Sonya Elliott's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545459396 | I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, 79 a. D. | Lauren Tarshis | Follows the experiences of a young boy who struggles to escape the catastrophic A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780590397261 | If You Lived with the Hopi Indians | Anne Kamma, Linda Gardner, A. P. Koedt | An inviting introduction to life in a desert pueblo village explores the history of the Hopi Indians through a series of questions and answers and full-color art. Original. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780590674454 | If You Lived with the Iroquois | Ellen Levine | Scholastic | |
| 9780590451628 | If You Lived with the Sioux Indians | Ann McGovern | Describes the daily life of the Sioux Indians--their clothing, food, games, customs, etc.--before and after the coming of the white man. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780590438292 | If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island | Ellen Levine, Wayne Parmenter | Describes, in question and answer format, the great migration of immigrants to New York's Ellis Island, from the 1880s to 1914. Features quotes from children and adults who passed through the station. | Scholastic |
| 9781584690399 | In One Tidepool | Anthony D. Fredericks | A child discovers a tide pool and observes all of the varied creatures that make their home there. Also includes "field notes" which provide more facts about tide pool animals. | Dawn Publications (CA) |
| 9780807536308 | In the Garden with Doctor Carver | Susan Grigsby | Albert Whitman | |
| 9781591940265 | Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl | Harriet Ann Jacobs | Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl By Harriet Jacobs | |
| 9781416928225 | Into the West | James M. McPherson | Into the West contains personal narratives from settlers and soldiers as well as profiles and accounts of the actions of many luminaries involved in Reconstruction and the movement West. | |
| 9780763623449 | Ish | Peter H. Reynolds | A creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more wonderful than “getting it right” in this gentle fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book The Dot. Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780440439882 | Island of the Blue Dolphins | Scott O'Dell | A young Indian girl learns the art of survival when she is stranded on an isolated Pacific island. | Yearling Books |
| 9780141304670 | James and the Giant Peach | Roald Dahl | When James Henry Trotter accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Then James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit, and when he crawls inside, he meets a bunch of marvelous oversized friends -- Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, Miss Spider, and more. After years of feeling like an outsider in the house of his despicable Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, James has finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the exciting adventure begins! | Puffin |
| 9780545230766 | January Joker | Ron Roy | Seven-year-olds Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy make observations and gather clues that convince them that their older siblings, cousin, and animals have been captured by hungry space aliens. | |
| 9781591942177 | John F. Kennedy | Tanya Savory | "John F. Kennedy grew up surrounded by wealth and privilege. He was given opportunities that most young people only dream of having. However, Kennedy learned quite young that money can't buy everything. He fought sickness and pain throughout his life, endured the death of a brother in World War II, and lost his favorite sister in a plane crash. It was, perhaps, this balance of privilege and pain that made it possible for Kennedy to understand the "common links" that, in spite of our differences, all humans share. We all want to be treated fairly, to feel safe, to dream big dreams, and to feel proud of our country. When Kennedy became President, he made these links the heart of his work. And when he died, his brother Bobby, and then his brother Ted, carried on the work that John had begun." --Publisher | |
| 9781423101147 | John, Paul, George, and Ben | Lane Smith | A fresh and funny introduction to the United States' Founding Fathers looks at the lives of John Hancock, Paul Revere, George Washington, and Ben Franklin as well as Tom Jefferson. 250,000 first printing. | Hyperion |
| 9780064460934 | Joyful Noise | Paul Fleischman | Written to be read aloud by two voices--sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous--here is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise. In this remarkable volume of poetry for two voices, Paul Fleischman verbally re-creates the "Booming/boisterious/joyful noise" of insects. The poems resound with the pulse of the cicada and the drone of the honeybee. Eric Beddows′s vibrant drawings send each insect soaring, spinning, or creeping off the page in its own unique way. A clear and fascinating guide to the insect world--from chrysalid butterflies to whirligig beetles-- and an exultant celebration of life. Ages 6+ | Harper Collins |
| 9780545422574 | Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln | Patricia Polacco | When two brothers visit a museum in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, with their grandmother, they find themselves in a very realistic Civil War setting where they see the Antietam battlefield and meet historical figures from the aftermath of that momentous battle. Includes author's note on the Battle of Antietam. | |
| 9780590465199 | Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World | Mildred Pitts Walter | Justin thinks housework is for women, until his cowboy grandfather teaches him otherwise in this engaging modern-day cowboy story. Coretta Scott King Award. | Scholastic |
| 0590442589 | Karen's School Picture | Ann M. Martin, Susan Tang | Karen is afraid she will make a fool of herself in front of her class and mean Ricky if she wears her new eyeglasses for her class picture. | Apple |
| 9781596435186 | King George: What Was His Problem? | Steve Sheinkin | KING GEORGE NEVER DID UNDERSTAND AMERICANS "Entire books have been written about the causes of the American Revolution. This isn't one of them." What it is, instead, is utterly interesting, antedotes (John Hancock fixates on salmon), from the inside out (at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, hundreds of soldiers plunged into battle "naked as they were born") close-up narrative filled with little-known details, lots of quotes that capture the spirit and voices of the principals ("If need be, I will raise one thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march myself at their head for the relief of Boston" -- George Washington), and action, It's the story of the birth of our nation, complete with soldiers, spies, salmon sandwiches, and real facts you can't help but want to tell to everyone you know. King George: What Was His Problem? is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. | Square Fish |