Tiffany Reed's Library
Norman Smith Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439077309 | Verdi | Janell Cannon | A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives. | |
| 9780590706438 | Viking Ships at Sunrise | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie travel to ancient Ireland. | |
| 9781338714586 | Waiting Is Not Easy! | Mo Willems | Piggie tells Gerald she has a surprise for him, but it is not there yet so Gerald must be patient. | |
| 9780380754847 | Wayside School Is Falling Down | Louis Sachar | More fun in The Wacky World of Wayside School "Watch closely," said Mrs. Jewls. "You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil." Then she pushed the new computer out the window The children all watched it fall thirty floors and smash against the sidewalk. "See?" said Mrs. Jewls. "That's gravity! I've been trying to teach you about gravity, but the computer showed you a lot quicker!" That's the way things happen at Wayside School. There are 29 kids in Mrs. Jewls's class and this book is about all of them. There is Todd, who got in trouble every day ... until he got a magic dog; Paul, whose life was saved by Leslie's pigtails; Ron, who dared to try the cafeteria's Mushroom Surprise and all the others who help turn a day at Wayside School into one madcap adventure after another. But, after the things that happened in Sideways Stories from Wayside School, what would you expect? The extraordinary thirty-story school and its zany inhabitants are back in the long-awaited sequel to the classic SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL, one of the most popular Camelot books ever. "Rib-tickling...sure-to-please..." -- Kirkus | Harper Collins |
| 9780545636391 | Where in the World? | Laaren Brown | "Take the best vacation ever! Let's visit the most famous landmarks in the world."--Page 4 of cover. | Scholastic Reference |
| 9780064431781 | Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak | Max is sent to bed without supper and imagines sailing away to the land of Wild Things,where he is made king. | Harper Collins |
| 9780545120487 | White House White-Out | Ron Roy | When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit Washington, D.C., just before Christmas, they are inadvertently caught up in a kidnapping plot that was intended for the president's dog, but also involves the president's stepdaughter and her friend Marshall. | |
| 9780448478630 | Who Is Michelle Obama? | Megan Stine, Who HQ | Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law. Then in 1992, she married another promising young lawyer and the rest, as they say, is history. It is undeniable that President Barack Obama has changed the United States but so has Michelle Obama, the self proclaimed "Mom in Chief." This compelling, easy-to-read biography is illustrated by New Yorker artist John O'Brien. | Penguin |
| 9780448482439 | Who Was Betsy Ross? | James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ | Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By 1779 she was filling cartridges for the Continental Army. Did she sew the first flag? That’s up for debate, but Who Was Betsy Ross? tells the story of a fierce patriot who certainly helped create the flag of a new nation. | Penguin |
| 9781338038798 | Who Was Blackbeard? | James Buckley (Jr.) | An introduction to the most famous pirate in history. | |
| 9780448455853 | Who Was Dr. Seuss? | Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ | Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books- like his classic The Cat in the Hat. This biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout, brings an amazingly gifted author/illustrator to life. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780448479118 | Who Was Frederick Douglass? | April Jones Prince | Illustrated biographies featuring a range of fascinating figures from history (and current figures, too!) provide great information and entertainment through short chapters and illustrations that will appeal to reluctant readers as well as middle readers in general. Simultaneous eBook. | Penguin |
| 9780448479132 | Who Was Isaac Newton? | Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ | Highlights the life and career of the genius physicist, discussing his childhood years, his time at Cambridge, and his landmark book, known as the "Principia." | Penguin |
| 9780448479613 | Who Was Roberto Clemente? | James Buckley, Jr. | Traces the life and accomplishments of the professional baseball player, from his heroics on the field to his humanitarian efforts and his untimely death. | Penguin |
| 9780448479651 | Who Was Sitting Bull? | Stephanie Spinner, Who HQ | No one knew the boy they called “Jumping Badger” would grow to become a great leader. Born on the banks of the Yellowstone River, Sitting Bull, as he was later called, was tribal chief and holy man of the Lakota Sioux tribe in a time of fierce conflict with the United States. As the government seized Native American lands, Sitting Bull relied on his military cunning and strong spirituality to drive forces out of his territory and ensure a future homeland for his people. | Penguin |
| 9780448431451 | Who Was Thomas Jefferson? | Dennis Brindell Fradin, Who HQ | Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and-what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life-a slave owner. Finally, here's a biography for kids that unveils the many facets of this founding father's remarkable and complicated life. | Penguin |
| 9780448479514 | Who Were the Wright Brothers? | James Buckley (Jr.), Who HQ | Presents the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers, high school dropouts from Dayton, Ohio, who started out repairing bicycles and went on to build and fly the first successful airplane. | Penguin |
| 9780803732391 | Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | Leo Dillon | Retells a West African tale which explains why the mosquito, responsible for the death of Mother Owl's baby, buzzes in people's ears looking for forgiveness. | |
| 9781338606072 | Wildfire | W. Rodman Philbrick | Thirteen-year-old Sam Castine is at summer camp while his mother is in rehab, but when the camp is evacuated ahead of a fast moving wildfire, he makes the mistake of going back for his phone, and finds himself left behind, disoriented, and running for his life, together with a girl, Delphy, from a different camp--finding an old jeep keeps them going, but in the wilds of Maine, there are only logging roads and the deadly crown fire is everywhere. | Blue Sky Press |
| 9780385730679 | Willow Run | Patricia Reilly Giff | During World War II, after moving with her parents to Willow Run, Michigan, when her father gets a job in the B-24 bomber-building factory, eleven-year-old Meggie learns about different kinds of bravery from all of the people around her. | Wendy Lamb |