Silvia Bentley's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545169868 | Mama, Will You Hold My Hand? | Anna Pignataro | A mother assures her son that they will always be together, no matter what comes their way. | |
| 9780711245679 | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara | From the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., the inspiring minister and civil rights activist. Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his uncle was a preacher, his grandfather was a preacher…so maybe he’d become a great preacher too. One day, a friend invited him to play at his house. Martin was shocked when his mother wouldn’t let him in because he was black. That day he realized there was something terribly unfair going on. Martin believed that no one should remain silent and accept something if it's wrong. And he promised himself that—when he grew up—he’d fight injustice with the most powerful weapon of all: words. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the inspiring activist’s life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS! | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
| 9781423175674 | Meet the Planes | Disney Storybook Art Team | A jacketed hardcover guide to the characters from the Planes franchise, from Dusty to El Chu to Skipper, with everyone else in between! Meet the Planes will give detailed descriptions of everyone's favorite planes, including trivia and fun facts on more than 100 characters. Plus the book jacket reverses to reveal a poster of all the characters. | Disney Press |
| 9780399255939 | Miss Maple's Seeds | After gathering lost seeds during the summer, a kind woman tends and instructs them throughout the fall and winter before sending them out in the spring to find roots of their own. | ||
| 9780590477246 | Miss Spider's Tea Party | Kirk, David | Scholastic Press | |
| 9780689818974 | Miss Tizzy | Libba Moore Gray | The neighbors may think Miss Tizzy quite peculiar, but the children love her. They love her colorful house and her colorful clothes, but most of all they love the special attention she pays to them all. Together, they bake cookies, make pictures full of sunshine and butterflies for folks who have stopped smiling, play dress-up, put on puppet shows and parades, or stretch out on bright quilts in Miss Tizzy's backyard of an evening to sing moon songs. When Miss Tizzy becomes ill and takes to her bed, the children know just what to do to let her know she is missed and loved. Here's a picture book certain to touch the hearts of children of any age. | Aladdin |
| 9780881069938 | More M&m's Brand Chocolate Candies Math | Barbara Barbieri McGrath | Rhyming text and illustrations use candy to teach mathematical skills and concepts such as estimation, graph interpretation, division, multiplication, factoring, and problem solving. | Charlesbridge Pub Incorporated |
| 9780679882824 | Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? | Dr. Seuss | This simple, silly, sturdy book for babies of all ages focuses on the wacky and wonderful sounds that children hear all the time. (Baby/Preschool) | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9781474762434 | My Footprints | Bao Phi | Every child feels different in some way, but Thuy feels "doubly different". She is of Vietnamese origin and she has two mums. Thuy walks home one winter afternoon, angry and lonely after a bully's taunts. Then a bird catches her attention and sets Thuy on an imaginary exploration. What if she could fly away like a bird? What if she could sprint like a deer, or roar like a bear? Mimicking the footprints of each creature in the snow, she makes her way home to the arms of her mums. Together, the three of them imagine beautiful and powerful creatures who always have courage -- just like Thuy. | |
| 9781338833652 | Never Let a Unicorn Scribble! | This story is about a little girl who keeps hearing, "Never let a unicorn scribble!" But in her heart believes that people just don't understand how beautiful scribbling can be. She keeps trying to teach her unicorn to scribble but soon realizes this is more difficult then she anticipated. But instead of giving up, she uses her imagination to come up with a creative way to get her unicorn to scribble, at first it looks like it was complete disaster but ends up being truly magical! | ||
| 9780399226168 | Officer Buckle and Gloria | Peggy Rathmann | Officer Buckle knows more about safety than anyone else in Napville, but his dull presentations put his audiences to sleep. Enter Gloria, Napville's new police dog. Gloria knows just how to liven up the safety speeches--as long as Officer Buckle's back is turned! Full color. Caldecott medal Book. | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
| 9781338193763 | On the First Day of Kindergarten | Tish Rabe | "A five-year-old recounts the cool new things she got to do in the first twelve days of kindergarten"-- | Harper |
| 9780439249782 | One Monkey Too Many | Jackie French Koller | Adventurous monkeys have a series of mishaps and escapades involving a bike, a canoe, a restaurant, and a hotel. | |
| 9780545115858 | One Smart Cookie | John A. Nez | When Cookie, a dog who can read and write, goes to school, he not only inspires the children there, he also helps avert disaster. | |
| 9781524738778 | Otis and the Kittens | Loren Long | When Otis the tractor becomes trapped in a burning barn, after rescuing kittens, his animal friends and local firefighters come to his aid. | |
| 9780578629094 | Our Class Is a Family | Shannon Olsen | "Family isn't always your relatives. It's the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter what." -Unknown Teachers do so much more than just teach academics. They build a sense of community within their classrooms, creating a home away from home where they make their students feel safe, included, and loved. With its heartfelt message and colorfully whimsical illustrations, "Our Class is a Family" is a book that will help build and strengthen that class community. Kids learn that their classroom is a place where it's safe to be themselves, it's okay to make mistakes, and it's important to be a friend to others. When hearing this story being read aloud by their teacher, students are sure to feel like they are part of a special family. And currently, during such an unprecedented time when many teachers and students are not physically IN the classroom due to COVID-19 school closures, it's more important than it's ever been to give kids the message that their class is a family. Even at a distance, they still stick together. | |
| 9780062868503 | Pete the Cat: Super Pete | James Dean, Kimberly Dean | HarperCollins | |
| 9780545859653 | Pig Wants a Peach | Liza Charlesworth | ||
| 9781338157512 | Pink Is for Blobfish | Jess Keating | "An informative introduction to the weirdest, wildest, pinkest creatures in the animal kingdom"-- | |
| 9781590141014 | Rainbow Fish & Friends Star of the Sea | Gail Donovan | Holiday House |