New Books for Fall 2010 Reading Power and More!

New Books for Fall –2010 Reading Power and More!

Starting School
Title / Author / Suggested Grade Level
The Pirate of Kindergarten / George Ella Lyon / K
Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? / Audrey Vernick / K
Kindergarten Diary / Antoinette Portis / K
Adventure Annie Goes to Kindergarten / Tony Bazeo / K
Kindergarten Cat / Patrick Lewis / K
Rocket Learns to Read / Tad Hills / K-1
This School Year Will Be the Best! / Kari Winter / Gr. 1-2
Miss Brooks Loves Books – and I Don’t! / Barbara Bottner / Gr. 1-2
Please Write In This Book! / Mary Amato / Gr. 2-4
Dear Teacher / Amy Husband / Gr. 2-4
One Smart Cookie / Amy Krouse Rosenthall / Gr. 2-4
Amelia Bedelia’s First Day of School / Herman Parish / Gr. 2-3
There’s No Place Like School (Poems) / Jack Prelutsky / Gr. 2-4
The Exceptionally, Extraordinarily Ordinary First Day of School / Albert Lorenz / Gr. 2-4
The Library Pages / Carlene Morton / Gr. 1-4
Just for Fun! - Great Read-Alouds
Title / Author / Teaching Connections / Suggested Grade Level
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude / Kevin O’Malley / Fairy Tales/Writing / Gr. 3-7
Once Upon A Royal Superbaby / Kevin O’Malley / Fairy Tales/Writing / Gr. 3-7
Children Make Terrible Pets / Peter Brown / Humour / Gr. 3-4
Dear Deer / Gene Barretta / Homophones / Gr. 2-4
The Eraser Heads / Kate Banks / Adventure / Gr. 2-3
Boss Baby / Marla Frazee / Humour / Gr. 2-4
Mirror Mirror – The Book of Reversible Verse / Marilyn Singer / Writing / Gr. 5-8
LMNO Peas / Keith Baker / Alphabet / Gr. 1-2
My Village / Danielle Wright / Poems from around the world / Gr. 1-3
CONNECT
Title / Author / Suggested Grade Level
The Sandwich Swap / Queen Rania of Jordon / Gr. 1-3
I Repeat, Don’t CHEAT! / Margery Cuyler / Gr. 2-3
The Junkyard Wonders / Patricia Polacco / Gr. 5-7
Book of Big Brothers / Cary Fagen / Gr. 4-7
QUESTION
Title / Author / Suggested Grade Level
Immi’s Gift / Karin Littlewood / Gr. K-2
Little Black Crow / Chris Raschka / Gr. K-2
City Dog, Country Frog (also for infer) / Mo Willams / Gr. 1-4
The Blue House Dog / Deborah Blumenthal / Gr. 3-6
Who Stole the Mona Lisa? / Ruthie Knapp / Gr. 4-7
Zen Ghosts / Jon Muth / Gr. 5-7
VISUALIZE
Title / Author / Suggested Grade Level
The Quiet Book / Deborah Underwood / K-3
All the World / Liz Garton Scanlon / K-3
The Garden / Kevin Henkes / K-3
Where the Sunrise Begins / Douglas Wood / Gr. 3-5
INFER
Title / Author / Suggested Grade Level
Chalk / Bill Thomson / K-3
The Chicken Thief (Stories Without Words) / Beatrice Rodgriguez / K-2
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion / Mo Willams / Gr. 2-4
Art and Max / David Weisner / Gr. 4-7
Dude / Christopher Aslan / Gr. 4-6
The Lion and the Mouse / Jerry Pinkney / Gr. 4-7
Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) / Mac Barnett / Gr. 4-6
TRANSFORM
Title / Author / Theme / Suggested Grade Level
Pete the Cat – I Love My White Shoes / Eric Litwin / Accepting your fate / K-1-2
Don’t Call Me Pruneface / Janet Reed Ahearn / Confronting peers / Gr.3-4
It’s A Book! / Lane Smith / Supporting print in a digital age / Gr. 5-7
Spork / Kyo Maclear / Misfits – finding your place in the world / Gr. 2-4
Great New Nonfiction Titles
Title / Author / Suggested Grade Level / Teaching Ideas/Topics
Yucky Worms (narrative/info) / Vivian French / K-2 / Study of worms
The Handiest Things in the World / Andrew Clement / K-1 / Many uses of hands
Lots of Spots / Lois Ehlert / Gr. K-2 / Impact of spots on different animals
I Know Something You Don’t! / Brigette Raab / Gr. 1-3 / True or False Science Facts
Water, Weed and Wait
(written as a narrative) / Edith Hope Fine / Gr. 1-3 / How To’s for planting a community garden
Pierre the Penguin – a True Story / Jean Marzollo / Gr. 2-3 / Creative veterinary
Around the World in the Blink of an Eye: A Truly Global Picture Book / Lou Hood / Gr. 2-4 / Culture, time zones, global awareness
Newton and Me (written as a narrative) / Lynne Mayer / Gr. 2-3 / Science – Force and Motion
The Wonder Work Crew
(written as a narrative) / Maxwell Newhouse / Gr. 2-6 / Community Stewardship
We Planted a Tree / Diane Muldrow / Gr. 2-4 / Many uses of trees
Bones / Steve Jenkins / Gr. 3-7 / Bones of animals and humans
Orang-utans are Ticklish / Steve Grubman / Gr. 3-4 / Fun facts about animals
Talking Tails – the Incredible Connection Between People and their Pets / Ann Love & Jane Drake / Gr. 4-7 / Short passages for Read-aloud /think aloud
A Salmon Sky View / Carol McDougall / Gr. 4-5 / Salmon – life cycle/art
The Good Garden / Katie Smith Milway / Gr. 5-7 / Global issue – food security