Leana Miller's Library
Carmel Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780312376024 | Rosa | Nikki Giovanni | A biography about Rosa Parks, the Alabama black seamstress who refused to give up her seat on a bus and helped establish the civil rights movement. | Macmillan |
| 9781629798486 | Rosa's Bus | Jo S. Kittinger | Like all buses in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950's, Bus #2857 was segregated: white passengers sat in the front and black passengers sat in the back—until Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a major event in the Civil Rights movement led by a young minister, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For 382 days, black passengers chose to walk rather than ride the buses in Montgomery. | Astra Publishing House |
| 9780545035774 | Siesta | Ginger Foglesong Gibson | A brother and sister and their teddy bear go through the house gathering items they will need for their siesta in the back yard. | |
| 9780316070164 | Sit-In | Andrea Davis Pinkney | ||
| 9780590275682 | Small Treasures | Akimi Gibson | Some of the biggest treasures are small objects saved away in a secret box. | |
| 9780385387262 | Snow Day! (Frosty the Snowman) | Courtney Carbone | Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will love learning to read on their own with this Step into Reading Step 2 leveled reader based on the beloved 1969 television special Frosty the Snowman. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439317566 | So You Want to Be President | Judith George | Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton. | |
| 1575180391 | Spots | Patricia Tefft Cousin | ||
| 9780590227131 | Stay in Line | Teddy Slater | 12 girls and boys go to the zoo. They learn many ways to count to 12! | Cartwheel Books |
| 046594003508 | Stuart Little | E.B.White | ||
| 9780679892472 | Ten Apples up on Top! | Count your way through this silly stacking adventure with Dr. Seuss–now in a board book format perfect for the littlest of readers! Don't let the apples drop! Three animal friends practice balancing apples on their heads in this hilarious introduction to counting. This hardcover picture book teaches all about numbers, with a dose of signature Seuss charm. Kids will learn to count to ten--and want to start all over again! Bright and Early Board Books are simplified editions of your favorite Dr. Seuss stories, printed in a sturdy board format that’s perfect for little hands! At 4 ¼ x 5 ¾, they’re about 1/4 the size of the classic large format Seuss picture books like The Lorax and Oh, The Places You’ll Go! and ideal for babies and toddlers too young for the original stories. “Pretty much all the stuff you need to know is in Dr. Seuss.” –President Barack Obama | Random House Books for Young Readers | |
| 9781581170917 | Ten Little Ladybugs | Melanie Gerth | Young readers may feel the raised ladybugs as they count down from ten to one. On board pages. | Intervisual/Piggy Toes |
| 9780590259446 | The 100th Day of School | Angela Shelf Medearis | Children learn to count to 100 with various classroom activities. | Cartwheel Books |
| 0439149878 | The Amazing Christmas Extravaganza | David Shannon | ||
| 394888820 | The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree | Stan and Jan Berenstain | ||
| OS_6442A07D74D51200B550060B | The Big Buck Adventure | Shelley Gill, Deborah Tobola | ||
| 9780064451000 | The Big Dipper | Franklyn M. Branley | "[This new edition of a book first published in 1962 is] an excellent introduction to the night sky and star gazing. The beauty of this book is its simplicity and the high percentage of success a young reader would have following its directions." —AP. | Collins |
| 0385500300 | The Brand New Kid | Katie Couric | ||
| 9781338740257 | 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. | |
| 9780399255373 | The Day the Crayons Quit | Drew Daywalt | The hilarious, colorful #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon that every kid wants! Gift a copy to someone you love today. Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit! Blue crayon needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. Black crayon wants to be used for more than just outlining. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking—each believes he is the true color of the sun. What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them back to doing what they do best? With giggle-inducing text from Drew Daywalt and bold and bright illustrations from Oliver Jeffers, The Day the Crayons Quit is the perfect gift for new parents, baby showers, back-to-school, or any time of year! Perfect for fans of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith. Praise for The Day the Crayons Quit: Amazon’s 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2013 Goodreads’ 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year Winner of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award * “Hilarious . . . Move over, Click, Clack, Moo; we’ve got a new contender for the most successful picture-book strike.” –BCCB, starred review “Jeffers . . . elevates crayon drawing to remarkable heights.” –Booklist “Fresh and funny.” –The Wall Street Journal "This book will have children asking to have it read again and again.” –Library Media Connection * “This colorful title should make for an uproarious storytime.” –School Library Journal, starred review * “These memorable personalities will leave readers glancing apprehensively at their own crayon boxes.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review “Utterly original.” –San Francisco Chronicle | Penguin |