Kindergarten
Books for the Library Corner
- Going Places
- (Social Studies)
Snapshot 1995 (12p)
Pictures show planes, train, boats, and other vehicles of all shapes and sizes.
- Trains
- by Byron Barton
Crowell 1986 (32p)
Readers follow a train on its journey as it moves through the night.
- The Plane
- by Monique Felix
Creative Education 1993 (32p)
A mouse eats her way into a book and has an adventure with a plane.
- I Love Boats
- by Flora McDonnell
Candlewick 1995 (32p)
A girl describes all kinds of boats and the different things
they do, from ocean liners to house boats.
- Up and Up
- by Shirley Hughes
Lothrop 1986 (32p)
A little girl imagines she can fly, and after several attempts,
she does.
- Let's Go: A Book in Two Languages/Vamos: Un libro en dos lenguas
- by Rebecca Emberley
Little 1993 (32p)
The zoo, the aquarium, the beach, and an art museum are some of
the places the reader visits. In English and Spanish.
- Round Trip
- by Ann Jonas
Greenwillow 1983 (32p) also paper
In this trip to the city and back again, the book is flipped
over and read back to the beginning.
- The Big Book of Things That Go
- by Dorling Kindersley 1994 (32p)
Pictures of trucks, ships, planes, and trains introduce children
to the world of machines and movement.
- Little Duck's Bicycle Ride
- by Dorothy Stott
Dutton 1991 (32p)
After a bumpy ride, Little Duck discovers that paddling in a pond
suits him better than pedaling a bike.
- Airport
- by Byron Barton
(Social Studies)
Harper 1982 (32p) also paper
Pictures capture all of the activity at an airport, from passenger
arrival to takeoff.
- Now We Can Go
- by Ann Jonas
Greenwillow 1986 (24p)
A girl gathers all of her toys and puts them into her bag before
she's ready to go.
- The Boat
- by Monique Felix
Creative Education 1993 (32p)
After eating her way into a book, a mouse has fun with a boat.
Books for Teacher Read Aloud
- Wheel Away!
- by Dayle Ann Dodds
Harper 1989 (32p) also paper
In a rollicking poem, a runaway wheel bounces, bumps, and thumps through town.
- Sheep Take a Hike
- by Nancy Shaw
Houghton 1994 (32p)
A hike for a group of fun-loving sheep turns into a wild and woolly adventure.
- Curious George® Goes to the Hospital
- by Margaret and H. A. Rey
Houghton 1966 (48p) also paper
Curious George goes to the hospital for an operation to remove
a puzzle piece he has swallowed.
- All Aboard ABC
- by Doug Magee and Robert Newman
(Social Studies)
Dutton 1990 (32p) Puffin 1994 paper
Photographs accompany an alphabet of train facts.
- Mama Zooms
- by Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Scholastic 1993 (32p)
A boy pretends that his mama's wheelchair is everything from a
racehorse to a spaceship.
- Mr. Gumpy's Motorcar
- by John Burningham
Harper 1976 (48p)
Mr. Gumpy takes some children and animal friends for an adventurous
ride in his old red touring car.
- The Trip
- by Ezra Jack Keats
(Multicultural)
Morrow 1978 (32p) also paper
Through his imagination, Louie takes a trip back to his old neighborhood.
- Aren't You Coming Too?
- by Eve Rice
Greenwillow 1988 (32p)
After her siblings go to school and her parents go to work, Amy and her
grandpa go off to the park together.
- Four Fur Feet
- Margaret Wise Brown
by Hyperion 1994 (32p)
An animal journeys around the world on his four fur feet.
- The Train Ride
- by June Crebbin
Candlewick 1995 (32p)
A girl travelling by train to visit her grandmother watches the
world go by her window.
- Four Brave Sailors
- by Mirra Ginsburg
Greenwillow 1987 (24p)
Four toy mice who set sail in a ship share exciting adventures.
Books for Shared Reading
- Cars! Cars! Cars!
- by Grace Maccarone
Scholastic 1995 (22p)
Brief, rhythmic verse describes all kinds of cars.
- Off to Grandma's House
- by Mary Patton
Harper 1995 (16p)
A family spends a happy day visiting their grandmother.
- Train Leaves the Station
- by Eve Merriam
(Math)
Holt 1992 (32p)
As a toy train makes a trip, it introduces the numbers one to ten.
- Sing a Song of People
- by Lois Lenski
(Multicultural)
Little 1987 (32p)
People in the city ride the subway, walk in the park, and engage in other
hustle-bustle activities.
- Monster Goes to School
- by Virginia Mueller
Whitman 1991 (22p)
Monster learns about different kinds of time when he goes to school.
- Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night
- by Wendy Watson
Lothrop 1994 (32p)
In this classic folk song, a fox sets out in pursuit of dinner
for his family.
- Wheels Go Round
- by W. Nikola-Lisa
Doubleday 1994 (24p)
A rhyming celebration of wheels.
- In the Diner
- by Christine Loomis
(Multicultural)
Scholastic 1993 (32p)
People come and go all day long at a busy neighborhood diner.
- Footprints in the Snow
- by Cynthia Benjamin
(Science)
Scholastic 1994 (28p)
Rabbits, deer, bears, owls, and other animals make their way home
during a winter storm.