Megan Sirmeyer's Library
East Montgomery Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780375836893 | Penny from Heaven | Jennifer L. Holm | Newbery Honor–winning, New York Times–bestselling, and as full of fun and adventure as it is of deeper family issues--now with striking new cover art!School’s out for summer, and Penny and her cousin Frankie have big plans to eat lots of butter pecan ice cream, swim at the local pool, and cheer on their favorite baseball team—the Brooklyn Dodgers! But sometimes things don’t go according to plan. Penny’s mom doesn’t want her to swim because she’s afraid Penny will get polio. Frankie is constantly getting into trouble, and Penny feels caught between the two sides of her family. But even if the summer doesn’t exactly start as planned . . . things can work out in the most unexpected ways!Set just after World War II, this thought-provoking novel also highlights the prejudice Penny’s Italian American family must confront because people of Italian descent were “the enemy” not long ago.Inspired by three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm’s own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a story about families—about the things that tear them apart and the things that bring them back together.Includes an author’s note with photographs and background on World War II, internment camps, and 1950s America, as well as additional resources and websites."Holm's deft storytelling is at once rosy, rounded, and realistic." --San Francisco Chronicle | Yearling |
| 9781416925118 | Pick of the Litter | Bill Wallace | Tom's grandfather is recovering from heart surgery, so during summer vacation Tom is helping him with his hunting dog business. It's hard work, but Tom doesn't mind so much after he falls in love with one of the pups, a rare blue-eyed pointer Tom names Tad. It's almost as if Tad understands when Tom talks to him, especially about confusing things like how hard it is to write to Angie, a girl Tom met on vacation. The trouble is, Grandpa promised the owner of the pup's sire the pick of the litter, and it's pretty clear that's Tad. Tom knows what he should do, but he can't help hoping there's a way to get around Grandpa's promise. How can he do the honorable thing when it will cost him what he wants most in the world? | Aladdin |
| 9780679824251 | Pirates Past Noon | Mary Pope Osborne | The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, hidden gold, and nasty pirates. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780545202046 | Planets | Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger | A young science series in a fun question and answer format. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780545007184 | Polar Animals | Wade Cooper | Kids love fun facts about animals, and these nonfiction easy readers are accessible--with simple, rhyming text and exciting close-up photography! Study the whiskers on a seal or the snout of an aardvark! Part of a fun new nonfiction series with foil on the cover and learning activities, including a quiz and a picture dictionary with key words to learn, these fascinating science books are sure to be a big hit with children, parents, and teachers alike! Brrr. In the coldest places on Earth, polar animals fly, swim, and hunt! Learn about polar bears, walruses, snowy owls, and more in this Level 1 reader! | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780590706384 | Polar Bears Past Bedtime | Mary Pope Osborne | Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to the Arctic, where a polar bear leads them onto very thin ice | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780380727698 | Poppy (Poppy, 3) | Avi | Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner * ALA Notable Book * ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice * School Library Journal Best BookIn the third book in the Tales of Dimwood Forest by Newbery Medal-winning author Avi, a tiny deer mouse named Poppy dares to stand up to a tyrannical owl. The story is accompanied by inviting illustrations from Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca.“This exciting story is richly visual. The underlying messages, to challenge unjust authority and to rely on logic and belief in oneself, are palatably blended with action and suspense.” — School Library JournalPoppy knew she was taking a risk following her beloved Ragweed to Bannock Hill, but a night of dancing with the handsome golden mouse was just too tempting. So when Ragweed is scooped up by the sinister owl, Mr. Ocax, who rules over Dimwood forest, she’s devastated. Her whole life she was warned of Mr. Ocax’s evil ways…how could she have been so foolish to put herself and Ragweed at risk?To make matters worse, when Poppy attempts to move with her family to a different part of the woods where the food supply is richer, Mr. Ocax refuses to let them go. Despite what she’s been led to believe for years, Mr. Ocax is not as strong as he wants the mice to think he is. Armed with the bravery, gumption, and wit of a hero, Poppy embarks on a dangerous quest—joined by the irascible but lovable porcupine, Ereth—to defeat Mr. Ocax and lead her family to a better home.A perennially popular story of courage and determination, Poppy is a fixture on state award lists and in classrooms across the country. | HarperCollins |
| 9781338325973 | Positively Izzy | Terri Libenson | On the day of the school talent show, the lives of shy Bri and dreamer Izzy converge to create an event even more dramatic than either could even imagine. | |
| 9780545854849 | Prehistoric Mammals | Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld | "From woolly mammoths to saber-toothed cats, prehistoric mammals once roamed Earth. With beautiful and engaging illustrations, authentic photos, and accessible text, kids will learn all about these mighty mammals in this Level 2 reader" -- | |
| 9781338277135 | Pug Pals: Two's a Crowd | Flora Ahn | Sunny's New Little Sister, Rosy, Is Getting Her Paws Into Everything. When Rosy Takes Sunny's Favorite Toy, Mr. Bunny, And Loses Him, Sunny Is Barking Mad. But When Rosy Sets Off On Her Own To Find And Rescue Mr. Bunny, Sunny Starts To Worry. Rosy's Never Been Outside By Herself Before. Sunny Will Have To Gather All The Canine Courage She Has And Go After Them -- Before Rosy And Mr. Bunny Are Both Lost Fur-ever!--page [4] Of Cover. | scholastic |
| 9780545099486 | Pugsley | Ellen Miles | When Lizzie meets a mischievous young pug named Pugsley while working at her aunt's day care center for dogs, she steps in to train Pugsley so that he can get a good owner. | |
| 9780822567097 | Quirky, Jerky, Extra Perky | Brian P. Cleary | An introduction to adjectives and how they help with descriptons. | Millbrook Press |
| 9780545368193 | Rain and Lightning | Michael Christopher Harris | Learn all the important vocabulary words to understand about rain, lightning, and thunder. | |
| 9780328141654 | Reading 2007 English Language Learners Reader Grade 3 | Pearson Scott Foresman | ||
| 9780328141678 | Reading 2007 English Language Learners Reader Grade 3 | Pearson Scott Foresman | ||
| 9781338053807 | Restart | Gordon Korman | When Chase returns to middle school after falling off the roof and losing his memory, he learns that the person he was before the amnesia is not someone he likes. | |
| 9780448411361 | Rip Van Winkle | Washington Irving | A retelling of the tale in which a man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world. | |
| 9780545108553 | Ruby Bridges Goes to School | Ruby Bridges | Ruby Bridges tells the story of how she helped end racial segregation in the New Orleans public school system when she was in the first grade. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780439443838 | Rules | Cynthia Lord | Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780022846657 | Science | Jay K. Hackett, Kara D. Hill, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company |