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Books for Independent Reading
EASY- I Know a Place
- by Karen Ackerman. Houghton, 1992
- Find out what makes home a special place for one little girl.
- Round Trip
- by Ann Jonas. Morrow, 1983
- Innovative illustrations capture the motion of a trip.
- School Bus
- by Donald Crews. Greenwillow, 1984
- Yellow school buses take children from home to school and back again.
- This Is the Way We Go to School
- by Edith Baer. Scholastic, 1990
- Journey from here to there with children from all over the world.
- Wilson Sat Alone
- by Debra Hess. Simon & Schuster, 1994
- Wilson walks, eats, plays, and sits alone until one day a new girl comes to town.
- Rosie Sips Spiders
- by Alison Lester. Houghton Mifflin, 1989
- Lester showcases seven fabulous children, and their individual tastes and talents.
- Snow Day!
- by Barbara M. Joosse. Clarion, 1995
- Robby's enthusiasm for playing in the snow inspires his whole family to get involved.
- Yes, Dear
- by Diana Wynne Jones. Greenwillow, 1992
- Kay's grandmother is the only one who will listen when Kay finds a magic leaf.
- The Balancing Girl
- by Berniece Rabe. E.P. Dutton, 1981
- Margaret wins her classmates' respect with her project for the school carnival.
- Baby Dot
- by Margery Cuyler. Clarion, 1990
- Baby Dot discovers quitting school is not as fun as she thinks.
- The Car Washing Street
- by Denise Lewis Patrick. Morrow, 1993
- On Saturday mornings, everyone in Matthew's city neighborhood washes their cars.
- Masai and I
- by Virginia Kroll. Four Wind Press, 1992
- Linda imagines what it would be like to be a Masai child.
Read Aloud and Reference Books
READ ALOUD BOOKS- Chrysanthemum
- by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow, 1991
- Though she loves her name, Chrysanthemum is miserable at school until she meets a special teacher.
- The Journey Home
- by Alison Lester. Oxford Press, 1990
- Wild and Woolly take a fanciful journey home from the North Pole.
- Night of the Moonjellies
- by Mark Shasha. Simon and Schuster, 1992
- Mark helps at the family hotdog stand all day, then shares a special night with Gram.
- Where Are You Going, Manyoni?
- by Catherine Stock. Morrow, 1993
- Manyoni loves her morning walks across the African veldt to get to school.
- Bicycle Man
- by Allen Say. Houghton Mifflin, 1982
- American servicemen surprise a Japanese community on a special day of sports and fun.
- The Button Blanket
- by Nan McNutt. Nan McNutt & Associates, 1986
- Learn to make a button blanket with Ann, a Kwaikiutl girl, who prepares for her first potlatch.
- Pueblo Storyteller
- by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith. Holiday House, 1991
- A first-person account of the life of a Cochiti girl.
- Social Studies Through Children's Literature
- by A.D. Fredericks. Teacher's Ideas Press, 1991
- A good source for theme books.