Teresa Hayhurst's Library
Kenwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780395920121 | Allie's Basketball Dream | Barbara E. Barber | Determined in her effort to play basketball, a young African American girl gives it one more shot with the support of a special friend. | |
| 9780545299411 | Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School | Herman Parish | A literal-minded first-grader's first day of school is filled with confusing adventures, much to her delight. | |
| 9780328157129 | Animal Homes | Illa Podendorf | ||
| 9780395781555 | Animals in Winter | Read | Describes the many different ways animals cope with winter, including migration, hibernation, and food storage. | |
| 9781338173079 | Are We Still Friends? | Ruth Horowitz | Beatrice raises bees and her neighbor Abel raises apples, and the two live in harmony, until a misunderstanding causes them to get into a fight--and it takes an accident for them to realize how much they need each other. | |
| 9780328156986 | Armadillo's Orange | Jim Arnosky | G.P. Putnam's Sons | |
| 9780395920022 | Arturo Baton, Paperback Level 3 | Read | When an orchestra conductor misplaces his baton and feels he can not work without it, he learns that it is his own talents, not a little stick, that make him famous. | Houghton Mifflin School |
| 9780881064865 | At Home in the Coral Reef | Katy Muzik | Down in the tropical blue sea lives a spectacular coral reef that is home to myriad fish and other creatures. Travel on a breathtaking journey over a reef crest, to a lagoon that sparkles at night, and on through mangrove roots with a baby coral searching for a home. Flashlight fish, feather duster worms, and sea squirts are just a few of the amazing animals you will encounter. A fact-filled text accompanies this luminous journey through the sea and introduces children to some of the dangers that threaten the coral reef ecosystem. Katherine Brown-Wing's illustrations invite you on a brilliant visual adventure you'll never forget. | Charlesbridge Publishing |
| 9780395921395 | Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) | Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard | Sara and Susan share tea, cookies, crab cakes, and stories about hats when they visit their favorite relative, Aunt Flossie. | |
| 9780736424288 | Ballerina Princess (Disney Princess) | RH Disney | Tutus and toe-shoes—what could be more fun? A Princess wearing them—of course! For the first time ever, the Disney Princesses become ballerinas. Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, and others will dance and spin themselves into the hearts of Princess fans in this sweet Step 2 reader. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780394800752 | Bartholomew and the Oobleck | Theodor Seuss Geisel | The king, tired of rain, snow, sun, and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the king and saves the kingdom. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780753469248 | Basher History: Us Presidents | Simon Basher, Dan Green, Edward Widmer | Basher History: US Presidents, Oval Office All-Stars created and illustrated by Simon Basher, written by Dan Green Basher's US Presidents shows you the nation's leaders as you've never seen them before. Every president, from George Washington to the winner of the 2012 election, has his own entry and speaks directly to the reader. In Basher's humorous fashion, these lively and enlightening articles bring history to life. Meet James Monroe, known as the "Last Cocked Hat" because he pranced around in an outdated wig, hat, and breeches! Learn more about "Uncle Jumbo" (better known as Grover Cleveland): the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. Find out how Ronald Reagan helped end the Cold War. Quirky facts add interest. Did you know that John Quincy Adams had a pet alligator? That Teddy Roosevelt (and his whole family) could walk on stilts? Or that Lyndon B. Johnson had worked as an elevator operator? Reading this book will put you on first-name terms with every single one of America's Head Honchoes! | Kingfisher |
| 9781412767880 | Be Polite | Brent Cardillo, Elizabeth Clasing | With the help of some popular nursery rhymes the Sesame Street characters learn about politeness. | |
| 9780545107372 | Bear Feels Sick | Karma Wilson | When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company. | |
| 9781423119814 | Beauty and the Beast | Cynthia Rylant | Beauty asks for little, finding joy in simple things and the company of her father. The Beast, shut away from the world in his great stone castle, knows only loneliness. Brought together by a stolen rose, each finds that love may call for sacrifice, but true love can bloom in even the darkest places. Newbery medalist Cynthia Rylant tells a classic tale of bravery and transformation with stunning, lyrical prose, accompanied by Meg Park's soft yet vibrant illustrations. This new picturebook makes a beautiful keepsake that children will pore over for years to come. Praise for Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Rylant's elegant, euphonious text delights and inspires." ?Publishers Weekly Praise for Hansel and Gretel "[L]ibraries will want to add this distinctive retelling for Rylant's strong-minded voice and Corace's attractive art." ?School Library Journal Praise for Walt Disney's Cinderella * "[A]n elegant retelling." ?Publishers Weekly, starred review | Disney-Hyperion |
| 9780440410164 | Benny's Pennies | Pat Brisson | Benny sets off in the morning with five shiny new pennies to spend and eventually buys something for his mother, brother, sister, dog, and cat. | Dragonfly Books |
| 9780803731295 | Big Brother, Little Brother | Photographs and rhyming text show the ups and downs of having a big or little brother. | ||
| 9780395942727 | Bookstore Cat | Cindy Wheeler | Mulligan, the bookstore cat, has an exciting day when a pigeon wanders into the store. | |
| 9780545874304 | Born in the Wild | "Every baby mammal, from a tiny harvest mouse 'pinky' to a fierce lion cub, needs food, shelter, love, and a family. Filled with illustrations of some of the most adorable babies in the kingdom, this ... book looks at the traits that all baby mammals share and proves that, even though they're born in the wild, they're not so very different from us, after all"-- | ||
| 9780803717152 | Boundless Grace | Mary Hoffman | Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his new family in Africa. | Dial Books |