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A Tree Is Nice
Granpa
White Snow Bright Snow
This is Not My Hat
Baboushka and the Three Kings

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Author: Ruth Robbins
Illustrator: Nicolas Sidjakov
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: 3-5
Summary: This story is about a woman who one day gets a visit from three kings who are following a star trying to get to a new baby.  They ask if she would join them and she declines.  She later realizes she made the wrong decision and decides to set out in search as well.  She never ends up finding the kings or the baby; however, each year around this same time she sets out in search again.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: After reading this story with my class we would talk about the stars and astronomy.  We would look at different pictures of stars on different nights, and talk about why some stars are so much brighter than others.

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Author/Illustrator: Jon Klassen
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: 1-3
Summary: This story is about a tiny fish who steals a very large fish's hat.  He steals it when the big fish is sleeping and swims away thinking there is no way he would get caught.  However, the big fish is closely behind and is on a hunt for his hat and will not stop until he has it back.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Language Arts: I would read this story to my class and then talk to them about comparative and superlative adjectives. We would start with the little and big fish, and then move on to compare little, big, bigger, biggest objects.

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Author: Alvin Tresselt
Illustrator: Roger Duvoisin
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about a town during a snow storm.  All of the adults are rushing around making sure that everything will be safe in the storm.  Whereas, all of the children are  enjoying the weather, and all of the snow activities.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: I would read this story with my class, and once again I would talk about seasons. However, with this story we would talk about different natural disasters that occur in different seasons. We would talk about blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and so forth. We would talk about different safety precautions that should be taken when dealing with these weather conditions.

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Author/Illustrator: John Burningham
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about a little girl and her relationship with her grandpa.  The two of them do everything together, each new page is a new activity they are doing.  At the end of the story we see that the grandpa had passed away.  The little girl is heartbroken at first, but then she continues on with these activities and her grandpa in her memory.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: After reading this story, the students would focus on the life cycle.  We would focus on the young girl and how she is able to run and play, but the older man is a lot slower because your body gets older too. We would also talk about how even if someone passes we can still remember them through memories.

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Author: Janice May Udry
Illustrator: Marc Simont
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is all about different uses of a tree and why trees are nice. Some uses that are mentioned are those such as the shade and apples they provide, their leaves, swinging from them, etc. At the end of the story is a child is shown planting a tree.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Science: The students in this class will read this story and then talk about all of the different uses of a tree.  They would talk about how the trees change with each season, and with each season comes new uses of the trees.
Language Arts:
After talking about the different roles trees play, the students would be instructed to think of three to five words that describe a tree in each season.  They would then make a word cloud using these words.

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Author/Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story shares a day with a little boy named Peter.  Peter wakes up one day and notices that there is snow covering everything.  The story consists of sharing the classic snow activities Peter participated in during the day.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: After reading this story with my class we would focus on season.  We would discuss the four seasons and how the weather changes in each.  The students would then be asked to give a list of different activities that can take place in each season.

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Authors/ Illustrators: Miska and Maud Fuller Petersham
Genre: Poetry
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This is a book composed of classic nursery rhymes and jingles.  'There are rhymes including "Little Miss Muffet" and "Star Light, Star Bright".
Interdisciplinary connections:
Language Arts: After reading this story to my class, we would discuss rhyming words. We would look at one of the nursery rhymes and they would pick out words that rhymes. I would then give them words and ask for them to give me rhyming words.

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Author/Illustrator: Eric Rohmann
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: Mouse lets his best friend Rabbit play with his brand new air plane, and trouble is quick to follow.  The plane gets stuck high in a tree and the animals have to work together to get it out.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: After reading this story to my class I would talk to them about gravity.  We would discuss how the airplane went up, and then when it was coming down it got stuck in the tree.  The students would then test gravity and drop an item, such as their pencil, on the floor.

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Author/Illustrator: Chris Raschka
Genre: Children's Literature, Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary:This story is about a dog who has a favorite red ball, in which she brings everywhere. One day she brings this ball to the park and another dog accidentally pops it.  Daisy is so sad and no longer wants to play.  The next day the dog that popped her ball brings her a brand new blue ball, and the two dogs begin to play together and become good friends.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Math: The students would listen to this story and then talk about shapes.  They would be asked what shape the ball in the story was.  They would then go on to talk about other shapes.

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Author/Illustrator: Simms Taback
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about a man who starts off with an overcoat and wears it until it becomes old and worn. When he can no longer wear it as an overcoat he then uses that material to make a jacket. After the jacket becomes too old to wear, he makes a vest. He continues to do this until in the end all he has left is a button from the fabric. One day he looses the button and realizes he has nothing left. He then decides to write a story about this to show that you can always make something out of nothing.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Math: I would read this story with my class and then talk to them about fractions.  We would talk about how the man took fractions of the clothing he had and made something new from it.  The students would then be given a fraction book where they would be able to complete simple problems.
Language Arts: I would then talk to my students about the sequencing of events. We would talk about how the man first had the overcoat, then the jacket, and so forth.

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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
A Ball for Daisy
My Friend Rabbit
The Rooster Crows
The Snowy Day

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Author/Illustrator: Margot Zemach
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about an older man who has a maid that has gotten too old to do certain tasks, so he goes into town to find a new maid to help with the knitting and sewing. This new maid Duffy can not knit or sew so she makes a deal with the devil that he will do all of her tasks for three years  If at the end of the three years she does not guess his name he will take her away. Once the three years are up her co-maid helps trick him into saying his name and she does not have to leave.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Social Studies: After reading this story we would talk about different home ec tasks. I would ask the students what they believe are important for a maid or someone who owns a house to know.

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Author/Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This is a no word picture book about a lion and a mouse.  In the beginning the lion intends to eat the mouse, but then ends up saving it, which in turn causes the mouse to save the lion from a trap later on.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Language arts: After reading this story with my class we would talk about sequencing.  We would talk about how first the lion did not like the mouse, then the lion saves the mouse, next the mouse saves the lion, and finally the lion and the mouse are friends.

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Author/Illustrator: Allen Say
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: 3-5
Summary: This story is about a man who has a strong devotion and love for two countries, Japan and America.  Since he loves both countries he desires to be in both of them, this story shares his journey between these two countries.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Social studies: After reading this story with my class, I would talk to them about places of origin. We would talk about heritage, what is home, and what makes home.

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Author/Illustrator: Peter Spier
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This book tells the story of Noah's Ark with very detailed pictures.  However, it starts with a one page poem explaining the story.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: After reading this story with my class, we would talk about the pairing of animals.  I would give my students sheet of pictures of animals and have the students pair the baby and parent animals together.

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Author/Illustrator: Virginia Lee Burton
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary:  This story is about a little house that was built in the country and loves its view.  It loves watching the children play, the trees change with the seasons, and the stars at night.  However, it always wondered what it would be like to live in the city.  Then one day the country the house lives in starts to become a city, and before the house knows it the country is completely gone.  The house can no longer see the seasons change or the starts at night because of the bright city lights, and it begins to really miss the country.  Then one day it is moved back to the country and never again wished what the city is like.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Science: The students would focus on the trees and how they change with each season.  They would discover why the trees change in each season, and all of the different parts of a tree.
Social Studies: After reading this story the students would discuss the different types of environments such as the rural, suburban, and urban communities.  They would make a Venn Diagram showing the similarities and differences between the three.

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The Little House
Noah's Ark
Grandfather's Journey
The Lion and The Mouse
Duffy and the Devil

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Author: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Illustrator: Beni Montresor
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-3
Summary: This story is about a young boy who is invited every day to have a meal or tea with the King and Queen.  Each day he goes, he asks if he can bring a friend and brings a new zoo animal each day.  Then on the last day of the week the King and Queen join the boy and  his friends at the zoo for tea.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Language arts: After reading this story with my class I would talk to them about predictions.  I would  have the students predict what animal they believe would be the next animal the little boy was going to bring to tea.

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Author/Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about a little boy who hops on a train on Christmas Eve.  The train ends up bringing him to the North Pole where he meets Santa Clause and receives the first gift of Christmas.  He chooses a silver bell and is very excited.  On the way home he realizes there was a hole in his pocket and he had lost the bell, he was very upset.  He then wakes up on Christmas morning to see the bell under the tree.  As the years pass on the bell looses its jingle for many; however, he is still able to hear it loud and clear because he believes.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Language arts: After reading this class we would talk about fictional stories. The students would then be asked to think of a fictional story they could write about.

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Author/Illustrator: Lynd Ward
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: pre-k-2
Summary: This is a story about a little boy who desires to have bear skin hanging from his barn.  His grandpa refuses to shoot a bear, and so one day the little boy decides he will do it himself.  However, when he goes out searching he meets a baby cub and they become best friends.  He brings the bear back home for a bit, and the bear starts to grow and make a mess out of their house as well as the neighbors.  The little boy is told he has to bring him back to the woods, and when he does they get trapped in a bear trap.  The trap was from zoo keepers who wanted to bring a bear to the zoo.  They then bring this bear to the zoo, and the little boy is welcomed to visit anytime.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: After reading this story with the class, we would talk about the life cycle of animals. We would discuss how when animals get bigger their size changes as well as their behavior.

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Author/Illustrator: Leo Politii
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about the swallows and how every year they leave in the summer and then come back in the spring on St. Joseph's Day. One particular year, Julian plants a garden in his yard and really wants the swallows to come and nest in his garden.  On St. Joseph's day that year he gets his wish.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science:After reading this story, I would talk to my students about hibernation.  We would talk about how animals hibernate during the winter months, and which animals hibernates.

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The Adventures of Beekle and the Unimaginary Friend

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The Adventures of Beekle and the Unimaginary Friend

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Author/Illustrator: Dan Santat
Genre: Picture Book, Fantasy
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about an imaginary friend that is born and is waiting for his real friend to come and choose him. After waiting for a very long time he decides to take an adventure to the real world to look for his friend. When getting to the real world he looks around but his friend but cannot find them. It isn't until the end when his real friend comes to find him and gives him the name Beekle.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Language Arts:  The students would read this story and then discuss what an adjective is.  They would think of different adjectives they think Beekle was looking for in his friend.  The students would then think of adjectives that they like to describe their friends.
Social Studies: The students would then learn about different cultures.  They would learn that different cultures do different activities for fun.  They would be assigned to pick a country and to look and see what children their age do for fun in that country.

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The Adventures of Beekle and the Unimaginary Friend
Song of the Swallows
The Biggest Bear
The Polar Express
May I Bring a Friend

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Author/Illustrator: Stephen King
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about two dogs who come across a bone at the same  time.  They can't decide whose bone it should be, so they go around and ask other people for advice.  They continue to not hear the answer they are looking for so they continue on.  At last they come across another dog and ask him for advice.  This dog then tries to steal the bone and run away, the two dogs work together to catch him and get the bone back.  The dogs then realize that it was silly to fight over it, and they decide they can both share the bone.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: After reading this story with my class we would talk about bones.  We would talk about the main bones in our body and what their function in the body is.

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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

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Author/Illustrator: Arthur Ransome
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: 3-5
Summary: This story is about a man who wanted a flying ship, and he said whoever could get him one could marry his daughter the princess.  There was a 'fool' who was a peasant, who really wanted to marry the princess,  so he set out to make a flying ship when he meets an old man that helps him.  The fool then sets out to go deliver this ship and brings along with him seven other men who had some very unique talents.  When they get to the Czar, he realizes the fool is just a peasant.  Although he wants the flying ship, he does not want his daughter marrying a fool.  He then gives the fool five tasks that he believed were impossible, and if the fool could complete them he could marry his daughter.  The men the fool brought with him then used their very unique talents and they were able to all complete the tasks.  The fool and the princess were then able to marry each other and they fell in love.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Math:  With this story, after reading it we would discuss greater than and less than.  We would talk about how the man brought a greater number of men  and how since there were so many of them, they  made the work lighter.

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Author: Margaret Hodges
Illustrator:  Trina Schart Hyman
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Level: 3-5
Summary: This story is about a dragon that has been terrorizing a town for a very long time.  Then one day the Red Cross Knight comes and slays the dragon.  This is a very big deal because it brings peace and comfort back to the people of this town.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Social studies: After reading this story with my class we would talk about law and order. We would talk about right and wrong, and how to live harmoniously in a community.

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Author/Illustrator: David Wiesner
Genre: Picture, Fantasy
Reading Level: K-2
Summary:  This story has very little words, which only share the time and day of the story.  There are many crazy things that happen during this Tuesday night such as flying frogs who are trying to take over the town.  In the morning there is a big investigation to see what went on over night.  It then skips to the next Tuesday where all that it shows is flying pigs.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: After looking through this story, we would talk about amphibians. We would look at different characteristics of these  animals, and we would talk about if the activities they are doing in the story are real or a fantasy.

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Author/Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg
Genre: Fiction, Picture Book
Reading Level: 2-5
Summary: This story is about two siblings who are home alone and are extremely bored. They decide to go to the park for some excitement when they come across a board game under a tree. They take the game home and start to play. It isn't too long until they realize that every spot they land on comes to life. Before they know it there are monkeys, lions, snakes, volcanoes, and more all running around in their house. The little girl finally wins the game, yells "Jumanji", and everything disappears. They are able to clean the house just in time for the parents to return.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: The students will read this story and then talk about habitats.  They would learn what a habitat is and how different animals have different habitats.  The students would pick their favorite animal and find what habitat they live in, and then share it with their class.
English:  Another thing the students would learn with this book would be personification.  They would talk about what personification is, and create a blabberize activity which includes making an animal talk.

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Jumanji
Tuesday
Saint George and The Dragon
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Finders Keepers

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Author: James Thurber
Illustrator: Louis Slobodkin
Genre: Fiction, Picture Book
Reading Level: 2-4
Summary: This story is about a princess who has become sick, and the only thing that will make her feel better is the moon.  The king ofcourse wanting to make her feel better has to do everything he can in order to achieve this request.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: We would read this story and talk about how the little girl was sick.  We would relate this to health and what we can do to help keep our bodies healthy.  We would talk about different situations that would lead to illness, and how we can prevent them.

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Author: Matt De La Pena
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level:1-3
Summary: This story is about  a little boy and his grandma who take the city bus every week.  This particular day the little boy keeps asking his grandma why they need to take the bus and why can't they have  a car like his friends.  The grandma then uses this opportunity to show the little boy all of the beauty in what they have and to appreciate the little things.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Social Studies: I would read this story with my class and then talk about transportation. We would talk about different methods of transportation and how different ways are more effective in certain situations.

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Author/Illustrator: Marcia Brown
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: 3-5
Summary: This story is based off of a poem all about shadows.  It describes how shadows are scary and relate to a haunted life
Interdisciplinary connections:
Science: After reading this story with my class we would talk about reflection and light.  We would talk about how shadows are made, and about how the light and object need to be lined up in order to make a shadow.

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Author/Illustrator: Peggy Rathmann
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about a police officer who gives safety presentations in schools, but all of the student's always sleep through them.  That is until he brings his dog Gloria with him.  While Officer Buckle is presenting his safety tips Gloria is behind him sneakily acting them out.  Officer does not realize this until he sees it on TV.  He then says he is never going to give another presentation because all of the students only care about Gloria.  In the end he realizes how silly that is, and decides to do them again, and that another safety tip is to always stick with your buddy.
Interdisciplinary connections:
Social studies: After reading this story with my class we would talk about people of service.  We would talk about how many people work in order to protect us.  The students would look at different jobs that this includes and what they do to protect us.

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Author/Illustrator: Kevin Henkes
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about a kitten who sees her first full moon and thinks it is a big glass of milk. She tries everything she can to get to it, like jumping as high as she could, climbing a tree, etc . until she realizes she can't reach it. She then sees the reflection of the moon in the pond and thinks it is an even bigger glass of milk so she jumps into it, only to be disappointed once again. She then heads home where she will find warmth and rest, when upon returning home there is an actual bowl of milk on her front step.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Science: The students would read this story and then talk about the solar system.  We would talk about the different planets and how they all rotate.  They would learn the reason behind why there are full moons only on some nights.
Math: The students would next use this story to talk about math and symmetry.  We would use the moon from the story to show that if you drew a line down the middle it is symmetrical.  They would then go on to test the symmetry of other shapes.

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Kitten's First Full Moon
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Shadow
Last Stop on Market Street
Many Moons