Entering Grade One: Summer Reading
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz (illus.)
From the moment Alexander wakes up and finds gum in his hair, everything goes wrong! His brothers both get prizes in their cereal boxes, his best friend demotes him to third-best friend, there are lima beans for dinner, and there is kissing on TV. All kids experience this kind of day and will be glad to find they are not alone!
Bedtime for Frances
by Russell Hoban, Garth Williams (illus.)
It may be bedtime for Frances, but that doesn't mean Frances is ready to go to bed -- not by a long shot. First she must have a glass of milk and make certain Mother and Father have each kissed her good night (twice). Then she is ready to imagine there is a tiger in her room, and a giant, and ... each time Frances thinks up something new, off she goes to tell her ever-patient, if increasingly weary, parents. The familiar delaying tactics of Frances the song-singing badger have delighted fans young and old for more than three decades. Combining sympathetic understanding with gentle humor, Russell Hoban created in Frances a character at once immediately recognizable and eminently likable. In this new edition, the warmth of full color enriches Garth Williams's original artwork, bringing a fresh look to an enduring favorite.
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys, and Their Monkey Business
by Esphyr Slobodkina
A cap peddler wakes from a nap to find all his caps are gone -- a bunch of naughty monkeys have taken them up a tree. Angrily shaking his finger at the monkeys, the peddler demands his caps back, but the monkeys only shake their fingers and say "Tsz, tsz, tsz." No matter what the peddler does, the monkeys only imitate him. Finally, the peddler is so enraged he throws his cap on the ground -- and all the monkeys follow suit!
Franklin Rides a Bike
by Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark (illus.)
At the beginning of spring, Franklin and all his friends have training wheels on their bikes. But soon Franklin is the only one who can't ride without them. Every time he tries he falls down, and he's beginning to get discouraged. His mom finally convinces him to keep with it, and Franklin finally rides on his own.
Freckle Juice
by Judy Blume, Sonia O. Lisker (illus.)
Nicky has freckles -- they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Once, sitting behind him in class, Andrew counted 86 of them, and that was just a start! If Andrew had freckles like Nicky, his mother would never know if his neck was dirty. One day after school, Andrew works up enough courage to ask Nicky where he got his freckles. And, as luck would have it, who should overhear him but giggling, teasing Sharon. She offers Andrew her secret freckle juice recipe -- for 50 cents. That's a lot of money, but Andrew is desperate. At home he carefully mixes the strange combination of ingredients. Then the unexpected happens. ...
Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
This Caldecott Award-winning classic about Mr. and Mrs. Mallard and their brood of ducklings has been a favorite since 1941. When Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings are stuck at a busy street in downtown Boston, their policeman friend Michael rushes in to stop traffic and make way for them. McCloskey's sepia illustrations are priceless, and a statue of Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings can be found in the Boston Common today.
Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia
by Peggy Parish, Wallace Tripp (illus.)
Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game. The result, as usual with literal-minded Amelia Bedelia, is hilarious.
Quick as a Cricket
by Audrey Wood, Don Wood (illus.)
A joyful celebration of a child's growing self-awareness. This classic children's book is a teacher's favorite, with outstanding illustrations by Don Wood.
Ten Apples Up on Top!
by Theodore LeSieg (Dr. Seuss), Roy McKie (illus.)
A lion, a dog, and a tiger are having a contest -- can they get ten apples piled up on top of their heads? You better believe it! This first counting book works as a teaching tool as well as a funny story.
There's an Alligator Under My Bed
by Mercer Mayer
This sequel to There's a Nightmare in My Closet brings back that story's imaginative young hero for an even funnier nighttime adventure. All kids will identify with the realistic alligator who just happens to live you know where.
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (illus.)
In this highly acclaimed version, Alexander T. Wolf tells his never-before-heard version of the story. Is he the bad guy history has portrayed him as, or was the big, bad wolf framed?
All the world
by Scanlon, Elizabeth Garton
Follows a group of family members and friends through the course of a day as they learn the importance of all things great and small.
Alphabatics
by MacDonald, Suse
The letters of the alphabet are transformed and incoporated into twenty-six illustrations, so that the hole in "b" becomes a balloon and "y" turns into the head of a yak.
Amanda Pig and the really hot day
by Van Leeuwen, Jean
Amanda Pig and her family and friends try to find different ways to beat the heat.
Are you ready to play outside?
byWillems, Mo
Elephant, who is cautious and pessimistic, and Piggie, who is optimistic and sometimes reckless, go outside to play in the sun and hope that it does not rain.
Benny and Penny in The big no-no! : a Toon Book
by Hayes, Geoffrey
Two mice meet their new neighbor and discover that she is not as scary as they feared.
Blackout
by Rocco, John
Neighbors gather on the roof after the power goes out on a hot night in the city and start having so much fun not everyone is happy when the lights go back on.
Color zoo
by Ehlert, Lois
Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.
Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!
by Willems, Mo
A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.
Hi! Fly Guy
by Arnold, Tedd
When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the judges tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them wrong.
The house in the night
by Swanson, Susan Marie
Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light.
I broke my trunk!
by Willems, Mo
Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.
Inch by inch
by Lionni, Leo
To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song.
King Bidgood's in the bathtub
by Wood, Audrey
Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.
Knuffle Bunny : a cautionary tale
by Willems, Mo
Trixie becomes very unhappy when she accompanies her daddy to the laundromat and realizes she has lost her stuffed bunny.
Ling & Ting : not exactly the same!
by Lin, Grace
Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.
Little Mouse gets ready : a toon book
by Smith, Jeff,
Little Mouse gets dressed so he can go to the barn with his mother, brothers, and sisters.
Not a box
by Portis, Antoinette
To an imaginative little bunny, a box is not always just a box.
On Market Street
by Lobel, Arnold
A child buys presents from A to Z in the shops along Market Street.
The paperboy
by Pilkey, Dav,
A paperboy and his dog enjoy the quiet of the early morning as they go about their rounds.
Pete the cat and his four groovy buttons
by Litwin, Eric
Pete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing.
Rabbit & Robot --the sleepover
by Bell, Cece
Rabbit is excited about the sleepover he has carefully planned for his friend Robot, but Robot has some different ideas about how things should go.
See me run
by Meisel, Paul
A dog has a fun-filled day at the dog park, in this easy-to-read story.
Snow
by Shulevitz, Uri,
As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.
A splendid friend, indeed
by Bloom, Suzanne
When a studious polar bear meets an inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends.
Stinky : a toon book
by Davis, Eleanor
Stinky, a monster who lives in a swamp, comes up with all kinds of strange ways to get rid of a kid who has wandered into his territory.
The stray dog
by Simont, Marc
A family befriends a stray dog, names him Willy, and decides to keep him.
Ten, nine, eight
by Bang, Molly
Numbers from ten to one are part of this lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to bed.
There is a bird on your head!
by Willems, Mo
Opposite best friends Gerald, who is careful and worrisome, and Piggie, who is clumsy and carefree, run into a problem when two birds land on Gerald's head.
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
by Taback, Simms
Ever-expanding die-cut holes show exactly what is happening in the old lady's stomach as she swallows an assortment of creatures, beginning with a small fly, and ending with a fatal horse.
Tuesday
by Wiesner, David
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
Up, tall and high!
by Long, Ethan
Through illustrations and simple text, birds demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall, and high.
We are in a book!
by Willems, Mo
Piggie realizes that she and Gerald the elephant are in a book and that she can make the reader say words, but when Gerald comes to understand the danger of the book ending, Piggie comes up with a solution to get the reader to keep reading.
All aboard! : Elijah McCoy's steam engine
By Kulling, Monica
Simple text and illustrations explore the life of African Canadian inventor Elijah McCoy.
Author : a true story
By Lester, Helen
Children's author Helen Lester describes her life from age three to adulthood and discusses how she writes.
Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade
By Sweet, Melissa
Tells the story of puppeteer Tony Sarg, the man who first invented the helium balloons that have become the trademark of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Barnum's bones : how Barnum Brown discovered the most famous dinosaur in the world
By Fern, Tracey E
Text and illustrations look at the life of paleontologist Barnum Brown.
Count!
By Fleming, Denise
The antics of lively and colorful animals present the numbers one to ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty.
Mysterious Thelonious
By Raschka, Christopher
Matches the tones of the diatonic scale to the values of the color wheel in presenting a portrait of the work of the African-American jazz musician and composer of "Mysterioso."
Noah Webster & his words
By Ferris, Jeri
An illustrated account of the life of Noah Webster, a Connecticut farm boy who spent twenty years writing what became the first American dictionary ever to be published.
The story of Ruby Bridges
By Coles, Robert
For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960.
Take me out to the ballgame
By Norworth, Jack
The lyrics of the familiar song, illustrated by pictures based on the World Series games played between the Dodgers and the Yankees in 1949 in Ebbets Field.
Tomorrow's alphabet
By Shannon, George
Introduces items that eventually become things that start with each letter of the alphabet, such as O is for acorn, which becomes tomorrow's oak tree.
The watcher : Jane Goodall's life with the chimps
By Winter, Jeanette
An illustrated biography of British primatologist Jane Goodall, describing her childhood, the years she spent in the African forests to observe chimpanzees, and her efforts to protect and preserve primates and their habitats.
What to do about Alice? : how Alice Roosevelt broke the rules, charmed the world, and drove her father Teddy crazy!
By Kerley, Barbara
An illustrated biography of Alice Roosevelt Longworth that focuses on her experiences while her father was president of the United States.
You never heard of Sandy Koufax?!
By Winter, Jonah
Offers a brief overview of the life of Sandy Koufax, discussing the obstacles and physical challenges he faced, his successful career, his retirement, and other related topics.
You read to me, I'll read to you : very short stories to read together
By Hoberman, Mary Ann
A book of children's poetry which encourages young children to read with an adult.
Entering Grade Two
11 experiments that failed
By Offill, Jenny
Teaches readers how to conduct science experiments through step-by-step instructions for eleven failed inquiries designed to test such hypotheses as whether it is possible to wash dishes in a washing machine, and if it is possible to live through the winter eating nothing but ketchup-covered snowballs.
13 words
By Snicket, Lemony
A dog attempts to cheer up his friend, a despondent bird, in a tale that introduces a series of words from "baby" to "haberdashery."
365 penguins
By Fromental, Jean-Luc
When a box containing a penguin arrives anonymously on New Year's Day, a family of four is puzzled, and as they continue to receive one penguin a day throughout the year, their problems--and food budget, and storage issues--multiply.
Abe Lincoln's dream
By Smith, Lane
When a schoolgirl gets separated from her tour of the White House and finds herself in the Lincoln bedroom, she also discovers the ghost of the great man himself.
Abracadabra! Magic with Mouse and Mole
By Yee, Wong Herbert
Mole is mad about magic until he takes his friend Mouse to a show that turns out to be all tricks, but then Mouse conjures up a special night program to show him the enchantment found in nature.
Actual size
By Jenkins, Steve
Discusses and gives examples of the size and weight of various animals and parts of animals.
Adele & Simon
By McClintock, Barbara
When Adele walks her little brother Simon home from school he loses one more thing at every stop: his drawing of a cat at the grocer's shop, his books at the park, his crayons at the art museum, and more.
Alice the fairy
By Shannon, David
Alice, a very imaginative little girl, practices her trade as a Temporary Fairy, but still has trouble learning the difficult tricks, such as making her clothes put themselves away.
All star! : Honus Wagner and the most famous baseball card ever
By Yolen, Jane
A biography of the personal and professional life of American Major League Baseball shortstop Honus Wagner, who played mostly for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1897 to 1917.
Anansi the spider : a tale from the Ashanti
By McDermott, Gerald
In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.
And Tango makes three
By Richardson, Justin
At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.
Animal crackers fly the coop
By O'Malley, Kevin
In this humorous take-off of "The Bremen Town Musicians," four animals that aspire to make it big as comedians leave their owners and seek their fortunes.
Another brother
By Cordell, Matthew
Davy the sheep wishes he had time alone with his parents, as he did before his twelve brothers came along and started imitating his every move, but when his wish comes true Davy misses playing with the youngsters.
The astonishing secret of Awesome Man
By Chabon, Michael
A young superhero describes his awesome powers, which he then demonstrates as various foes arrive on the scene.
At Gleason's gym
By Lewin, Ted
Looks at the action at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn through the eyes of Sugar Boy, a nine-year-old boxing champion who is following in the footsteps of former Gleason's trainees like Muhammad Ali and Jake La Motta.
Babymouse. 1,Queen of the world!
By Holm, Jennifer L Dewey: 741.5
An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the most popular girl's slumber party.
Bad bears go visiting : an Irving & Muktuk story
By Pinkwater, Daniel Manus
Irving and Muktuk, two polar bears, enjoy themselves so much when Larry comes to visit them that the next time they escape from the zoo in Bayonne, New Jersey, they decide to pay a visit themselves.
Bad boys
By Palatini, Margie
Two hungry wolves in disguise attempt to raid a sheep farm.
Bartleby speaks!
By Cruise, Robin
As he grows from infancy to three-years of age, Bartleby Huddle remains quiet, not speaking a word, until the day Grampy Huddle arrives and discovers the solution.
Big surprise in the bug tank
By Horowitz, Ruth
Two brothers get two giant hissing cockroaches as pets and then must figure out a way to deal with the resulting population explosion.
Bink & Gollie
By DiCamillo, Kate
Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.
Black dog
By Pinfold, Levi
The Hope family spots a large black dog outside of their home, and Small, the youngest member of the family, is the only one brave enough to face the dog.
Boogie knights
By Wheeler, Lisa
When the knights of the castle are awakened by the noise from the Madcap Monster Ball, they decide to join the party.
A book
By Gerstein, Mordicai
A young girl living in a book tries to find a story of her own while figuring out what a reader is and thinking about the stories of her family members.
Chloe
By McCarty, Peter
Chloe Bunny lives with her big family of ten older brothers and sisters and ten younger brothers and sisters, but it is only Chloe who is able to compete with the new television set that Dad brings home one evening.
City Dog, Country Frog
By Willems, Mo
When City Dog comes to the country, he meets Country Frog for the first time, and every season afterward, the two have a fun time playing together.
Cork & Fuzz : short and tall
By Chaconas, Dori
The friendship between Cork, a muskrat, and Fuzz, a possum, is in trouble when Cork decides that since he is older, he has to be taller than Fuzz.
The day the babies crawled away
By Rathmann, Peggy
A boy follows fives babies who crawl away from a picnic and saves the day by bringing them back.
Diary of a fly
By Cronin, Doreen
A young fly discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being an insect, including the dangers of flyswatters and that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
Diary of a wombat
By French, Jackie
In his diary, a wombat describes his life of eating, sleeping, and getting to know some new human neighbors.
Fred stays with me
By Coffelt, Nancy
A child describes how she lives sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog is her constant companion.
Frog and Toad together
By Lobel, Arnold
Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery.
Goose and Duck
By George, Jean Craighead
A young boy becomes the "mother" to a goose, who becomes "mother" to a duck, as they learn about the rhythms of nature together.
Henry and Mudge and the great grandpas : the twenty-sixth book of their adventures
By Rylant, Cynthia
When Henry and his dog Mudge go with Henry's parents to visit Great-Grandpa Bill in the home with lots of other grandpas, they lead them all on a wonderful adventure.
Henry's freedom box
By Levine, Ellen
A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.
Hereville : how Mirka got her sword
By Deutsch, Barry
Eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg dreams of fighting dragons and spends her days honing her skills, even though there are no dragons in her Orthodox Jewish community, but when she accepts a challenge from a mysterious witch, Mirka just might win her dragon-fighting sword after all.
Hooway for Wodney Wat
By Lester, Helen
All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he cannot pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully.
I stink!
By McMullan, Kate
A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.
Interrupting chicken
By Stein, David Ezra
Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.
King Jack and the dragon
By Bently, Peter
Jack, Zack, and Caspar build a castle fort, then spend a day fighting dragons and beasts, but at day's end giants carry away first Sir Zack, then Caspar, and King Jack is left to face night creatures alone.
Lightship
By Floca, Brian
Illustrations and simple text tell the story of lightships that were used in place of lighthouses in order to safely guide ships into port.
Lon Po Po : a Red-Riding Hood story from China
By Young, Ed
Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
Mercy Watson goes for a ride
By DiCamillo, Kate
Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.
Mr. Putter & Tabby pick the pears
By Rylant, Cynthia
When he gets too old to climb up the ladder, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby figure out an ingenious way to pick pears for pear jelly.
Muncha! muncha! muncha!
By Fleming, Candace
After planting the garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetables.
My cat : the silliest cat in the world
By Bachelet, Gilles
A strange and silly cat turns out to be an elephant, but that will not stop him from playing with yarn.
Night flight : Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic
By Burleigh, Robert
An account of Amelia Earhart's dangerous 1932 flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland, in which she survived bad weather and a malfunctioning airplane. Includes a brief biography of the aviator.
Once I ate a pie
By MacLachlan, Patricia
A collection of fourteen poetic examples of a dog's life from the perspective of the animals.
Pearl and Wagner : one funny day
By McMullan, Kate
April Fools' Day turns into a bad day for Wagner the mouse when his best friend, Pearl the rabbit, and other children and adults at school play tricks on him.
The raft
By LaMarche, Jim
Reluctant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.
Roller coaster
By Frazee, Marla
Twelve people set aside their fears and ride a roller coaster, including one who has never done so before.
Show way
By Woodson, Jacqueline
A mother passes on the tradition of making quilts, or "Show ways", that serve as secret maps for freedom seeking slaves.
The storm in the barn
By Phelan, Matt
Eleven-year-old Jack Clark struggles with everyday obstacles while his family and community contend with the challenges brought on by the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas.
Surfer Chick
By Dempsey, Kristy
The story of a little chick and her dad who take to the beach where he teaches her how to surf.
Tales for very picky eaters
By Schneider, Josh
A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like.
The three pigs
By Wiesner, David
The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
Tough Boris
By Fox, Mem
Although he is a very tough pirate, Boris von der Borch cries when his parrot dies.
Tsunami!
By Kajikawa, Kimiko
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
What really happened to Humpty? (from the files of a hard-boiled detective)
By Ransom, Jeanie Franz,
Detective Joe Dumpty rushes to investigate the mysterious circumstances under which his older brother, Humpty, fell from a wall on his first day as captain of the new Neighborhood Watch program.
Yummy : eight favorite fairy tales
By Cousins, Lucy
Simple text and bold illustrations tell eight classic fairy tales, including "The Three Little Pigs" and "Little Red Riding Hood."
Zelda and Ivy, the runaways
By Kvasnosky, Laura McGee
In three short stories, two fox sisters run away from home, bury a time capsule, and take advantage of some creative juice.
Aliens are coming! : the true account of the 1938 War of the worlds radio broadcast
By McCarthy, Meghan
The story of Orson Welles' radio broadcast which reported aliens landing in New Jersey and how this broadcast panicked the entire country and made Welles famous.
Each orange had 8 slices : a counting book
By Giganti, Paul
An illustrated introduction to counting and simple addition.
Energy island : how one community harnessed the wind and changed their world
By Drummond, Allan
Shares the true story of how the people on the Danish island of Samso reduced their carbon emissions by 140 percent over the course of ten years by harnessing wind power.
Lousy rotten stinkin' grapes
By Palatini, Margie
Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.
Next stop Grand Central
By Kalman, Maira
A simple introduction to the thousands of activities going on everyday in Grand Central, a train station in New York City.
Stars beneath your bed : the surprising story of dust
By Sayre, April Pulley
Presents full-color illustrated drawings that describes what dust is, the different kinds of dust such as pollen, house dust, dirt from the farmer's plow, dust storms, fires, and ash from volcanoes.
This land is your land
By Guthrie, Woody
Illustrations of classic American landscapes accompany the lyrics of Woody Guthrie's classic folk song. Includes the sheet music for the song's chorus and a brief overview of Guthrie's life.
Today at the Bluebird Cafe : a branchful of birds
By Ruddell, Deborah
A collection of twenty-two children's poems about birds, including blue jays, toucans, and cockatoos.
Guess what is growing inside this egg
By Posada, Mia
Illustrations and simple text describe the many ways animals care for their eggs and young, with facts about animals, hatchlings, and their environment.
Hamster and cheese
By Venable, Colleen A. F
Sasspants, a guinea pig, reluctantly agrees to act as a private investigator when Hamisher the hamster begs for her help in discovering who is stealing sandwiches from the pet shop's befuddled owner.
Henry builds a cabin
By Johnson, D. B.
Young Henry Thoreau appears frugal to his friends as he sets about building a cabin. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.
How long or how wide? a measuring guide
By Cleary, Brian P.
A humorous introduction to measurement, providing a definition of length, and discussing inches, feet, yards, millimeters, centimeters, decimeters, meters, and rulers.
How to clean a hippopotamus a look at unusual animal partnerships
By Jenkins, Steve
A series of illustrations describing some of the most unusual relationships between various animals in the wild.
Jackson and Bud's bumpy ride America's first cross-country automobile trip
By Koehler-Pentacoff, Elizabeth
Tells the story of the first cross-country automobile trip in 1903 by Dr. Horatio Jackson and mechanic Sewall J. Crocker.
The punctuation station
By Cleary, Brian P.
A family of giraffes journey to Punctuation Station, where they learn the rules for using periods, commas, apostrophes, question marks, hyphens, quotation marks, and exclamation points.
Trout are made of trees
By Sayre, April Pulley
Looks at trout as part of a vast food chain that begins when leaves fall into streams and rivers.
What do you do with a tail like this?
By Jenkins, Steve,
Looks at the ways in which different animals use their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails.
Entering Grade Three
Series books:
A To Z Mysteries--Stepping Stone - (31 titles)
Alvin Ho - (4 titles)
Bad Kitty - (6 titles)
Ballpark Mysteries - (5 titles)
Bink And Gollie -(2 titles)
Cam Jansen Adventure -(21 titles)
Capital Mysteries - (14 titles)
Captain Awesome - (7 titles)
Clementine -(6 titles)
Fly Guy -(12 titles)
Frankie Pickle -(3 titles)
Horrid Henry (14 titles)
Jake Maddox: Best Selling Sports Stories -(4 titles)
Junie B. First Grader -(9 titles)
Justin Case (2 titles)
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Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo -(44 titles)
Ivy And Bean - (9 titles)
Magic Tree House -(47 titles)
Mercy Watson - (3 titles)
Roscoe Riley Rules -(4 titles)
Down Girl And Sit (2 titles)
Other books:
RL=approximate reading level
11 experiments that failed -- Offill, Jenny, RL 2.9, 32p
Teaches readers how to conduct science experiments through step-by-step instructions for eleven failed inquiries designed to test such hypotheses as whether it is possible to wash dishes in a washing machine, and if it is possible to live through the winter eating nothing but ketchup-covered snowballs.
A couple of boys have the best week ever -- Frazee, Marla RL 3.1, 32p
Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at the home of Eamon's grandparents during summer vacation.
The champ : the story of Muhammad Ali -- Bolden, Tonya RL 2.5, 38p
A picture book biography of Muhammad Ali, this work traces Ali's boxing career. Showing him in the ring with many of his famous opponents, it also explains how he got interested in boxing.
Cinderella's rat -- Meddaugh, Susan RL 2.6, 32p
One of the rats that was turned into a coachman by Cinderella's fairy godmother tells his story.
Dave the potter : artist, poet, slave -- Hill, Laban Carrick RL 3.1, 42p
Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
Diary of a worm -- Cronin, Doreen , RL 3.3, 34p
A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.
Doodle dandies : poems that take shape -- Lewis, J. Patrick, RL 3.2, 34p
A collection of poems, each of which appears on the page in the shape of its subject.
E-mergency! -- Lichtenheld, Tom RL 3.2, 34p
The letter "e," injured in a fall, can only recover if everyone will stop using her, but things are just not the same when "o" offers to fill in.
Each kindness -- Woodson, Jacqueline RL 2.8, 32p
When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.
Epossumondas -- Salley, Coleen RL 3.3, 34p
A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.
Every thing on it : poems and drawings--Silverstein, Shel Dewey: 811 RL:3.4
A collection of more than 130 original, never-before published poems and drawings by Shel Silverstein.
Extra yarn -- Barnett, Mac , RL 3.2, 40p
With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.
Fannie in the kitchen : the whole story from soup to nuts of how Fannie Farmer invented recipes with precise measurements -- Hopkinson, Deborah RL 3.5, 34p
Fannie Farmer is a mother's helper in the Shaw house, where the daughter gives her the idea of writing down precise instructions for measuring and cooking, which eventually became one of the first modern cookbooks.
Fanny's dream -- Buehner, Caralyn RL 2.8, 32p
Fanny Agnes is a sturdy farm girl who dreams of marrying a prince, but when her fairy godmother doesn't show up, she decides on a local farmer instead.
Fireboat : the heroic adventures of the John J. Harvey -- Kalman, Maira RL 3.5, 48p
A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
Freckle juice -- Blume, Judy RL 3.6, 47p
Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.
Gooney Bird Greene -- Lowry, Lois RL 3.9, 88p
A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.
Grandpa Green -- Smith, Lane RL 3.4, 36p
A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.
Helen's big world : the life of Helen Keller -- Rappaport, Doreen RL 3, 44p
An illustrated biography of Helen Keller, introducing young readers to her life and legacy, and including quotations by Keller.
Henry and the cannons : an extraordinary true story of the American Revolution -- Brown, Don, RL 3.3, 32p
Presents an illustrated account of how bookseller Henry Knox moved 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston during the Revolutionary War, helping Americans to make a pivotal victory.
Home on the range -- Nolan, Lucy A RL 2.1, 54p
Two dogs, Down Girl and Sit, accompany their masters to a dude ranch, where they encounter scary "squirrels" that live in holes in the ground, stampedes, and enemies even worse than their nemesis--the cat that lives next door.
How high can a dinosaur count? : and other math mysteries --Fisher, Valorie Dewey: 513 RL:3.5
Presents fifteen story problems with wacky elements such as flapjack-flipping frogs, a daisy-chomping dragon, and a laundromat whose washing machines mix frappes.
How to eat fried worms -- Rockwell, Thomas, RL 3.5, 115p
Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.
If you decide to go to the moon -- McNulty, Faith Dewey: 629.45 RL:3.1
Presents a children's book for early readers that describes what a trip to the moon would be like for a would-be astronaut.
The lemonade war -- Davies, Jacqueline, RL 4.1, 173p
Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.
Lightship -- Floca, Brian RL 2.7, 44p
Illustrations and simple text tell the story of lightships that were used in place of lighthouses in order to safely guide ships into port.
Looking at Lincoln -- Kalman, Maira RL 3.3, 40p
A young girl is curious about Abraham Lincoln and sets out to find out more about the life of the nation's sixteenth president.
Math curse -- Scieszka, Jon RL 3, 32p
When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.
Mount Olympus basketball -- O'Malley, Kevin, RL 3, 32p
Zeus, Hera, Athena, Poseidon, and Hades pull some dirty tricks as they face off against Hercules, Jason, Odysseus, Achilles, and Theseus in this gods versus mortals basketball game in ancient Greece.
Mouse & lion -- Burkert, Rand RL 3.4, 30p
An illustrated edition of Aesop's fable of the mouse and the lion, who learn valuable lessons of friendship from one another.
National Geographic book of animal poetry : with favorites from Robert Frost, Jack Prelutsky, Emily Dickinson, and more : 200 poems with photographs that squeak, soar, and roar!
Dewey: 808.81 RL:3.1
Full-color photographs accompany two hundred poems about animals.
New York's bravest -- Osborne, Mary Pope RL 3.3, 32p
Tells of the heroic deeds of the legendary New York firefighter, Mose Humphreys.
Noah Webster & his words -- Ferris, Jeri RL 2.8, 32p
An illustrated account of the life of Noah Webster, a Connecticut farm boy who spent twenty years writing what became the first American dictionary ever to be published.
Oh no! Not again!, (or, How I built a time machine to save history) (or at least my history grade) -- Barnett, Mac RL 2.9, 34p
When she does not get a perfect score on her history test, a young girl builds a time machine to remedy the situation.
One cool friend -- Buzzeo, Toni RL 3.5, 32p
Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.
Perfect square -- Hall, Michael, RL 2.6, 40p
A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.
Rocket writes a story -- Hills, Tad RL 2.8, 32p
"Rocket writes a story about a new friend, the owl"--Provided by publisher.
Sadie and Ratz -- Hartnett, Sonya RL 2.6, 59p
Hannah and her hands, named Sadie and Ratz, regularly get into trouble, especially when younger brother Baby Boy is around.
Saving Sweetness -- Stanley, Diane RL 3.5, 32p
The sheriff of a dusty western town rescues Sweetness, an unusually resourceful orphan, from nasty old Mrs. Sump and her terrible orphanage.
Shortcut -- Macaulay, David RL 3.5, 64p
Visual clues provide answers to the mysterious interrelationship of a series of brief stories.
Stink : the incredible shrinking kid -- McDonald, Megan RL 2.9, 102p
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.
The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales -- Scieszka, Jon RL 3.4, 51p
Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.
Stuck -- Jeffers, Oliver RL 3.5, 32p
Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, and he tries to knock it down with increasingly larger and more outrageous things.
Tales of a fourth grade nothing -- Blume, Judy RL 3.8, 120p
Fourth-grader Peter Hatcher finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever-increasing problem.
Ten rules you absolutely must not break if you want to survive the school bus -- Grandits, John RL 3.2, 32p
Before Kyle rides a school bus for the first time, his older brother gives him a list of rules he must follow but after breaking every single one the first day, Kyle discovers the rule his brother left out.
There was an old lady who swallowed Fly Guy -- Arnold, Tedd RL 1.6, 30p
After accidentally swallowing her grandson's pet fly, Grandma tries to retrieve it by consuming progressively larger animals.
Traction Man is here! -- Grey, Mini RL 3.2, 32p
Traction Man, a boy's courageous action figure, has a variety of adventures with Scrubbing Brush and other objects in the house.
The trouble with chickens -- Cronin, Doreen RL 3.8, 119p
A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.
Weslandia -- Fleischman, Paul RL 3.5, 34p
Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.
Who pushed Humpty Dumpty? : and other notorious nursery tale mysteries -- Levinthal, David RL 2.8, 34p
Police detective Binky investigates the theft of a golden goose, the poisoning of Snow White, and other fairy tale crimes.
Young Thomas Edison -- Dooling, Michael Dewey: 621.3
Presents a short illustrated biography of inventor Thomas Edison, and chronicles his childhood and early interest in science, as well as his many inventions.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz (illus.)
From the moment Alexander wakes up and finds gum in his hair, everything goes wrong! His brothers both get prizes in their cereal boxes, his best friend demotes him to third-best friend, there are lima beans for dinner, and there is kissing on TV. All kids experience this kind of day and will be glad to find they are not alone!
Bedtime for Frances
by Russell Hoban, Garth Williams (illus.)
It may be bedtime for Frances, but that doesn't mean Frances is ready to go to bed -- not by a long shot. First she must have a glass of milk and make certain Mother and Father have each kissed her good night (twice). Then she is ready to imagine there is a tiger in her room, and a giant, and ... each time Frances thinks up something new, off she goes to tell her ever-patient, if increasingly weary, parents. The familiar delaying tactics of Frances the song-singing badger have delighted fans young and old for more than three decades. Combining sympathetic understanding with gentle humor, Russell Hoban created in Frances a character at once immediately recognizable and eminently likable. In this new edition, the warmth of full color enriches Garth Williams's original artwork, bringing a fresh look to an enduring favorite.
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys, and Their Monkey Business
by Esphyr Slobodkina
A cap peddler wakes from a nap to find all his caps are gone -- a bunch of naughty monkeys have taken them up a tree. Angrily shaking his finger at the monkeys, the peddler demands his caps back, but the monkeys only shake their fingers and say "Tsz, tsz, tsz." No matter what the peddler does, the monkeys only imitate him. Finally, the peddler is so enraged he throws his cap on the ground -- and all the monkeys follow suit!
Franklin Rides a Bike
by Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark (illus.)
At the beginning of spring, Franklin and all his friends have training wheels on their bikes. But soon Franklin is the only one who can't ride without them. Every time he tries he falls down, and he's beginning to get discouraged. His mom finally convinces him to keep with it, and Franklin finally rides on his own.
Freckle Juice
by Judy Blume, Sonia O. Lisker (illus.)
Nicky has freckles -- they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Once, sitting behind him in class, Andrew counted 86 of them, and that was just a start! If Andrew had freckles like Nicky, his mother would never know if his neck was dirty. One day after school, Andrew works up enough courage to ask Nicky where he got his freckles. And, as luck would have it, who should overhear him but giggling, teasing Sharon. She offers Andrew her secret freckle juice recipe -- for 50 cents. That's a lot of money, but Andrew is desperate. At home he carefully mixes the strange combination of ingredients. Then the unexpected happens. ...
Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
This Caldecott Award-winning classic about Mr. and Mrs. Mallard and their brood of ducklings has been a favorite since 1941. When Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings are stuck at a busy street in downtown Boston, their policeman friend Michael rushes in to stop traffic and make way for them. McCloskey's sepia illustrations are priceless, and a statue of Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings can be found in the Boston Common today.
Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia
by Peggy Parish, Wallace Tripp (illus.)
Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game. The result, as usual with literal-minded Amelia Bedelia, is hilarious.
Quick as a Cricket
by Audrey Wood, Don Wood (illus.)
A joyful celebration of a child's growing self-awareness. This classic children's book is a teacher's favorite, with outstanding illustrations by Don Wood.
Ten Apples Up on Top!
by Theodore LeSieg (Dr. Seuss), Roy McKie (illus.)
A lion, a dog, and a tiger are having a contest -- can they get ten apples piled up on top of their heads? You better believe it! This first counting book works as a teaching tool as well as a funny story.
There's an Alligator Under My Bed
by Mercer Mayer
This sequel to There's a Nightmare in My Closet brings back that story's imaginative young hero for an even funnier nighttime adventure. All kids will identify with the realistic alligator who just happens to live you know where.
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (illus.)
In this highly acclaimed version, Alexander T. Wolf tells his never-before-heard version of the story. Is he the bad guy history has portrayed him as, or was the big, bad wolf framed?
All the world
by Scanlon, Elizabeth Garton
Follows a group of family members and friends through the course of a day as they learn the importance of all things great and small.
Alphabatics
by MacDonald, Suse
The letters of the alphabet are transformed and incoporated into twenty-six illustrations, so that the hole in "b" becomes a balloon and "y" turns into the head of a yak.
Amanda Pig and the really hot day
by Van Leeuwen, Jean
Amanda Pig and her family and friends try to find different ways to beat the heat.
Are you ready to play outside?
byWillems, Mo
Elephant, who is cautious and pessimistic, and Piggie, who is optimistic and sometimes reckless, go outside to play in the sun and hope that it does not rain.
Benny and Penny in The big no-no! : a Toon Book
by Hayes, Geoffrey
Two mice meet their new neighbor and discover that she is not as scary as they feared.
Blackout
by Rocco, John
Neighbors gather on the roof after the power goes out on a hot night in the city and start having so much fun not everyone is happy when the lights go back on.
Color zoo
by Ehlert, Lois
Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.
Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!
by Willems, Mo
A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.
Hi! Fly Guy
by Arnold, Tedd
When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the judges tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them wrong.
The house in the night
by Swanson, Susan Marie
Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light.
I broke my trunk!
by Willems, Mo
Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.
Inch by inch
by Lionni, Leo
To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song.
King Bidgood's in the bathtub
by Wood, Audrey
Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.
Knuffle Bunny : a cautionary tale
by Willems, Mo
Trixie becomes very unhappy when she accompanies her daddy to the laundromat and realizes she has lost her stuffed bunny.
Ling & Ting : not exactly the same!
by Lin, Grace
Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.
Little Mouse gets ready : a toon book
by Smith, Jeff,
Little Mouse gets dressed so he can go to the barn with his mother, brothers, and sisters.
Not a box
by Portis, Antoinette
To an imaginative little bunny, a box is not always just a box.
On Market Street
by Lobel, Arnold
A child buys presents from A to Z in the shops along Market Street.
The paperboy
by Pilkey, Dav,
A paperboy and his dog enjoy the quiet of the early morning as they go about their rounds.
Pete the cat and his four groovy buttons
by Litwin, Eric
Pete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing.
Rabbit & Robot --the sleepover
by Bell, Cece
Rabbit is excited about the sleepover he has carefully planned for his friend Robot, but Robot has some different ideas about how things should go.
See me run
by Meisel, Paul
A dog has a fun-filled day at the dog park, in this easy-to-read story.
Snow
by Shulevitz, Uri,
As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.
A splendid friend, indeed
by Bloom, Suzanne
When a studious polar bear meets an inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends.
Stinky : a toon book
by Davis, Eleanor
Stinky, a monster who lives in a swamp, comes up with all kinds of strange ways to get rid of a kid who has wandered into his territory.
The stray dog
by Simont, Marc
A family befriends a stray dog, names him Willy, and decides to keep him.
Ten, nine, eight
by Bang, Molly
Numbers from ten to one are part of this lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to bed.
There is a bird on your head!
by Willems, Mo
Opposite best friends Gerald, who is careful and worrisome, and Piggie, who is clumsy and carefree, run into a problem when two birds land on Gerald's head.
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
by Taback, Simms
Ever-expanding die-cut holes show exactly what is happening in the old lady's stomach as she swallows an assortment of creatures, beginning with a small fly, and ending with a fatal horse.
Tuesday
by Wiesner, David
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
Up, tall and high!
by Long, Ethan
Through illustrations and simple text, birds demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall, and high.
We are in a book!
by Willems, Mo
Piggie realizes that she and Gerald the elephant are in a book and that she can make the reader say words, but when Gerald comes to understand the danger of the book ending, Piggie comes up with a solution to get the reader to keep reading.
All aboard! : Elijah McCoy's steam engine
By Kulling, Monica
Simple text and illustrations explore the life of African Canadian inventor Elijah McCoy.
Author : a true story
By Lester, Helen
Children's author Helen Lester describes her life from age three to adulthood and discusses how she writes.
Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade
By Sweet, Melissa
Tells the story of puppeteer Tony Sarg, the man who first invented the helium balloons that have become the trademark of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Barnum's bones : how Barnum Brown discovered the most famous dinosaur in the world
By Fern, Tracey E
Text and illustrations look at the life of paleontologist Barnum Brown.
Count!
By Fleming, Denise
The antics of lively and colorful animals present the numbers one to ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty.
Mysterious Thelonious
By Raschka, Christopher
Matches the tones of the diatonic scale to the values of the color wheel in presenting a portrait of the work of the African-American jazz musician and composer of "Mysterioso."
Noah Webster & his words
By Ferris, Jeri
An illustrated account of the life of Noah Webster, a Connecticut farm boy who spent twenty years writing what became the first American dictionary ever to be published.
The story of Ruby Bridges
By Coles, Robert
For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960.
Take me out to the ballgame
By Norworth, Jack
The lyrics of the familiar song, illustrated by pictures based on the World Series games played between the Dodgers and the Yankees in 1949 in Ebbets Field.
Tomorrow's alphabet
By Shannon, George
Introduces items that eventually become things that start with each letter of the alphabet, such as O is for acorn, which becomes tomorrow's oak tree.
The watcher : Jane Goodall's life with the chimps
By Winter, Jeanette
An illustrated biography of British primatologist Jane Goodall, describing her childhood, the years she spent in the African forests to observe chimpanzees, and her efforts to protect and preserve primates and their habitats.
What to do about Alice? : how Alice Roosevelt broke the rules, charmed the world, and drove her father Teddy crazy!
By Kerley, Barbara
An illustrated biography of Alice Roosevelt Longworth that focuses on her experiences while her father was president of the United States.
You never heard of Sandy Koufax?!
By Winter, Jonah
Offers a brief overview of the life of Sandy Koufax, discussing the obstacles and physical challenges he faced, his successful career, his retirement, and other related topics.
You read to me, I'll read to you : very short stories to read together
By Hoberman, Mary Ann
A book of children's poetry which encourages young children to read with an adult.
Entering Grade Two
11 experiments that failed
By Offill, Jenny
Teaches readers how to conduct science experiments through step-by-step instructions for eleven failed inquiries designed to test such hypotheses as whether it is possible to wash dishes in a washing machine, and if it is possible to live through the winter eating nothing but ketchup-covered snowballs.
13 words
By Snicket, Lemony
A dog attempts to cheer up his friend, a despondent bird, in a tale that introduces a series of words from "baby" to "haberdashery."
365 penguins
By Fromental, Jean-Luc
When a box containing a penguin arrives anonymously on New Year's Day, a family of four is puzzled, and as they continue to receive one penguin a day throughout the year, their problems--and food budget, and storage issues--multiply.
Abe Lincoln's dream
By Smith, Lane
When a schoolgirl gets separated from her tour of the White House and finds herself in the Lincoln bedroom, she also discovers the ghost of the great man himself.
Abracadabra! Magic with Mouse and Mole
By Yee, Wong Herbert
Mole is mad about magic until he takes his friend Mouse to a show that turns out to be all tricks, but then Mouse conjures up a special night program to show him the enchantment found in nature.
Actual size
By Jenkins, Steve
Discusses and gives examples of the size and weight of various animals and parts of animals.
Adele & Simon
By McClintock, Barbara
When Adele walks her little brother Simon home from school he loses one more thing at every stop: his drawing of a cat at the grocer's shop, his books at the park, his crayons at the art museum, and more.
Alice the fairy
By Shannon, David
Alice, a very imaginative little girl, practices her trade as a Temporary Fairy, but still has trouble learning the difficult tricks, such as making her clothes put themselves away.
All star! : Honus Wagner and the most famous baseball card ever
By Yolen, Jane
A biography of the personal and professional life of American Major League Baseball shortstop Honus Wagner, who played mostly for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1897 to 1917.
Anansi the spider : a tale from the Ashanti
By McDermott, Gerald
In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.
And Tango makes three
By Richardson, Justin
At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.
Animal crackers fly the coop
By O'Malley, Kevin
In this humorous take-off of "The Bremen Town Musicians," four animals that aspire to make it big as comedians leave their owners and seek their fortunes.
Another brother
By Cordell, Matthew
Davy the sheep wishes he had time alone with his parents, as he did before his twelve brothers came along and started imitating his every move, but when his wish comes true Davy misses playing with the youngsters.
The astonishing secret of Awesome Man
By Chabon, Michael
A young superhero describes his awesome powers, which he then demonstrates as various foes arrive on the scene.
At Gleason's gym
By Lewin, Ted
Looks at the action at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn through the eyes of Sugar Boy, a nine-year-old boxing champion who is following in the footsteps of former Gleason's trainees like Muhammad Ali and Jake La Motta.
Babymouse. 1,Queen of the world!
By Holm, Jennifer L Dewey: 741.5
An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the most popular girl's slumber party.
Bad bears go visiting : an Irving & Muktuk story
By Pinkwater, Daniel Manus
Irving and Muktuk, two polar bears, enjoy themselves so much when Larry comes to visit them that the next time they escape from the zoo in Bayonne, New Jersey, they decide to pay a visit themselves.
Bad boys
By Palatini, Margie
Two hungry wolves in disguise attempt to raid a sheep farm.
Bartleby speaks!
By Cruise, Robin
As he grows from infancy to three-years of age, Bartleby Huddle remains quiet, not speaking a word, until the day Grampy Huddle arrives and discovers the solution.
Big surprise in the bug tank
By Horowitz, Ruth
Two brothers get two giant hissing cockroaches as pets and then must figure out a way to deal with the resulting population explosion.
Bink & Gollie
By DiCamillo, Kate
Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.
Black dog
By Pinfold, Levi
The Hope family spots a large black dog outside of their home, and Small, the youngest member of the family, is the only one brave enough to face the dog.
Boogie knights
By Wheeler, Lisa
When the knights of the castle are awakened by the noise from the Madcap Monster Ball, they decide to join the party.
A book
By Gerstein, Mordicai
A young girl living in a book tries to find a story of her own while figuring out what a reader is and thinking about the stories of her family members.
Chloe
By McCarty, Peter
Chloe Bunny lives with her big family of ten older brothers and sisters and ten younger brothers and sisters, but it is only Chloe who is able to compete with the new television set that Dad brings home one evening.
City Dog, Country Frog
By Willems, Mo
When City Dog comes to the country, he meets Country Frog for the first time, and every season afterward, the two have a fun time playing together.
Cork & Fuzz : short and tall
By Chaconas, Dori
The friendship between Cork, a muskrat, and Fuzz, a possum, is in trouble when Cork decides that since he is older, he has to be taller than Fuzz.
The day the babies crawled away
By Rathmann, Peggy
A boy follows fives babies who crawl away from a picnic and saves the day by bringing them back.
Diary of a fly
By Cronin, Doreen
A young fly discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being an insect, including the dangers of flyswatters and that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
Diary of a wombat
By French, Jackie
In his diary, a wombat describes his life of eating, sleeping, and getting to know some new human neighbors.
Fred stays with me
By Coffelt, Nancy
A child describes how she lives sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog is her constant companion.
Frog and Toad together
By Lobel, Arnold
Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery.
Goose and Duck
By George, Jean Craighead
A young boy becomes the "mother" to a goose, who becomes "mother" to a duck, as they learn about the rhythms of nature together.
Henry and Mudge and the great grandpas : the twenty-sixth book of their adventures
By Rylant, Cynthia
When Henry and his dog Mudge go with Henry's parents to visit Great-Grandpa Bill in the home with lots of other grandpas, they lead them all on a wonderful adventure.
Henry's freedom box
By Levine, Ellen
A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.
Hereville : how Mirka got her sword
By Deutsch, Barry
Eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg dreams of fighting dragons and spends her days honing her skills, even though there are no dragons in her Orthodox Jewish community, but when she accepts a challenge from a mysterious witch, Mirka just might win her dragon-fighting sword after all.
Hooway for Wodney Wat
By Lester, Helen
All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he cannot pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully.
I stink!
By McMullan, Kate
A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.
Interrupting chicken
By Stein, David Ezra
Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.
King Jack and the dragon
By Bently, Peter
Jack, Zack, and Caspar build a castle fort, then spend a day fighting dragons and beasts, but at day's end giants carry away first Sir Zack, then Caspar, and King Jack is left to face night creatures alone.
Lightship
By Floca, Brian
Illustrations and simple text tell the story of lightships that were used in place of lighthouses in order to safely guide ships into port.
Lon Po Po : a Red-Riding Hood story from China
By Young, Ed
Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
Mercy Watson goes for a ride
By DiCamillo, Kate
Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.
Mr. Putter & Tabby pick the pears
By Rylant, Cynthia
When he gets too old to climb up the ladder, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby figure out an ingenious way to pick pears for pear jelly.
Muncha! muncha! muncha!
By Fleming, Candace
After planting the garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetables.
My cat : the silliest cat in the world
By Bachelet, Gilles
A strange and silly cat turns out to be an elephant, but that will not stop him from playing with yarn.
Night flight : Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic
By Burleigh, Robert
An account of Amelia Earhart's dangerous 1932 flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland, in which she survived bad weather and a malfunctioning airplane. Includes a brief biography of the aviator.
Once I ate a pie
By MacLachlan, Patricia
A collection of fourteen poetic examples of a dog's life from the perspective of the animals.
Pearl and Wagner : one funny day
By McMullan, Kate
April Fools' Day turns into a bad day for Wagner the mouse when his best friend, Pearl the rabbit, and other children and adults at school play tricks on him.
The raft
By LaMarche, Jim
Reluctant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.
Roller coaster
By Frazee, Marla
Twelve people set aside their fears and ride a roller coaster, including one who has never done so before.
Show way
By Woodson, Jacqueline
A mother passes on the tradition of making quilts, or "Show ways", that serve as secret maps for freedom seeking slaves.
The storm in the barn
By Phelan, Matt
Eleven-year-old Jack Clark struggles with everyday obstacles while his family and community contend with the challenges brought on by the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas.
Surfer Chick
By Dempsey, Kristy
The story of a little chick and her dad who take to the beach where he teaches her how to surf.
Tales for very picky eaters
By Schneider, Josh
A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like.
The three pigs
By Wiesner, David
The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
Tough Boris
By Fox, Mem
Although he is a very tough pirate, Boris von der Borch cries when his parrot dies.
Tsunami!
By Kajikawa, Kimiko
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
What really happened to Humpty? (from the files of a hard-boiled detective)
By Ransom, Jeanie Franz,
Detective Joe Dumpty rushes to investigate the mysterious circumstances under which his older brother, Humpty, fell from a wall on his first day as captain of the new Neighborhood Watch program.
Yummy : eight favorite fairy tales
By Cousins, Lucy
Simple text and bold illustrations tell eight classic fairy tales, including "The Three Little Pigs" and "Little Red Riding Hood."
Zelda and Ivy, the runaways
By Kvasnosky, Laura McGee
In three short stories, two fox sisters run away from home, bury a time capsule, and take advantage of some creative juice.
Aliens are coming! : the true account of the 1938 War of the worlds radio broadcast
By McCarthy, Meghan
The story of Orson Welles' radio broadcast which reported aliens landing in New Jersey and how this broadcast panicked the entire country and made Welles famous.
Each orange had 8 slices : a counting book
By Giganti, Paul
An illustrated introduction to counting and simple addition.
Energy island : how one community harnessed the wind and changed their world
By Drummond, Allan
Shares the true story of how the people on the Danish island of Samso reduced their carbon emissions by 140 percent over the course of ten years by harnessing wind power.
Lousy rotten stinkin' grapes
By Palatini, Margie
Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.
Next stop Grand Central
By Kalman, Maira
A simple introduction to the thousands of activities going on everyday in Grand Central, a train station in New York City.
Stars beneath your bed : the surprising story of dust
By Sayre, April Pulley
Presents full-color illustrated drawings that describes what dust is, the different kinds of dust such as pollen, house dust, dirt from the farmer's plow, dust storms, fires, and ash from volcanoes.
This land is your land
By Guthrie, Woody
Illustrations of classic American landscapes accompany the lyrics of Woody Guthrie's classic folk song. Includes the sheet music for the song's chorus and a brief overview of Guthrie's life.
Today at the Bluebird Cafe : a branchful of birds
By Ruddell, Deborah
A collection of twenty-two children's poems about birds, including blue jays, toucans, and cockatoos.
Guess what is growing inside this egg
By Posada, Mia
Illustrations and simple text describe the many ways animals care for their eggs and young, with facts about animals, hatchlings, and their environment.
Hamster and cheese
By Venable, Colleen A. F
Sasspants, a guinea pig, reluctantly agrees to act as a private investigator when Hamisher the hamster begs for her help in discovering who is stealing sandwiches from the pet shop's befuddled owner.
Henry builds a cabin
By Johnson, D. B.
Young Henry Thoreau appears frugal to his friends as he sets about building a cabin. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.
How long or how wide? a measuring guide
By Cleary, Brian P.
A humorous introduction to measurement, providing a definition of length, and discussing inches, feet, yards, millimeters, centimeters, decimeters, meters, and rulers.
How to clean a hippopotamus a look at unusual animal partnerships
By Jenkins, Steve
A series of illustrations describing some of the most unusual relationships between various animals in the wild.
Jackson and Bud's bumpy ride America's first cross-country automobile trip
By Koehler-Pentacoff, Elizabeth
Tells the story of the first cross-country automobile trip in 1903 by Dr. Horatio Jackson and mechanic Sewall J. Crocker.
The punctuation station
By Cleary, Brian P.
A family of giraffes journey to Punctuation Station, where they learn the rules for using periods, commas, apostrophes, question marks, hyphens, quotation marks, and exclamation points.
Trout are made of trees
By Sayre, April Pulley
Looks at trout as part of a vast food chain that begins when leaves fall into streams and rivers.
What do you do with a tail like this?
By Jenkins, Steve,
Looks at the ways in which different animals use their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails.
Entering Grade Three
Series books:
A To Z Mysteries--Stepping Stone - (31 titles)
Alvin Ho - (4 titles)
Bad Kitty - (6 titles)
Ballpark Mysteries - (5 titles)
Bink And Gollie -(2 titles)
Cam Jansen Adventure -(21 titles)
Capital Mysteries - (14 titles)
Captain Awesome - (7 titles)
Clementine -(6 titles)
Fly Guy -(12 titles)
Frankie Pickle -(3 titles)
Horrid Henry (14 titles)
Jake Maddox: Best Selling Sports Stories -(4 titles)
Junie B. First Grader -(9 titles)
Justin Case (2 titles)
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Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo -(44 titles)
Ivy And Bean - (9 titles)
Magic Tree House -(47 titles)
Mercy Watson - (3 titles)
Roscoe Riley Rules -(4 titles)
Down Girl And Sit (2 titles)
Other books:
RL=approximate reading level
11 experiments that failed -- Offill, Jenny, RL 2.9, 32p
Teaches readers how to conduct science experiments through step-by-step instructions for eleven failed inquiries designed to test such hypotheses as whether it is possible to wash dishes in a washing machine, and if it is possible to live through the winter eating nothing but ketchup-covered snowballs.
A couple of boys have the best week ever -- Frazee, Marla RL 3.1, 32p
Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at the home of Eamon's grandparents during summer vacation.
The champ : the story of Muhammad Ali -- Bolden, Tonya RL 2.5, 38p
A picture book biography of Muhammad Ali, this work traces Ali's boxing career. Showing him in the ring with many of his famous opponents, it also explains how he got interested in boxing.
Cinderella's rat -- Meddaugh, Susan RL 2.6, 32p
One of the rats that was turned into a coachman by Cinderella's fairy godmother tells his story.
Dave the potter : artist, poet, slave -- Hill, Laban Carrick RL 3.1, 42p
Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
Diary of a worm -- Cronin, Doreen , RL 3.3, 34p
A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.
Doodle dandies : poems that take shape -- Lewis, J. Patrick, RL 3.2, 34p
A collection of poems, each of which appears on the page in the shape of its subject.
E-mergency! -- Lichtenheld, Tom RL 3.2, 34p
The letter "e," injured in a fall, can only recover if everyone will stop using her, but things are just not the same when "o" offers to fill in.
Each kindness -- Woodson, Jacqueline RL 2.8, 32p
When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.
Epossumondas -- Salley, Coleen RL 3.3, 34p
A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.
Every thing on it : poems and drawings--Silverstein, Shel Dewey: 811 RL:3.4
A collection of more than 130 original, never-before published poems and drawings by Shel Silverstein.
Extra yarn -- Barnett, Mac , RL 3.2, 40p
With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.
Fannie in the kitchen : the whole story from soup to nuts of how Fannie Farmer invented recipes with precise measurements -- Hopkinson, Deborah RL 3.5, 34p
Fannie Farmer is a mother's helper in the Shaw house, where the daughter gives her the idea of writing down precise instructions for measuring and cooking, which eventually became one of the first modern cookbooks.
Fanny's dream -- Buehner, Caralyn RL 2.8, 32p
Fanny Agnes is a sturdy farm girl who dreams of marrying a prince, but when her fairy godmother doesn't show up, she decides on a local farmer instead.
Fireboat : the heroic adventures of the John J. Harvey -- Kalman, Maira RL 3.5, 48p
A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
Freckle juice -- Blume, Judy RL 3.6, 47p
Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.
Gooney Bird Greene -- Lowry, Lois RL 3.9, 88p
A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.
Grandpa Green -- Smith, Lane RL 3.4, 36p
A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.
Helen's big world : the life of Helen Keller -- Rappaport, Doreen RL 3, 44p
An illustrated biography of Helen Keller, introducing young readers to her life and legacy, and including quotations by Keller.
Henry and the cannons : an extraordinary true story of the American Revolution -- Brown, Don, RL 3.3, 32p
Presents an illustrated account of how bookseller Henry Knox moved 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston during the Revolutionary War, helping Americans to make a pivotal victory.
Home on the range -- Nolan, Lucy A RL 2.1, 54p
Two dogs, Down Girl and Sit, accompany their masters to a dude ranch, where they encounter scary "squirrels" that live in holes in the ground, stampedes, and enemies even worse than their nemesis--the cat that lives next door.
How high can a dinosaur count? : and other math mysteries --Fisher, Valorie Dewey: 513 RL:3.5
Presents fifteen story problems with wacky elements such as flapjack-flipping frogs, a daisy-chomping dragon, and a laundromat whose washing machines mix frappes.
How to eat fried worms -- Rockwell, Thomas, RL 3.5, 115p
Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.
If you decide to go to the moon -- McNulty, Faith Dewey: 629.45 RL:3.1
Presents a children's book for early readers that describes what a trip to the moon would be like for a would-be astronaut.
The lemonade war -- Davies, Jacqueline, RL 4.1, 173p
Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.
Lightship -- Floca, Brian RL 2.7, 44p
Illustrations and simple text tell the story of lightships that were used in place of lighthouses in order to safely guide ships into port.
Looking at Lincoln -- Kalman, Maira RL 3.3, 40p
A young girl is curious about Abraham Lincoln and sets out to find out more about the life of the nation's sixteenth president.
Math curse -- Scieszka, Jon RL 3, 32p
When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.
Mount Olympus basketball -- O'Malley, Kevin, RL 3, 32p
Zeus, Hera, Athena, Poseidon, and Hades pull some dirty tricks as they face off against Hercules, Jason, Odysseus, Achilles, and Theseus in this gods versus mortals basketball game in ancient Greece.
Mouse & lion -- Burkert, Rand RL 3.4, 30p
An illustrated edition of Aesop's fable of the mouse and the lion, who learn valuable lessons of friendship from one another.
National Geographic book of animal poetry : with favorites from Robert Frost, Jack Prelutsky, Emily Dickinson, and more : 200 poems with photographs that squeak, soar, and roar!
Dewey: 808.81 RL:3.1
Full-color photographs accompany two hundred poems about animals.
New York's bravest -- Osborne, Mary Pope RL 3.3, 32p
Tells of the heroic deeds of the legendary New York firefighter, Mose Humphreys.
Noah Webster & his words -- Ferris, Jeri RL 2.8, 32p
An illustrated account of the life of Noah Webster, a Connecticut farm boy who spent twenty years writing what became the first American dictionary ever to be published.
Oh no! Not again!, (or, How I built a time machine to save history) (or at least my history grade) -- Barnett, Mac RL 2.9, 34p
When she does not get a perfect score on her history test, a young girl builds a time machine to remedy the situation.
One cool friend -- Buzzeo, Toni RL 3.5, 32p
Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.
Perfect square -- Hall, Michael, RL 2.6, 40p
A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.
Rocket writes a story -- Hills, Tad RL 2.8, 32p
"Rocket writes a story about a new friend, the owl"--Provided by publisher.
Sadie and Ratz -- Hartnett, Sonya RL 2.6, 59p
Hannah and her hands, named Sadie and Ratz, regularly get into trouble, especially when younger brother Baby Boy is around.
Saving Sweetness -- Stanley, Diane RL 3.5, 32p
The sheriff of a dusty western town rescues Sweetness, an unusually resourceful orphan, from nasty old Mrs. Sump and her terrible orphanage.
Shortcut -- Macaulay, David RL 3.5, 64p
Visual clues provide answers to the mysterious interrelationship of a series of brief stories.
Stink : the incredible shrinking kid -- McDonald, Megan RL 2.9, 102p
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.
The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales -- Scieszka, Jon RL 3.4, 51p
Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.
Stuck -- Jeffers, Oliver RL 3.5, 32p
Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, and he tries to knock it down with increasingly larger and more outrageous things.
Tales of a fourth grade nothing -- Blume, Judy RL 3.8, 120p
Fourth-grader Peter Hatcher finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever-increasing problem.
Ten rules you absolutely must not break if you want to survive the school bus -- Grandits, John RL 3.2, 32p
Before Kyle rides a school bus for the first time, his older brother gives him a list of rules he must follow but after breaking every single one the first day, Kyle discovers the rule his brother left out.
There was an old lady who swallowed Fly Guy -- Arnold, Tedd RL 1.6, 30p
After accidentally swallowing her grandson's pet fly, Grandma tries to retrieve it by consuming progressively larger animals.
Traction Man is here! -- Grey, Mini RL 3.2, 32p
Traction Man, a boy's courageous action figure, has a variety of adventures with Scrubbing Brush and other objects in the house.
The trouble with chickens -- Cronin, Doreen RL 3.8, 119p
A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.
Weslandia -- Fleischman, Paul RL 3.5, 34p
Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.
Who pushed Humpty Dumpty? : and other notorious nursery tale mysteries -- Levinthal, David RL 2.8, 34p
Police detective Binky investigates the theft of a golden goose, the poisoning of Snow White, and other fairy tale crimes.
Young Thomas Edison -- Dooling, Michael Dewey: 621.3
Presents a short illustrated biography of inventor Thomas Edison, and chronicles his childhood and early interest in science, as well as his many inventions.