and he receives a letter from one Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton, of Maine. Papa, Anna, and Caleb write back. Caleb asks if she sings. Sarah decides to come for a month. She writes Papa: I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall, and Tell them I sing. Anna and Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she like them? Will she stay? | Harper Collins |
| 9781435206120 | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Patricia MacLachlan | When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay. | |
| 9780375846632 | Sea Monsters | Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce | Provides readers with answers to questions regarding the diverse creatures who live in the oceans, with a review of some of the myths regarding sea monsters and the like. | Random House Books for Young Readers |