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Books for Independent Reading
EASY- My Little Island
- by Frane Lessac. Harper Trophy, 1985
- Explore a Caribbean island through the eyes of a resident whose friend comes to visit.
- New Shoes for Silvia
- by Johanna Hurwitz. Morrow, 1993
- Silvia must wait and wait until her feet grow big enough to wear her new red shoes.
- The Little House
- by Virginia Lee Burton. Houghton Mifflin, 1942
- The city moves closer and closer to a little house that stands in the country.
- The Wednesday Surprise
- by Eve Bunting. Clarion Books, 1989
- Anna and her grandmother prepare a birthday surprise for Anna's father.
- Roses Sing on New Snow
- by Paul Yee. Macmillan,1991
- Maylin creates an American-Chinese dish which blends the two cultures in her life.
- My Father's Shoes
- by Yumi Heo. Orchard, 1995
- Yungsu misses Korea until he makes friends in his new American neighborhood.
- Penny in the Road
- by Katherine Wilson Precek. Macmillan, New York, 1989
- A grandfather tells the story of life in the late 1700s from a penny he found when he was young.
Read Aloud and Reference Books
READ ALOUD BOOKS- Salt
- retold by Jane Langston. Hyperion, 1992
- A Russian folktale of exploration and discovery great to read aloud in tasty portions.
- Leaving Home With a Pickle Jar
- by Barbara Dugan. Greenwillow, 1993
- Ernest hopes that taking his pet grasshopper to Minnesota will help make his move easier.
- Beauties and Beasts
- by Betsy Hearne. Oryx Press, 1993
- One volume of a multicultural folktale series. A great storytelling reference.