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2014 Summer Reading List : Grades 2-3

Easy Reader

Adler, David. Young Cam Jansen Mysteries
Cam uses her photographic memory to put all the pieces of the puzzle together and solve mysteries in school and at home. E 428 ADL

Brown, Jeff. Stanley, Flat Again.
After Stanley Lambchop goes flat once again, he uses his flatness to help win a sailboat race and to rescue a classmate from a collapsed building. One in a series J FAN BRO

Danziger, Paula. Second Grade Rules.
Amber Brown loves the second grade but wonders if she will ever receive an award from Deskarina, the desk fairy, for keeping her desk clean. One in the A is for Amber series E 428 DAN

Guest, Elissa Haden. Iris and Walter series
When Iris moves to the country, she misses the city where she formerly lived; but with the help of a new friend named Walter, she learns to adjust to her new home. E 428 GUE

Howe, James. Pinky and Rex series
Close neighbors and best friends, Pinky and Rex share numerous adventures Pinky is a boy who loves to collect stuffed animals and whose favorite color is pink. Rex is a sports-crazy girl who is passionate about dinosaurs. J HOW

Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad series
Adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, test their bravery and more. E 428 LOB

McKay, Hillary. Lulu series
Lulu's heart's biggest desire is animals, and this love of animals leads her into exciting adventures. J MCK

Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia series
Meet Amelia Bedelia, the literal-minded housekeeper! When she makes a sponge cake, she puts in real sponges. When she weeds the garden, she replants the weeds. And when she pitches a tent, she throws it into the woods! E 428 PAR

Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge series
Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge. E 428 RYL

Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby series
Meet old Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby! Tabby loves it when Mr. Putter gets a great idea, and you will too! E 428 RYL

Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great series
Pint-sized detective Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, find satisfying solutions to various mysteries. E 428 SHA

Van Leeuwen, Jean. Oliver and Amanda Pig series
Amanda wants to do everything that Oliver does. She even wants to be Mighty Pig, just like Oliver. But what happens when Oliver doesn't want to play with his sister? E 428 VAN

Picture Books

Banks, Kate. Max’s Dragon and Max’s Words.
Many unusual and unexpected things happen while Max uses his imagination: he plays with his invisible dragon and collects words. E BAN

Berne, Jennifer. Calvin Can’t Fly.
A young starling chooses to read books when his cousins are learning to fly, and the knowledge he acquires comes in handy when a hurricane threatens the flock's migration. E BER

Boelts, Maribeth. Those Shoes.
Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size. E BOE

Bunting, Eve. Riding the Tiger.
Ten-year-old Danny is bored and lonely when he hops on the back of the exciting and somewhat scary tiger that offers him a ride, but he soon discovers that it's easier to get on the tiger than it is to get off. GOLDSTAR BUN

Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius.
As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all. E COO

Cruise, Robin. Little Mama Forgets.
Although her Mexican-American grandmother now forgets many things, Luciana finds that she still remembers the things that are important to the two of them.

Curtis, Jamie Lee. Big Words for Little People.
A big sister teaches her younger siblings some important words, like "responsibility," "perseverance," and "respect." E CUR

Diakite, Penda. I Lost My Tooth in Africa.
While visiting her father's family in Mali, a young girl loses a tooth, places it under a calabash, and receives a hen and a rooster from the African Tooth Fairy.

Faulkner, Matt. A Taste of Colored Water.
Curious about the colored water they have heard about coming from a fountain in town, Lulu and Jelly set out to get a taste of it for themselves, but things don't go as planned when the two kids learn what the description really means. GOLDSTAR FAU

Fleming, Candace. Boxes for Katje.
After a young Dutch girl writes to her new American friend in thanks for the care package sent after World War II, she begins to receive increasingly larger boxes. E FLE

Frazee, Marla. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever.
When James and Eamon go to a week of Nature Camp and stay at Eamon's grandparents' house, it turns out that their free time spent staying inside, eating waffles, and playing video games is way more interesting than nature. But sometimes things work out best when they don't go exactly as planned. E FRA

French, Jackie. Diary of a Baby Wombat.
Through a week of diary entries, a wombat describes his life of sleeping, playing, and helping his mother look for a bigger hole in which to make their home. E FRE

George, Jean Craighead. Nutik, the Wolf Pup.
When his older sister Julie brings home two small wolf pups, Amaroq takes care of the one called Nutik and grows to love it, even though Julie tells him it cannot stay, E GEO

Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. E HEN

Hoffman, Mary. Grace series
This this creative and compassionate girl with quite an entertaining imagination experiences lots of challenges at home and at school. E HOF

Jeffers, Oliver. Stuck.
When Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, he tries to knock it down with increasingly larger and more outrageous things. E JEF

Johnson, Donald B. Henry Hikes to Fitchburg.
While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, young Henry Thoreau walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts. E JOH

Jordan, Deloris. Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream.
Young Michael Jordan, who is smaller than the other players, learns that determination and hard work are more important than size when playing the game of basketball. E JOR

Look, Lenore. Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding.
A Chinese American girl describes the festivities of her uncle's Chinese wedding and the customs behind them.

McCarthy, Megan. Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account of the 1938 War of The Worlds Radio Broadcast.
Account of the practical joke that fooled American radio listeners and made Orson Welles famous. J 791.44 MCC

McClintock, Barbara. Adèle & Simon in America.
When Adèle and Simon visit their Aunt Cécile in New York City, she takes them on a train trip around the United States, but from Boston to San Francisco to Washington, D.C., Simon keeps losing his belongings, despite his sister's reminders.

McKissack, Patricia. Goin’ Someplace Special.
In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library. GOLDSTAR MCK

Mora, Pat. Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant.
Doña Flor, a giant lady with a big heart, sets off to protect her neighbors from what they think is a dangerous animal, but soon discovers the tiny secret behind the huge noise. E MOR

Palatini, Margie. The Web Files.
Ducktective Web and his partner try to quack the case of the pilfered peck of perfectly picked pickled peppers. E PAL

Polacco, Patricia. The Keeping Quilt.
A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith. E POL

Schotter, Roni. The Boy Who Loved Words.
Selig, who loves words and copies them on pieces of paper that he carries with him, goes on a trip to discover his purpose. E SCH

Scieszka, Jon. The Frog Prince, Continued.
After the frog turns into a prince, he and the Princess do not live happily ever after and the Prince decides to look for a witch to help him remedy the situation. E SCI

Seuss, Dr. The Lorax.
The story of the greedy Once-ler, who ignores the Lorax's warnings and chops down all the Truffula trees, causing a local pollution problem. E SEU

Shulevitz, Uri. How I Learned Geography.
As he spends hours studying his father's world map, a young boy escapes the hunger and misery of refugee life. Based on the author's childhood in Kazakhstan, where he lived as a Polish refugee during World War II. GOLDSTAR SHU

Sierra, Judy. Wild About Books.
A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake. E SIE

Sis, Peter. Madlenka’s Dog.
Madlenka wants a dog. She doesn't really care what kind, just so it's a dog that she can put on a leash and walk around the block, but her parents say NO! so what is she to do? It just takes a little imagination. E SIS

Steig, William. Doctor De Soto.
Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain. E STE

Stewart, Sarah. The Gardener.
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her. E STE

Tavares, Matt. Mudball.
During a rainy Minneapolis Millers baseball game in 1903, Little Andy Oyler has the chance to become a hero by hitting the shortest and muddiest home run in history. E TAV

Woodson, Jacqueline. Each Kindness.
When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her. GOLDSTAR WOO

Fiction

Barrows, Annie. Ivy and Bean series
Seven-year-old Bean finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected. J BAR

Benton, Jim. Franny K. Stein series
Follow Franny K. Stein, mad scientist, on all her adventures (and misadventures) as she plots to take over the world! J-SF BEN

Blume, Judy. The Pain and The Great One series
A six-year-old (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The Great One) see each other as troublemakers and the best-loved in the family. E BLU, J BLU

Brown, Marc. Arthur Chapter Books
The everyday adventures of a lovable aardvark, now in chapter format. J BRO, J-PBK

Butler, Dori Hillestad. The Buddy Files
An award winning mystery series features a school therapy dog who solves mysteries, told from the dog's point of view. J-M BUT

Christopher, Matt. The Winning Stroke.
When hydrotherapy for an injured leg takes him to the pool on a regular basis, twelve-year-old Jerry finds himself fascinated and challenged by the rigors of competitive swimming. J CHR

Cleary, Beverly. Ramona series
Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus. J CLE

Cohen, Miriam. Mimmy and Sophie: All Around The Town.
Describes the experiences of two sisters growing up in Brooklyn in the time of Shirley Temple movies and trolleys. J-HF COH

DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson series
Meet the pig hero, porcine wonder, and fan of toast with a great deal of butter on it! Mercy Watson's hilarious hijinks keep readers smiling. J DIC

DiTerlizzi, Tony. The Spiderwick Chronicles
When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences. J-FAN DIT

Friedman, Laurie. Mallory series
Mallory is a lively girl with a fondess for jokes (scattered throughout) and creative endeavors that have some comical, mixed results. J FRI

Gannett, Ruth Stiles. My Father’s Dragon series
the fantastic adventures of Elmer Elevator and a baby flying dragon named Boris. J-FAN GAN

Giff, Patricia Reilly. The Kids of the Polk Street School series
Richard, the "Beast", and his friends in Ms. Rooney's room enjoy many happenings in their second-grade classroom during the year. J-PBK GIF, J GIF

Greenburg, Dan. The Zack Files
Strange things happen to Zack Greenburg. The question is, why? Why should this affable 12-year-old, normal in every way, be a magnet for what scientists call "paranormal experiences? J-FAN GRE

Harper, Charise M. Just Grace series
Grace (whose harried teacher nicknames her Just Grace to distinguish her from the three other Graces in class) deals with the usual trials and tribulations of third grade in this hilarious first chapter book . J HAR

Holm, Jennifer. Babymouse series
Meet Babymouse, a sassy young mouse who dreams of glamour, excitement, adventure, straight whiskers, being queen of the world, and of course, being invited to Felicia Furrypaws's oh-so-exclusive party. J-GRAPHIC HOL

Howe, James. Tales From the House of Bunnicula series
Howie the wirehaired dachshund tries his paw at writing novels about his adventures. J-M HOW

Jenkins, Emily. Toys Go Out Series
The misadventures, and emotions of the toys of "the little girl", mainly Plastic, Buffalo, and Stingray told from the toys perspective. J-FAN JEN

Kline, Suzy. Horrible Harry series
Harry is the devilish student who plays pranks and gets into mischief but can still end up a good friend. His crazy misadventures are told through the words of his best friend, Doug. J KLI, J-PBK KLI

Krulik, Nancy E. Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo series
When third-grader Katie wishes to be anyone but herself, she learns that wishes do come true, in the strangest ways. J-FAN KRU

Lord, Cynthia. Rules.
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic. J LOR

Lowry, Lois. Gooney series
Precocious Gooney takes charge as her second grade class learns about fables and more. J LOW

MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah Plain and Tall Saga
A mail-order bride from Maine travels to Kansas in 1910 to join a widower and his two children; the family is tested first by drought and then by separation. J-HF MAC, J-PBK MAC

McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody and Stink series
Third-grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she begins creating her "Me" collage. And meet her pesky younger "bother" Stink - encyclopedia in hand, zany schemes in mind, and comical comebacks at the ready. J MCD

My America series
A series of fictional diaries of children that take place during significant moments in American history.

Osborne, Mary. Magic Tree House series
Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs and more. J-PBK OSB, J-FAN OSB

Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones series
Junie's strong will and high spirits get her into and out of one escapade after another. J-PBK PAR, J PAR

Pennypacker, Sara. Clementine series
As Clementine says, "Spectacularful ideas are always sprpoinging up in my brain." All the better for readers who like to laugh. J PEN

Reynolds, Aaron. Back of the Bus.
From the back of the bus, an African American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks. GOLDSTAR REY

Roy, Ron. A to Z Mysteries
These mysteries challenge readers to try to figure out "who did it" and often offer a twist or surprise in the end. J-M ROY

Rylant, Cynthia. The Cobble Street Cousins series
Cousins Lily, Rosie and Tess live with their aunt for a year. They bake and sell cookies, put on a performance, encourage a romance, write a neighborhood newsletter and more. J RYL

Sachar, Louis. Wayside School series
Presents humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. J-PBK SAC, J SAC

Scieszka, Jon. Time Warp Trio series
Whether the gang's fighting off the Black Knight in the middle of Camelot, practicing magic tricks on Blackbeard and his pirates, stampeding cattle in the Old West, or running from a woolly mammoth, one thing is for sure: no one's ever bored when the Time Warp Trio's around! J-FAN SCI, J-PBK SCI

Stilton, Geronimo. Geronimo Stilton series
Geronimo Stilton is a talking mouse who lives in New Mouse City on Mouse Island. A journalist and editor for the newspaper The Rodent's Gazette, he keeps getting involved in far-away adventures with his friends and family. J-PBK STI, J-FAN STI, J-M STI

Van Allsburg, Chris. Two Bad Ants.
When two bad ants desert from their colony, they experience a dangerous adventure that convinces them to return to their former safety. GOLDSTAR VAN

Warner, Gertrude C. The Boxcar Children series
The adventures of four orphaned children who eventually meet their grandfather and experience many mysteries in their neighborhood or at the locations they visit. J-PBK WAR, J-M WAR

White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web.
The story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur and of Wilbur's dear friend, Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. J WHI, J-PBK WHI

Folktales

Bruchac, Joseph. The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story.
A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth. J 398.2097 BRU

Bruchac, Joseph. How Chipmunk Got His Stripes.
When Bear and Brown Squirrel have a disagreement about whether Bear can stop the sun from rising, Brown Squirrel ends up with claw marks on his back and becomes Chipmunk, the striped one. E BRU

Deedy, Carmen. Martina the Beautiful Cockroach.
In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.

Gerson, Mary-Joan. Why the Sky is Far Away.
The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat, but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away. J 398.2096 GER

Hamilton, Virginia. Bruh Rabbit and The Tar Baby Girl.
In this retelling of a familiar story, the wily Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox who has set out to trap him.

Kajikawa, Kimiko. Tsunami!
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami. J 398.20952 KAJ

Kellogg, Steven. Paul Bunyan: A Tall Tale.
Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures. E 398.2 KEL

Kimmel, Eric. Cactus Soup.
During the Mexican Revolution, when a troop of hungry soldiers comes to a town where all the food has been hidden, they charm the townspeople into helping make a soup from water and a cactus thorn. Adaptation of Stone Soup.

Lester, Julius. John Henry.
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain. J 398.20973 LES

Osborne, Mary Pope. Kate and the Beanstalk.
In this version of the classic tale, a girl climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where she uses her quick wits to outsmart a giant and make her and her mother's fortune. E OSB

San Souci, Robert D. The Talking Eggs.
A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded. J 398.20973 SAN

Young, Ed. Mouse Match: A Chinese Folktale.
When a father mouse goes to the sun, cloud, wind, and wall in search of the strongest husband for his daughter, he is surprised to find that a mouse is the best match. J 398.20951 YOU

Young, Ed. Night Visitors.
Retelling of a Chinese folktale in which a young scholar learns respect for all forms of life when he becomes part of an ant colony in a dream.

Non-fiction

Anderson, Rodney P. The Invisible ABCs: Exploring the World of Microbes.
Intended for school-age children and younger, this unique new book will stimulate parents, teachers, librarians, and even older students to discover the fascinating world of microorganisms.

Barretta, Gene. Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin.
Presents the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, one of the nation's most beloved figures, credited with introducing bifocals, daylight savings time, lightning rods, and the establishment of post offices. J 609.2 BAR

Bishop, Nic. Nic Bishop Lizards.
Breathtaking full-page images introduce the beauty and diversity of lizards. The simple, engaging text presents both basic information and fun, quirky facts about the appearance, habits, and life cycle of these amazing reptiles. j 597.95 BIS

Bishop, Nic. Nic Bishop Spiders.
Using his trademark close-up photography, the author introduces readers to the strangely beautiful world of arachnids, providing information on spider body parts, life cycles, webs, and more. J 595.44 BIS

Bradley, Franklyn. What the Moon Is Like.
Imagines sights and experiences on a moon visit. E 523.3 BRA

Campbell, Sarah. Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature.
What's the biggest mathematical mystery in nature? Fibonacci numbers! The pattern creeps up in the most unexpected places. It's clear that math holds secrets to nature and that nature holds secret numbers. J 512.7 CAM

Chin, Jason. Redwoods.
A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read. j 582 CHI

Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus series
These books have captivated both children and adults with clever storylines, extraordinary science field trips and a one of a kind teacher: Ms. Frizzle.

Cowley, Joy. Red-Eyed Tree Frog.
This frog found in the rain forest of Central America spends the night searching for food while also being careful not to become dinner for some other animal. E 597.89 COW

Deedy, Carmen Agra. 14 Cows for America.
Maasai tribal members, after hearing the story of the September 11th attacks from a young Massai, who was in New York on that day, decide to present the American people with fourteen sacred cows as a healing gift. GOLDSTAR 973.931 DEE

Dennis, Brian. Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle.
True story of an Iraqi dog of war trying to reunite with the U.S. Marine that adopted him but had to relocate 70 miles away at a command outpost that didn't allow pets. J 636.7 DEN

Floca, Brian. Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11.
Here is a story of adventure and discovery -- a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away. E 629.45 FLO

Gallagher, Debbie and Brendan. Mighty Minibeasts series
Explores the fascinating and incredible worlds of the creepy-crawly creatures that are all around us

Hatkoff, Isabella. Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship.
Details through text and photographs the special bond shared by Owen, an orphaned hippo, and Mzee, a 130-year-old giant tortoise. J 599.635 HAT

Jenkins, Steve. How To Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships.
Introduces symbiotic relationships in the animal world, revealing the connections between such animals as crabs and iguanas, coyotes and badgers, and ravens and wolves. J 591.52 JEN

Jenkins, Steve. Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time.
This book explores time and how we think about it in a different way - as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. E 529 JEN

Kvatum, Lia. Saving Yasha: The Incredible True Story of an Adopted Moon Bear.
The story of an orphaned bear cub that was discovered in the Russian wilderness and rescued by two scientists, who then raised and trained him and two companion cubs to become wild bears that could survive on their own in the forest. E 599.785 KVA

Lauber, Patricia. How We Learned the Earth is Round.
Explains various changes in humanity's beliefs about the shape of the earth, from the flat earth theories of the ancients to the round earth theories which were proven true by the voyages of Columbus and Magellan. E 525 LAU

McCarthy, Meghan. The Incredible Life of Balto.
The world famous dog Balto led his dogsled team through a blizzard to deliver a lifesaving serum to the stricken people of Nome, Alaska, in 1925. The author captures the extraordinary life of Balto beyond his days as a celebrity. E 636.73 MCC

Markle, Sandra. Outside and Inside Bats.
Describes the inner and outer workings of bats, discussing their diet, anatomy, and reproduction. J 599.4 MAR

Mortenson, Greg. Listen to The Wind.
Tells the true story of a man who became lost and delirious after an unsuccessful trek to the top of K2, was saved by the locals of a remote Himalayan village, and kept his vow to return one day to build them a new school as a gesture of sincere appreciation. E 371 MOR

Newman, Mark. Polar Bears.
Introduces polar bears, describing their physical characteristics, eating habits, hunting behavior, and the threats they face from people and global warming. E 599.786 NEW

Osborne, Mary Pope. Magic Tree House Research Guides
The companion Guides give the facts behind the fiction by providing easy-to-digest information about the times, places and cultures Jack and Annie visit in the Magic Tree House fiction adventures.

Priceman, Marjorie. Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride.
The story of the historic first hot-air balloon flight in 1783, told from the point of view of the duck, sheep, and rooster who were the first passengers. E PRI

Sayre, April Pulley. Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust.
Explains the origins of dust, what dust is, and how dust shows up in the world. E 551.51 SAY

St. George, Judith. Zarafa: The Giraffe Who Walked to the King.
Zarafa is a beautiful and gentle giraffe...so wonderful, in fact, that the ruler of Egypt offers her as a gift to the King of France, but how to get her to Paris? E 499.638 STG

Van Rymbach, Iris & Pegi Deitz Shea. The Taxing Case of the Cows.
In the 1800s, Abby and Julia Smith refused to pay an unfair property tax that they had no voice in establishing. When the authorities confiscated their cows, the Smiths bought them back at auction, year after year, attracting the attention of women's suffrage supporters across the country. J 324.6 VAN

Vernick, Audrey. Brothers at Bat.
Documents the story of the Baseball Hall of Fame honorees, tracing how the Acerra family of New Jersey formed their own semi-pro baseball team in the 1930s and became the longest-running all-brother team in history. E 796.357 VER

Poetry

Elliott, David. In the Wild.
Pairs simple, wryly humorous poems about the wild creatures of the natural world with vibrant woodcut artwork. E 811.54 ELL

Florian, Douglas. Mammalabilia: Poems and Paintings.
A collection of humorous poems about mammals such as the tiger, gorilla, and rhebok. J 811 FLO

Graham, Joan. Flicker Flash.
A collection of concrete poems celebrating light in its various forms, from candles and lamps to lightning and fireflies. J 811 GRA

Havill, Juanita. I Heard it from Alice Zucchini: Poems About the Garden.
From the still chill of a winter night to the ra-ta-ta, ra-ta-ta, ra-ta-ta-too of a lively vegetable stew, these twenty whimsical poems celebrate the joys of a garden from start to finish. J 811.54 HAV

Hopkins, Lee Bennett. City I Love.
Celebrates the sights, sounds, and buildings of cities around the world. J 811.54 HOP

James, Simon. Days Like This: A Collection of Small Poems.
A collection of short poems by such authors as Eve Merriam, Ogden Nash, and Charlotte Zolotow. J 811.008 DAY

Mannis, Celeste A. One Leaf Rides the Wind.
In this collection of haiku poems, a young girl walks through a Japanese garden and discovers many delights, from one leaf to ten stone lanterns. J 895.61 MAN

Prelutsky, Jack. Good Sports: Rhymes About Running, Jumping, Throwing and More.
Fun poetry for the elementary school crowd, included in this collection are poems about baseball, soccer, football, skating, swimming, gymnastics, basketball, karate, and more. J 811.54 PRE

Silverstein, Shel. A Light in the Attic.
A collection of poems and drawings features an assortment of characters, including Almost Perfect Mary Hume and The Turnable Twistable Man. J 811 SIL

Singer, Marilyn. Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse.
A collection of short poems which, when reversed, provide new perspectives on the fairy tale characters they feature. J 811.54 SIN

Biography

Aldrin, Buzz. Reaching for the Moon.
"We all have our own dreams. This is the story of how mine came true." A biography of the second person to walk on the moon. J-B ALDRIN

Brown, Dan. A Wizard from the Start: The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison.
From his humble boyhood as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains, reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, and dreaming of new inventions, Thomas Edison went on to create the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera. E-B EDISON

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Satchel Paige.
Examines the life of the legendary baseball player, who was the first African-American to pitch in a Major League World Series. E-B PAIGE

Coles, Robert. The Story of Ruby Bridges.
For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African-American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. E-B BRIDGES

dePaola, Tomie. 26 Fairmount Avenue series
Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy. E-B DEPAOLA

Kerley, Barbara. The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins.
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals were like. J 567.9 KER

Levine, Ellen. Henry's Freedom Box.
A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia. GOLDSTAR LEV

Rush, Elizabeth. For the Love of Music.
Maria Ann Mozart, like her famous brother Wolfgang, was a musical prodigy, playing before kings and empresses, showered with gifts and favors, and lived in a whirlwind life of music and travel. They were best friends, collaborators, and confidantes. E-B MOZART

Stone, Tanya Lee. Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote.
This inspiring story is about an extraordinary woman who changed America forever because she wouldn't take no for an answer. E-B STANTON

Venezia, Mike. Getting to Know the U S Presidents series
The author brings his goofy sensibility and plainspoken style to bear on U.S. presidents. Biographies on Presidents Adam, Bush, Clinton, Madison, and Monroe.

Winter, Jeanette. The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps.
Describes the life of Jane Goodall, from her childhood in London watching a robin on her windowsill, to her years in the African forests of Gombe, Tanzania. E-B GOODALL.

Winter, Jeanette. Wangari's Trees of Peace.
This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change. E-B MAATHAI

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