Ruthann Mercado's Library
Liberty Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545801126 | Who Was Milton Hershey? | James Buckley (Jr.) | "Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton Hershey's life was filled with invention and innovation. As a young man, he was not afraid to dream big and work hard. Eventually, he learned the secret to mass-producing milk chocolate and the recipe that gave it a longer, more stable shelf life. He founded a school for those who didn't have access to a good education and an entire town for his employees. Both his chocolate empire and his great personal legacy live on today."--Provided by publisher. | |
| 9780448437651 | Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? | Margaret Frith, Who HQ | One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison’s inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly! Here’s an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations. | Penguin Workshop |
| 9780140549058 | Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals. | Turtleback Books | |
| 9780375844386 | Wild Horses | George Edward Stanley | Discusses the different wild horses that can be found around the world today, including Chincoteague ponies, Australian Brumbies, American mustangs, and the wild horses of Asia. Simultaneous. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780152020989 | Wilma Unlimited | Kathleen Krull | A biography of Wilma Rudolph, an African-American who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track during a single Olympics. | Clarion Books |
| 9780789454133 | Winking, Blinking, Wiggling, and Waggling | Brian Moses | In colorful photos and simple text, this book describes different eyes and ears in the animal kingdom and how they are used. | DK Children |
| 9780816725458 | Young Martin Luther King, Jr | Joanne Mattern | A simple biography of a great black leader emphasizing his dream of equal treatment for all Americans. | Troll Communications |
| 9780064441865 | Zack's Alligator | Shirley Mozelle | When Bridget the alligator arrives in the mail, she's only the size of a key chain! But after Zack soaks her in water, she grows into a real live alligator. Bridget wrestles the garden hose and swings from the monkey bars. And what other alligator can do cartwheels? Children's Books of 1989 (Library of Congress) | Harper Collins |
| 9780439789233 | Zen Shorts | Jon J. Muth | When Stillwater the giant panda moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways. Includes factual note on Zen. |