Treasures Theme Bibliography
Grade 5
Unit 1 – Taking A Stand
Approaching:
1. Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier
2. Arrowhawk by Lola Schaefer
3. Eleanor Everywhere: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt by Monica Kulling
4. Miranday and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack
5. Tenzin’s Deer by Barbara Soros
6. Utterly Me, Clarice Bean by Lauren Child
On Level:
7. Albidaro and the Mischievous Dream by Julius Lester
8. Dolphin Freedom by Wayne Grover
9. Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America by Lulu Delacre
10. Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement by Dennis Brindell Fradin
11. In Good Hands: Behind the Scenes at a Center for Orphaned and Injured Birds by Stpehen R. Swinburne
12. John Muir: Saving the Wilderness by Corinne J. Naden
13. Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
14. Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
15. W.A. Lincoln and Me by Louise Borden
Beyond:
16. A Dream of Freedom: The Civil Rights Movement From 19541968 by Diane McWhorter
17. Gold Dust by Chris Lynch
18. Mysterious Miss Slade by Dick KingSmith
19. Star in the Storm by Joan Hiatt Harlow
20. Wild Orphans by Gerry Ellis
Unit 2 – The American West
Approaching:
1. Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson
2. Escaping to America by Rosalyn Schanzer
3. Knowing Your Civil Rights by Christin Ditchfield
4. Papa’s Mark by Gwendolyn BattleLavert
5. The Toughest Cowboy: Or How the Wild West Was Tamed by Frank John
6. Vaqueros: America’s First Cowmen by Martin W. Sandler
On Level:
7. Cowboys and Longhorns: A Portrait of the Long Drive by Jerry Stanley
8. Gold Fever! Tales from the California Gold Rush by Rosalyn Schanzer
9. John Henry by Julius Lester
10. Skillet Bread, Sourdough, and Vinegar Pie: Cooking in Pioneer Days by Loretta Frances
11. The Bunyars by Audrey Wood
12. Time Pieces: The Book of Times by Virginia Hamilton
13. Vote! By Eileen Christelow
14. Wicked Jack by Connie Wooldridge
Beyond:
15. All Their Names Were Courage: A Novel of the Civil War by Sharon Phillips Denslow
16. In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America’s Bill of Rights by Russell Freedman
17. Tales from Gizzard’s Grill by Jeanne Steig
18. The Journal of Joshua Loper: A Black Cowboy by Walter Dean Myers
19. The Last Rainmaker by Sherry Garland
20. With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman’s Right to Vote by Ann Bausum
Unit 3 – Using Your Wits
Approaching:
1. Jabuti the Tortoise by Gerald McDermott
2. Miss Piggy’s Night Out by Sara Hoagland Hunter
3. The Crystal Mountain by Ruth Sanderson
4. The Singing Man by Angela Shelf Medearis
5. Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains by Barbara Knutson
6. Radio Rescue by Lynne Barasch
7. Samuel F.B. Morse: Inventor and Code Creator by Judy Alter
8. Three Samurai Cats: A Story From Japan by Eric A. Kimmel
On Level:
9. A Ring of Tricksters: Animal Tales from America, The West Indies by Virginia Hamilton
10. A Weave of Words: An American Tale by Robert D. San Souci
11. Iktomi and the Buffalo Skull by Paul Bole
12. Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria by Aaron Shepard
13. Sun Mother Wakes the World: An Australian Creation Story by Diane Wolkstein
14. The Snow Princess by Ruth Sanderson
15. Where the Flame Trees Bloom by Alma Flor Ada
Beyond:
16. Aesop’s Fables by Jerry Pinkney
17. Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye
18. Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Cliphers, and Secret Writing by Paul Janeczko
19. Trickster and the Fainting Birds by Howard A. Norman
20. Unsung Heroes of World War II: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers by Deanne Durrett
Unit 4 – Team Up to Survive
Approaching:
1. Clever Beatrice and the Best Little Pony by Margaret Wiley
2. Gold Fever! Tales from the California Gold Rush by Rosalyn Shcanzer
3. Hero Dogs: Courageous Canines in Action by Donna Jackson
4. Spin in the Sky by Kathleen Karr
5. The Case of the Marshmallow Monster by James Preller
6. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
7. The Story of Noodles by Ying Chang Compestine
On Level:
8. Aiko and the Journey to Toog by Mark Crilley
9. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldernko
10. Fame and Glory in Freedom by Barbara O’Connor
11. Serving Your Community by Christin Ditchfield
12. The Jade Horse: The Cricket and the Peach Stone by Ann Tompert
13. Wheel of Misfortune by Kate McMullan
Beyond:
14. Dragon’s Gate by Laurence Yep
15. In the Eye of the Storm by Cody E. Kimmel
16. Jackie’s Wild Seattle by Will Hobbs
17. Judy Moody Saves the World by Megan McDonald
18. Leonardo, Beautiful Dreamer by Robert Byrd
19. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World by Jennifer Armstrong.
20. The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Unit 5 – Investigations
Approaching:
1. Animal Defenses: How Animals Protect Themselves by Etta Kaner
2. Eyes of the Storm by Stephen Kramer
3. The Brain by Simon Seymour
4. Adelina’s Whales by Richard Sobel
5. Danger! Volcanoes by Seymour Simon
6. Footprints on the Moon by Alexandra Siy
7. Living with Dinosuars by Patricia Lauber
8. The Snake Scientist by Sy Montgomery
On Level:
9. Animal Disguises by Belinda Weber
10. Hurricanes Have Eyes But Can’t See: And Other Amazing Facts About Wild Weather by Melving Berger
11. Marie Curie: A Scientific Pioneer by Allison Lassieur
12. NASA by Salvatore Tocci
13. Sneeze by Alexandra Siy
14. Tornado by Stephen P. Kramer
15. Why Do Snakes Hiss? By Joan Holub
Beyond:
16. Ilan Romon, Israel’s First Astronaut by Tanya Lee Stone
17. Leonardo Beautiful Dreamer by Robert Byrd
18. Poles Apart: Why Penguins and Polar Bears Will Never Be Neighbors by Elaine Scott
19. The Environmental Movement: From its Roots to the Challenges of a New Century by Lawrence P. Pringle
20. Weather Legends: Native American Lore and the Science of Weather by Carole Garbuny
Unit 6 – Changes
Approaching:
1. On the Day You Were born by Debra Frasier
2. The Losers Fight Back: A Wild Willie Mystery by Barbara M. Joosse
3. Carlos and the Carnival by Jan Romero Stevens
4. EggDrop Blues by Jacqueline Turner Banks
5. Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher
6. Oh No, It’s Robert by Barbara Seuling
7. Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
8. The Secrets of Ms. Snickle’s Class by Laure Miller Hornik
On Level:
9. A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements
10. Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
11. Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan
12. The Daring Game by Kit Pearson
13. The Gift Giver by Joyce Hansen
14. Truly Winnie by Jennifer Jacobson
Beyond:
15. A Wave in Her Pocket: Stories from Trinidad by Lynn Joseph
16. Angels’ Grace by Tracey Baptiste
17. How I Wonder What You Are by L.M. Lynch
18. Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
19. Spider by Ralph Fletcher
20. The No Place Cat by C.S. Addler