Teresa Hayhurst's Library
Kenwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780140502411 | The Story About Ping | Marjorie Flack | "Kurt Wiese and Majorie Flack have created in Ping a duckling of great individuality against a background (the Yangtze River) that has both accuracy and charm." -- The New York Times | Puffin Books |
| 9780545686624 | The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf | Mark Teague | In this original version of the traditional tale, the three little pigs are in their usual trouble with the somewhat bad wolf--who is really just very hungry and frustrated that the pizza parlor will not serve him. | |
| 9781338532241 | The Three Little Superpigs | Claire Evans (Illustrator) | When they arrive in Fairyland to settle down and build their own houses, everyone they meet warns the three little superpigs about the Big Bad Wolf, but only one of them pays much attention--and when the Wolf comes looking for a pork dinner, it is his brick house that saves his foolish brothers and earns them all the status of superheroes in Fairyland (which is what they have always dreamed of being). | |
| 9780545099516 | The Three Snow Bears | Jan Brett | Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears and a girl named Aloo-ki, who happens upon their igloo while trying to rescue her huskies, who are adrift on an ice floe. | Scholastic |
| 9780590425667 | The Tiny Seed | Eric Carle | Originally published: [New York: Crowell, 1970]. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9781338289411 | The Very Impatient Caterpillar | Ross Burach | This clever send-up of every child's biggest challenge --being patient!--is a STEM-friendly, laugh-out-loud comedy about metamorphosis. HEY! What are you guys doing? We're going to metamorphosize. Meta-WHAT-now? Transform into butterflies. Right. Right. I knew that... WAIT?! You're telling me I can become a BUTTERFLY? Yes. With wings? Yes. Wait for ME!! Ross Burach's hilarious, tongue-in-cheek exploration of metamorphosis will make you flutter with glee, while also providing real facts about how caterpillars transform into butterflies. | |
| 9780395781593 | The Wonder of Bald Eagles | Eileen Foran | Text and photographs introduce that valiant bird of prey, the bald eagle. | |
| 9780375810992 | There's a Map on My Lap! | Tish Rabe | The Cat in the Hat introduces beginning readers to maps–the different kinds (city, state, world, topographic, temperature, terrain, etc.); their formats (flat, globe, atlas, puzzle); the tools we use to read them (symbols, scales, grids, compasses); and funny facts about the places they show us (“Michigan looks like a scarf and a mitten! Louisiana looks like a chair you can sit in!”). | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780679891154 | There's No Place Like Space | Tish Rabe | Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat introduces Sally and Dick to the planets, stars, and moons in our universe. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780060245603 | Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods that Make My Day | Jamie Lee Curtis | Today I feel silly. Mom says it's the heat. I put rouge on the cat and gloves on my feet. I ate noodles for breakfast and pancakes at night. I dressed like a star and was quite a sight. Today I am sad, my mood's heavy and gray. There's a frown on my face and it's been there all day. My best friend and I had a really big fight. She said that I tattled and I know that she's right. Silly, cranky, excited, or sad--everyone has moods that can change each day. Jamie Lee Curtis's zany and touching verse, paired with Laura Cornell's whimsical and original illustrations, helps kids explore, identify, and, even have fun with their ever-changing moods. Here's another inspired picture book from the bestselling author-illustrator team of Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born and When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth. | Harper Collins |
| 9780545270090 | Tom Thumb | Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm | Retells four classic Grimm's Brothers fairy tales, including "Tom Thumb," "The Fisherman and His Wife," and "Hans in Luck." | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780823413201 | Too Many Pumpkins | Linda White | What can you do with too many pumpkins? Rebecca Estelle has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl when pumpkins were often the only food her family had. When an enormous pumpkin falls off a truck and smashes in her yard, she shovels dirt over the pieces and forgets about them. But those slimy pumpkin smithereens sprout up in autumn, and Rebecca Estelle finds a sea of pumpkins in her garden. A heartwarming classic for more than twenty years, this story shows what happens when one thrifty gardener figures out how to make other people happy with the squash she can't stomach. Filled with colorful illustrations from a season of gardening, this is a perfect book for young gardeners and pumpkin lovers. Its wonderful lesson about helping others can be appreciated in the classroom or at home. | National Geographic Books |
| 9781936261277 | Too Much Glue | Jason Lefebvre (Children's librarian) | After getting stuck in a big pile of glue during art class, Matty endures the creative yet unsuccessful attempts of his classmates to break him free. | |
| 9780395786086 | Truman's Aunt Farm | Jama Kim Rattigan | When Truman sends away the coupon for an ant farm given as a birthday gift by his Aunt Fran, he gets more than he bargained for when aunts start showing up and he must train them all. | |
| 9780547009384 | Turtle Splash!, Little Big Book Level K Unit 3 Book 14 | Houghton Mifflin Company | As they are startled by the activities of other nearby creatures, the number of turtles on a log in a pond decreases from ten to one. Includes factual information about the animals mentioned in the story. | Houghton Mifflin School |
| 9780027937602 | Uncle Carmello | David Zucker | David's opinion of gruff Uncle Carmello changes when he takes David on a tour of Boston's Little Italy. | Atheneum |
| 9781585360338 | V Is for Volunteer | Michael Shoulders | Each letter of the alphabet is represented by some historical, geographical, or cultural fact about Tennessee. | Discover America State by Stat |
| 9781481409179 | Walter the Baker | Eric Carle | Walter the Baker has a pretzel twist of a problem in this Ready-to-Read edition of a favorite from the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Walter the Baker is famous for his breads, rolls, cookies, tarts, and pies. The Duke and Duchess especially love his warm sweet rolls, delivered fresh to their castle every morning. But one day the cat spills the milk, and Walter is forced to serve the Duke and Duchess rolls made with water. After one bite the Duke throws down his roll in disgust and summons Walter to the castle. He threatens to banish the baker unless he can take the same dough and make a good-tasting roll that the rising sun can shine through three times. Will Walter succeed in his task, or will he have to leave his town forever? With good humor and the vibrantly colored paper collages that are known and loved the world over, Eric Carle has concocted a delicious book that kids will savor as much as they love eating...shhh...pretzels! | Simon Spotlight |
| 9780439638265 | We All Went on Safari | Laurie Krebs | Arusha, Mosi, Tumpe and their friends embark on an exciting counting adventure through the grasslands of Tanzania, discovering different kinds of African animals as they count from one to ten. | |
| 9780545086035 | Weathers the Storm | Kristin Earhart | There are stormy skies ahead for Ms. Frizzle and her class. What happens when the Magic School Bus turns into a weather balloon? Take off with the Magic School Bus and learn all about what happens during a thunderstorm. |