Lauren Wade's Library
Byrns L. Darden Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bicycle Book | ||||
| OS_6442A07D74D51200B550060B | The Big Buck Adventure | Shelley Gill, Deborah Tobola | ||
| 9780789492906 | The Big Dinosaur Dig (DK Readers, Level 3) | Ripley, Esther | Discusses The Work Of Paleontologists Searching In The Sahara Desert For Dinosaur Fossils In 2000. | DK CHILDREN |
| 9780545591881 | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer | "When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes"-- | |
| 9781338605990 | The Brain Is Kind of a Big Deal | Nick Seluk | Did you know that the brain is in charge of everything you do, every minute of every day? You know, like thinking about funny stuff and keeping you alive. Bestselling author Nick Seluk explains the science behind everything the brain does for you--from keeping your heart beating to remembering stuff, and make you YOU. | Orchard Books |
| 9781338757293 | The Cool Bean | Jory John | Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean ... Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done. | |
| 9781338831474 | The Couch Potato | Jory John | "The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel himself away from the comforts of his living room and venture outside. And when he does, he realizes fresh air and sunshine could be just the things he needs ..."-- | |
| OS_64428897C62A1900B5C70052 | The Deadly Dungeon | Ron Roy | ||
| 9780064432795 | The Egyptian Cinderella | Shirley Climo | In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth century B.C., Rhodopes, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by the Pharaoh to be his queen. | Harper Collins |
| 9780976990703 | The Elf on the Shelf | Carol V. Aebersold, Chanda A. Bell | The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is an activity the entire family will enjoy. Based on the tradition Carol Aebersold began with her family in the 1970s, this cleverly rhymed children's book explains that Santa knows who is naughty and/or nice because he sends a scout elf to every home. During the holiday season, the elf watches children by day and reports to Santa each night. When children awake, the elf has returned from the North Pole and can be found hiding in a different location. This activity allows The Elf on the Shelf to become a delightful hide-and-seek game. | |
| 0439052025 | The Empty Envelope | |||
| 9780590441698 | The Family Under the Bridge | Natalie Savage Carlson | An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for himself. | |
| 9780140542851 | The Frog Prince, Continued | Jon Scieszka | After the Princess kissed the frog, he turned into a handsome prince and they lived happily ever after... or "did they?" The Princess can't stand the Prince's froggy habits - the way he hops around on the furniture, or sneaks off to the lily pond. The Prince is unhappy, too, and decides that it would be best if he were changed back to a frog. But finding a witch who will do the job is harder than he expects. They all seem to have other spells in mind... | Puffin Books |
| OS_643EFDCE02E76700B538D0B4 | The Gingerbread Man | |||
| 9780590410564 | The Gingerbread Man and Other Tales. | Includes : Jack and the Beanstalk ; The Three Billy Goats Gruff ; and The Little Red Hen. | ||
| 9780140370096 | The Giraffe And The Pelly And Me | Dahl, Roald | When Billy joins the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, he gets a lot more than a new job. First he makes three new friends, then it's time to get to work cleaning all 677 windows of the Duke of Hampshire's house. The Duke is not only the most wealthy man in the country, he's also the most generous. Can he make Billy's lifelong dream come true? "A captivating story and a wonderful read-aloud."-- The Horn Book A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team composed of a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey and together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true. | Puffin |
| 9781402255441 | The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes | Mark Pett, Gary Rubinstein | Beatrice is so well-known for never making a mistake that she is greeted each morning by fans and reporters, but a near-error on the day of the school talent show could change everything. | Sourcebooks, Inc. |
| 9781338661705 | The Good Egg | Jory John | When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect. | |
| 0439287308 | The Goose's Gold | |||
| 9780439598408 | The Grapes of Math | Greg Tang | Illustrated riddles introduce strategies for solving a variety of math problems by looking for patterns, symmetries, and familiar number combinations within the eye-catching pictures. Reprint. | Scholastic Paperbacks |