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Virtual Library by https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library 15 Fiction and Non-Fiction books, 5 Hybrid books, and 5 Poetry books! Each section includes: the book picture and book title, the author/illustrator, copyright date, genre/format, GSE standard(s) connection(s) for classroom use, and a brief book summary. en-us 2019-10-29 20:40:41 UTC 2025-11-21 17:06:07 UTC hello@padlet.com She Persisted mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/404145707 Author: Chelsea Clinton, Illustrator: Alexandra Boiger
Published: May 30, 2017
Non-Fiction, Historical,Picture Book
SS5H6 Describe the importance of key people, events, and developments between 1950- 1975.
Summary: A book about activists and feminist who stood up for themselves and was able to change history]]> 2019-10-29 20:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/404145707 This Is How We Do It mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/404150367 Author: Matt LaMothe
Published: May 2, 2017
Non-Fiction, Picture book
SS3G3 Describe how physical systems affect human systems Summary: This book shows how 7 different kids from around the world live their lives.]]> 2019-10-29 20:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/404150367 If Sharks Disappeared mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/404153178 Author: Lily Williams
Published: May 23, 2017
NF, Picture Book
S4L1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the roles of organisms and the flow of energy within an ecosystem
Summary: This shows how everything in the ocean works together and what would happen if a species died off.]]> 2019-10-29 21:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/404153178 POP! The Invention of Bubble Gum mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/404154505 Author: Meghan McCarthy
Published: May 4, 2010
NF, Picture Book
ELAGSE2RI6: Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
Summary: This book shows how bubble gum was invented and how we like it in today's time.]]> 2019-10-29 21:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/404154505 Finding Winnie mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/404238286 Author: Lindsay Mattick
Illustrator: Sophie Blackall
Published: October 2015
Narrative Non-Fiction, Picture Book
ELAGSE1RI10: With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
Summary: A true story behind the known character Winnie the Pooh.]]> 2019-10-30 02:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/404238286 The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410744902 Author: Cynthia Levinson
Illustrator: Vanessa Brantley- Newton
Published: January 17, 2017
Narrative Non-Fiction, Picture Book
SS4H5 Explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War
Summary: This book shows you the life of the youngest child to be arrested for civil rights protests.]]> 2019-11-13 17:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410744902 Who Say Women Can't Be Doctors? Story of Elizabeth Blackwell mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410774685 Author: Tanya Lee Stone
Illustrator: Majorie Priceman
Published: February 20, 2018
NF, Biography, Picture Book
SS1H1 Read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.
Summary: A true story following the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, who was the first woman doctor. ]]> 2019-11-13 18:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410774685 Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410804442 Author: Melissa Sweet
Published: November 1, 2011
NF, Biography, Picture Book
ELAGSEKRI7: With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text (how the illustrations support the text)
Summary: The story of the puppeteer who helped create the balloons for the Macy's Day Parade.
HONORS: Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration ]]> 2019-11-13 19:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410804442 Who Was Abraham Lincoln? mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410813832 Author: Janet. B. Pascal
Illustrator: Nancy Harrison and John O'Brien
Published: November 20, 2008
NF, Biography, Picture Book
SS1H1 Read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.
Summary: A book that describes the life of the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.

]]> 2019-11-13 19:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410813832 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410819244 Author: William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
Illustrator: Elizabeth Zunon
Published: January 19, 2012
NF, Biography, Picture Book
ELAGSE5RI10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Summary: A 14 year old boy discovers how to bring electricity to his falling village.]]> 2019-11-13 19:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410819244 Amazon Alphabet mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410936305 Author: Martin and Tanis Jordan
Illustrator: Martin Jordan
Published: 1996
Non-Fiction, Picture Book
SKL2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare the similarities and differences in groups of organisms.
Summary: A book all about the different animals that live in the amazon in alphabetical order.]]> 2019-11-14 00:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410936305 Sally Ride: A Photobiography of America's Pioneering Woman in Space mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410938989 Author: Tam O'Shaughnessy
Published: October 6, 2015
NF, Biography, Picture Book
ELAGSE3RI3: Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
Summary: This follows the life of Sally Ride from her being a competitive tennis player to a woman astronaut. ]]> 2019-11-14 00:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410938989 Hippos Are Huge! mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410942389 Author: Jonathan London
Illustrator: Matthew Trueman
Published: 2015
Informational, NF, Picture Book
SKL2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare the similarities and differences in groups of organisms.
Summary: Informational text about hippos and their characteristics. ]]> 2019-11-14 00:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410942389 Tony and the Pizza Champions mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410942411 Author: Tony Gemignani
Illustrator: Matthew Trueman
Published: March 4,2009
NF, Informational, Picture Book
ELAGSE4RI2: Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
Summary: Read about the art of pizza tossing from the eight-time world champion of pizza tossing.]]> 2019-11-14 00:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410942411 First Generation: 36 Trailblazing Immigrants and Refugees Who Make America Great mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410942422 Author: Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace
Illustrator: Agata Nowicka
Published: September 4, 2018
NF, Biography, Picture Book
ELAGSE5RI2: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
Summary: A book about refugees and immigrants that come to America and make history.]]> 2019-11-14 00:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410942422 The Secret Shortcut mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410955988 Author: Mark Teague
Published: 1996
Adventure fiction, Picture Book
ELAGSEKRL3: With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
Summary: The two characters are always late to school, until they find a secret shortcut that takes them on a wild adventure. ]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410955988 There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bell mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410955995 Author: Lucille Colandro
Illustrator: Jared Lee
Published: 2002
Humor, Fiction, Picture Book
ELAGSE2RL4: Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Summary: A fun, holiday story about an old lady who swallows lots and lots of unique things.]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410955995 Officer Buckle and Gloria mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956001 Author: Peggy Rathmann
Published: 1995
Fiction, Picture Book
ELAGSE1RL2: Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
Summary: A cop goes to different schools to give life lessons to everyone about the dangers in life, and has a friend join him that makes each lesson more fun.
HONORS: Caldecott Medal]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956001 Chimps Don't Wear Glasses mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956012 Author: Laura Numeroff
Illustrator: Joseph Mathieu
Published: 1995
Fiction, Picture Book
ELAGSE3RL7: Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
Summary: A fun story that makes animals do silly things that would not actually happen.]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956012 Diary of a Worm mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956017 Author: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss
Published: 2003
Diary Fiction, Picture Book

ELAGSE3W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

Summary: Follow the diary of an everyday worm and see how he lives his life.

]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956017 The 3 Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956021 Author: Eugene Trivizas
Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury
Published: 1993
Fiction, Folklore, Picture Book
ELAGSE4RL7: Makeconnectionsbetweenthetextofastoryordramaanda visual or oral presentation of the text identifying similarities and differences.
Summary: A remix of the original story The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf. ]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956021 Wemberly Worried mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956031 Author: Kevin Henkes
Illustrator: Kevin Henkes
Published: July 25, 2000
Fiction, Picture Book
ELAGSE5RL1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Summary: This character worries about everything, and this story goes through the motions of her everyday worries. ]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956031 Chicks Rule mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956037 Author: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Renee Kurilla
Illustrator: Renee Kurilla
Published: February 12, 2019
Fiction, Picture Book
ELAGSE5RL6: Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
Summary: Follow the story of Nerdy Chick not being allowed in the rocket club, and showing that chicks can do anything they set their mind too.]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956037 Junie B. Jones: Toothless Wonder mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956055 Author: Barbara Park
Published: August 12, 2003
Fiction, Humor, Chapter Book
ELAGSE2RL3: Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
Summary: Junie B. Jones is a wild character and this book is no different. Her front tooth is loose, so the reader will follow her through this new adventure.]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956055 Bud, Not Buddy mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956061 Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Published: 1999
Historical Fiction, Novel
SS5H3 Explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans.
Summary: It is 1936 in Flint, Michigan and Bud is on a trip to find his father with nothing but a flyer as a clue to who he is.
HONORS: John Newbery Medal 2000, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2001, Golden Kite Award for Fiction 2000, Coretta Scott King Award for Authors 2000]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956061 Charlotte's Web mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956067 Author: E. B. White
Published: October 15, 1952
Fiction, Novel
ELAGSE2RL3: Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges
Summary: A story about two unexpected friends who save each other and show that friends can be made between anyone and anything. ]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956067 I Don't Want Curly Hair mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956084 Author: Laura Ellen Anderson
Published: February 9, 2017
Fiction, Humor, Picture Book
standard
Summary: This book shows how the main character hates her curly hair, but at the end makes a friend and realizes that her hair isn't so bad after all.]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956084 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956089 Author: J.K. Rowling
Published: June 26, 1997
Fantasy Fiction, Novel
standard
Summary: The first book in the series, Harry isn't in the best place. He then receives a letter and is sent to wizard school where his life is turned upside down.
HONORS: Nestle Smarties Book Prize for 9-11 years

]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956089 The Very Hungry Caterpillar mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956094 Author: Eric Carle
Published: June 3, 1969
Fiction, Picture Book
S2L1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the life cycles of different living organisms.
Summary: The story of a caterpillar and its way of life featuring fun and colorful pages.]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956094 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956096 Author: Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
Illustrator: Lois Ehlert
Published: 1989
Fiction, Poetry, Picture Book
ELAGSE2RL4: Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song
Summary: A cute and fun rhyming book that also helps teach readers the letters of the alphabet.]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956096 A Dinosaur Ate My Homework mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956142 Author: Ray Nelson
Illustrator: Ray Nelson, Douglas Kelly, and Ben Adams
Published: 1997
Adventure Hybrid, Picture Book
ELAGSE3RI1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers
Summary: This story is about a boy who's homework was eaten by dinosaurs, so he brings the dinosaurs to school with him.]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956142 The Grapes of Math mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956146 Author: Greg Tang
Illustrator: Harry Briggs
Published: June 1, 2004
Hybrid, Picture Book
MGSEK.CC.2 Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1).
Summary: A great way to get readers engaged and also learn bout math all in one book!]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956146 Dem Bones mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956149 Author: Bob Barner
Published: 1996
Hybrid, Picture Book
ELAGSE5RI9: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably
Summary: A story that tells a whimsical story while also showing the different bones of the body.]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956149 A Ticket Around The World mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956153 Author: Natalia Diaz and Melissa Owens
Illustrator: Kim Smith
Published: March 15, 2015
Hybrid, Picture Book
SS1G3 Locate major topographical features of the earth’s surface.
Summary: A story about a child who goes around the world and visits friends from different continents. He shares the culture, language, and other fun facts.

]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956153 Punctuation Takes A Vacation mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956159 Author: Robin Pulver
Published: 2003
Hybrid, Picture Book
ELAGSE1RF1: Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print. a. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).
Summary: Mr. Wright's class can't believe that all the punctuation is gone, what are they going to do without it?

]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956159 Falling Up mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956182 Author: Shel Silverstein
Published: 1996
Poetry, Chapter Book
ELAGSE3RL5: Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Summary: This book is a collection of poems with many different whimsical characters for children to enjoy. ]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956182 Kids Pick the Funniest Poems mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956187 Author: Collection
Editor: Bruce Lansky
Illustrator: Stephen Carpenter
Published: 1991
Poetry, Picture/ Chapter Book
ELAGSE3RL6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters
Summary: A collection of poetry from some of the top known artists, picked by students!]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956187 Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956189 Author: Alice Schertle
Illustrator: Petra Mathers
Published: 2009
Poetry, Picture Book
ELAGSE3RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases both literal and non-literal language as they are used in the text
Summary: A collection of poems that bring to life the clothes worn by each unique character.]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956189 Love That Dog mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956200 Author: Sharon Creech
Published: July 24, 2001
Poetry, Chapter Book
ELAGSE3RL6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
Summary: A free verse poem written from the point of view of a student who does not want to do his poetry assignment.
HONORS: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956200 My Village: Rhymes from Around the World mackenzie_9962 https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956203 Author: Collection
Illustrator: Mique Moriuchi
Published: 2008
Poetry, Nursery Rhyme, Picture Book
ELAGSE3RL2: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
Summary: A collection of nursery rhymes from different countries all over the world. ]]> 2019-11-14 01:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenzie_9962/virtual_library/wish/410956203