William Bowers' Library
Moore Magnet Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545923927 | Coral Reefs | Kristin Baird Rattini | "Young readers explore the amazing underwater world of coral reefs. Beautiful photos and carefully leveled text make this book perfect for reading aloud and for independent reading." - Amazon.com | |
| 0064430448 | Crictor | Tomi Ungerer | ‘A highly diverting picture book about an agreeable pet boa constrictor that earns the affection and gratitude of a French village.’ —BL. ‘Children will love it.’ —H. Notable Children's Books of 1940–1959 (ALA) 1959 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) A Reading Rainbow Selection 1958 Children's Spring Book Festival Prize (NY Herald Tribune) | Harper Collins |
| 9780439863100 | Dachshund in Danger! | Ben M. Baglio | "Andi and Natalie have enrolled their dogs in dog-dancing classes! There they meet Shaun Carter, proud breeder of miniature dachshunds, who has just welcomed a litter of 4 new pups into the world"...but things are not always as they appear! -- adaptation from back cover. | |
| 9780545835428 | Dash | Kirby Larson | When her family is forced into an internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and her beloved dog Dash; and as her family begins to come apart around her, Mitsi clings to her one connection to the outer world--the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for Dash. | |
| 9781368018838 | Descendants 2 | "Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay may be the children of terrible villains, but they're fitting in amazingly well on Auradon. Well, at least most of them are. For Mal, the pressure to be royally perfect is too intense, so she returns to her rotten roots on the Isle of the Lost. But Mal soon finds that her archenemy, Uma, the daughter of Ursula, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed princess of evil. Even worse, Uma has a plan to destroy Auradon--and a gnarly gang of pirates to back her up! It's a classic battle between wicked and evil ... and these kids are made for trouble."--Back cover. | ||
| 9780439677745 | Diary of a Worm | Doreen Cronin | Follow a worm as he makes entries in his diary. | |
| 9780531070406 | Do Like Kyla | Angela Johnson | A little girl imitates her big sister Kyla all day, until in the evening Kyla imitates her. | Orchard Books |
| 9780590538275 | Drama | Alison Chaplin | A moose's moostache is too big to control until he meets Ms. Moose, who has her own hair problem. They conquer each other's heart and their hair problems. | |
| 9780590029735 | Dreams in the Golden Country | Kathryn Lasky | Twelve-year-old Zippy, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, keeps a diary account of the first eighteen months of her family's life on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1903-1904. | |
| 9780375870897 | Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library | Chris Grabenstein | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets A Night in the Museum in this action-packed New York Times Bestseller from Chris Grabenstein, coauthor of I Funny, Treasure Hunters and other bestselling series with James Patterson! Kyle Keeley is the class clown and a huge fan of all games—board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the construction of the new town library. Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot as one of twelve kids invited for an overnight sleepover in the library, hosted by Mr. Lemoncello and riddled with lots and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must solve every clue and figure out every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route! Don't miss the next puzzle-packed adventures—Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics and Mr. Lemoncello's Great LIbrary Race! "Discover the coolest library in the world." —James Patterson, #1 New York Timesbestselling author 44 STATE AWARD LISTS AND COUNTING -- INCLUDING THE SUNSHINE STATE AWARD! Starred Review, Booklist * “An ode to libraries and literature that is a worthy successor to the original madman puzzle-master himself, Willy Wonka.” Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews *"Full of puzzles to think about, puns to groan at . . . this solid, tightly plotted read is a winner for readers and game-players alike." | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780307931474 | Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library | Chris Grabenstein | Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape. | Yearling |
| 9780753453261 | Flight | Ian Graham | Prepare to scramble! From man's first attempts at flight to the exploits of the space shuttle and the elusive stealth bomber, this is a generously illustrated compendium of the world of flight. Flight not only gives aspiring young pilots an insider's look at aircraft and how they have evolved, but also explores the role of aircraft in the history of warfare and civil aviation. Detailed artwork brings to life all kinds of aircraft from wide-body jetliners to spaceplanes of the future. An incredible array of flying machines and famous pilots are covered, including the inventive designs of da Vinci, the Wright brothers first Flyer, the fastest fighter planes, and the amazing vertical takeoff aircraft of today. A fact-filled reference section at the back of the book includes an illustrated timeline, glossary, and index. The perfect gift for the budding aviator. | Kingfisher |
| 9781338565904 | Fly Guy Presents: Scary Creatures! (5 Books in 1) | Tedd Arnold | Join Buzz and Fly Guy as they learn about some of the creepiest and most amazing animals to ever inhabit the earth! This compilation of Fly Guy Presents titles includes five fantastic books: Sharks, Dinosaurs, Insects, Bats, and Snakes. Award-winning author-illustrator Tedd Arnold brings nonfiction to life for beginning readers in the kid-favorite Fly Guy Presents series. There are humorous illustrations and engaging photographs throughout. | Scholastic Nonfiction |
| 0439343852 | Foals in the Field | Ben M. Baglio | One busy Saturday morning, the delivery man brings a big surprise to Animal Ark: the tiniest horse that Mandy has ever seen! The miniature horse was actually meant for Tania Benster, a newcomer to Welford. But Tania's parents have just divorced and she's too upset to care about her gift.Can Mandy show Tania how much this little horse has to offer? | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780064434805 | Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke | Pamela Duncan Edwards | One Fine Fox Four famished foxes make fun of their brother Fosdyke, who feels fondly for fried figs, fennel, and French bread. Leaving him behind to fry and flambé, they go foraging for fowl in a forbidden farmyard. Unfortunately, the foxes find the fowl forwarned. Foiled, they return to their den. Will they ever filch a fabulous farmyard feast? Or will they forgo fowl and finally admit that "a fox is a fox whatever the food"? | Harper Collins |
| 9780545464789 | Fourth Grade Rats | Jerry Spinelli | Now that he is in the fourth grade, Suds learns that a fear of spiders or a babyish lunchbox will never get him into the coveted group, the Fourth Grade Rats. | Arthur A. Levine Books |
| 9780590026116 | Franklin's Christmas Gift | Paulette Bourgeois | Franklin the turtle cannot decide what to donate to the annual Christmas toy drive, but with some inspiration from his Great Aunt Harriet, he finally comes up with the perfect gift. | Telegenic Entertainment |
| 9780689711817 | From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | E.L. Konigsburg | A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburg’s beloved classic and Newbery Medal–winning novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler! When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would go in comfort-she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her money, and she invited her brother Jamie to go, mostly because be was a miser and would have money. Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie bad some ideas, too; so the two took up residence at the museum right on schedule. But once the fun of settling in was over, Claudia had two unexpected problems: She felt just the same, and she wanted to feel different; and she found a statue at the Museum so beautiful she could not go home until she bad discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too. The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Without her—well, without her, Claudia might never have found a way to go home. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| 9781338531657 | Game of Stars | Sayantani DasGupta | Months after Kiranmala's adventure in the Kingdom Beyond, a vision of the Demon Queen starts showing up in her bedroom, trying to tell Kiran something, but getting cutoff before she can finish; then she starts seeing an advertisement for an archery contest on her family's interdimensional television and Kiran realizes that she must return to her place of birth--where society is falling apart, a reality show is taking over, her friends are in danger, and she, once again, becomes the warrior princess she was meant to be. | |
| 0590440365 | George Washington's Socks | Elvira Woodruff | While enjoying a innocent lakeside campout, five modern-day children are transported back in time to the days of George Washington and other American Revolutionary figures. Reprint. | Scholastic Paperbacks |