Synthia Strattman's Library
Sango Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780670012909 | My Baby Blue Jays | John Berendt | growing blue jays | Library of Congress |
| 0399247025 | My Lucky Day | Keiko Kasza | a hungry fox makes friends with a pig | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| 9780399247026 | My Lucky Day | Keiko Kasza | When a young pig knocks on a fox's door, the fox thinks dinner has arrived, but the pig has other plans. | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| 9781338741490 | My Otter Half | Michelle Schusterman | Homeward Bound meets Finding Nemo in this heartfelt story about a brave sea otter and a rambunctious puppy who team up to find their way home. Oliver is a sea otter determined to prove that he's not a momma otter's boy. In an effort to show his bravery, he swims into Puget Sound where all the ships and humans are. That's when disaster strikes: An oil spill threatens the local wildlife -- and it traps Oliver in the harbor! Franklin, an excitable dachshund puppy, is also lost. He's been separated from his owner, Lucy, and he has no idea how to get back to her. Now Oliver and Franklin must journey through the Pacific Northwest wilderness in search of their families. Along the way, they'll discover exciting adventures and meet new friends--but will they be able to find their way home? | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780395779040 | Naming Cat, Paperback Level 4 | Read | A family considers many possibilities before coming up with a name that is just right for the cat that has come to live with them. | |
| 9780440461265 | Nate the Great | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat | Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the lost picture! Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! CAN NATE SOLVE THE CASE FOR HIS FRIEND ANNIE? Nate the Great has a new case! His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery. Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com Praise for the Nate the Great Series ★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred “A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist “Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly “Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews “They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post | Yearling |
| 9780440416623 | Nate the Great and the Monster Mess | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat | Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Nate the Great loves his mother’s Monster Cookies. But now her Monster Cookie recipe is missing! Nate and his dog, Sludge, get to work. They find lots of clues. But which ones count? Will Nate ever eat those wonderful cookies again? Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book! Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com "The short chapters and quick resolution of the mystery will be appreciated by beginning readers. Nate's many fans will eagerly sink their teeth into this treat."--School Library Journal | Yearling |
| 9780440463009 | Nate the Great and the Phony Clue | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat | These chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Early one morning, a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters V I T A appears on Nate the Great's doorstep. He and his faithful dog, Sludge, set off to solve this latest mystery. Against ferocious cats, hostile adversaries, and a sly, phony clue -- not to mention a three o'clock deadline -- Nate struggles to prove, once again, that he is Nate the Great. | Yearling |
| 9780440462767 | Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat | Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Nate the Great has his work cut out for him. Rosamond has lost his birthday present! But how can Nate find his missing present when Rosamond won't tell him what it is? Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book! Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com “Brisk and bright as always, with pictures of a lovably scowling Nate and a voguishly strange Rosamond . . . for added appeal.”—Kirkus Reviews “Readers will have a dandy time following the case and will sympathize with Nate’s wish that he had failed to solve it when he finds the dismaying ‘present’.”—Publishers Weekly “The tongue-in-cheek mystery unfolds briskly. Simont's . . . cartoons are in tune with Sharmat’s comic touch.”—Booklist | Yearling |
| 9781524765477 | Nate the Great and the Wandering Word | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Andrew Sharmat | Join the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing word! Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! WHAT DOES A STRANGE, LONG, MADE-UP WORD SOUND LIKE? Esmeralda came up with the perfect name for Rosamond's pet concert. But she lost the pink paper where she wrote the word--and she can't remember what it is. Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, take on the unusual case, and they are soon braving pink papers and barking, oinking, and talking pets. Will Nate and Sludge find the word in time for the show to go on? Praise for the Nate the Great Series "They don't come any cooler than Nate the Great." --The Huffington Post ★ "Kids will like Nate the Great." --School Library Journal, Starred "A consistently entertaining series." --Booklist "Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner." --Publishers Weekly "Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years." --Kirkus Reviews | Yearling |
| 9780440463023 | Nate the Great Goes Undercover | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat | Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Somebody has been raiding Oliver's garbage can each night. How can Nate narrow the long list of suspects down to one? Nate the Great might just have to go under cover . . . under cover of the garbage can lid, that is! Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book! Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com *“Marc Simont’s charcoal and pastel illustrations provide the perfect backdrop for this clever case.” —School Library Journal, Starred “First graders’ favorite private eye solves the case of Oliver’s scattered garbage in those short, easy sentences that Sharmat transforms into crisp, tough-guy humor.” —Kirkus Reviews (A Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice) | Yearling |
| 9780545751797 | Nightsong | Ari Berk, Loren Long | Chiro, a young bat, is nervous about flying into the world for the first time without his mother, especially on a very dark night, but he soon learns to rely on his "song" to find his way and stay safe. | |
| 9780395779132 | Oil Spill! | Read, Melvin Berger | Explains why oil spills occur and how they are cleaned up and suggests strategies for preventing them in the future. | Houghton Mifflin School |
| 0590982125 | One Fine Day | Nonny Hogrogian | a traveling fox | Scholastic |
| 0531070611 | One of Three | Angela Johnson | three sister's lives in their neighborhood | Scholastic |
| 0439140900 | One Tiger Growls | Ginger Wadsworth | jungle counting book | Scholastic |
| 9780792272267 | Our Country's Presidents | Ann Bausum | From George Washington to Bill Clinton, this guide to the lives of the 42 Presidents of the United States provides in-depth text and historic images that combine to make this volume the definitive family reference on our nation's leaders. Foreword by the nation's 43rd president, George W. Bush. Illustrations. | National Geographic Kids |
| 9780590420440 | Owl Moon | Jane Yolen | This timeless and beautiful classic--the winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal--celebrates its 20th anniversary with this edition featuring letters from Yolen and Schoenherr and a stunning silvery cover. Full color. | |
| 9780395779224 | Owlbert | Nicholas Harris | Nicholas longs for a pet, but his parents say, "No", until one with all the right qualifications comes along. | |
| 0688058000 | Paul Bunyan | Steven Kellogg | tall tales of Paul Bunyan | Mulberry Books |