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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition
William Kamkwamba · Dial Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library . . . and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against... |
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Choppers
Wendy H Lanier · Focus Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
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Offers readers a close-up look at choppers. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, labeled diagrams, and a ""How It Works"" feature, the book provides a thrilling overview of this exciting vehicle. |
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Betsy's Day at the Game
Greg Bancroft · Scarletta Kids
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
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Betsy loves hanging out with her grandfather, especially at the ballpark. Today is another game day, and Betsy is ready to show her grandpa all she's learned about keeping score. Some exciting things are about to happen at today's game. As the anticipation builds, Betsy keeps... |
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What's Your Favorite Animal?
Eric Carle · Henry Holt
Pages: 40
Format: Print book
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Everybody has a favorite animal. Some like little white dogs or big black cats or hoppy brown bunnies best. Others prefer squishy snails or tall giraffes or sleek black panthers. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 14 children's book artists share their favorite... |
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The Innings and Outs of Baseball
Jordan D. Brown · Simon Spotlight
Format: Book
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Learn the fascinating science behind baseball in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the science of fun stuff! Did you know that every time you watch a baseball game, you are watching some great examples of physics in action? Why exactly does the amount... |
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Best Friends in the Universe
Stephanie Watson · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Book
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Louie and Hector are the best friends in the universe. Get ready to laugh out loud as the two boys fall in and out and eventually back into their best friendship ever through a series of funny secrets that neither one was supposed to reveal.
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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
Michelle Markel · Balzer Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Book
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From acclaimed author Michelle Markel and Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes this true story of Clara Lemlich, a young Ukrainian immigrant who led the largest strike of women workers in U.S. history. It follows the plight of immigrants in America in the early 1900s, tackling... |
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Odd Duck
Cecil Castellucci · First Second; 5.7.2013 edition
Format: Book
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Theodora is a perfectly normal duck. She may swim with a teacup balanced on her head and stay north when the rest of the ducks fly south for the winter, but theres nothing so odd about that. Chad, on the other hand, is one strange bird. Theodora quite likes him, but she cant overlook... |
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Let's Meet a Firefighter
Gina Bellisario · Millbrook Pr Trade
Format: Book
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Are you curious about fire trucks? Firefighting clothes? Hoses and ladders? You're in luck! Firefighter Jim works at the fire department. He knows how to handle all kinds of emergencies. He shows a group of kids how he does his job. Let's hear it for firefighters!
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Kali's Song
Jeanette Winter · Schwartz & Wade
Format: Book
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Renowned picture book author and illustrator Jeanette Winter brings us the enchanting story of a boy named Kali who lived thousands and thousands of years ago. Kali must learn to hunt, like the rest of the men in his tribe. But when Kali plucks the string on his bow, he forgets about... |
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We Live in a Small Town
Mary Austen · PowerKids Press
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding
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Life in a small town is similar to life in a city, but its also different in important ways. Readers discover these differences and similarities as they explore what its like to call a small town home.
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Freckleface Strawberry: Backpacks!
Julianne Moore · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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Freckleface and her best friend, Windy Pants Patrick, each have something secret in their backpacks: sticky, gooey gum and a squished, messy donut. When it comes time to pull their homework from their backpacks to hand in to the teacher, suddenly their snack choices seem like a really... |
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