PICTURE BOOKS
FC My Book of Delights: Book Ten
BH 2-23 An American Miners' Song (poem)
$ All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan
"Within the sanctuary of a loving family, baby Eli is born and, as he grows, "learns to cherish the people and places around him, eventualy passing on what he has discovered to his new baby sister, Sylvie: 'All the places to love are here . . . no matter where you may live.'"
♦ $ Streets of Gold by Rosemary Wells
'"Masha, a young Russian girl, is terribly afraid of the czar, whose piercing eyes glare at her from the portrait Masha's parents must keep on the wall. In the last decade of the nineteenth century, the czar's harsh anti-Semitic laws forbid Masha, who is Jewish, from going to school-something the bright, inquisitive girl desperately wishes to do. When her family immigrates to America, Masha not only achieves the long-desired education, but also gains success as a poet, and a love for her new country that will last all her life."
$ The House That Jane Built by Tanya Lee Stone
Illustrated story of Jane Addam's Hull House
♦ $ The Little House by Virginia Burton
Story of a cute country cottage that becomes engulfed by the city that grows up around it. Caldecott Medal.
$ Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
When an elderly friend loses her memory, little Wilfred tries to help her find it.
"Within the sanctuary of a loving family, baby Eli is born and, as he grows, "learns to cherish the people and places around him, eventualy passing on what he has discovered to his new baby sister, Sylvie: 'All the places to love are here . . . no matter where you may live.'"
♦ $ Streets of Gold by Rosemary Wells
'"Masha, a young Russian girl, is terribly afraid of the czar, whose piercing eyes glare at her from the portrait Masha's parents must keep on the wall. In the last decade of the nineteenth century, the czar's harsh anti-Semitic laws forbid Masha, who is Jewish, from going to school-something the bright, inquisitive girl desperately wishes to do. When her family immigrates to America, Masha not only achieves the long-desired education, but also gains success as a poet, and a love for her new country that will last all her life."
$ The House That Jane Built by Tanya Lee Stone
Illustrated story of Jane Addam's Hull House
♦ $ The Little House by Virginia Burton
Story of a cute country cottage that becomes engulfed by the city that grows up around it. Caldecott Medal.
$ Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
When an elderly friend loses her memory, little Wilfred tries to help her find it.
BEGINNING READERS
♦ Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Women's Rights by Deborah Hopkinson
Ready to Read Level 3
$ Take a Hike Teddy Roosevelt by Frank Murphy
Step Into Reading Step 3
$ The First Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers by George Shea
I Can Read Level 4
Ready to Read Level 3
$ Take a Hike Teddy Roosevelt by Frank Murphy
Step Into Reading Step 3
$ The First Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers by George Shea
I Can Read Level 4
IMAGINATIVE
FC S11-84 The Discontented Pendulum
BH 4-218 The Pert Fire Engine
JC 1-305 The Funny Thing by Wanda Gag
CULTURAL
FC S12-229 This Way to Christmas
BH 11-216 Your America
FICTION
FC S6-200 Partners
FC S11-77 The Golden Windows
FC S11-278 Wanted: A Real Mother
FC S11-323 The Lame Boy
FC S12-1 Birds' Christmas Carol
FC SS1 Understood Betsy, Mother Carey's Chickens
FC SS2 Just David, Pollyanna
FC SS4 Five Little Peppers
FC S11-77 The Golden Windows
FC S11-278 Wanted: A Real Mother
FC S11-323 The Lame Boy
FC S12-1 Birds' Christmas Carol
FC SS1 Understood Betsy, Mother Carey's Chickens
FC SS2 Just David, Pollyanna
FC SS4 Five Little Peppers
BH 3-181 A Happy Day in the City
JC 1-278 Any Old Junk Today? Little Eddie Series by Carolyn Haywood
JC 5-152 Experiment 13 by Robert McCloskey
When Dulcy Dooner inherited a jar of seeds instead of the ninety thousand dollars he expected, it was a big disappointment. But Dulcy was not a man to give up easily.
JC 5-66 The Yellow Shop
Have you ever wanted to earn your own spending money? The twins found a way to go into business and have lots of fun at the same time. From the Rachel Field Story Book.
JC 5-232 The Girl in Pink by Virginia Sorensen
Ten year old Esther is a daughter of the Amish people and has always been taught her lessons at home. Now the State of Pennsylvania has decided she must go to a regular school. Esther's father does not approve because he is afraid his daughter will become dissatisfied with the simple life of the Amish people.
JC 5-263 A Different World
Candita had always lived in Puerto Rico. Now all she had to remind her of home was a carved rabbit that her friend Renaldo had given her. She and Mama had flown to New York to join Papa in their new house. Everything was strange--the noise, the subway, and the people. The first night Candita was so tired that she fell asleep right in the middle of a party.
JC 5-335 Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary
There's a lot more to having a paper route than more people realize. Mr. Copper told Henry that he couldn't have one until he was eleven years old.
JC 5-354 Jane and the Chief of Police from The Moffats by Eleanor Estes
Exactly halfway down New Dollar Street in Cranbury, Con., was the yellow house where the Moffats lived. Times were bad and there was a 'For Sale' sign on the house, but the Moffat children--especially nine year old Jane- tried to forget the sign, hoping no one would buy.
JC 6-202 Mr. Chairman from Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Galbraith
JC 6-196 The Night When Mother Was Away by Charlotte Zolotow
JC 5-152 Experiment 13 by Robert McCloskey
When Dulcy Dooner inherited a jar of seeds instead of the ninety thousand dollars he expected, it was a big disappointment. But Dulcy was not a man to give up easily.
JC 5-66 The Yellow Shop
Have you ever wanted to earn your own spending money? The twins found a way to go into business and have lots of fun at the same time. From the Rachel Field Story Book.
JC 5-232 The Girl in Pink by Virginia Sorensen
Ten year old Esther is a daughter of the Amish people and has always been taught her lessons at home. Now the State of Pennsylvania has decided she must go to a regular school. Esther's father does not approve because he is afraid his daughter will become dissatisfied with the simple life of the Amish people.
JC 5-263 A Different World
Candita had always lived in Puerto Rico. Now all she had to remind her of home was a carved rabbit that her friend Renaldo had given her. She and Mama had flown to New York to join Papa in their new house. Everything was strange--the noise, the subway, and the people. The first night Candita was so tired that she fell asleep right in the middle of a party.
JC 5-335 Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary
There's a lot more to having a paper route than more people realize. Mr. Copper told Henry that he couldn't have one until he was eleven years old.
JC 5-354 Jane and the Chief of Police from The Moffats by Eleanor Estes
Exactly halfway down New Dollar Street in Cranbury, Con., was the yellow house where the Moffats lived. Times were bad and there was a 'For Sale' sign on the house, but the Moffat children--especially nine year old Jane- tried to forget the sign, hoping no one would buy.
JC 6-202 Mr. Chairman from Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Galbraith
JC 6-196 The Night When Mother Was Away by Charlotte Zolotow
$ A Tree for Peter by Kate Seredy
"A moving story of a little lame boy whose faith and dreams transformed Shantytown from a place of ugliness and desolation to one of beauty and hope."
♦ $ Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth
Family life at the turn of the 20th century. "What do you get when you put twelve lively kids togther with a father--a famous efficiency expert--who believes families can run like factories, and a mother who is his partner in everything except discipline?" Fun family read aloud.
Five Little Peppers Series by Margaret Sidney
Another poor but happy family who love and support each other through the good and the bad.
"Summer has a magic all its own in Elizabeth Enright's beloved stories about two children and their discovery of a ghostly lakeside resort."
'Pollyanna' for boys. David knows how to lift everyone around him.
♥ Mother Carey's Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin (1911)
Story of a poor but happy family of four children who have recently lost their father. Inspired Disney's Summer Magic.
♥ Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch by Alice Rice
Life for Mrs. Wiggs is anything but easy, but through all the hardship and struggle, she maintains a sunny attitude.
► ► ♥ Pollyanna Eleanor Porter
Orphaned Pollyanna can always find something to be glad about. Learn to play 'the glad game.' ♦ $ The Moffats by Eleanor Estes
"Only a Moffat could turn mistakes and mischief into hilarious one-of-a-kind adventure." ► ♥ Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield
Nine-year old Elizabeth gains new perspective and overcomes her timidity when sent to live with relatives in Vermont.
"A moving story of a little lame boy whose faith and dreams transformed Shantytown from a place of ugliness and desolation to one of beauty and hope."
♦ $ Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth
Family life at the turn of the 20th century. "What do you get when you put twelve lively kids togther with a father--a famous efficiency expert--who believes families can run like factories, and a mother who is his partner in everything except discipline?" Fun family read aloud.
Five Little Peppers Series by Margaret Sidney
Another poor but happy family who love and support each other through the good and the bad.
- ► ♥ Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
- ♥ Five Little Peppers Midway
- ♥ Five Little Peppers Grown Up
- ♥ Five Little Peppers at School
- ♥ Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House
- ♥ Phronsie Pepper: The Youngest of the Five Little Peppers
- ♥ The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers
"Summer has a magic all its own in Elizabeth Enright's beloved stories about two children and their discovery of a ghostly lakeside resort."
- $ Return to Gone Away Lake
'Pollyanna' for boys. David knows how to lift everyone around him.
♥ Mother Carey's Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin (1911)
Story of a poor but happy family of four children who have recently lost their father. Inspired Disney's Summer Magic.
♥ Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch by Alice Rice
Life for Mrs. Wiggs is anything but easy, but through all the hardship and struggle, she maintains a sunny attitude.
► ► ♥ Pollyanna Eleanor Porter
Orphaned Pollyanna can always find something to be glad about. Learn to play 'the glad game.' ♦ $ The Moffats by Eleanor Estes
"Only a Moffat could turn mistakes and mischief into hilarious one-of-a-kind adventure." ► ♥ Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield
Nine-year old Elizabeth gains new perspective and overcomes her timidity when sent to live with relatives in Vermont.
HISTORY
FC S11-57 Jack Binns, Hero
FC S11-277 The Newsboy of Gary
FC S11-289 Margaret of New Orleans
FC AS10 American Progress - Part 1
FC S11-277 The Newsboy of Gary
FC S11-289 Margaret of New Orleans
FC AS10 American Progress - Part 1
BH 12-31 The First Moon Landing
♦ The Story of Ellis Island Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom
♦ The Story of Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier by Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Nineteenth Amendment Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Great Depression by Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Flight at Kitty Hawk by Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Spirit of St. Louis by Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of Apollo 11 by Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
Cornerstones of Freedom
♦ The Story of Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier by Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Nineteenth Amendment Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Great Depression by Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Flight at Kitty Hawk by Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Spirit of St. Louis by Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of Apollo 11 by Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
HISTORICAL FICTION
JC 5-184 The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Everybody laughed and nobody believed Wanda Petronski when she said she had one hundred dresses hanging up in her closet at home, for Wanda wore the same faded blue dress to school everyday.
JC 6-302 The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy
Everybody laughed and nobody believed Wanda Petronski when she said she had one hundred dresses hanging up in her closet at home, for Wanda wore the same faded blue dress to school everyday.
JC 6-302 The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy
♦ $ Come On, Seabiscuit by Ralph Moody
"During the Great Depression, Seabiscuit captured the hearts of Americans from the streets to the White House, winning more money than any horse at that time and shattering speed records across the country. In this real-life story Moody captures the hoof-pounding excitement of the explosive early races to an unforgettable showdown with the feared Triple Crown winner War Admiral."
♦ Return of the Alaskan, Mailboat in the Outpost, Alaska early-mid 20th century by Edward Albert Herron
American Heritage Series
♦ $ The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
" At the heart of the story is Wanda Petronski, a Polish girl in a Connecticut school who is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. Wanda claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn’t and bullies her mercilessly. " 1945 Newbery Award
$ The One Bad Thing About Father by Rocco Negri
Fictional life as Teddy Roosevelt's children in the White House.
"During the Great Depression, Seabiscuit captured the hearts of Americans from the streets to the White House, winning more money than any horse at that time and shattering speed records across the country. In this real-life story Moody captures the hoof-pounding excitement of the explosive early races to an unforgettable showdown with the feared Triple Crown winner War Admiral."
♦ Return of the Alaskan, Mailboat in the Outpost, Alaska early-mid 20th century by Edward Albert Herron
American Heritage Series
♦ $ The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
" At the heart of the story is Wanda Petronski, a Polish girl in a Connecticut school who is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. Wanda claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she doesn’t and bullies her mercilessly. " 1945 Newbery Award
$ The One Bad Thing About Father by Rocco Negri
Fictional life as Teddy Roosevelt's children in the White House.
BIOGRAPHIES
FC S6-18 Thomas Edison
FC S6-37 Helen Keller
FC S6-83 Teddy Roosevelt
FC G4-317 Jane Addams
FC S6-37 Helen Keller
FC S6-83 Teddy Roosevelt
FC G4-317 Jane Addams
BH 5-66 Wilber and Orville Wright (poem)
BH 7-144a Babe Ruth
BH 12-60 Telegraph Boy: Andrew Carnegie
BH 12-170 The Lone Star Team of Texas: Babe Didrickson
BH 12-218 The Gentle Genius: Albert Einstein
BH 7-144a Babe Ruth
BH 12-60 Telegraph Boy: Andrew Carnegie
BH 12-170 The Lone Star Team of Texas: Babe Didrickson
BH 12-218 The Gentle Genius: Albert Einstein
JC 8-94 The Traveling Newspaper Office: Thomas Edison
JC 8-123 Boy of Wrigley Field: Lou Gehrig
JC 9-46 The Kid from Tomkinsville
JC 8-123 Boy of Wrigley Field: Lou Gehrig
JC 9-46 The Kid from Tomkinsville
♦ Aaron Copland, His Life by Catherine Owen Peare
Story of the composer of Appalachian Spring.
♦ $ Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt by Jean Fritz
Conservationist, hunter, family man, and politician, Teddy Roosevelt commanded the respect and admiration of many who marveled at his energy, drive and achievements.
$ Charles Lindbergh: Hero Pilot by David Collins
Charles fell in love with flying as a young boy and made the first solo trip across the ocean.
♦ City Neighbor: The Story of Jane Addams by Clara Ingram Judson
♦ David Sarnoff: Radio and TV Boy by Elisabeth P. Myers
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ $ Drawn from New England by Bethany Tudor
The simple, country life of famed illustrator Tasha Tudor described her her daughter.
♦ Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the World by Charles P. Graves
A Discovery Biography
♦ Franklin D. Roosevelt, Four Times President by Wyatt Blassingame
A Discovery Biography
♦ $ Helen Keller by Katharine Wilkie
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ $ Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson
A popular biography for early readers focusing on the childhood and youth of blind and deaf Helen Keller.
♦ Helen Keller: Toward the Light by Stewart and Polly Anne Graff
A Discovery Biography
♦ Robert H. Goddard, Space Pioneer by Milton Lomask
A Discovery Biography
♦ $ The Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower by Arthur J. Beckhard
A Signature Biography
♦ $ The Story of Helen Keller by Lorena Hickock
A Signature Biography
$ Theodore Roosevelt by Genevieve Foster
A sickly child, Roosevelt built himself up physically and led an adventurous and full life. See his warm family side.
♦ Theodore Roosevelt, Man of Action by James C. Beach
A Discovery Biography
♦ Thomas Alva Edison, Miracle Maker by Mervyn D. Kaufman
A Discovery Biography
♦ Wright Brothers, Kings of the Air by Mervyn D. Kaufman
A Discovery Biography
► Weiss, Jim I Said I Could and I Did -- Nellie Bly, George Gershwin, Langston Hughes, Grace Hooper, Charles Steinmetz, Harry Truman
Story of the composer of Appalachian Spring.
♦ $ Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt by Jean Fritz
Conservationist, hunter, family man, and politician, Teddy Roosevelt commanded the respect and admiration of many who marveled at his energy, drive and achievements.
$ Charles Lindbergh: Hero Pilot by David Collins
Charles fell in love with flying as a young boy and made the first solo trip across the ocean.
♦ City Neighbor: The Story of Jane Addams by Clara Ingram Judson
♦ David Sarnoff: Radio and TV Boy by Elisabeth P. Myers
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ $ Drawn from New England by Bethany Tudor
The simple, country life of famed illustrator Tasha Tudor described her her daughter.
♦ Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the World by Charles P. Graves
A Discovery Biography
♦ Franklin D. Roosevelt, Four Times President by Wyatt Blassingame
A Discovery Biography
♦ $ Helen Keller by Katharine Wilkie
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ $ Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson
A popular biography for early readers focusing on the childhood and youth of blind and deaf Helen Keller.
♦ Helen Keller: Toward the Light by Stewart and Polly Anne Graff
A Discovery Biography
♦ Robert H. Goddard, Space Pioneer by Milton Lomask
A Discovery Biography
♦ $ The Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower by Arthur J. Beckhard
A Signature Biography
♦ $ The Story of Helen Keller by Lorena Hickock
A Signature Biography
$ Theodore Roosevelt by Genevieve Foster
A sickly child, Roosevelt built himself up physically and led an adventurous and full life. See his warm family side.
♦ Theodore Roosevelt, Man of Action by James C. Beach
A Discovery Biography
♦ Thomas Alva Edison, Miracle Maker by Mervyn D. Kaufman
A Discovery Biography
♦ Wright Brothers, Kings of the Air by Mervyn D. Kaufman
A Discovery Biography
► Weiss, Jim I Said I Could and I Did -- Nellie Bly, George Gershwin, Langston Hughes, Grace Hooper, Charles Steinmetz, Harry Truman