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Author: Rebecca Stead
Publication: August 7, 2021
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 4-7th grade
Synopsis: Georges is forced to move to a new apartment complex. He meets an out of the box character named Safer who recruits Georges to be a spy. Meanwhile, at school he struggle with bullies. Through his experiences Georges then learns the meaning of friendship and courage.
Two Activities:

1. Have the students analyze the paintings of Georges Seurat and the style of media used. ​

2. Have the students do a taste test and have the students identify and classify tastes like Georges class did.

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Author: Alan Gratz
Publication: July 25, 2011
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 8th Grade
Synopsis: The story of 3 adolescents who are forced to grow up too quickly because of their circumstances. All of these people are refugees on their journey to wherever they can be safe. In the end, they all have a connection that will shock you. ​
Two Activities:

1. Have the students research about refugees during current times and in the past. Students pick one group and research that groups story. Student will present an oral report of their research. ​

2. Have the students go through the thought processes of these children. Where would their family go, what would they take, etc. Have students create an emergency plan in a hurry from the beginning of class.

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Author: Kwame Alexander
Published: 2014
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 6-7th grade
Synopsis: 12-year-old Josh Bell and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court, but Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got mad beats, too. He tells his family's story in verse.
Two Activities:

1. Have the students create their own poems.​

2. Have the student create a poem as a class about the classroom using specific vocabulary words from the book.

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Author: Barbara Park
Publication: 1995
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 4-6th Grade
Synopsis: Follows a 13 year old Phoebe as she copes with the death of her little brother. Mick was killed in a bicycle accident due to a head injury. ​
Two Activities:
1. Have the students create laws that you believe would keep an accident like this from happening again. ​
2. Lead the students in a discussion about grief and loss.

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Author: Jennifer Torres
Publication: 2011
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 4th grade
Synopsis: Estefania "Stef" Soto wants to get away from being know as the taco truck girl. She wants nothing more than for Papi to get a normal job and for Tia Perla to be a distant memory, then maybe everyone at school will stop seeing her as the Taco Queen.​
Two Activities:

1. Have the students discuss one thing that their parents do that embarrasses them and why.

2. Have the students create a taco truck they would use and have food for them.

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Author: Jeanne DuPrau
Publication: 2003
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 5th Grade
Synopsis: The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to dim. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. Now, she and her friend Doon must race to figure out the clues to keep the lights on. If they succeed, they will have to convince everyone to follow them into danger. But if they fail? The lights will burn out and the darkness will close in forever.
Two Activities:

1. Have the students plan what they would do to try and save the human race like the people in this book did. ​

2. Have the students create different jobs like in the story for them in the classroom and have them do it for a week. ​

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Author: Cynthia Lord
Publication: 1994
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 6-7th grade
Synopsis: Catherine has a brother that has autism. Everyday is a struggle to not be embarrassed for her. She makes a new friend while she is at her brother's speech therapist and learn what it really means to love people despite the unchangeable things. She learns that her life does not have to be or look “normal”.​
Two Activities:

1. Have the students learn about how “normal” is not normal and that everyone is unique. Have students write a narrative essay about the uniqueness in their lives.​

2. Have the students learn about the different types of point of view and make an anchor chart for the classroom.

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Author: Ruta Sepetys
Publication: 2011
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 8th Grade
Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life, until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train; Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp where they are forced to fight for their lives. Lina finds solace in her art, documenting these events by drawing. ​
Two Activities:

1. Have the students research the effect on the Romanian side of the Holocaust and create of poster to let people know about what is going on. ​

2. Have the students create a news report to share information about what is happening in this story, what information would you include.

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Author: Gary Paulson
Published: 1986
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 6-7th grade
Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, haunted by his secret knowledge of his mother’s infidelity, is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. When the plane crashes, killing the pilot, the sole survivor is Brian. He is alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present.​
Two Activities:

1. Have the students create a list of things they think they would need if they crashed in the same area this boy did and explain.

2. Have the students create an idea to get the attention of the plane that passes over, using the items they decided to bring in the previous question.

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Author: Katherine Applegate
Publication: 2012
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 6-7th Grade
Synopsis: Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.​
Two Activities:

1. Have the students watch a real video of the one and only Ivan to see the real life version. ​

2. Have the students create posters to protest for or against keeping Ivan in the shopping mall. ​

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Author: Rick Riordan
Publication: June 2005
Illustrator: N/A
Grade Level: 5-6th Grade
Synopsis: Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse: Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. Percy must now go on a courageous quest to find and return a special item to amend what was now his life.
Two activities:
1. Have the students research the different Greek gods and do an oral report on the Greek gods and their myths.​

​2. Have the students create a child or half-blood for each of their Greek gods they have chosen.​

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Author: Rick Riordan
Publication: 2005
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 3rd-5th Grade
Synopsis:  Percy’s strange dream tells him somethings wrong at Half-Blood Hill. As Percy is receiving midnight messages from a friend, Annabeth shows up at his school to confirm his fears. Annabeth ends up saving him from a gang of monsters trying to slaughter him.
Two Activities:
1. Have the class discuss the book and ask questions to make sure they are full comprehending.
​2. Have the students write about what they would do in Percy’s shoes.

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Author: Rick Riordan
Publication: 2007
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 2nd-8th Grade
Synopsis: The book tells the story of the adventures that the demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends embark on. Their mission is to save his friend Annabeth and Artemis who are being help captive.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students make a glossary of Greek monsters, gods, and goddesses. (write a short description for all)​
2. Have the students make a map of all of the adventures Percy embarks on in this book.

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Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth

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Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth

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Author: Rick Riordan
Publication: 2008
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 5-9th Grade
Synopsis: Percy Jackson isn’t expecting freshmen orientation to be any fun, but when a mysterious mortal appears on campus followed by a demon cheerleader; things get diabolical fast.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students create a story map. ​
2. Have the students play “who am I?” … one student stands up and the others have to ask questions to figure out what character they are. ​

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Author: Rick Riordan
Publication: 2009
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 5-9th Grade
Synopsis: Percy’s last stand against Mount Olympus.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students reflect on the whole series and what they enjoyed about it. Discuss.​
2. Have the students write any suggestions they have about the books.

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Author: Lynne Truss
Published: 2003
Illustrator: Bonnie Timmons
Reading Level: Adult
Synopsis: A panda walked into a cafe. He ordered a sandwich, ate it, then pulled out a gun and shot the waiter. 'Why?' groaned the injured man. The panda shrugged, tossed him a badly punctuated wildlife manual and walked out. And sure enough, when the waiter consulted the book, he found an explanation. 'Panda,' ran the entry for his assailant. 'Large black and white mammal native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.' ​ This book dives into the uses and important of punctuation and Dr. Byars had us read it for Advanced Grammar.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students look up why punctuation is important memes and have them share the funniest ones. ​
2. Have the students choose a chapter from the book and teach it to the class.

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Author: Megan McDonald
Publication: 2012
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Reading Level: 2nd-3rd Grade
Synopsis: As the spelling bee approaches and Judy gets a good lunch penny from her grandma, she believes she will represent her class well.
Two Activities:
1. Have a class spelling bee​.
2. Have the students write a journal entry about a good luck charm they have had like Judy's.

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Author: Megan McDonald
Publication: 2008
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Reading Level: 1st-4th Grade
Synopsis: Judy is not happy to have a tutor. However, when she finds out her tutor is in college something is sparked in Judy and she can’t wait to go to college.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students write about something they could tutor someone in. ​
2. Have the students discuss the benefits of college.

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Author: Megan McDonald
Publication: 2005
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Reading Level: 1st-4th Grade
Synopsis: Follows Judy’s process of earning her parents trust and respect in order to receive her independence.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students make a last of ways to earn someone’s trust​.
2. Have the students discuss why trust is important.

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Author: Megan McDonald
Publication: 2004
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Reading Level: 2nd-5th Grade
Synopsis: As Judy's class embarks on a science project she jumps all in trying to find her own cures and experiments.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students talk about something they want to cure and why.
2. Have the students write a journal entry about their dream job.

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Author: Eric James
Copyright: 2018
Illustrator: Sara Sanchez
Reading Level: 1st-3rd Grade
Synopsis: When the Easter bunny gets stuck in a log their dear friend Tiny offers to do the Easter bunny’s job.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students discuss what cities they talked about.
2. Have the students write about a city in Texas that they would like to visit.

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Author: David T. Greenburg
Publication: 1997
Illustrator: Lynn Munsinger
Reading Level: PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis: The author uses humor and rhymes to appeal even to the people who hate bugs as well as share information about them.
Two activities:
1.  Use this to introduce the topics of insects. ​
2.  Have the students brainstorm other things we could do with bugs.

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Judy Moody: Around the World in 8 1/2 Days

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Judy Moody: Around the World in 8 1/2 Days

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Author: Megan McDonald
Publication: 2006
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Reading Level: 1st-4th Grade
Synopsis: Judy struggles to get around the potholes that come with friendship so they take a whirlwind tour of the goble.
Two Activities:
1. Have the students get into groups and have each group introduce the a monument from around the world. ​
2. Have the students discuss how things are done differently around the world.

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Author: Andrew Langley
Publication: 1997
Illustrator: Alan Marks
Reading Level: 2nd-8th grade
Synopsis: This book is a biography about Amelia Earhart from when she was a child to how she became the first women to fly over the Atlantic.
Two Activities:
1. Have students discuss any other influential females in history that they know about.
2.  Have the students pick an important event that happened in the book and write a diary entry about it, imagining that they are Amelia. ​

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Author: Steve Jenkins
Publication: 2014
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 5th Grade
Synopsis: The author explains how for most animals, eyes are the most important source of information about the world in a biological sense. The simplest eyes—clusters of light-sensitive cells—appeared more than one billion years ago, and provided a big survival advantage to the first creatures that had them. Since then, animals have evolved an amazing variety of eyes, along with often surprising ways to use them.​
Two Activities:

1. Have the students create a new type of animal eye for a specific environment. ​

2. Have the students research an animal of their choice from a selected list a tell the class about their optical adaptations.

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Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Publication: 2000
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 5-7th Grade
Synopsis: Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When Mama gets sick and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances
Two Activities:

1. Have the students research the great depression and read other books from that time to create projects discussing different parts of the Great Depression. ​

2. Have the students create their own plan for Esperanza and rewrite the end of the story.

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Author: Cynthia Levinson
Publication: 2017
Illustrator: N/A
Reading Level: 3rd-5th Grade
Synopsis: Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else.​ So, when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham’s segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher’s words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. Audrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child’s role in the Civil Rights Movement.​
Two Activities:

1. Have the students create their own protest signs.​

2. Have the students create a propoganda poster for the time either for or against segregation.

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What Would You Do With a Tail Like This?

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What Would You Do With a Tail Like This?

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Author: Steve Jenkins
Publication: 2003
Illustrator: Robin Page
Reading Level: First Grade
Synopsis: A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Turn the page to find out which marvelous animal these attributes belong to.​
Two Activities:
1. Have the students get into groups and create an animal from an animal part picked by each student.

​2. Have the students research one of the adaptations in the book and list why it is helpful.

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Author: Robbie Robertson​
Publication Date: 2015​
Illustrator: David Shannon​
Reading Level:​ PK-4th Grade
Synopsis:​ This story reflects that of Hiawatha, the Mohawk Native American, who is chosen to retell the story of the Peacemaker. It united the Iroquois nations and later inspired the United States Government.
Two activities:

1. Have the students explain the importance of peace.
2. Have the students list the ways that this story brought peace.

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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

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Author: Ellen Levine​
Publication Date: 2007​
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson​
Reading Level:​ K-5th Grade
Synopsis:​ This is the inspiring story of a slave boy named Henry Brown who mailed himself to freedom.
Two activities:
1. Have the students research the Underground Railroad and write five facts about it.
2. Have students write a letter from Henry's point of view about any event in the book.

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Author: Kimiko Sakai​
Publication Date: 1990​
Illustrator: Tomie Arai​
Reading Level:​  PK-5th Grade
Synopsis:​ Sachiko is dealing with her grandmother losing her memory, but works through how to still be happy and enjoy their time together.
Two activities:

1. Have the students write about a time they forgot something and how it made them feel.
2. Have the students bring in a picture of a grandparent and have them share a good memory with them.

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GIANT STEPS for little people: The Sermon on the Mount and the Ten Commandments

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GIANT STEPS for little people: The Sermon on the Mount and the Ten Commandments

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Author: Kenneth N. Taylor​
Publication Date: 1988​
Illustrator: Kathryn E. Shoemaker​
Reading Level:​ PK-6th Grade
Synopsis:​ This book takes lessons from the Sermon on the Mount and the Ten Commandments and uses them to teach children about how to live the Christian life.
Two activities:

1. Have the students list the Ten Commandments and explain.
2. Have the students make a list of things they think make a Christian.

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Author: Max Lucado​
Publication Date: 1994​
Illustrator: Liz Bonham​
Reading Level:​ PK-1st Grade
Synopsis:​ This book is about a crippled lamb named Joshua who constantly feels left out. God has a plan for him and keeps him safe.
Two activities:
1. Have the students write about a time they felt alone.
2. Have the students draw a picture of Joshua and write a letter from his point of view in this book.

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Author: Michael Mullin and John Skewes​
Publication Date: 2011​
Illustrator: John Skewes​
Reading Level:​ PK-2nd Grade
Synopsis:​ Larry the dog gets separated from his family who searches for him all over the major cities of Texas.
Two activities:
1. Have the students research major facts about the town you live in.
2. Have the students write a story about what Larry did in the town you live in.

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Author: Kelly Bennet​
Publication Date: 2008​
Illustrator: Noah Z. Jones​
Reading Level:​ 3rd grade
Synopsis:​ Norman the goldfish isn’t what the little boy wanted for a pet. He wanted a pet that could run and catch or chase string. This was definitely not Norman. When he tries to trade Norman for a "good pet," things don’t go as he expected. Norman is a better pet than he thought, better than those other pets.
Two activities:
1. Teach early childhood listening and speaking skills. Students can draw picture of their pets/ stuffed animals and do a show and tell. ​
2. English- Onomatopoeia using the part about the tree branch on the window. Students go around the classroom listening to noises things make and make onomatopoeias either in a LEA lesson format or as an extension.

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Author: Margery Cuyler​
Publication Date: 2009​
Illustrator: Arthur Howard​
Reading Level:​ K-4th Grade
Synopsis:​ Jessica is tired of being bullied by Brenda Bailey, who makes fun of her any chance she gets. She works through how to stop the bullying in an appropriate way.
Two activities:
1. Discuss reasons why bullying is wrong.
2. Make a list of ways you think is appropriate for stopping a bully.

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Author: Jon Scieszka​
Publication Date: 1991​
Illustrator: Lane Smith​
Reading Level:​ PK-3rd grade
Synopsis:​ The author provides a comical fractured fairy tale showing a whole other side to the story of the Three Little Pigs: the big bad wolf's.
Two activities:
1. Have the students create their own rendition, or a fractured fairy tale, of another well known story: Cinderella.
2. Have the students create their own original newspaper headline for this story like on the cover.

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Author: Caron Lee Cohen​
Publication Date: 1968​
Illustrator: Shonto Begay​
Reading Level:​ PK-4th Grade
Synopsis:​ This book follows a young boy who has a magical pony.
Two activities:

1. Have the students color a horse that they think would be their pony.
2. Have the students make a list of what makes the boy's pony special.

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Author: Grace Byers​
Publication Date: 2020​
Illustrator: Keturah A. Bobo​
Reading Level:​ PK-5th Grade
Synopsis:​ This book creates a fun story which encourages children, no matter what their background is, to be strong in their identity.
Two activities:
1. Have the students make a list of the things they like about themselves.
2. Have the students create a self portrait with pictures cut out from magazines.

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Author: Lucy Ruth Cummins​
Publication Date: 2018​
Illustrator: N/A​
Reading Level:​ PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis:​ Stumpkin is a pumpkin with only one flaw, he has no stem. No one picks him from the store until everyone else is gone. Will he still be able to be a good jack o' lantern?
Two activities:

1. Have the students write about something that makes them different.
2. Have the students decorate a print out blank stump kin.

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Author: Jory John​
Publication Date: 2020​
Illustrator: Liz Climo​
Reading Level:​ PK-5th Grade
Synopsis:​ All of the animals in this book are nervous for their first day of school. All of their worries have to do with the unique characteristics of the type of animal, making the story very comical. When they get to school, they find out that their teacher is nervous too! They get through the school day together.
Two activities:
1. Have the students make a list of reasons they get scared.
2. Have the students draw which animal they relate to the most in this book and explain.

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Author: Pete Seeger and Paul DuBois Jacobs​
Publication Date: 2006​
Illustrator: R. Gregorie Christie
Reading Level:​ PK-4th Grade
Synopsis:​ Lee is a pianist who is losing his hearing. He goes to learn sign language and meets other deaf musicians, and they form a band that performs in the subway.
Two activities:
1. Have the students practice each letter of sign language after handing out a sheet with them on it, then have them practice their name.
2. Have the students write about a time they had to overcome an obstacle.

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Author: Max Amito​
Publication Date: 2019​
Illustrator: N/A​
Reading Level:​ PK-K
Synopsis:​ An eraser and a pencil fight over using the page for their individual talents, until they finally learn to get along.
Two activities:
1. Have each student talk about a time they fought with someone.
2. Have the students use an eraser to draw on an already penciled paper.

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Author: Chris Van Dusen​
Publication Date: 2005​
Illustrator: N/A​
Reading Level:​ PK-1st Grade
Synopsis:​ Jack is determined to invent a car that is better than all the rest. He and his dad take it for a text drive and check out all of its cool features.
Two activities:

1. Have the students get in groups and each come up with a feature for a car. Have them combine their ideas into one car.
2. Have the students draw a picture of their families car and list what they like about it.

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Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld​
Publication Date: ​March 1, 2013
Illustrator: N/A​
Reading Level:​ K-4th Grade
Synopsis:​ The exclamation mark doesn't understand why he is different than all of the punctuation marks and goes on a journey to discover his true purpose.
Two activities:
1. Have the students make a list of talents that they have.
2. Have the students practice writing all of the punctuation marks and understand their uses.

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Author: Susan Middleton Elya​
Publication Date: December 2018​
Illustrator: Juana Martinez-Neal​
Reading Level:​ PK-5th grade
Synopsis:​ The princess is not very liked by her soon to be prince's mother. She has a plan in mind to test her, but the princess passes.
Two activities:

1. Have the students list any words in Spanish that they don't know.
2. Have the students come up with an alternate test to test the princess.

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Author: Micheal Hill​
Publication Date: 2015​
Illustrator: N/A​
Reading Level:​ PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis:​ Mistaken for a red crayon, this blue crayon searches to find something he can draw in the right color. When a friend tells him to try and draw something blue, the crayon discovers his true identity!
Two activities:
1. Have the students color various objects in the wrong color.
2. Have the students write about what their favorite color is and why.

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Author: Melinda Long​
Publication Date: 2003​
Illustrator: David Shannon​
Reading Level:​ PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis:​ Jeremy Jacob joins a pirate crew and learns how to do all of the things that they do on the daily. He realizes that maybe he just wants to stick to being a boy.
Two activities:
1. Have the students write a story about what they would do on their day with pirates.
2. Have the students draw pirate features on a printed out picture of themselves.

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Author: Pat Zietlow Miller​
Publication Date: ​August 6, 2013
Illustrator: Anne Wilsdorf​
Reading Level:​ PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis:​ Sophie finds a squash friend Bernice at the farmer's market one day. She takes Bernice everywhere and won't let her parents have her for dinner. When Bernice begins to rot, she plants her and then makes friends with the new squashes that grow.
Two activities:
1. Introduce personification by listing things that Bernice does that are human qualities.
2. Have the students write a story about them and their own squash friend.

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Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

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Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

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Author: Sonia Sotomayor​
Publication Date: 2019​
Illustrator: Rafael Lopez​
Reading Level:​ PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis:​ This book celebrates and tells about kids with all different disabilities. All of the kids work together using their special powers to build a garden, teaching kids to ask questions when they are curious.
Two activities:
1. Have the students write about what makes them special.
2. Have the students share about anyone they know with a disability and what makes them special.

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Author: Dav Pilkey​
Publication Date: 1995​
Illustrator: Dav Pilkey​
Reading Level:​ PK-3rd Grade
Synopsis:​ Oscar is a Weiner dog who is always teased by the other dogs because he is different. When his friends are in trouble, Oscar saves the day and proves himself.
Two activities:
1. Have the students decorate a picture of a print out Weiner dog with a unique halloween costume.
2. Have the students write someone who is a hero and why.

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Author: Richard Jackson​
Publication Date: 2017​
Illustrator: Suzy Lee​
Reading Level:​ PK-4th Grade
Synopsis:​ Three children turn a grey, rainy day into a colorful one, just by making the best of things.
Two activities:
1. Have students talk about why they are going to have a positive attitude that day.
2. Have the students mark what color they are feeling each day.

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Author: Judy Finchler​
Publication Date: 1995​
Illustrator: Kevin O'Malley​
Reading Level:​ K-4th Grade
Synopsis:​ A student is convinced that their teacher, Miss Malarkey, lives in her classroom, until she moves into their apartment complex!
Two activities:
1. Have the students write about what life would be like to live in the school.
2. Create a biography about yourself and read it to your students.

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Author: Dave Horowitz​
Publication Date: 2005​
Illustrator: N/A​
Reading Level:​ PK-K
Synopsis:​ One ugly pumpkin can't figure out why he doesn't fit in, until he realizes he is a squash!
Two activities:
1. Have the students list clues that the ugly pumpkin is a squash.
2. Have the students draw the most unique pumpkin that they can.

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Author: Sandra Markle​
Publication Date: 2014​
Illustrator: Howard McWilliam​
Reading Level:​ PK-2nd Grade
Synopsis:​ This book goes over the hair of different animals and how they would benefit if someone had it.
Two activities:

1. Have the students pick what animal hair they would have, and have them draw it on a printed out picture of themselves.
2. Have the students pick an animal hair for their neighbor and write out five facts that would make it beneficial.

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Author: Stacy McAnulty​
Publication Date: 2018​
Illustrator: Stevie Lewis​
Reading Level:​ PK-4th Grade
Synopsis:​ Sun is a star who lights up our solar system and a bunch of other special things. This book shares facts about the sun in an interesting ways for kids.
Two activities:
1. Have the students create their own star complete with a drawing and five characteristics.
2. Have the students fill out a fill in the blank worksheets with specific facts about the sun in the book.