Sonya Elliott's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439120425 | Esperanza Rising | Pam Munoz Ryan | Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9781585362950 | Everyone Counts | Elissa Grodin | "Helps young readers better understand and appreciate their roles as citizens of our country. Using numbers, this book takes readers on a tour through America's system of government. Starting with the Constitution to amendments passed thus far (27), to the number of senators in the Senate (100), the parties, processes, people and history of our government are explained"--Provided by publisher. | Count Your Way Across the U.S. |
| 9781553376347 | Fantastic Feats and Failures | Editors of YES Mag | Astronauts on Apollo 13 averted disaster with the help of duct tape. The design of the Sydney Opera House was based on the segments of an orange. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge swayed so much it was nicknamed ?Galloping Gertie.? From genius designs to deadly design-flaws, the story of engineering is full of oddities and surprises. Fantastic Feats and Failures includes bridge and dome-building projects, and other activities to test your engineering know-how. | Kids Can Press |
| 9780545107679 | Feathers | Jacqueline Woodson | When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light. | |
| 9780439355254 | Fever, 1793 | Laurie Halse Anderson | In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic. Includes discussion questions and related activities. | |
| 9780385734165 | Gossamer | Lois Lowry | While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds. Reprint. | Yearling Books |
| 9780964465503 | Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad? | Sandy Lynne Holman | An illustrated story of an African American boy who comes to appreciate his dark skin by learning about his African heritage from his grandfather. | Culture Co-Op |
| 9780486288789 | Great African Americans Coloring Book | Taylor Oughton, Coloring Books | Carefully researched, finely rendered collection of ready-to-color illustrations pays tribute to 45 remarkable African Americans — among them Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, Marian Anderson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Hale, Althea Gibson, Duke Ellington, Ralph Ellison, Katherine Dunham, and many others. Captions describe accomplishments. | Courier Corporation |
| 9781565543300 | Gullah Night Before Christmas | Virginia Mixson Geraty | A version, told in the Gullah dialect, of the familiar poem about the annual Christmas visit of Santa Claus in which "Sandy Claw" is represented by "Buh Rabbit." | Pelican Publishing |
| 076714003996 | Hanging on to Home | Cathy East Dubowski and Mark Dubowski | ||
| 9780439928786 | Henry's Freedom Box | Ellen Levine | A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia. | |
| 9780142419601 | Hero | Mike Lupica | From the #1 bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Zach Harriman knew that his dad was something of a hero, a man trusted by the president to solve international crises at a moment's notice. Suddenly people are telling him he has powers - people who know much more about his father than Zach ever did. But there are the Bads, who appear out of nowhere and attack him and his best friend. One thing is clear: he can do things ordinary people cannot. Like fend off grown men as though he possesses the strength of a hundred. Like sense when evil is about to strike. And evil is about to strike in a very big way. Zach Harriman is his father's son. And he, too, is a hero. "Every kid wants to be a superhero. Well, be careful what you wish for - you might get it. This is the amazing story of Zach Harriman and nothing Mike Lupica has written will thrill you like this." - William Goldman, author of The Princess Bride | Penguin |
| 9780140369984 | Hero of Lesser Causes | Julie Johnston | In 1946 twelve-year-old Keely is devastated when her older brother Patrick is paralyzed by polio, and she starts a campaign to reawaken his waning interest in life. | Puffin |
| 9780975529409 | Historic Clarksville 1784-2004 | Butler, John L. | Historic Clarksville Publishing Company | |
| 9780439077682 | House Mouse, Senate Mouse | The Squeaker of the House and the Senate Mouse-jority Leader have a big job to do: Miss Tuftmore's second grade class in Moussouri has written Congress with an idea for a law to declare a National Cheese! But in a big country, it's not always easy to get everyone to agree on an important issue. | ||
| 9780395547779 | How Many Days to America? | Eve Bunting | Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780545685320 | How to Speak Dolphin | Ginny Rorby | Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, in their Miami home, but she is frustrated and angry because her oncologist step-father, Don, expects her to devote her time to Adam, and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs professional help. When Adam bonds with a young dolphin with cancer Lily is confronted with another dilemma: her family or the dolphin's freedom. | |
| 9780984182909 | I Am Michelle Obama | Margina Graham Parker | The First Lady | Tumaini Publishing |
| 9781585362578 | I Is for Idea | Marcia Schonberg | An A to Z introduction to modern inventions such as computers, microwave, umbrella, zipper and many more. Each invention is introduced with a poem and includes detailed-filled expository text. | Science Alphabet |
| 9780802853868 | I Lay My Stitches Down | Cynthia Grady | A volume of evocative and moving poems considers the experiences of slaves in a variety of circumstances including a house slave, a mother who loses her daughter on the auction block, and a slave fleeing through the Underground Railroad. | Eerdmans Young Readers |