Bibliography
Theme 7: Wheels Go Around
The books listed below may be available through publishers, distributors such as bookstores or online retailers, or library systems.
Recommended Leveled Books for Browsing
*ABCDrive!
by Naomi Howland
Clarion 2000 (32p)
A boy on a car trip sees things related to vehicles for every letter of
the alphabet.
This Train
by Paul Collicut
Farrar 1999 (32p)
Pictures of trains and brief sentences in large type demonstrate opposites
and simple contrasts.
Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom!
by Stuart J. Murphy
Harper 2000 (40p) paper
Molly plays with her brother's toy cars, but can she put them back in the right order before her brother comes home?
Math
So Many Circles, So Many Squares
by Tana Hoban
Greenwillow 1998 (32p)
The geometric concepts of circles and squares are presented in photos of wheels, signs, and other objects.
Math
Delivery
by Anastasia Suen
Viking 1999 (32p)
Trucks, bicycles, taxis, and other vehicles deliver everything from newspapers to groceries.
Social Studies
Circular Movement
by Lola M. Schaefer
Pebble 2000 (24p)
Photographs and simple text describe objects that move in circles.
Science
Traffic Jam
by Seymour Chwast
Houghton 1999 (32p)
In a book with fold-out pages, a cat and her kitten cause a traffic jam when they cross the road.
Night at the Fair
by Donald Crews
Greenwillow 1998 (32p)
Nighttime is a great time to be at the fair, and the best ride of all is the giant Ferris wheel.
Multicultural
Cars
by Gail Saunders-Smith
Pebble 1998 (24p)
Photographs and word pairs describe different kinds of cars.
My Puffer Train
by Mary Murphy
Houghton 1999 (32p)
On the way to the seashore in his train, Penguin invites other animals aboard.
Bear on a Bike
by Stella Blackstone
Barefoot 1999 (32p)
A bear tries out various modes of transportation.
Recommended Books for Teacher Read Aloud
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
by Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton 1939 (48p) also paper
Mike and his steam shovel, Mary Anne, don't give up when they lose their job. Available in Spanish as Mike Mulligan y su maquina maravillosa.
Classic
* Curious George ® Rides a Bike
by H. A. Rey
Houghton 1952 (48p)
Curious George helps a boy with his paper route and gets into all sorts of trouble.
Classic
Fire Engines
by Marcia S. Freeman
Pebble 1999 (24p)
A simple description of fire engines and the equipment they carry.
Social Studies
Duck in the Truck
by Jez Alborough
Harper 2000 (32p)
A frog, a goat, and a sheep help Duck when his truck gets stuck.
On the Move
by Henry Pluckrose
Watts 1998 (32p) also paper
Photos and text present all kinds of vehicles that help people get from place to place.
Social Studies
* On Monday When It Rained
by Cherryl Kachenmeister
Houghton 1989 (32p)
Each day of the week, a boy describes how the things that happen make him feel.
Truck Talk
by Bobbi Katz
Cartwheel 1997 (32p)
In poems paired with photos, trucks talk about what they do.
Window Music
by Anastasia Suen
Viking 1998 (32p)
A train clickety clacks its way over hills and through valleys.
The Little Engine That Could
by Watty Piper
Putnam 1930 (48p) also paper
A small but determined train engine helps get food and toys to children waiting in a valley. Available in Spanish as
La pequeña locomotora que sí pudo.
Classic
How Do You Lift a Lion?
by Robert E. Wells
Whitman 1996 (32p) also paper
A simple look at how levers, pulleys, and wheels help to move heavy objects.
Science
Seymour Simon's Book of Trucks
by Seymour Simon
Harper 2000 (32p)
Photographs of trucks accompany descriptions of the jobs they do.
Social Studies
Recommended Books for Shared Reading
Seals on the Bus
by Lenny Hort
Holt 2000 (32p)
At every stop, animals join a family riding a bus in this popular song.
Music
* Sheep in a Jeep
by Nancy Shaw
Houghton 1986 (32p)
Five sheep out for a ride in their Jeep run into trouble.
Down By the Station
by Will Hillenbrand
Harcourt 1999 (32p)
In this version of a familiar song, baby animals ride to the children's zoo on a train.
Music
Beep! Beep!
by Anne Miranda
Turtle 1999 (32p)
A boy imagines himself to be many different vehicles, from a jeep to a rocket.
Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car
by Eileen Christelow
Clarion 2000 (32p)
Five monkeys try to persuade their crocodile neighbors to buy their old car. See others in series.
The Train Ride
by June Crebbin
Candlewick 1995 (32p) also paper
In a story with patterned text, a girl traveling by train to her grandmother's watches the world go by her window.
Recommended Books for Phonics Read Aloud
Dazzling Diggers
by Tony Mitton
Kingfisher 1997 (24p)
Animals operate digging machines that move rubble and do other things in this rhyming story.
Mama Zooms
by Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Scholastic 1993 (32p) also paper
A boy pretends his mama's wheelchair is everything from a racehorse to a spaceship.
Zeely Zebra
by Barbara Derubertis
Kane 1997 (32p) also paper
Zeely Zebra dreams of making the All-Star Racing team.