Shelby Becerra's Library
Kirkwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781338532494 | The Super Life of Ben Braver | "It all started with a peanut butter cup ... which leads Ben Braver to a secret school for kids with super abilities. Ben has never had special powers--and maybe never will. But could this be the chance to become the superhero he's always dreamed of?"--Page 4 of cover. | ||
| 071009004993 | The Tent | |||
| 9780663592425 | The Titanic, Lost-- and Found | Judy Donnelly | A simple account of the sinking of the Titanic and the discovery of its remains many years later. | |
| 9780140544510 | The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs | Jon Scieszka, A. Wolf | The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. | Puffin |
| 9780590483575 | Thomas Edison | Shelly Bedik | Surveys the life and accomplishments of the man whose inventions did so much to change the way people live | |
| 9780836876918 | Thomas Jefferson | Monica Rausch | What makes a great American? A willingness to explore or work for the common good? An endless curiosity or bravery in the face of terrible dangers? The six Americans portrayed in Great Americans reveal all these qualities and more. Young readers will learn fascinating information about the people who helped shape our history. Key Features: Leveled text developed in consultation with a reading specialist Promotes vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and other aspects of reading proficiency Correlated to curriculum standards Helps students learn about individuals important to American history Expands awareness of character education Labeled maps help build students' map-reading skills A man of many talents, Thomas Jefferson was a farmer, lawyer, architect, and inventor. His skills as a writer and political thinker made him a natural leader during the American Revolution. Find out how he helped shape the United States' government and history. Book jacket. | Weekly Reader Leveled Readers |
| 9781782350651 | Three Little Pigs | Nick Page | ||
| 9780673626011 | To Your Good Health | A wily shepherd escapes death three times and finally gets the king to grant his wish. | ||
| 9780673625045 | Treasure in the Cellar | Steven Otfinoski | A play about how Tom tricks his friend, Ben into helping him clean the cellar. | Pearson Scott Foresman |
| 9780673625496 | Try, Try Again! | Janet Buell | A girl desires to be an inventor. | Scott Foresman |
| 9780545175739 | Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Velociraptor | Jerry Pallotta, Rob Bolster | Contains facts about the tyrannosaurus rex and the velociraptor, comparing such aspects as their sizes, body types, and abilities-- | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780545681186 | Ultimate Ocean Rumble | Jerry Pallotta | What would happen if sixteen sea creatures met in a tournament? Who will be the ocean champion? Who do you think would win? -- | Who Would Win |
| 9780064405171 | Walk Two Moons | Sharon Creech | "How about a story? Spin us a yarn." Instantly, Phoebe Winterbottom came to mind. "I could tell you an extensively strange story," I warned. "Oh, good!" Gram said. "Delicious!" And that is how I happened to tell them about Phoebe, her disappearing mother, and the lunatic. As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold--the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother. In her own award-winning style, Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compelling, and utterly moving story of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotion. | Harper Collins |
| 9780673625472 | Wang Yani: Longing to Paint | Anne Sibley O'Brien | The story of Wang Yani who with her gift of painting became a famous Chinese painter of monkeys. | Pearson Scott Foresman |
| 9780545315432 | Wayside School Is Falling Down | Louis Sachar | More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during show and tell. Sequel to "Sideways Stories from Wayside School." | |
| 9780876143315 | What Are You Figuring Now? | Jeri Ferris | A biography of the Afro-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable for its preciseness. | |
| 9781338271393 | What if You Had T. Rex Teeth? | Sandra Markle | "From a velociraptor's sharp sickle-tipped toes to a T. rex's giant curved teeth, and from the body armor of an ankylosaurus to the long neck of a brachiosaurus, discover what it would be like if you had one of these wild dinosaur parts"--Publisher marketing. | What If You Had |
| 9780736422383 | What Is a Princess? | Jennifer Liberts, Jennifer Liberts Weinberg | Simple text and illustrations describe the qualities shared by some of Disney's princesses, including Snow White, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, and Ariel. | RH/Disney |
| 9781554988938 | What Milly Did | Elise Moser | Looks at the life of the woman who created the global recycling standard, a tale of how she rallied her community through creativity, hard work, and determination and wound up changing the world. | Groundwood Books |
| 9780590412056 | What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? | Jean Fritz, Michael Hembree | A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States. | Sports Pub |