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Your library (96) Wishlist (0) Currently reading (0) To read (0) Read but unowned (0) Favorites (0) All collections (96)	A very unknown story about Victoria Woodhull who tried running for presidency. Lost in the end but started a whole new revolution and entered what most women thought would only be a mans race. (1) Adds detail to text. (1) after a short amount of time outside of the water he was helped back in. Realizing he loved the pond and didn't care to be outside. Didn't realize what he had until it was gone. (1) Alphabet book (2) An elephant and piggie book (1) and colors. (1) and different groups that play music (1) and discovery of the beautiful simple things. (1) and evolved. Talks about animals and how they need to use nature in order to survive also. How do rivers form and where do they come from? Where do they go? The end comes full circle. (1) ask a question you can ask the class at the end of the book. (1) at first wanting to be a part of something bigger but then after traveling alone he realized that he can turn into a bunch of little pieces. He put himself back together and was happy about who he was. (1) Banned book. (1) Big book (1) big font appropriate for read aloud (1) Big text (1) Book about Eleanor Roosevelt and her growing up. Felt ashamed of herself and felt like a disappointment to her family. Her father was the only inspiration she had to prove everyone else wrong and when she became the first lady she stood up for many other (1) but to show their appreciation for their parents. It reminded me of myself in that when I go home to visit I make sure to do chores around the house so my parents can rest. (1) by the end found ways to use to height to her advantage. (1) came back to explain what he saw (1) came back to show his friends (1) can also be used for book reports or reports on famous people. (1) can be read only for the story or can be read for the facts included beneath the text. Gives students another source for finding informational text on animals if needed. (1) can be read outloud or to yourself (1) can be translated into a song (1) can see the play also if a child wants to experience the story in a different way. (1) cartoon like set up (1) caught in frightening situation with the songbird (1) Chance to act out different stories. And different characters. Beginning of book tells the different teams to get the readers adjusted along with the scene. (1) Chickens started to act like the ladies and not like themselves. Soon the chickens were not even laying eggs so the ladies tricked them into being themselves again to solve the problem of the food shortage. (1) children could look at pictures which are very descriptive by themselves. (1) Clear illustrations (1) clown was in trash with friends (1) Color mixing (1) Colorful (1) Coming of age (getting glasses). (1) conflict and resolution (1) cooperation. (1) creative (1) Creative (the inchworm) (1) decided to find something to new (1) Descriptive words (1) descriptive words to describe the different things in the ocean. (1) devised a plan to escape unharmed. (1) Different culture and setting (1) different facts about the earth and how we use it even when we may not know that we do. Not a story line but it is interesting (1) different instruments. Different family members (1) Different side to the 3 little pigs and the big bad wolf story. Told from the wolfs point of view (1) Different types of music (1) difficult to adjust to new height (1) earthquake (1) easy rhyming (1) Easy-read (1) Educational (1) elaborate pictures showing different flowers (1) elephant wanted piggie to experience what he saw with him but did not know that piggie was the one making him happy with costumes. (1) encourages reading out loud (1)	every situation turned into a dead end (1) Everyone has their own color. (1) everyone is connected but unique in their own way. (1) Experience in classroom (1) Expresses difference in skin color (1) Feeling different then his friends (1) feud begins between the cat and the mouse. (1) figuring out what would taste good in lemonade and what would not taste good. (1) finally finding a solution (1) finally he found a family then brought his friends to be with him. Seems to be searching and keeps looking even if it turns into a dead end. Being determined. (1) Fish and frog were friends (1) fish became jealous and wanted to see for himself (1) found another friend who wouldn't reject him (1) Friendly fun turned into hate and fear from the Mardi Gras celebration. The greentail mouse was the only one with evidence of it ever happening. Instead of telling all of the details of what it is she only told the good parts and left out the bad. (1) friends still rejected him. Eventually his friends decided to try it out. Showing off skills to others (1) Friendship (1) friendship (1) frog grew up (1) Funny (1) Gang members (1) Geraldine discovered music (1) give them time to adjust to your pattern of living before asking questions. (1) Gives characters and setting so the readers know where this is taking place. Big font makes it easy to read. (1) gives children brief history (1) gives ideas on what to do when it is raining outside. Text expresses what a good friend Elephant is to Piggie (1) gives you sense of what being at the ocean is like and all of the different aspects there are. (1) Giving all you can to someone and the person is not fully satisfied. It is not until the end when the boy is content with just the stump of the tree who had been there all along for him. Friendship with nature and taking so much from one plant or tree. (1) good book for children (1) good way to show perspective. A different twist on an old story. (1) Good way to show when writing a story you can add speech bubbles into the book to enhance the story. They also use words like "BOOM! CRASH!" to emphasize the meaning of the text and to add more detail. Can be used as a teaching style to get readers involv (1) Graphic novel (1) Haiti (1) has difficult words and names but also has a smooth pattern to the book. (1) having to cancel and learning how to reschedule. Understand that things may come up unannounced and you have to be flexible with it. (1) he was still a mouse. (1) History about Rosa Parks (1) how the snowflake evolves into water (1) how they survived (1) humorous (1) I used to always read these books which spark mysteries and they are hard to put down for children. Gives students an opportunity to read a whole series if they are intrigued to. (1) ideas on how to protect our earth. (1) illustrations are also shown with each poem and also a little bit of back ground information is given for the poems as well. (1) Illustrations on every page (1) in the end Frederick makes everyone happy by his words and having them imagine warmth (1) in the end they decided the apples were alright as long as the serpent was there to protect them. Decided that the apples were really carrots hanging from a carrot tree. (1) incorporates the word "ant" in all words used from A-Z (1) index (1) Informational (1) Informational text on ostriches. Can be used easily for book reports. (1) informational while telling a short story as well. Gives a brief look into our history. (1) Instead of the 3 little pigs it was the 3 little wolves and the big bad pig. The ending had a twist and the pig became friends with the 3 wolves and they lived happily ever after. (1) Interactive with reader (1) interactive with the audience (1) introduction given in the beginning of the book (1) Jealousy of a fake product (1) joining to protect their younger siblings (1) keeping family close (1)	kid-friendly examples with illustrations that are extremely helpful (1) Lesson to be learned (1) Level 1 book (1) Level 2 book (2) Literary nonfiction (1) losing a close friend (1) lots of space to show the letter and word that goes along with the letter. (1) Love the boxcar children (1) makes the book easier to read for students (1) Making plans (1) morally right or wrong? (1) mouse works for cheese factory but work gets disrupted when cat scares him one night (1) Mr. McMouse felt lonely because he could not do the things the other mice could do. Once he was put in a situation where he had to get away from a cat he knew what to do. His friends applauded him for his skills even if they were not the same as the other (1) music (1) Nice that the author has given extra back ground knowledge about Walt Whitman so the reader can be more invested in the poems. They also have included on the page of the poem words that the reader may not know and their meaning. This makes it more accessi (1) non-fiction (1) Normal growth spurt during summer (1) not sure if serpent was really a friend or enemy. Take caution with the actions you make. Younger children did not listen to their mother at first (1) not to judge someone when you first meet them (1) Odd friendship. Can be friends with people no matter what color they are. (1) one appears to be lazy while the others work (1) Ordinary things may not be what they can be perceived as. May not always be what the look like. (1) Papagayo was at first obnoxious but he used his annoyance to scare away the moon-dog who was eating the moon. This allowed the nocturnal animals to be awake and not be afraid (1) pictures are engaging and kids will want to read it. Reminds me of captain underpants. Graphic novel. (1) Pioneers (1) Planting flowers and using them as a place to hangout when they grow tall enough. Able to use nature in a respectful way and they decide to reuse the sunflower seeds so next year they can have more. (1) poem (1) problems arose when blue and yellow mixed and parents couldn't recognize them (1) Puss in Boots wants to help his owner survive and has to show him that he can fend for himself and help his owner through tough times. (1) questioning friendship (1) Real-life situation. (2) Real-life situation. Real events may be more exciting to tell then fake stories you have made up. (1) rejected by peers at first (1) Reminded me of Alice in Wonderland (1) repetitive use of the words "teeny tiny" (1) resolving conflict (1) respected nature. (1) rhyming (1) rhyming in the book to tell the story (1) round table discussion. (1) sad by not being accepted by Annie (1) science (1) Scientific (1) segregation of black and white people (1) self discovery (1) settlers (1) sharing it with yellows family (1) show readers how to pronounce hard words (1) showing them that they can be friends with anyone (even a dog). A good take away message. (1) shows how creative and vivid dreams can be (1) Shows table of contents (1) shows two animals that aren't alike can be friends even though they are different from each other (1) shows what you can use apples to make different types of food (1) Simple to read (1) slight confusion when rabbits jumped in serpents mouth (1) small community (1) sometimes the sentences would be slanted. (1)	Speech bubbles (1) Step 1 book (1) Step 2 book (1) still hugged but not so the fully turned green in the end. (1) Story comes full circle (1) Takes place in a different country (1) talks about the seasons as well (1) talks about things you can do in your everyday lives to help save the polar bears. (1) taught them confidence. (1) teaches its okay to have the bare minimum (1) Teamwork (1) text goes clear with illustrations (1) the peas are the main characters in the book acting out what you can do for each letter (1) The poem Famous by Naomi Shihab Nye is very interesting to me because they compare things so black and white. It shows that even the littlest things have such importance even when you may not think they do. I really like the line "the loud voice is famous (1) the young siblings know that they are acting different even before the parents realize it. The struggle between doing what is right and wrong even if it means protecting your family. (1) There is a poem for each month of the year along with very artistic illustrations. The poems are easy to read and the rhymes typically flow off of the tongue. Would be a great book to read at circle time with the whole class involved. (1) they caught each other new and fun things (1) This poem is sort of confusing the first couple of times that I tried reading it. I had to read it some more in order to really have it sink it and even still I am somewhat unsure of the true meaning behind it. It reminds me of children when they do littl (1) Three young boys were watching from a far as lewis and clark came to where their tribe lived. This showed their own perspective and the many different things that they witnessed for the first time. (1) treat strangers with kindness (1) up to 5 poems on each page (1) used himself as a useful tool (1) used his past experiences to help with the present ones (1) Uses speech bubbles as the text which can be a good starter for children learning how to write stories in different ways. This book can also be a good way to show children how an author can make the book interact with the reader. (1) Uses the different months to carry the story along (1) Using everyday things like Lemonade and talking about how to make them. Becomes an activity after the book is over (1) using God in the book and praying (putting emphasis on it.) Understanding it is okay to look different and that is what makes us unique. (1) various levels of reading. Some pages have one poem to highlight it. (1) Very basic picture book. Would be great for Kindergarten (1) very imaginative (1) very imaginative book (1) Very similar to Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing (1) Very sweet story on working hard and saving money to get something you really want. Shows students they can save up for something they really want and it is more meaningful when time is put in. (1) very wordy filled with lots of information on every page. (1) wanted to change but decided to help out a friend instead. Giving away your own wishes to help someone who needs it more. (1) Wanting to look like your classmates if you are the only one with darker skin (1) was not sure what it was until he heard it from the mouse made of cheese. Wanted to share music with his friends so he took them to listen. Book talks about sharing (1) well done illustrations mostly used by pencil and shading techniques. Has animals secretly set into the pictures of this book. (1) well illustrated. (1) well-known story and present information about a statue today. (1) what different names of the plant are (stem etc) (1) what to do in Haiti as a young child. (1) When I first read this poem it reminded me of my parents. It reminded me of my parents because it was talking about working very hard over and over again in order to provide ideal situations. (1) when we would use water the most. The end says how water has been reused for thousands of years. (1) where it goes. Touches on the seasons (1) which the reader can then reflect on a good friend of theres and why they are a good friend. (1) who they are. (1) with animals and so kids may be more drawn to reading it. (1) without a lot of things you may have more opportunities to travel. The big snail teaches him its okay to not have everything you've ever wanted. (1) Wolf tried to trick Grandma but she knew what he was up to. In the end the wolf and grandma and little red riding hood all worked in the grandmas bakery together and got along. (1) working together to make sure everyone was safe (1) written in rhymes. the words were also not written in regular form on the page (1) Young writers have put together their own book that is published. Some poems include illustration. Most are short poems. (1)

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