https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6 By: Jessica Rapp en-us 2016-06-29 23:09:25 UTC 2025-10-23 15:37:28 UTC hello@padlet.com jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704104 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, his story shares his journey between these two countries.
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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 wished 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. ]]> 2016-06-29 02:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704105 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704106 Feature Text:
The Little House
Noah's Ark
Grandfather's Journey
The Lion and The Mouse
Duffy and the Devil]]> 2016-06-29 02:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704106 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704107 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.
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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. 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.
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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.
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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 the the real world he looks around got 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 lear that different cultures do different activities for fun. They would be assigned o pick a country and look to see what children their age do for fun in this country.]]> 2016-06-29 02:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704110 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704111 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 who's 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 the realize that is was silly to fight over it, and they decide they can both share the bone.
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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.
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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 when on over night. It then skips to the next Tuesday where all that is show is flying pigs.
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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.]]> 2016-06-29 02:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704114 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704115 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. Th king of course wanting to make her feel better has to do everything he can in order to achieve this request.
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Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level:1-3
Summary: This story is about alittle 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.
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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 is 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.
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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 turning home there is an actual bowl of milk on her the 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.]]> 2016-06-29 01:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704118 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704119 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. ]]> 2016-06-29 03:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704119 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704120 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.
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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 the provide, their shade, leaves, swinging from them, etc. At the end of the story is show a child 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 could using these words.]]> 2016-06-29 03:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704121 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704122 Author: Ruth Robbins
Illustrator: Nicolas Sidjakov
Genre:Picture Book
Reading Level:
Summary: This story is about a woman who one day gets a vist form 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.
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A Tree Is Nice
Granpa
White Snow Bright Snow
This is Not My Hat
Baboushka and the Three Kings]]> 2016-06-29 03:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704123 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704124 Feature Text: 
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
A Ball for Daisy
My Friend Rabbit
The Rooster Crows
The Snowy Day]]> 2016-06-29 03:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704124 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704125 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.
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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 wil not stop until he has it.
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Illustrator: Roger Duvoisin
Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: This story is about the 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
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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".
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Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary: Mouse lets his best friend Rabbit play with his brand new air plane, and trouble is quickly to follow. The plane gets stuck high in a tree and the animals have to work together to get it out.
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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 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.
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Genre: Picture Book
Reading Level: K-2
Summary:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]]> 2016-06-29 02:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704135 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704136 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.
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Jumanji
Tuesday
Saint George and The Dragon
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Finders Keepers]]> 2016-06-29 02:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704137 jessicarapp96 https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704138 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
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Kitten's First Full Moon
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Shadow
Last Stop on Market Street
Many Moons]]> 2016-06-29 01:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicarapp96/937nevx97na6/wish/115704139