Megan Smith's Library
Kirkwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9780753459461 | Simon Adams | Presents an overview of the medieval world between A.D. 500 to 1450, through maps and facts about society, traditions, and landmarks | Kingfisher Books | |
| 9780756610692 | Susanna Van Rose | Text and color illustrations provide information about Earth. | DK Children | |
| 9780756619121 | Leslie Garrett | Young readers will discover all about the environment by joining the Sophie and Spencer on their walk around the neighborhood. They'll learn how we can all make our world a cleaner, healthier place to live in. What happens when we waste electricity? How does pollution affect our beautiful planet? Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn! | DK Children | |
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| 9780763610548 | Amy Hest | Baby Duck experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grampa, everything turns out okay in the end. | Candlewick Press (MA) | |
| 9780763613228 | Jan Fearnley | Making their way home, Little Mouse and his mother see how other animal mothers love their babies. But what can Mama Mouse, being so small, do for Little Mouse? An endearing story that captures the bond between parents and children. Full-color illustrations . | Candlewick Press (MA) | |
| 9780763634971 | Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee | A follow-up to the Geisel Award-winning Bink and Gollie finds the friendship of tall Gollie and short Bink tested by Gollie's queenly airs, a lack of pancakes and their shared profile in a book of record holders. | Candlewick Press | |
| 9780764138553 | Laurence Anholt | When her dog runs away while visiting a beautiful country garden in France, Julie asks asks a friendly gardener to help her find her pet, unaware that he is the impressionist painter Claude Monet. | B.E.S. Publishing | |
| 9780765193469 | Smithmark Publishing | Provides facts about the universe, space exploration, black holes, astronomy and spacecraft using question and answer format. | Smithmark Publishers | |
| 9780768101027 | Judy Nayer | Find the answers to many questions such as "What causes summer and other seasons? and "Where do clouds come from?" | McClanahan Book | |
| 9780769635262 | Pictures labeled in English and Spanish are grouped in such categories as "The family," "The body," "Colors," "The kitchen," and "The classroom." | American Education Publishing | ||
| 9780772518941 | Linley, Mike | Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, life cycle, predators, and different varieties of penguins. | Irwin Publishing, c1992, [i.e. 1991] | |
| 9780778719885 | Bobbie Kalman | Through many photographs and illustrations, Food Chains and You conveys how the transfer of energy takes place from the sun to various plants and animals, including people. It shows children how they, too, are part of food chains. The book also gives children tips on how to grow their own food-chain-friendly vegetable garden. | New York ; St. Catharines, Ont. : Crabtree Pub. | |
| 9780786805426 | Bill Nye | Ancient dinosaurs lived over 65 million years ago, but they have fascinated human beings since the first fossil discovery. In this book, science expert and television celebrity Bill Nye the Science Guy tells us how dinosaurs become fossils, how they must have behaved, and why we call their descendants “birds.” Featuring over thirty different species of dinosaurs, each chapter has an easy-to-follow experiment that readers can do at home. | Disney-Hyperion | |
| 9780736434393 | Jessica Julius | It's Anna's birthday and Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever, but Elsa's icy powers may put more than just the party at risk. Based on the new Disney Frozen animated short, "Frozen Fever," this storybook comes with over 30 stickers. It's perfect for Frozen fans ages 3-7. | RH/Disney | |
| 9780794504267 | Caroline Young, Ian Jackson | Information about the creatures that live in a variety of habitats is accompanied by detailed illustrations of scenes of the habitats in which young readers are invited to search for hidden animals. | Usborne Pub Limited | |
| 9780794537272 | EDC Publishing | Lift the flaps in this colorful board BD to find out about fractions, decimals and percentages - what they are and how you can use them. Build a fraction wall, meet the fraction families and test your skills with the fraction challenge. Includes interactive questions and puzzles! | Usborne | |
| 9780802773739 | Francine Jacobs | Follows the adventures of a manatee, or sea cow, from birth till after he leaves his mother. | Bloomsbury Publishing USA | |
| 9780803709690 | Seattle (Chief) | A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction. Based on a speech attributed (perhaps spuriously) to Chief Seattle, ca. 1854, as reported by Henry A. Smith in the Seattle Sunday star, Oct. 29, 1887. Cf. article in Prologue magazine, v. 18, no. 1 (spring 1985); available in electronic form on the web site of the National archives. | Dial |