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Books for Independent Reading
EASY- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Burton, Houghton Mifflin, 1939 Mike and his steam shovel, Marianne, don't give up when they lose their jobs.
- Fireman Small
- by Wong Herbert Yee, Houghton Mifflin, 1994
- Fireman Small keeps busy rescuing cats, rabbits, and other members of his community.
- Mr. Griggs' Work
- by Cynthia Rylant, Orchard Books, 1993
- Work is a joy for Mr. Griggs, the post office man.
- Good Morning, City
- by Elaine Moore, Bridgewater Books, 1995
- In the morning, the city comes to life with the rush of people and the sound of machines.
- Lyle at the Office
- by Bernard Waber, Houghton Mifflin, 1994
- When Lyle the Crocodile visits the office with Mr. Primm he gets in and out of trouble.
- Climbing Kansas Mountains
- by George Shannon, Bradbury Press, 1993
- Get a different perspective on the world from Kansas Mountain, the top of a grain elevator.
- Sarah Morton's Day
- by Kate Waters, Scholastic, 1989
- Share a day with a Pilgrim girl in 1627.
Read Aloud and Reference Books
READ ALOUD BOOKS- This Is My House
- by Arthur Dorros, Scholastic, 1992
- Visit homes all over the world and learn to say “This is my house” in many languages.
- John Henry
- by Julius Lester, Dial, 1994
- Race with a famous American hero and feel his indomitable spirit live on in legend.
- The First Thanksgiving
- by Jean Craighead George, Philomel Books, 1993
- An extensive historical account, in picture book format, of the first Thanksgiving.