Yosha Cox's Library
Byrns L. Darden Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781580138437 | The Action of Subtraction | Brian P. Cleary | Humorous examples and rhyming text help explain subtraction. | Millbrook Press |
| 9781416967880 | The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle | Alison Inches | Learn about recycling from a new perspective! Peek into this diary of a plastic bottle as it goes on a journey from the refinery plant, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into it's new life...as a fleece jacket! Told from the point of view of a free-spirited plastic bottle, kids can share in the daily experiences and inner thoughts of the bottle through his personal journal. The diary entries will be fun and humorous yet point out the ecological significance behind each product and the resources used to make it. Readers will never look at a plastic bottle the same way again! | Little Simon |
| 9781484702420 | The Avengers Storybook Collection | Marvel Book Group | Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Falcon are Earth's Mightiest Marvels-the Avengers! Join them as they work together to battle against sinister Super Villains such as Ultron, Thanos, the Masters of Evil,and more, to keep the Earth safe. Featuring 20 explosive stories of good vs.evil. Avengers assemble! | Marvel Press |
| 9780062954541 | The Bad Seed Presents: the Good, the Bad, and the Spooky | Jory John | Based on the New York Times bestselling picture book sensation The Bad Seed, Jory John and Pete Oswald present: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky! Includes two sticker sheets, perfect for decorating your own mini jack-o'-lantern. Halloween is the Bad Seed's favorite holiday of the year. But what's a seed to do when he can't find a show-stopping costume for the big night? Postpone trick-or-treating for everyone, of course! Can he get a costume together in time? Or will this seed return to his baaaaaaaaad ways? Find out in this hilarious, charming, and thought-provoking continuation of Jory John and Pete Oswald's bestselling series. | HarperFestival |
| 9780545683562 | The Berenstain Bears' Funny Valentine | Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain | As Valentine's Day approaches, Sister hopes for more attention from one boy and less from another. | |
| 9780545100397 | The Big Bad Butcher, Level 2 | Michael Anthony Steele | WordGirl goes up against an evil butcher. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780736432450 | The Big Battle | Bill Scollon | A group of friends form a superhero team called Big Hero 6 and fight off an evil villain. | RH/Disney |
| 9780439666398 | The Biggest Snowman Ever | Steven Kroll, Jeni Bassett, Doug Katsaros | When the mayor of Mouseville announces a contest, Clayton and Desmond compete to win the prize for building the biggest snowman. | |
| 9781442450479 | The Blessing Cup | A single china cup from a tea set left behind when Jews were forced to leave Russia helps hold a family together through generations of living in America, reminding them of the most important things in life. | Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers | |
| 9780803741713 | The Book with No Pictures | B. J. Novak | "In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what"-- | Penguin |
| 9780525429449 | The Boy in Number Four | Kara Kootstra | Young Bobby Orr works hard to be the best hockey player he can be and his efforts pay off in one of the many important games that help prepare him to achieve his dream of one day playing in the big leagues. | Dial Books for Young Readers |
| 9780375855504 | The Boy on Fairfield Street | Kathleen Krull | Award-winning author Kathleen Krull zeros in on the formative first 22 years of the life of Ted Geisel. This is the first picture book biography of Dr. Seuss, written especially for his young fans who want to know what made him tick. The animals in the zoo that his father ran and his fondness for drawing them, the injustices he suffered as the child of German immigrants, and his inherent sense of humor all fed into the imagination of this boy. He was a square peg in a round hole until he found that he could make a living doing exactly what he pleased—doodling and writing funny things about the world as he saw it. The last section of the book outlines the important events in his adult life. In addition to the evocative paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, the book is profusely decorated with art from Dr. Seuss books. | National Geographic Books |
| 9781591857280 | The Christmas Flower | Gwen Ellis | "In this heartwarming book, brother and sister, Mark and Sara, discover the story behind the poinsettia plant--the Christmas flower (las flores de la Nochebuena)--as their family experiences the best Christmas ever."--Cover back. | Charismakids |
| 9780439321020 | The Christmas Penguin | Mary Packard, Teri Weidner | Rollie the penguin is an expert swimmer, but what he really wants to do is fly, as he tells Santa Claus, so one Christmas Eve Santa invites him along for the ride. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780681375789 | The Complete Book of Dinosaurs | Dougal Dixon | The ultimate reference to 355 dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, including more than 900 watercolors, maps, timelines and photographs. | |
| 9780399255373 | The Day the Crayons Quit | Drew Daywalt | The hilarious, colorful #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon that every kid wants! Gift a copy to someone you love today. Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit! Blue crayon needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. Black crayon wants to be used for more than just outlining. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking—each believes he is the true color of the sun. What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them back to doing what they do best? With giggle-inducing text from Drew Daywalt and bold and bright illustrations from Oliver Jeffers, The Day the Crayons Quit is the perfect gift for new parents, baby showers, back-to-school, or any time of year! Perfect for fans of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith. Praise for The Day the Crayons Quit: Amazon’s 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2013 Goodreads’ 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year Winner of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award * “Hilarious . . . Move over, Click, Clack, Moo; we’ve got a new contender for the most successful picture-book strike.” –BCCB, starred review “Jeffers . . . elevates crayon drawing to remarkable heights.” –Booklist “Fresh and funny.” –The Wall Street Journal "This book will have children asking to have it read again and again.” –Library Media Connection * “This colorful title should make for an uproarious storytime.” –School Library Journal, starred review * “These memorable personalities will leave readers glancing apprehensively at their own crayon boxes.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review “Utterly original.” –San Francisco Chronicle | Penguin |
| 9780545007313 | The Earth | Megan Duhamel | "You live on the Earth! Learn more about our planet in this exciting book" -- Cover verso. | |
| 9781527010574 | The Fish with the Deep-Sea Smile | Margaret Wise Brown | "They fished and they fished, way down in the sea, down in the sea a mile. They fished among all the fish in the sea, for the fish with the deep-sea smile" --back cover. | |
| 9780545485937 | The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School | Laura Murray, Scholastic Audiobooks | A gingerbread man searches all over the school for the group of children that made him and then left him to cool. | |
| 9780590980685 | The Great Kapok Tree : a Tale of the Amazon Rain Forrest | Lynne Cherry | The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home. |