Informative book about the components of soil. Interesting photos and captions. A little outdated.
These are short, connected stories about a day in the life of Fox who is looking for a job because he ruined his bike. He can't seem to hold a job for more than a minute..until the end.
A timeless classic. Charlotte, the benevolent spider spends her time spinning words into her web to save Wilbur, the pig's life. A beautiful tale about friendship and it still makes me cry.
A wonderful novel that in some ways reads like short stories. Tom is always breaking the rules, scamming and cheating, but benignly and never malevolently. He is a wonderful boy that reminds adults what it should be like to be a child.
This is a deliciously sarcastic poem w/ wonderful pictures. It points out all that is beautiful by referring to it as ugly or worse.
A lovely story about a lonely couple who create a daughter our of snow.
A poor lion cannot make any friends because he keeps scaring them away.
An informative book. It seems older than it is. It has some powerful photographs of innocent animals effected by nasty oil spills. It could make a student want to save the world.
A funny book with three short stories that are kind of related. Fox must be a teenager because he is girl crazy and manipulates his sister. The stories are: Fox in Luck, Fox and the Girls and Fox Trot.
A nice book that introduces many new vocab words by teaching us the 'baby' version of many animals.
A cute story about the numerous species and even peoples who eat bugs.
This book manages to turn something as interesting as human flight into something dull and lifeless.
A cute love story about bears who wake up from hibernating to celebrate the day of love.
Long ago, a traveler discovers a mirror and brings it home. It becomes the source for laughter, confusion and anger.
Chalrie is a sheep herder and needs a new cloak.he makes his own and walks us through the steps.
Esquith teaches fifth grade in inner-city LA. His classroom is always successful in every subject. They also perform Shakespeare plays; perfectly. Esquith and his students travel the country to perform.
A cute tale about a conversation between a little girl fox and her mother. Little Fox wants to travel to the ends of the earth and has a plan for combating every disaster thrown her way.
A quick book with numerous short poems. They will lull one sleep with their easy rhythm and drowsy pictures. Very cute and funny.
A tale about a utopian world that isn't so perfect. Everyone has a role in the world and no one has choices about anything. Those who stray from the rules are 'released'. Jonah's designated position gives him the knowledge and ability to make changes.
A young scientist sends vegetables into outerspace. Several weeks later giant vegetables fall onto earth...but they are not the same ones she sent.
An annoying mosquito sets off a chain of events in the jungle causing chaos.
After dark, frogs fly across the city on lily pads causing a commotion. The last page shows pigs flying.
Ramona's father is laid off and out of work and smoking too much. Ramona devises clever plans to entertain herself and get her father to quit his bad habit.
A Cinderella-like story. A girl is the slave for her sister and mother. In the woods she meets a witch who tests her character and rewards her for being "good" and later punishes the nasty sister for being "bad".
A creative take on the alphabet. All of the letters are accomplished using clever alliteration. The illustrations provide much to talk about and have many pictures of things starting with the letter being described.
A beautiful tale about a Mallard couple who are searching for the perfect spot to start a family. They settle in a city and the citizens truly make way for ducklings.
A classic told by a classic author. The illustrations are amazing. The falling sky turns out to be nothing nearly as interesting.
A cute story about a young boy named Charles who stacks things up to reach an apple while his grandmother hangs clothes.
A zookeeper finds a spider in a box outside of the gate. She escapes and spins many webs that catch the flies that bother the zoo animals. A nice story about the utilitarian value of spiders and why we should be kind to them.