Kira Green's Library
Minglewood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780531070376 | Mr. Griggs' Work | Cynthia Rylant | Mr. Griggs so loves his work at the post office that he thinks of it all the time and everything reminds him of it. | Scholastic |
| 9780064450836 | My Five Senses | Aliki | How do you learn what the world is like? Through your five senses! Each sound and taste, each smell, sight, and touch helps you to discover something new. So find out more about your senses-what they are and what you can learn through them about the exciting world.The world awaits! | Harper Collins |
| 9780064433747 | My Great-Aunt Arizona | Gloria Houston | Arizona was born in a log cabin her papa built. She grew into a tall girl who liked to sing, square-dance, and -- most of all -- read and dream of the faraway places she would visit one day. Arizona never did make it to those places. Instead she became a teacher, helping generations of children in the one-room schoolhouse which she herself had attended. Gloria Houston's Joyous recounting of her great-aunt Arizona's quiet yet meaningful life reminds us of the magical place a special teacher can hold in our hearts. | Harper Collins |
| 9781615905416 | My Green Lunch | Colleen Hord | This book explains what a green (Earth friendly) lunch is and how people can make school lunchrooms Earth friendly. | Green Earth Science Discovery |
| 9780142404560 | My Lucky Day | Keiko Kasza | Who's having a lucky day is in this clever, hilarious trickster tale? When a delicious-looking piglet knocks on Mr. Fox's door "accidentally," the fox can hardly believe his good luck. It's not every day that dinner just shows up on your doorstep. It must be his lucky day! Or is it? Before Mr. Fox can say grace, the piglet has manipulated him into giving him a fabulously tasty meal, the full spa treatment (with bath and massage), and . . . freedom. In a funny trickster tale of her own, Kasza keeps readers guessing until the surprise ending when they'll realize it was piglet's lucky day all along. | Puffin Books |
| 9781931636858 | My Mouth Is a Volcano! | Julia Cook | Whenever thoughts pop into Louis's head, he can't control his mouth, and he ends up interrupting everybody. | |
| 9780395902929 | My Pet, Bobby | Caren Stelson | A transitional reader picture book for ages 4-7. | |
| 9780152001216 | Night Tree | Eve Bunting | A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780618287086 | Nikki Giovanni: a Special Po, Poet Above Level 2.1.4 | Read | Introduces young readers to the poet, Nikki Giovanni. | Houghton Mifflin |
| 9780679804765 | No Mail for Mitchell | Catherine Siracusa | This Step 1 book is about a mailman who never receives any mail himself. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780399226168 | Officer Buckle and Gloria | Peggy Rathmann | Officer Buckle knows more about safety than anyone else in Napville, but his dull presentations put his audiences to sleep. Enter Gloria, Napville's new police dog. Gloria knows just how to liven up the safety speeches--as long as Officer Buckle's back is turned! Full color. Caldecott medal Book. | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
| 9780395779132 | Oil Spill! | Read, Melvin Berger | Explains why oil spills occur and how they are cleaned up and suggests strategies for preventing them in the future. | Houghton Mifflin School |
| 9780142410639 | On Earth | G. Brian Karas | Perfect for Earth Day! Climb aboard a giant spaceship . . . the Earth! In glorious art, G. Brian Karas illuminates our Earth and its cycles and does a brilliant job of making the concepts of rotation and revolution understandable. As you travel, watch shadows disappear into night, and feel the sun on your face as winter turns into spring. All these amazing things happen because the Earth is constantly in motion, spinning and circling, gliding and tilting. As passengers of the Earth, our voyage never ends! | Penguin |
| 9780395519400 | On Monday when It Rained | Cherryl Kachenmeister | The feelings a child experiences in the course of a week are clearly depicted in black-and-white photographs of a boy's facial expressions. "An excellent concept book." -- Kirkus Reviews | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780873589017 | Only One You | Linda Kranz | Adri promises to remember his parents' words of wisdom about how to live his life, such as "Find your own way. You don't have to follow the crowd" and "Make wishes on the stars in the nighttime sky." | Cooper Square Pub |
| 9780142407431 | Our Tree Named Steve | Alan Zweibel | Dear Kids, A long time ago, when you were little, Mom and I took you to where we wanted to build a house. . . . I remember there was one tree, however, that the three of you couldn’t stop staring at. . . . After the family spares him from the builders, Steve the tree quickly works his way into their lives. He holds their underwear when the dryer breaks down, he’s there when Adam and Lindsay get their first crushes, and he’s the centerpiece at their outdoor family parties. With a surprising lack of anthropomorphizing, this is a uniquely poignant celebration of fatherhood, families, love, and change. | Penguin |
| 9780544102675 | Owl at Home | Arnold Lobel | Relates five adventures of Owl. | |
| 9780673613059 | Pandas | Kimberlee Mason | Scott Foresman | |
| 9780803714472 | Perfect Pancakes, if You Please | William Wise | King Felix loves pancakes so much that he offers his daughter's hand in marriage to the man who can make the perfect pancake. | Dial |
| 9780545649131 | Pete the Cat Saves Christmas | Eric Litwin | When Santa has a cold, he calls on Pete the cat to deliver all the presents. |