The books listed below may be available through publishers, distributors such as bookstores or online retailers, or library systems.
Independent Reading
EASY- The Inside-Outside Book of Washington, D.C.
- by Roxie Munro, Dutton, 1987
- A pictorial work illustrating the many monuments in our nation's capital.
- The Wolf's Chicken Stew
- by Keiko Kasza, G.P. Putnam, 1987
- The gratitude of a mother hen reforms a wiley trickster into a good citizen.
- This Is the Way We Eat Our Lunch
- by Edith Baer, Scholastic, 1995
- Rhyming verse relates what children around the world eat.
- How to Make an Apple Pie
- by Marjorie Priceman, Alfred A. Knopf, 1994
- A clever way to explore the world and gather ingredients for apple pie.
- Arthur Meets the President
- by Marc Brown, Little Brown and Company, 1991
- Arthur is nervous about reading his award-winning essay to the President.
- Perfect Father's Day
- by Eve Bunting, Clarion, 1991
- Susie treats her father to all her favorite activities on his special day, and he doesn't mind a bit.
- Houses and Homes
- by Ann Morris, Lothrop, 1992
- A photographic look at houses around the world.
- Where the Forest Meets the Sea
- by Jeannie Baker, Greenwillow,1987
- A father and son share the majesty of an Australian rainforest.
- Aurora Means Dawn
- by Scott Russell Sanders, Bradbury, 1989
- The Sheldons' are the first family to arrive in Aurora, Ohio, in 1800.
- Paul Revere's Ride
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Mulberry, 1985
- Illustrator Nancy Winslow Parker makes this famous piece accessible to young readers.
- People
- by Peter Spier, Doubleday, 1980
- Celebrate the differences among our Earth's population.
- Dinosaurs Travel
- by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown, Little Brown and Company, 1988
- A guide for families on the go, these travel tips encourage exploration of new places.
Read Aloud and Reference Books
READ ALOUD BOOKS- Rosie & the Yellow Ribbon
- by Paula DePaolo, Little, Brown and Company, 1992
- When her favorite ribbon disappears, Rosie learns that friendship is sometimes more important.
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- by Peter Spier, Doubleday, 1973
- A great book for teaching the national anthem to a class.
- Isla
- by Arthur Dorros, Dutton, 1995
- During a flight of imagination, a girl and her grandmother explore a Caribbean island.
- The Lily Cupboard
- by Shulamith Oppenheim, HarperCollins, 1992
- Miriam must stay with Nello and his parents in the country to escape the Nazis.
- History Workshops: Reconstructing the Past with Elementary Students
- by Yetta M. Goodman, Heinemann, 1993
- A great historical resource.
- From Sea to Shining Sea
- by Amy Cohn, Scholastic, 1993
- A storyteller's handbook to America's rich past.