Morgan Ebright's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780689828683 | The Landry News | Clements, Andrew | fifth-grader Cara Landry Is An Aspiring Journalist Who Has Created Her Own Newspaper, The Landry News. In Her First Edition, She Writes A Harsh Editorial That Accuses Mr. Larson, Her Burned-out Language Arts Teacher, Of Not Doing His Job. However, Her Criticism Has Positive Results: It Inspires Mr. Larson To Become A Real Teacher Again -- One Who Encourages His Class To Turn The Landry News Into A Classroom Newspaper. But When The School Principal Uses Something That's Been Printed In The Paper To Try To Get Mr. Larson Fired, The Whole Town Gets Involved, And Cara And Her Classmates Learn About The First Amendment -- And The Importance Of Tempering Truth With Mercy. Reading Level: Ages 8-12library Journalgr 4-6-a Fifth Grader's Scathing Editorial Criticizing Her Burned-out Teacher Spurs Him To Take His Duties Seriously. A Terrific Read About Free Speech, The Power Of The Pen, And The Need To Temper Truth With Mercy. (july) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| 9780545598125 | The Last Holiday Concert | Andrew Clements | ||
| 9780399244971 | The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush | Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth. | ||
| 9780590411455 | The Little Red Hen | The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it. | Scholastic Paperbacks | |
| 9780590462259 | The Littles | John Lawrence Peterson | Scholastic Inc. | |
| 9780439740814 | The Luckiest Leprechaun | Justine Korman | When a leprechaun reluctantly lets a dog befriend him, he finds out what it's like to care about someone. | |
| 9781338268935 | The Magician's Hat | Malcolm Mitchell | Today is Family Fun Day at the library, and a magician named David puts on a show with his special trick--having the children pull books out of his tall hat, books that touch their deepest dreams and unlock their hopes for their future. | |
| The Mermaid's Tail | ||||
| 9781338547177 | The New Kid | A. I. Newton | While His Scientist-parents Study Earth, Second-grader Zeke Tries To Fit In But Harris, A Classmate, Notices His Abilities And Sets Out To Prove Zeke Is An Alien. | |
| 9780590430524 | The Secret Soldier | Ann McGovern | Deborah Sampson wanted to travel and have adventures, but since she had no money, the best way to do that was to join the army. This is the exciting true story of a woman who became a soldier during the American Revolutionary War, by dressing and acting like a man. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338571042 | The Secrets Necklace | Jessie Paddock | "Penny Hoppe isn't having much fun in middle school, but now her luck might be changing: her new necklace is a mind reader! Whenever she wears it, Penny can hear the thoughts of those around her--and their innermost secrets. Can she use her new power to finally fit in? Or will she uncover more than she bargained for?"-- | Scholastic, Inc. |
| 9780439136662 | The Shape of the Things | Dayle Ann Dodds | 1994 The Shape of Things (P) by Dayle Ann Dodds / Illustrated by Julie Lacome ***ISBN-13: 9780439136662 | Scholastic |
| 9780142419472 | The Story of Ferdinand | Munro Leaf | A gentle bull who likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers is entered in a bullfight. | |
| 0140314202 | The Summer of the Swans | |||
| 9780723268154 | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | Level Two Follow the story of naughty Peter Rabbit as he squeezes under the gate into Mr. McGregor's garden and finds himself in all kinds of trouble! Beatrix Potter's original artwork and text have been adapted for this easy-to-read version of the classic tale. | Penguin |
| 9780899192758 | The Three Little Pigs (Paul Galdone Classics) | Galdone, Paul, Galdone, Joanna C. | When a hungry wolf huffs, and puffs, and blows in the houses of two little pigs, the third realizes he needs more than a sturdy house of bricks to drive the wolf away. A classic battle of wits, dramatically and charmingly illustrated.School Library JournalPreS-Gr 3-The classic folktale. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| The Twin's Blanket | ||||
| 9780545085359 | The Voyage of the Frog | Gary Paulsen | When David goes out on his sailboat to scatter his recently deceased uncle's ashes to the wind, he is caught in a fierce storm and must survive many days on his own as he works out his feelings about life and his uncle. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| The Wheat We Eat | ||||
| 0816710384 | The Whipping Boy |