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By: Tomie dePaola
Winner of: CALDECOTT MEDAL
This book is about Strega Nona, who is an older woman who is also a witch. Strega Nona has a helper named Big Anthony who sees Strega Nona stirring and talking to her pasta pot one day. He remembers the magic words she used and does the same thing. The problem is, he doesn't know how to stop the pasta pot. He floods the town and Strega Nona makes him eat all of the pasta.
-As a lesson, I would focus on foreshadowing. For example, the author says that Big Anthony did not see Strega Nona kiss the pasta pot and turn it off, therefore we can conclude he will start the pot and not be able to stop it.

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By: Tish Rabe
Even though this book has the cat from Cat in the Hat (which is fiction), I classified this book as nonfiction because the book only talks about insects and bugs. In this book, there are made up characters that introduce real information. I like this book because it goes through so many bugs and what their use is. For example, when a bee flies by everyone screams and wants it to go away, but bees are actually so important for pollination. This book goes over the body structure, abilities (swim, jump, flash, buzz etc), and eating habits of many bugs.
I would use this book for younger elementary. I would read it and have them write about or draw their favorite insect.

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(2) George Washington Little Golden Book

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(2) George Washington Little Golden Book

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This little golden book goes through George Washington's life as a young man, in the Revolutionary War, as the first President, and his life after the Presidency.
This book would be great for the social studies block because it is a short, simple book about George Washington. This might be a book that is read as a warm up before social studies.

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(2) Pete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher 

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(2) Pete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher 

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HOT NEW BOOK (Published 2017)
Being placed in a Kindergarten room has made me realize that younger kids LOVE Pete the Cat books. This book is about Pete and his classmates going about their school day with a substitute teacher. This teacher takes the students to all of their activities, and doesn't make it there on time to all of the classes (art), but is able to solve this problem by letting the students do art in the classroom instead.
As a lesson, I would take the example of the teacher being late to art and solving her problem by letting the students do art in the room and talk to my students about problem and solutions. I would have them talk about a time they had a problem and how they fixed it.

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By: David Wiesner
Winner of: CALDECOTT MEDAL
Wordless picture book. Around 8 o’clock, frogs start appearing. Pretty soon they are everywhere. They make it to a house at 11:21 pm. Pretty soon they have linens and are zooming through the skies. They make it into an older woman’s home and while she sleeps they change the channel. At 4:38am they run into a dog and trees. They eventually fall back into their pond. Detectives investigate the next morning. Next Tuesday at 8pm, pigs start flying.

I thought this was a great book, I personally am not use to wordless books, but the pictures in this one were very vivid and definitely told the story. I feel like children would like this book because they would think it was silly. I can see them laughing at the scenes where the frog sneaks into the old lady’s home while she’s sleeping. As a response to the book I would have my students write words for the book. Another assignment would be having the students draw on the ending and write a story/draw pictures for the flying pigs.

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By: Shel Silverstein
The Giving Tree is about a boy and a tree. In the beginning, when the boy is young, he loves the tree. He swings from her branches and has fun playing all day…and the tree loves him. However, as he gets older, he doesn’t have time to play and he wants money. The tree, because she loves him so much, tells the boy to take her apples and sell them for money. The boy does and is happy. The tree is happy because the boy is happy. Time goes by and the boy comes back and says he needs a house – he wants a family. The tree lets him take her branches and build a house. The tree is still happy though, because the boy is happy. Years go by and the boy is an old man now. He says he wants a boat that will take him far away. The tree tells him to take her trunk. He does and they are both happy. Finally, the old man comes back. The tree has nothing to give him, she is just a stump. The old man says he does not need anything, he’s just tired. The tree readies herself and gives him the only thing she has left, a stump to sit on. The tree is happy she can still help the boy/old man after all this time.

The Giving Tree is a great book for children because it teaches a great lesson about giving and receiving and it teaches about being selfless. The tree gives leaves (p.10), apples (p. 31), branches (p. 36), trunk (p.42), and her stump (p. 49). She is the epitome of selfless because she literally gives all of herself so the boy will be happy. We can even have a lesson on the boy. The boy loved the tree when he was little and could play and swing from her branches and have a good time, but pretty soon all he wanted was material goods. This corrupted the tree and the boy’s relationship and he took what he wanted from their friendship. The boy’s part in the story is a great lesson being selfish. As a reader response I would have my students compare and contrast a time they were selfish and selfless. I could also have them discuss a time that they felt like someone was treating them like the boy treated the tree.  I believe that the story flowed perfectly and had the perfect ending that brought the boy and the tree together. Overall, great story and lesson.

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By: Ludwig Bemelmans
Winner of: CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK
This book is about a class of 12 little girls. These girls are in a private school and sleep in the dorms. The smallest of these girls is Madeline. She is not afraid of things the other girls are afraid of, like mice and tigers. One night, Miss Clavel had a bad feeling. Madeline was crying in bed, the doctor said it was her appendix. The doctor does surgery and Madeline received many get well gifts. The girls from the school visit with flowers and they see her scar. The other girls go back to the school and go to bed. Miss Clavel has a bad feeling again. She walks into the girls’ room and they’re all crying! They wanted their appendix out too!

I think this is a great book with awesome illustrations. I loved the rhymes on each page. And feel like the story flowed very well. It was an easy read and did not have a lot of words on each page. I feel like the author told the story of Madeline with words and described Paris with pictures. For an assignment for students I would have them pick their favorite city and write about it but also draw pictures. For another reading response I would have them compare and contrast their school to Madeline’s.

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(3) The Magic School Bus: Gets Cold Feet

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(3) The Magic School Bus: Gets Cold Feet

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By: Joanna Cole
The book opens with the class looking for Liz the class lizard. Clues from around the room tell them she's at Herp Haven. The school bus turns into an alligator and the class gets into the Haven. The class also turns into reptiles and learns that reptiles cannot regulate their temperature and can only cool down and heat up when they are by a heat source (like a heat lamp) or cold water. They do find Liz, she was at the Haven getting her habitat fixed, Ms. Frizzle just wanted the class to find her on their own.
This book is very imaginative and I believe kids of all ages would like it and can learn something from it.

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By: Nancy Furstinger
This book is about the kinds of robots scientists send into space. From Space probes, to human-like robots, to rovers, it all gets covered.

This is a non-fiction book and I feel like its best suited for older elementary. There are mini chapters in the book and I think it is organized well. It starts with what a Robot is, then goes to space probes, helping humans in space, rovers, and robot scientists. The book has lots of pictures on each page that describe what is being taught in the book. As a reading response, I would have students pick their favorite robot and describe it in their own words. As another response option I would have the students compare and contrast all of the robots.

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By: L. Frank Baum
This is a spin off of the Classic Wizard of Oz movie/book. We still have our main character Dorthy from Kansas, whose house blows away in the tornado and lands on the wicked witch. Dorthy is told she has to follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City. On her journey, she comes across the scarecrow looking for a brain, tin man looking for a heart, and lion looking for some courage.
This graphic novel is great for 3rd-5th graders. I would love to have them read the book and then watch the movie and compare/contrast the two.

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By: Jan Brett
Winner of 1998 ABBY AWARD
Lisa is preparing for winter and is hanging her clothes on the line. One of her stockings fall and Hedgie, being curious, pokes his nose in it and it sticks to his head. He is confronted by many animals (hen, gander, cat, dog, pig, and pony) about why he has a hat on and he defends himself to each animal. He tells them that he will stay warm and that the hat is beautiful. Secretly, he is pretty embarrassed about getting the hat stuck on his head. The girl (Lisa) finds Hedgie and pulls her stocking off of his head. Hedgie goes back to his den and Lisa goes back to her clothes. When she gets back, all the animals that made fun of Hedgie have taken her woolens and are using them as hats! Hedgie gets the last laugh because they all made fun of him, but he convinced them that what they once thought was silly, was cool.

I think this book is great for elementary kids because it takes an insecurity and totally flips it. Everyone laughed and made fun of Hedgie, but in the end, they wanted in on the new hat he had! He totally convinced them that what they thought was different and silly was cool (even though he himself didn’t believe it). With all the social pressure that goes on in school I think that is a great lesson. I loved the pictures in this book and all of the animals, great book to read at the beginning of winter. If I were to have my readers respond to this book I would have them discuss a time when they did/wore/ate something that other kids thought was “funny” or “different” and what kind of reaction did they have to that. If they are kids that cannot write I would print out blank pictures of winter hats and give them crayons to design their own hat.

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By: Ezra Jack Keats
Peter wakes up to snow outside. Peter plays in the snow, he walks in different patterns, smashes a stick into a snow covered tree, and tries to snowball fight with the big kids. He continues to play and saves snowballs in his pocket for tomorrow. His mom gets him ready for bed. He checks his pocket for the snow balls before bed and realizes they aren’t there anymore. He falls asleep and dreams that the sun melts all the snow. He wakes up and realizes it was just a dream. He and his friend go outside and play in the snow.

Everyone loves a snow day! I think that all kids will love this book because it is about playing in the snow and having a good time. I believe that it flows nice and smooth and is a very easy read. The author describes all the things the Peter does in the snow, from walking to snowball fights to snowmen to angels. I would go off of this and have students write about what they would do if they had a snow day. I could take younger students that are still learning to write and have them explain what snow is and how it feels.

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By: Maurice Sendak
Winner of: CALDECOTT MEDAL
Max tells his mother that he’ll “eat you up” and is disciplined by being told he must stay in his room and go to bed without eating. However, a forest starts growing in Max’s room! He soon sets sail on a very long journey and reaches the wild things.Max is not afraid of them and he tames their wild ways…he become the king of the wild things! The “rumpus” soon starts and we see the group dancing, and playing. However, Max soon becomes lonely and wants the love of his family. He smells something tasty and tells the wild things he’s leaving. They don’t want him to leave but he does. Max makes it back to his bedroom and his dinner is waiting for him on the nightstand – still warm.

I enjoyed this story. It flows nicely and has many illustrations, which is great for elementary school. I believe it connects to children because every child talks back to their parents and is “disciplined” in some way, just like Max was. Every child also has imagination can create (seemingly) crazy stories and tales. If I were to have students respond to this text I would have them pretend they were Max and talk about their time in the Forest. I could also draw on the part where Max, “…was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all” and have students write about a time they felt lonely and isolated and why and how they fixed their situation.

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By: Eric Carle
This book goes through many animals (kangaroo, sheep, dolphin, etc) and asks does ___ have a mother too? At the end it has a chart with what the moms are named and the babies (for example, kangaroo and Joey).
This book is great for early readers because it is all repetition. Not only that, but when the words do change (just to write about another animal), there is a picture of the animal, so little children can use picture clues to know what the word is. I would use this book for children who are learning to read because of all the repetition.

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By: Leo Lionni
The book starts out by naming different animals and the color of each animal. We get to chameleons and find out that chameleons are always changing color to match their surroundings. Our main character is upset that he cannot be a set color and decides to remain on a leaf forever. Unfortunately for him, leaves change color with the seasons and so did he. When spring comes he meets another chameleon and this older, wiser chameleon says they will never have their own color, but they can stick together and change colors together – they will always be the same. These two chameleons stayed together and changed to all kinds of colors and lived happily ever after.

Great book! It is pretty short, there is not much written on each page, but it flows nice and smooth and it teaches many great lessons. One is to be happy as you are. The older Chameleon realized that they cannot change who they are, they have to accept that they will never have their own color, and that is totally ok. A second lesson is that you are stronger together. When the two chameleons teamed up they gained confidence and were happy to change colors together. These are great lessons for elementary school students in the face of peer pressure. As an assignment I would have my students talk about what makes them feel vulnerable and how they can work through that. If students are old enough to write I could also have them write about how their best friend makes them a better person.

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By: Lois Lowry
Winner of: NEWBERRY MEDAL
This novel is set in 1943 - World War 2. It follows 2 best friends in Nazi occupied Denmark. The girls are named Annemarie and Ellen - Ellen is a Jew and Jews are started to become targets in Denmark. Ellen and her family end up fleeing to Sweden until the end of the book. It is found out that the war is over and Annemarie takes out Ellen's hidden Star of David necklace and decides to wear it until Ellen returnes.
This novel would be great to read while students are talking about world war 2 in their social studies class.

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By: Mary Howitt/Tony DiTerlizzi
Winner of: CALDECOTT MEDAL
One of my favorite picture books. Spider uses sly ways to try to get fly into his parlor and into his trap. At first, she does not listen and knows he is bad, but in the end, she gives in to his flattery and becomes a meal.
-As a lesson, I would have my students describe the character traits of the antagonist spider and protagonist fly. Since it's a poem, I could also have them number the stanzas with the words that rhyme.

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By: Christopher Paul Curtis
Winner of: CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD
This novel follows Bud Caldwell of Flint, Michigan. This story opens up in 1936 4 years after Bud's mothers death. Bud runs away from his foster home to try and find a permanent home and better life. He finds a flier for a jazz band and thinks the leader, Herman Calloway is his father. He sets out to find him. The rest of the story follows Bud's struggle to find his father and the troubles Bud and his friend Bugs get into.
This would be a great novel to read and align with the social studies objective of the time - the depression for example.

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By: Leo Lionni
Winner of: LEWIS CARROLL SHELF AWARD
This book is about an inchworm. He is about to be eaten by a Robin, but stops the Robin by saying he is useful and can measure the Robin. The inchworm measures Robin's tail. Robin is so impressed, he takes inchworm to all the birds to be measured. One bird tells him to measure his song. Inchworm tells him he cannot measure something that is not a thing. Then he has an idea. The bird sings and sings and the inchworm inches away and away and escapes.
As a lesson I would have my students get a ruler and measure different objects. I might print out a worksheet with robins and have them measure the tails. This book also deals with the topic of wit because the Inchworm outwitted the Robin, so that can also be a teaching point.

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By: R. J. Palacio
HOT NEW BOOK
Winner of: 2015 MARK TWAIN AWARD
This novel follows a 10 year old boy named Auggie living in New York City. He was born with a facial deformity that makes it difficult for him to make friends. He had been homeschooled but his parents decide it is time to send him to public school in 5th grade. The novel follows him and changes perspectives though the other characters.
This would be a great novel to read as a class and talk about differences in looks and deformities.

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By: Carol McCloud
HOT NEW BOOK
This book tells how you fill someones bucket: compliments, helping someone, and being positive (filling theirs also fills yours). It also explains how you drain your own bucket (being mean, taking from someone else's bucket).
To me, this book is all about being kind to others and helping everyone around you. I would have my students compare and contrast bucket fillers and dippers and have them write or talk about a time they either filled or dipped from someones bucket.

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by: Jory John
HOT NEW BOOK
This book is about a sunflower seed. He almost gets eaten, and from that day on, he is a "bad seed". He has a "bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude." In the end, the bad seed cools down and becomes a good seed.
-I would like to read thus book to my students at the beginning of the year because it shows the seed doing bad thing (not putting things away, talking when he's not supposed to) etc. and I would use this to show my class how we do not act in school. It also has a great message because the seed is good in the end.

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by: Judy Schachner
HOT NEW BOOK
This book is about a girl in school named Sarabella. Sarabella has a mind that wonders and wonders. She has a very difficult time staying on task. For example, when she tries to focus all of a sudden a big elephant appears in her mind and starts talking to her. Kids in her class make fun of her because they know she has trouble focusing and the teacher always has to talk to her. However, when the teacher asks her to draw what she sees in her mind and share it with the class, the other students are amazing and cannot get over her.
As a lesson I would talk about sometimes people are different then you and something that is easy for you is not easy for others. I would have my students tell how they are different and what they have problems with. I would have my students draw what they see in their mind and share with the class just like Sarabella's teacher did.

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By: Laura Salas
This book talks about the moon. We learn how it's believed the moon formed, the moons gravitational force on earth, its spin on axis, why there are craters, that shadows hide the moon to give us different phases, the moon has no light, we see the moon catching the suns light and nocturnal animals.
I believe all grades in elementary would find this book interesting and boys and girls would equally like this book. I would read the book or have them read it (if they're old enough) and have them do a report on thebmoon

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By: Julia Mosca
This book is about Temple Grandin. She was an autistic woman who everyone said would never go anywhere. She ended up getting multiple degrees and changed the cattle industry - something woman were excluded from. This book shows the strength and stamina she had to get through all areas of her life.
I would use this book for the concept of stamina. I would introduce the word and have the students tell me about times in Grandin's life where she had stamina and relate about how they can have stamina.

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By: Martha Rustad
We learn that animals do many things to survive the winter. They migrate, hide food to eat later, hibernate and group together to stay warm. Some blend better into their environment when there is snow - like the snowshoe hare.
This is a book that is written very simply with few words on each page. This book is targeted toward early elementary students.

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By: Jacqueline Martin
This book is about a man named Mike. Mike bought a corn field and was told a creek was under the cornfield and brook trout used to be in the creek. Mike decided to get some friends and machines together and dig up and re-inhabit the creek. They found the creek and water started flowing. After a couple years, Brook Trout were back!
This book shows that when you put your mind to something you can do it, even if it seems impossible. Mike's neighbors thought there was no way he could find the Creek, but he did! I would use this book as an inspirational tale.

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By: DJ Ward
This book talks about all the different types of simple machines: screws, levers, wheel and axles, ramps, wedges and pulleys are all simple machines. We learn about the uses for of the these machines in this picture book.
I would have my students make a Rube Goldberg machine with the help of their parents as a take home assignment. That way, they get to see simple machines in action.

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By Emily Carroll
This graphic novel has 5 short scary stories. I would suggest this book for 5th grade and higher and suggest it around Halloween. The 5 stories are not related to each other. The first follows three sisters, the second follows a new wife, the third follows 2 brothers, the fourth follows 2 best friends and the last one follows a brother and sister

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By: Bobbie Kalman
A food chain is discussed in this book. We learn about photosynthesis, energy, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, food chains, and food webs.
I would have my students read this book and decide if they are herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores. I would have them pick a omnivore and make a food web for that animal.

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By: Mike Carey
In this Marvel X-Men graphic novel we start where we left off: the X-Men are trapped in an artificial reality and their minds are warped. We learn that on top of that, Professor X's son Legion (who has thousands of personalities) has lost six of his most dangerous personalities and they have gone rouge. The healthy X-Men team up to find these personalities and stop Legion.
I believe this book is targeted toward boys and is on a 4th-5th grade level. I believe this is reading that students would do in their free time.

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(1) The Magic School Bus: The Search for the Missing Bones

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(1) The Magic School Bus: The Search for the Missing Bones

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By: Eva Moore
In this short chapter book Ms. Frizzle gets skeleton costumes for her students, however when they put the costumes on, bones are missing. They go to the company's warehouse and are told they can look through the warehouse for the missing bones. They go to each section and we learn about the bones in our feet, tendons and joints, legs, hips, back, torso, and head.
I would recommend this book to a 3rd to 4th grader. I believe boys and girls alike will like this book. It is very interesting and you can learn alot  about the bones in th body with the magic school bus!

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(2) The Boxcar Children: The Disappearing Friend Mystery 

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(2) The Boxcar Children: The Disappearing Friend Mystery 

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By Gertrude Chandler Warner
This short novel is about the boxcar kids and their new friend Beth. Beth just moved to town and met the Boxcar kids at the Grocery Store. The whole group sees a poster with a donation request to the new wing in the hospital being built. They decide to make posters of chores they will do to raise money for the hospital (like walk dog, babysit, garden/mow grass etc.) When they start making and posting their poster, all the posters get ruined and torn down. All the clues on who did it lead to Beth. Read to find out the surprise ending about Beth.
This book is great for 4th-5th graders. I think kids will like the mystery of it. This book is the longest out of all the short novels that are in my list.

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(3) Black Lagoon Adventures: The Author Visit from the Black Lagoon 

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(3) Black Lagoon Adventures: The Author Visit from the Black Lagoon 

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By: Mike Thaler
This early chapter book is based off the black lagoon picture book. Mrs. Green's class is getting an author visit. The students get to pick the author. The author is named Penny Inkblot. They students read all of her books and when she comes to visit her they realize anyone with imagination can be an author. Junie decides to write a book and has its placed in the school library.
This book is targeted to 2nd-3rd graders. I would have students write about an author they'd like to see and about a book they would write.

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(4) The Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon

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(4) The Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon

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By: Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie take a trip in the Magic Tree House and end up in the Caribbean. The only problem is they go to the period where there are pirates. Cap'n Bones is looking for treasure and think Annie and Jack know where it is. Annie and Jack read about the treasure in their book and the pirates start digging. However, a storm starts coming and Annie and Jack run back to the tree house. The meet Morgan le Fay who is the one who made the tree house and collected all the books.
I love this book and remember it from when I was younger. I believe that 3rd-5th graders will love this book because it has adventure and it is easy to follow the plot.

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By: Rachel Grack
This book offers 10 facts on sharks. It's very informative and we learn about many different sharks, like the lemonshark, great whites, hammer heads, and tiger sharks.
I would have students pick their favorite shark and write about why they like that particular shark

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By: Kelly Doudna
This book tells all about kangaroos are marsupials, herbivores, how they communicate, what;s dangerous to them, and how they fight each other.
I would have my students do a KWL chart about kangaroos. This is a very simply written book - K-2 level, so it would be easy to see what the students know about kangaroos.

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By: Elise Gravel
This book gives facts about spiders, but in a comedic way. For example, the spider will have thought bubbles where he is thinking silly things. We learn that most spiders are not venomous to humans and we do not need to be afraid of them.
I would have my students read this book and write about what their favorite spider fact was. I would also give them a spider with a though bubble and have them write things just like the spider in the book.

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By: Maddie Gibbs
This book is from a safari series and it is all about Crocodiles. We learn about a crocodiles teeth, scales, how they stay warm and cool, and their hatchings.
I would use the whole series with this book. I might have the students go on a "safari hunt" and write about the animals in this series.

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By: Joanna Hinton
This book is all about stems and plants. We learn that plants are living things, what they need to grow, parts of the plant, types of stems, and what stems do.
This would be a great book to read while students are learning about plants in science. I would incorporate it in a science lesson and have them dissect a flower.

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(4) Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles

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(4) Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles

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By: Conan Doyle
This graphic novel is based off the Sherlock Holmes character. Holmes and Watson investigate the death of a wealthy Baskerville and the strange family legend that a hound is out to kill the bloodline. After investigating they find the true culprit.
This graphic novel would be best for 3rd to 5th graders. It is a mystery and would be interesting for both boys and girls to read.

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By: P. Craig Russel
Story by: Oscar Wilde
This graphic novel is about a statue of a gold prince. The statue was made in honor of a real prince who had died. The real prince was beautiful and loved by all. He never left his castle and knew nothing of the poor. We are also introduced to a swallow bird. The bird uses the statue as shelter but feels drips of what he thinks is rain. After investigating he realizes the statues is crying or the poor. The statue tells the bird to give his ruby, sapphire eyes, and gold plated body to the poor. The bird does all the while knowing he will die because the winter is coming and he was supposed to be in a warmer climate. The bird eventually does die and and statues heart breaks. The townspeople tear down and burn the statue because it is not beautiful anymore. The statue is burned but the heart does not burn. The heart is thrown out in the same pile the dead bird is thrown in. From above we hear God tell and angel to get him the two most precious things in the city. The angel takes the bird and the heart. The angel is told he has chosen rightly and the bird will forever sing in the garden and the little prince will forever praise God together.
This book is based off a fairy tale but I believe both boys and girls would enjoy it. In a lesson, I would draw on the sacrifices of the bird and have the students look at the change in character of the prince.

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(5) Junie B Jones: First Grader (at last!)

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(5) Junie B Jones: First Grader (at last!)

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By: Barbara Park
Junie B Jones has started first grade and isn't liking it too much. On the bus, her best friend has picked a new best friend. Then in class her best friend picked two new best friends over Junie. Junie finally fits in with Herb and Jose. In class, the teacher notices that she squints and mis reads words she definitely knows. He sends her to the nurse who says she needs glasses. At show and tell she shows her new purple glasses. May laughs but Junies two new friends love her glasses and Junie learns to love them too.
This is a short chapter book and is a level M. I believe boys and girls would both enjoy the book, but I believe it is targeted to girls.

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By: S.E Hinton
Winner of: Margaret Edwards Award
Ponyboy is the main character in this novel. We learn he and his brothers lost their parents in a car accident and are under the care of the eldest brother Darry. The novel follows the strife between the 2 gangs and the troubles Ponyboy and his family face.

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By: Janet Lee Carey
Winner of: Mark Twain Award
This novel follows Will. He lost his little sister and almost lost his life when a truck came barreling toward them. Will was able to get out the way but Wenny died of her injuries. While recovering in the hospital and at home, Will write letters to Wenny to cope with the trauma.

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By: Lois Lowry
Awards: Newbery Medal
This novel follows our main character, Jonas. The book takes place in a futuristic society where every one is assigned everything. Jonas is assigned "Receiver of Memory" and is troubled by what he sees. Jonas decided that the community needs their memories and runs away with another very young member of the society who is in danger.

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By: Louis Sachar
Winner of: Newbery Medal
Stanley Yelnats is forced into a summer juvenile facility for a crime he did not commit. He and other members of the facility are forced to dig holes as their punishment. Stanley soon uncovers decades old secrets about the land they are on and his family.

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By: Ronald Dahl
Matilda is a young girl ignored by her loathsome parents. She enjoys reading and has read a plethora of novels. Her parents send her to a new school where she bonds with her teacher. Matilda finds out that the tyrannical head mistress is using her teacher and uses her unexpected telekinetic abilities to sort the matter out. Matilda's parents are then seen packing up to flee police and Matilda asks to live her her teacher - her parents agree.

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By: Harper Lee
Winner of: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
This book takes place in Alabama during the great depression. Our main character and narrator is Scout. Scout's father is a lawyer and is defending an innocent black man in a high stakes court case. Racial tensions and high and Atticus does his best defending Tom Robinson  - providing evidence of Robinson's innocence. That is not enough for the Town and Tom is found guilty of a crime he did not commit. Tom tries to escape from prison and is shot dead, Atticus's faith in the justice system is shaken.

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By: M.G. Leonard
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Awards Won:   Branford Boase Award
This novel follows our main character Darkus Cuttle. His father vanishes from his job at the museum and Darkus moves in with his uncle, who lives next door to his cousins - who have an enormous beetle infestation. Darkus soon learns that the beetles are intelligent and under attack from our antagonist Lucretia Cutter. Darkus teams up with his family to save the beetles.