Stephanie Cox's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780448455570 | Who Was Jackie Robinson? | Gail Herman, Who HQ | As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major league baseball. It was tough being first- not only did "fans" send hate mail but some of his own teammates refused to accept him. Here is an inspiring sports biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780545640374 | Who Was John F. Kennedy? | Yona Zeldis McDonough | The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was ...? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history. | |
| 9780448443010 | Who Was Leonardo Da Vinci? | Roberta Edwards, Who HQ | Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that he left were thousands of disorganized notebook pages. Here is an accessible portrait of a fascinating man who lived at a fascinating time—Italy during the Renaissance. | Penguin |
| 9780448449074 | Who Was Neil Armstrong? | Roberta Edwards, Who HQ | On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a "giant leap for mankind." This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut. Over 80 black-and-white illustrations bring Armstrong's story to life. | Penguin |
| 9780448454429 | Who Was Rosa Parks? | Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQ | In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout. | National Geographic Books |
| 9781338038750 | Who Was Sojourner Truth? | Yona Zeldis McDonough | "Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six. In this easy-to-read biography, Yona Zeldis McDonough continues to share that remarkable story"-- | |
| 9781338871128 | Who Was the First Man on the Moon? | Nathan Page | "Discover the true story behind Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission. From his childhood experiments to his first encounters with flight, explore the calculated risks this astronaut took in order to become the first person to walk on the moon"--Back cover. | |
| 9780545477673 | Wild Discoveries | Heather L. Montgomery | Presents some of the newly discovered species of animals from around the world, including the giant velvet worm, the psychedelic frogfish, the wattled smoky honeyeater, and the Burmese snub-nosed monkey. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780590397308 | Wild Weather | Lorraine Jean Hopping | Describes the incredible power of blizzards, from the blizzard of 1888 to blizzards in 1997, tells what makes a blizzard and how scientists try to forecast them. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780545908917 | Wings That Shine | Lisa Ann Scott | Welcome to the Enchanted Pony Academy, where glittery ponies learn how to use their magic! Skydancer can talk to any animal with wings -- a very useful Glitter Gift, and one she's always enjoyed (having your mane braided by birds is fun!). But when she stumbles upon a dragon at the edge of the Enchanted Pony Academy grounds, Skydancer is terrified. Can she be brave enough to use her Gift and convince the dragon to go away ... before everything goes up in flames? | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9781338530957 | With the Might of Angels | Andrea Davis Pinkney | Bestselling author and Coretta Scott King Award winner Andrea Davis Pinkney presents a moving fictional account of school desegregation in the Civil Rights Era. | Dear America |
| 9780375806216 | Wonders Classroom Trade Book Library Package | Support and extend each week’s learning with these award-winning trade books, each selected to provide extended readings across each unit's themes and concepts. Each grade level Trade Book Library supports content strands in science and social studies; differentiates with new opportunities to encounter extended complex text; and gives students the opportunity to write across a deeper collection of texts. | ||
| Young Cam And The Missing Cookie | ||||
| 9780141311067 | Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery | David A. Adler | When a baseball game is stopped because of a lost ball, Cam uses her photographic memory to find the ball, in the fifth installment of an easy-to-read mystery series. Reprint. | Penguin Young Readers |
| 9780142300206 | Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery | David A. Adler | When Cam, her friend Eric, and her father stop for pizza while they are at the mall, Cam must rely on her photographic memory to locate her missing jacket. Reprint. | Penguin |
| 9780142410127 | Young Cam Jansen and the Spotted Cat Mystery | David A. Adler | When a cat appears in their classroom one rainy day, Cam and her friend Eric figure out where it came from. | Penguin Young Readers |
| 9780142417126 | Z. Rex | Steve Cole | From Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Edinburgh, Scotland, thirteen-year-old Adam Adlar must elude police while being hunted by a dinosaur come-to-life from a virtual reality game invented by his father, who has gone missing. | Puffin |