Julie Paschkis
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
BR 60L
Language
English
Description
"All sorts of animals flutter and hum, dance and stretch, and slither and leap their way through this joyful collection of poems in English and Spanish. Julie Paschkis's words and art sing in both languages, bringing out the beauty and playfulness of the animal world"--
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Karla's quilt Mooshka tells her stories about the pieces of fabric that Mooshka is made from, but when Karla's baby sister is born, Mooshka falls silent until Karla overcomes her jealousy and shares Mooshka with the baby.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Language
English
Description
"All of the chickens in the farmyard lay eggs regularly-- all except for P. Zonka, that is. She's too busy looking at the colors of the world around her. The other chickens think P. Zonka's just lazy...until she lays the most beautiful egg they've ever seen"--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Shows the process of getting cookies to the cookie jar, revealing how cows are milked, wheat is grown, and sugar cane is harvested by the many hands that work hard to provide the basic ingredients that go into making these treats.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
350L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Parents celebrate the day on which they adopted their child and continue to reassure the new addition to their family that it is wanted, loved, and very special.
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Language
English
Description
When a crocodile captures Mrs. Chicken and takes her to an island to fatten her up, clever Mrs. Chicken claims that she can prove they are sisters and that, therefore, the crocodile shouldn't eat her.
10) So happy: So sad
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
One half of the book presents such happy animals as a parading peacock and a giddy goat, while the other half shows such sad creatures as a pouting porcupine and a crying crocodile.
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 700L
Language
English
Description
The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia, Appalachia, and more.
Author
Publisher
Holt
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Documents the work of Maria Merian, who lived during the Middle Ages and disproved the theory of spontaneous generation by observing caterpillars as they spun cocoons and emerged as butterflies and moths in the spring.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A collection of seventeen original poems about superstitions, including walking under a ladder, breaking a mirror, and knocking on wood. Includes notes about the superstitions.
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the natural beauty of his homeland of Catalonia, Antoni Gaudi became a celebrated and innovative architect through the unique structures he designed in Barcelona, having a significant impact on architecture as it was known.