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Books for Independent Reading
EASY- My Perfect Neighborhood
- by Lech Komaiko, Harper, 1990
- A girl delights in what she sees on a walk through her neighborhood.
- The Night Ones
- by Patricia Grossman, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991
- When the sun goes down there's another world of workers out there!
- One Hundred Is a Family
- by Pam Muñoz, Hyperion, 1994
- Count your way through a family living, working, and playing together.
- The Tickle Tree
- by Fran Manushkin, Clarion, 1982
- It takes a team effort for a squirrel to reach the heights of a palm tree.
- Potluck
- by Anne Shelby, Orchard, 1990
- A group of friends shares a potluck dinner.
- Taxi! Taxi!
- by Cari Best, Little Brown, 1994
- Tina and her taxi-driver father manage to give the whole neighborhood a ride.
- Wanda's Roses
- by Pat Brisson, Boyds Mills, 1994
- Wanda's neighbors help her to brighten the community with flowers.
- We Keep a Store
- by Anne Shelby, Orchard, 1990
- A young girl reveals the family teamwork involved in owning a country store.
- Down Buttermilk Lane
- by Barbara Mitchell, Morrow, 1993
- Bountiful sights, smells, and tastes fill Dat's life in Amish County, Pennsylvania.
- The Five-Dog Night
- by Eileen Christelow, Clarion, 1993
- Ezra does not need a blanket during the coldest winter nights. Betsy finds out why.
- Matthew and Tilly
- by Rebecca C. Jones, Dutton, 1991
- Even a best friend can sometimes break your brand-new purple crayon.
- Pond Year
- by Kathryn Lasky, Candlewick, 1995
- Two girls explore a nearby pond during all seasons of the year.
Read Aloud and Reference Books
READ ALOUD BOOKS- Giving Thanks
- by Chief Jake Swamp, Lee & Low, 1995
- Iroquois children start each day by thanking all living things.
- The Little Red Hen
- by Margot Zemach, Farrar, 1983
- In this retelling of a classic folktale, a hen teaches her friends an important lesson about helping others.
- Mrs. Peachtree and the Eighth Avenue Cat
- by Erica Silverman, Macmillan, 1994
- A stray cat adopts a reluctant Mrs. Peachtree.
- Ox-Cart Man
- by Donald Hall, Viking, 1979
- A farmer makes a long trip to sell the goods his family made and grew all year.
- Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
- by Howard Gardner, Basic Books, 1993
- A new theory of intelligence and how it applies to learning.
- Home: A Collaboration of 30 Distinguished Authors & Illustrators of Children's Books to Aid the Homeless
- HarperCollins, 1992
- A Share Our Strength book.
- Talking with Artists
- by Pat Cummings, Bradbury, 1992
- A book of interviews complete with the artists' first illustrations.