Sandy Cardone's Library
Kenwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781338184327 | The Pigeon Needs a Bath! | "The Pigeon is dirty and he needs a bath, but he won't go willingly"-- | ||
| 9781423190875 | The Pigeon Needs a Bath! | Mo Willems | The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon's not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month! Maybe. It's going to take some serious convincing to try and get the Pigeon to take the plunge. | Hyperion Books for Children |
| 9780545155144 | The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! | Mo Willems | The pigeon really, really wants a puppy, but when a puppy arrives the pigeon changes its mind. | |
| 9780545157704 | The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! | The pigeon really, really wants a puppy, but when a puppy arrives the pigeon changes its mind. | ||
| 9781452129365 | The Quickest Kid in Clarksville | Pat Zietlow Miller | It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one thing: Wilma Rudolph, three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be riding on a float tomorrow. See, Alta is the quickest kid in Clarksville, Tennessee, just like Wilma once was. It doesn't matter that Alta's shoes have holes because Wilma came from hard times, too. But what happens when a new girl with shiny new shoes comes along and challenges Alta to a race? Will she still be the quickest kid? The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is a timeless story of dreams, determination, and the power of friendship. | Chronicle Books |
| 9780152712457 | The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree | Gail Gibbons | This book about nature and the changing seasons focuses on a young boy and a very special apple tree. In Gail Gibbons's bright illustrations, Arnold collects apple blossoms in spring, builds a tree house in summer, makes apple pie and cider in the fall, and hangs strings of popcorn and berries for the birds in winter, among other seasonal activities. Includes a recipe for apple pie and a description of how an apple cider press works. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780140501827 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats | Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. "Keats's sparse collage illustrations capture the wonder and beauty a snowy day can bring to a small child."--Barnes & Noble "Ezra Jack Keats's classic The Snowy Day, winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, pays homage to the wonder and pure pleasure a child experiences when the world is blanketed in snow."--Publisher's Weekly "The book is notable not only for its lovely artwork and tone, but also for its importance as a trailblazer. According to Horn Book magazine, The Snowy Day was "the very first full-color picture book to feature a small black hero"--yet another reason to add this classic to your shelves. It's as unique and special as a snowflake."--Amazon.com | Puffin Books |
| 9780590439688 | The Story of Ruby Bridges | Robert Coles | For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. | |
| 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 |
| 9780590425667 | The Tiny Seed | Eric Carle | Originally published: [New York: Crowell, 1970]. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780670827596 | The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs | Jon Scieszka | The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. | Viking Juvenile |
| 9780881064551 | The Underwater Alphabet Book | Jerry Pallotta | Learn your ABCs in this aquatic exploration of the coral reef. Best-selling author Jerry Pallotta delivers a fun first concepts book that covers sea creatures from A to Z. From the well-known Angelfish to lesser known Humu humu nuku nuku apua'a all the way to Zebra Pipefish, readers will be introduced to over twenty-six tropical species that live in and around the coral reef. Edward Stewart's detailed and vibrant illustrations bring the reader into the colorful underwater world. Covering habitats to inhabitants, this alphabetical journey is told both with wit and scientific accuracy that makes for a fun and funny read aloud that kids and parents will be eager to dive into. | Charlesbridge |
| 9780757813825 | The Wonderful Water Cycle | Lisa Shulman | Rigby | |
| 9780881064544 | The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book | Jerry Pallotta | Find out why boa constrictors swallow their meals whole, learn why gila monster's tails are so fat, and meet a lizard that is larger than most people. As young readers turn the pages of this beautifully illustrated book, they will find that reptiles aren't really so "yucky." In fact, reptiles are among nature's most exotic and intriguing animals. Jerry Pallotta's well-researched text and Ralph Masiello's vivid illustrations will enthrall young and not-so-young readers alike. | Charlesbridge Publishing |
| 9780545158169 | There Is a Bird on Your Head! | Mo Willems | Gerald the elephant discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head-- two birds on your head! Piggie will try to help her best friend. | |
| 9780545115988 | There Is a Bird on Your Head! | Mo Willems | Gerald the elephant discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head-- two birds on your head! Piggie will try to help her best friend. | |
| 9780439931618 | There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell! | Lucille Colandro | In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave. | |
| 9780545104371 | There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy | Tedd Arnold | After accidentally swallowing her grandson's pet fly, Grandma tries to retrieve it by consuming progressively larger animals. | |
| 9780439639064 | There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy | Tedd Arnold | After accidentally swallowing her grandson's pet fly, Grandma tries to retrieve it by consuming progressively larger animals. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780545280518 | There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed some Leaves! | Lucille Colandro | "You won't believe why this old lady swallowed some leaves, a shirt, a pumpkin, a pole, some pants, a rope, and some hay! |