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Time for School, Little Dinosaur by Gail Herman is about a dinosaur who is excited for school to start and often wakes up ready for the school day during the summer. When school does start in the fall, the little dinosaur goes through his day just as he had planned. This book is engaging because there are many brightly illustrated pages and children can relate to the story as they prepare for school just as the little dinosaur does in the book.

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Tyrannosaurus Rex by Scott Emmons is a great and humorous book about two "story bots" who who go back into the past and find a T-Rex.  These story bots provide the information about what the T-Rex eats, where he lives, what he weighs, and what he looks like all while trying to run away from him.  This book is engaging to children because it is told with humor while also providing details about an extinct species that is often quite interesting to children.

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The Clock Struck One: A Time Telling Tale by Truy Harris starts off with a mouse running up a clock as the clock struck one, but then as the clock strikes two, the cat is hungry for some mouse stew! As the book progresses many more animals and people join the story as the chase continues with each strike of the clock.  This is an engaging story because it starts off sounding a lot like a recognizable children's nursery rhyme, but adds more events and humor throughout the story.  The clocks throughout the twelve hour chase can help students learn about time.

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The Clock Struck One: A Time-Telling Tale

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When the clock strikes one, a fun-loving mouse runs up the clock. But what happens when the clock strikes two? A cat gets hungry for mouse-tail stew . . . and the chase is on! Hour by hour, more...

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It's Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall is a brightly illustrated book that follows pumpkins from when the seeds are planted and through their growth. The story is told by a girl and a boy character as they plant the seeds with their dog. This book is engaging because of the illustrations and the topic of fall and Halloween will often receive the attention of young students.

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It's Pumpkin Time! by Zoe Hall | Scholastic

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Readers will discover the simple joys of gardening and enjoy watching the exciting transformation from pumpkin seed to jack-o'-lantern.

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The Squirrels' Busy Year by Martin Jenkins follows a group of squirrels as they go through the four seasons.  Each season is described and what the squirrels do, eat, and where they sleep is shown throughout each season.  This book is great with introducing the seasons and describing the weather of each season.  For students, this book would be engaging because they would learn about the season through a squirrels eyes. This book would be great for a read aloud.

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Candlewick Press - The Squirrels' Busy Year

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I Drive a Dump Truck by Sarah Bridges is a book about a man named Henry who describes his job as a dump truck driver.  The dump truck driver also describes the truck and how he helps with construction projects.  This book also contains a text box on each page that has a variety of interesting facts about dump trucks.

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School Library Journal

"These three titles use colorful, flat, digital graphic pictures to show large pieces of equipment in action. Facts are included in boxes in the lower portions of the pages, in a listing at the end of the book, and within the basic texts, which are narrated by the operators. The individuals have no interaction with other people as their day and machine are described. Primary colors are prominent. The books' large size makes them useful for classrooms and benefits their subjects. Young children will enjoy just looking at the pictures and discussing what they know and love about these vehicles. These offerings are practical purchases for simple reports or learning about community helpers and will appeal to preschoolers who can't get enough of this subject." - School Library Journal

March 1, 2005

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School Library Journal "These three titles use colorful, flat, digital graphic pictures to show large pieces of equipment in action. Facts are included in boxes in the lower portions of the pages, in a listing at the end of the book, and within the basic texts, which are narrated by the operators.

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A Place for Pluto by Stef Wade is a brightly illustrated book where each of the planets is given a personality and Pluto is lost as he is kicked out of the famous nine planets.  He looks for his place and the book follows as he finds himself.  It is not only about the nine planets, but is also about self discovery and friendship.  The illustrations are very engaging and the personalities of the planets are fun for students. This book would be great for a read aloud.

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Pluto got the shock of his life when he was kicked out of the famous nine. His planet status was stripped away, leaving him lost and confused. Poor Pluto! On his quest to find a place where he belongs, he talks to comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. He doesn't fit it anywhere! But when Pluto is about to give up, he runs into a dwarf planet and finally finds his place in the solar system. This feel-good picture book combines a popular science topic with character education themes of self discovery, acceptance, and friendship. It has bonus material in the back matter to support curriculum.

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Pluto got the shock of his life when he was kicked out of the famous nine. His planet status was stripped away, leaving him lost and confused. Poor Pluto! On his quest to find a place where he belongs, he talks to comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. He doesn't fit it anywhere!

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Busy People: Astronaut by Lucy M. George is about a group of astronauts preparing to go into space.  The book follows these astronauts throughout their day to day activities as they are in space from the take off to the landing.  The book provides information about what the astronauts wear to how they brush their teeth! This is an engaging book for students because it shows the astronauts as they face challenges and perform their daily work in space.

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It's a busy day for astronauts Jenny, Chen, and Kim. They are going to the space station on an important mission. The crew are there to help them but what is wrong with Robo-bot?Experience a day in the life of an astronaut! Each story focuses on a different character as they go about their daily work.

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Truck Talk: Rhymes on Wheels by Bobbi Katz is a book full of poems about different types of trucks. Having a different truck for each poem may engage students because they will look forward to which truck may be next and what that truck might "say" if it could talk.  Through the poems, the author provides the reader with detail about what each truck looks like as well as what each truck does on a daily basis.

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The Racecar Alphabet by Brian Floca is a brightly illustrated book about the process that a racecar driver goes through during a race. Each sentence that explains the race and starts with a letter of the alphabet. Starting with the letter A and ending at Z, the author uses many descriptive words to tell the story of racecars and their drivers during a race. For example, "Wheels, when worn or wet - wobble will-nilly, lead to weaving..." (Flocca, 2003, pg. 24). This book would be great for a real aloud especially when going over the new descriptive language.

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Racecar Alphabet by Brian Floca - A is for Automobiles, machines on wheels. B is for Belts turning, fuel burning, the buzz and bark of engines. C is for Curves...