Lisa Bledsoe's Library
Glenellen Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780590425261 | Jenny's Journey | Sheila White Samton | Jenny imagines sailing across the ocean to visit her friend Maria. | |
| 9781944882013 | Kindness Counts: A Story For Teaching Random Acts Of Kindness (Without Limits) | Bryan Smith | When Cade and his family find out their ice cream order was paid for by another patron, they continue paying it forward, and so starts the discussion of random acts of kindness. Cade takes this idea and runs with it, showing unexpected kindness to others. But when Dad would like him to donate some of his own toys, he has a hard time. Will Cade be able to learn the importance of being kind to others, even when it isn't easy? Find out in this tale about showing kindness. Award-winning author and school counselor Bryan Smith's Without Limits book series presents those tough-to-teach concepts through entertaining, relatable stories for K through 5 students. Include at the end are tips for parents and educators to help teach children random acts of kindness. 31 pgs. Extend the learning with Four Downloadable Activities! Help reinforce the steps taught from the story with a Poster! The series also includes: Mindset Matters Empathy is My Superpower! Diversity is Key Stress Stinks Everyone's Contributions Count Speak Up For Yourself Get a sneak peek into the storybook! Published by Boys Town Press ISBN: 978-1-944882-01-3 | Boys Town Press |
| Lazy Jack And The Silent Princess | ||||
| 9780545665872 | Lost at Khe Sanh | Steve Watkins | When Anderson discovers a grenade in a trunk full of old military memorabilia, the ghost of a Vietnam War soldier appears and claims the grenade belongs to him. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338331721 | Lucky Luna | Diana López | Fifth grader Luna Ramos has a great many cousins, mostly on her father's side, but one of them, Claudia, is a source of constant annoyance; their current feud begins when Luna is punished for locking Claudia in the restroom at another cousin's quinceanera--but when there's a bullying situation at school, Luna realizes that, despite their disagreements, cousins have to stand up for each other. | |
| M.C Turtle And The Hip Hop Hare | ||||
| 9780439081214 | Make It Move! | Susan Canizares, Betsey Chessen | Simple text and photographs present people making things move, from the bouncing of balls to the pedaling of bikes. | Scholastic |
| 9780545748070 | Make: Lots O' Bots | Marc de Vinck | scholastic | |
| 9780590622165 | Margaret and Margarita, Margarita Y Margaret | Lynn Reiser, Chloe Patellis, Jeff Waxman | Margaret, who only speaks English, and Margarita, who only speaks Spanish, meet in the park and have fun playing together even though they have different languages. | |
| 9780545882019 | Martin & Mahalia | Andrea davis Pinkney | scholastic | |
| 0439064708 | Marvin and the Mean Words | |||
| 9780590437745 | Mary Had a Little Lamb | Sarah Josepha Hale | A contemporary interpretation of the well-known nineteenth-century nursery rhyme about the school-going lamb, accompanied by color photographs, a sample exercise from McGuffey's reader, and a note on the history of the author and her famous rhyme | Scholastic |
| 9780439754989 | Math Fables | Lessons That Count | Scholastic Inc. | |
| Might Mount Kilimanjaro | ||||
| 9780803732193 | Missing Magic | Emma Laybourn | In a world where everyone has magical abilities, eleven-year-old Ned has none, but when the world turns upside down his lack of powers turns out to be his best asset. | Dial |
| Mole Hills | ||||
| 9780590420587 | Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters | John Steptoe | Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780060213145 | My Daniel | Pam Conrad | ‘An old woman tells her grandchildren how her beloved teenage brother was destroyed at the time of the frenzied hunt for dinosaur remains in Nebraska [before the turn of the century]. Vivid description, deeply felt characterization, and a simple yet intricately crafted plot are all hallmarks of Conrad’s narrative. A celebration of the bonds of love and the eloquence of the human spirit.’ —BL.1989 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)1989 Children's Editors' Choices (BL)1990 Teachers' Choices (IRA)1989 Notable Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)1989 Silver Spur Award, Best Juvenile Fiction (Western Writers of America)1989 Children's Books (NY Public Library)1990 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library) | HarperCollins |
| Not Now Said The Cow | ||||
| 9780375834080 | Nothing but Trouble | Sue Stauffacher | the story of Althea Gibson | Alfred A. Knopf |