Melinda Robinson's Library
Sango Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781484714522 | Rocket and Groot: Stranded on Planet Strip Mall! | Tom Angleberger | After battling deadly space piranhas in Sector 7 of the Cosmos, Rocket and Groot crash-land on a planet made up of strip malls, maniacal robots bent on customer service, and killer toilets - yes, killer toilets! Told through the eyes of Rocket, the Adventures of Rocket and Groot will feature simple black-and-white drawing throughout, as Rocket uses a space stylus to express his adventures, visually, while Veronica, their space recording companion, lays out the adventure in text! Granted, the drawings are done by a space Raccoon with a bad attitude, but what would happen if he gave Groot a shot to draw an adventure they had been on? what would we get? We'll find out in the final chapter! | Marvel Press |
| 9780545236836 | Rocks! Rocks! Rocks! | Buddy likes looking at and collecting rocks. Mama suggests they visit the local nature center. They hike the Blue Diamond Trail to five rock stops. They meet Roxie, a Rock Ridge Ranger. Buddy learns lots about bedrock, erosion, and how rocks are formed. He finds out many surprising things about rocks. | ||
| 9780805071061 | Rosa | Nikki Giovanni | A biography of the African American woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped established the civil rights movement. | Macmillan |
| 9780811834902 | Ruby's Wish | Shirin Yim Bridges | In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins. | Chronicle Books |
| 9780545609838 | Sally Ride | Annmarie Anderson | Presents a biography of the first American woman in space, from her childhood in Los Angeles to her two space shuttle missions to her death in 2012. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780142414330 | Savvy | Ingrid Law | Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident. | Puffin Books |
| 9780545664776 | Scholastic Reader Level 3: when I Grow up: Benjamin Franklin | AnnMarie Anderson | Provides a first person account of the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780439025591 | Season of the Sandstorms | Mary Pope Osborne | Guided by a magic rhyme, Jack and Annie travel to ancient Baghdad on a mission to help the Caliph disseminate wisdom to the world. | |
| 9780545907880 | Secrets According to Humphrey | Betty G. Birney | Humphrey, the pet hamster of Longfelow School's Room 26, learns that his classroom is full of secrets, the most important of which is that a student will be leaving soon. | |
| 9781593691622 | Shadows on Society Hill | Evelyn Coleman, Jean-Paul Tibbles | Addy is overjoyed when Poppa's new boss invites her family to live on his property in Philadelphia's elegant Society Hill neighborhood, but she soon discovers that their new home holds dangerous secrets. Simultaneous. | Amer Girl |
| 9781338283075 | Short | Holly Goldberg Sloan | "Julia Marks has always been small. So when her mother makes her try out fot the local theater production of the Wizard of Oz, it's no surprise that she is cast as a munchkin. Julia is hesitant at first, but she quickly gets caught up in the director's unwavering enthusiasm. Then she makes two unlikely new friends: Olive, one of the adults with dwarfism in the play, and Mrs. Chang, a neighbor with some surprising hidden talents. And before long, Julia has a wonderful realization: this is going to be her summer to shine. Filled with humor, heart, and a terrifically quirky cast of characters, this is a joyous story of self-discovery and the role models who forever change us." --p. [4] of cover. | |
| 9780439585965 | Smart About the Fifty States | Jon Buller | Scholastic | |
| 9781453084878 | Snakes and Crocs and Other Reptiles, Reading Level 2, Grades 1 to 3 | Kathryn Knight | Bendon | |
| 9780545384407 | Snakes and Other Reptiles | Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce | Provides information on snakes and other types of reptiles. | |
| 9781484704882 | Star Wars the Force Awakens Junior Novel | Michael Kogge | Relive the excitement of one of the most anticipated movies of all time with this action-packed retelling of Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Many years have passed since the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance were victorious over the evil Empire, and the galaxy has been at peace. But now a new darkness is rising. The brave men and women of the Resistance must stand against Kylo Ren and the villainous First Order. | Disney Lucasfilm Press |
| 046594003508 | Stuart Little | E.B.White | ||
| 9780375864919 | Summer of the Sea Serpent | Mary Pope Osborne | The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Jack and Annie are off on another mythical mission at the request of Merlin the magician. Luckily, they have a young sorcerer, Teddy, to help them. From underwater caves to a Spider Queen, from mystical selkies to a magical sword, this is a Magic Tree House adventure kids won’t want to miss! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #31, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #3: Summer of the Sea Serpent. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780679863731 | Sunset of the Sabertooth | Mary Pope Osborne | The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! The Ice Age is very cool…for two kids in bathing suits! Jack and Annie nearly freeze when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the time of cave people and woolly mammoths. But nothing can stop them from having another wild adventure—not even a saber-toothed tiger! Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439792073 | Surviving Sharks and Other Dangerous Creatures | Allan Zullo | Ten true stories of real-life survivors of attacks by some of the animal kingdom's scariest predators! | |
| 9781481487320 | Tales From a Not-so-Dorky Drama Queen | Rachel Renée Russell, Nikki Russell, Erin Russell | Nikki Maxwell's worst nightmare comes true! Sassy spoiled wannabe MacKenzie Hollister has gotten her hands on Nikki's diary and has decided to share some thoughts of her own! |