Leah Wadsworth's Library
Glenellen Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545067010 | Five Green and Speckled Frogs | Count and sing along with five frog friends who are hungry and tired. | ||
| 9780062386618 | Flood Warning | Katharine Kenah | You are lying in bed listening to the soft sound of rain. It has been coming down for hours. Now something is changing. The rain sounds harder and louder, and there is water running down the road, which looks like a small river. What is happening? You are hearing and seeing the start of a flood. Read and find out about the different kinds of floods, how they start, and how to stay safe. With colorful illustrations from Amy Schimler-Safford and engaging text from Katharine Kenah, Flood Warning is a fascinating look into a dangerous natural disaster. Featuring rich vocabulary bolded throughout the text, this book also includes a Find-Out-More section with instructions on how to make a rain gauge and an infographic about saving water at home. Both the text and the artwork were vetted for accuracy by Dr. Christopher Kenah, Geologist, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. This is a Level 2 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science title, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) 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 |
| 9780395664155 | Fly Away Home | Eve Bunting | In this ALA Notable Children's Book, a homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally finds its freedom. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780545131490 | Follow Me, Mittens | Lola M. Schaefer | Mittens the kitten goes for a walk with Nick, but he is distracted by a butterfly and becomes lost. | |
| 9780439341165 | Football Fright | Gail Herman | Scooby and his friends find themselves faced with another mystery when they suspect something very strange is going on involving their favorite football team and some unusual fans. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780802788832 | Four Seasons Make a Year | Anne Rockwell | Each season brings new surprises and discoveries. In the spring, leaves sprout, showers come, and it's time for planting. Bees buzz and roses bloom as summer arrives. The fall turns pumpkins orange and leaves red and gold, and the wind grows cold. In wintertime, snow twirls down, and the flames in the fireplace leap and glow. Next year, it will all happen again, but it will be a little different, too. Everything is always growing and changing on a farm. Beloved author Anne Rockwell takes young readers through the year. Megan Halsey's charming collage illustrations are the perfect complement to this delightful introduction to the wonders of the seasons. | Walker Childrens |
| 9781621575085 | Freddy the Frogcaster | Janice Dean | Freddy the Frogcaster loves learning about the weather, and he’s known for having the best predictions in town. But what happens when the town picnic is almost ruined by a storm that catches the local frogcaster by surprise? Freddy has to step in to save the day! Well-known Fox News broadcast meteorologist Janice Dean pens this exciting and hilarious tale about an aspiring weathercaster who can’t keep his eyes off the sky. Children and adults will love the charming frog world Freddy lives in and the fun science lessons he shares. (With an activities section in the back.) | Regnery Kids |
| 9781621574705 | Freddy the Frogcaster and the Flash Flood | Janice Dean | Freddy the Frogcaster and his friends are hoping for rain. Their town of Lilypad is dry, and plants and trees are brown because of a terrible drought. Freddy gets excited as he sees a storm coming that could bring water to thirsty trees and grass. He leaps into action to warn everyone to "be prepared!" Suddenly there’s a change in the forecast that could affect everyone’s plans—and make Freddy wonder if he’s meant to be a frogcaster. Sometimes valuable life lessons can be learned from making mistakes. Once again, award-winning meteorologist Janice Dean introduces young readers to different weather conditions and gives valuable information to help them understand and avoid dangerous weather situations. The fifth title in this series, Freddy the Frogcaster and the Flash Flood, explains droughts, storms, floods, and flash floods, and encourages kids of all ages to be weather ready, just like our friend Freddy! | Regnery Kids |
| 9781621574699 | Freddy the Frogcaster and the Terrible Tornado | Janice Dean | Get ready for a whirlwind of adventure with Freddy the Frogcaster when a famous storm chaser visits Lilypad! In her fourth book, well-known meteorologist Janice Dean tackles some scary weather. Freddy the Frogcaster is faced with one of the most ferocious and devastating kinds of weather: the tornado. Young readers will learn all about how big storms occur and produce some of nature's most destructive weather. Chock-full of storm science lessons in the back, children and adults alike will learn valuable life-saving information. As Freddy reminds us, please be prepared and know what to do and where to go when the next bad storm comes your way! | Regnery Kids |
| 9780385755498 | Frederick (Step Into Reading, Step 3) | Leo Lionni | Leo Lionni’s Caldecott Honor–winning story is now available as a Step 3 Step into Reading book—perfect for children who are ready to read on their own. Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it’s Frederick’s stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice. Lionni’s enduringly popular tale makes a winning addition to the Step into Reading line, letting young children enjoy this classic all by themselves. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780064440592 | Frog and Toad All Year | Arnold Lobel | Friends all year. In winter, spring, summer, and fall, Frog and Toad are always together. Here is a wise and wonderful story for each seasonof the year-and one for Christmas, too. | Harper Collins |
| 9780064440219 | Frog and Toad Together | Arnold Lobel | Best Friends Frog and Toad are always together. Here are five wonderful stories about flowers, cookies, bravery, dreams, and, most of all, friendship. | HarperCollins |
| 9780544102804 | 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 big orange pumpkin? Read and find out! Introduce basic science concepts to young children and help satisfy their curiosity about how the world works. | |
| 9780064441704 | Ghosts! | Alvin Schwartz | Do you believe in ghosts? Some people do . . . These spooky -- and funny -- tales about singing ghosts, toast-eating ghosts, and ghosts no one even guesses are sure to send shivers up and down your spine. Why not retell them to your friends and see if you can make their spines tingle, too? | Harper Collins |
| 9780545480581 | Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site | Sherri Duskey Rinker | At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep. | |
| 9780545290043 | Grace for President | Kelly S. DiPucchio | When Grace discovers that there has never been a female U.S. president, she decides to run for school president. | |
| 9780590223553 | Growing Vegetable Soup | A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup. Vegetable soup recipe included. | ||
| 9781551432458 | Hank and Fergus | Susin Nielsen-Fernlund | Fergus is Hank's invisible dog, his best friend, and all he needs in the world, isn't he? | |
| 9780778794882 | Helpers in My Community | Bobbie Kalman | Introduces some of the many different types of workers a community needs, including builders, educators, medical professionals, emergency workers, and volunteers, and describes some of the work they do. | |
| 9780399160721 | Henry's Map | David Elliot | A fun-filled introduction to maps through the eyes of an adorable pig Henry is a very particular sort of pig. "A place for everything and everything in its place," he always says. But when he looks out his window he is troubled. The farm is a mess! Henry is worried that nobody will be able to find anything in this mess. So he draws a map showing all the animals exactly where they belong. And Henry embarks on a journey through the farm, his friends tagging along as he creates his map: sheep in the woolshed, chickens in the coop, the horse in the stable. After the map is complete, Henry uses it to bring himself back home, where he is relieved to know that he is exactly where he belongs. A place for everything and everything in its place, indeed. For fans of Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth or of Winnie the Pooh, this sweet romp through the farm is adorably illustrated by David Elliot, who created the endearing animals who inhabit Brian Jacques world of Redwall. Perfect for pre-schoolers and elemetary-schoolers learning to read maps for the first time. Praise for Henry's Map: *** “With appealing characters and gentle humor, this book will be a hit at storytime, or as an introduction to mapping lessons.” —School Library Journal *** (starred) *** “Here’s hoping for many more Henry-centric adventures.” —Kirkus Reviews *** (starred) “Elliot’s barnyard animals brim with personality and emotion, matching the understated humor of this charming story.” —Publisher’s Weekly “This story may even inspire budding cartographers to map their own world.” —Booklist | Penguin |