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K-5 Children’s Literature and Correlation of the Virginia

Standards of Learning

Spring 2003

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Introduction

The Virginia K-5 Children’s Literature and Correlation of the Virginia Standards of Learning is designed to assist parents and people working with children in selecting books that reinforce the Virginia Standards of Learning in the four core content areas – English, History and Social Science, Math, and Science. This book list is not inclusive of all the books available but represents selections pulled from lists generated by school divisions and libraries. Additionally, books were recommended by the participants for inclusion.

There are additional SOL areas that are not tested at this time. For an unabridged copy of the SOL, visit the Virginia Department of Education’s website at: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/sol.html. The intention of this guide is to acquaint parents, teachers and students with the many resources available to assist students in attaining mastery of the Standards of Learning. The websites listed at the end of this publication will have additional suggestions for students taking the SOL test.

Learning Everyday A diverse range of activities beyond the school day can help to cultivate students’ interest in and understanding of the Standards of Learning. Classroom lessons will take root by discussing their meaning and value and by:

• carefully selecting books at the public library that correlate to subject areas • visiting museums, botanical gardens, the zoo • caring for pets • planting and maintaining a garden • grocery shopping • following directions to build or install items around the home

Standards of Learning Internet Resources

Several websites are available to assist preparation for the Virginia Standards of Learning. The main site developed by the Division of Instruction of the Virginia Department of Education contains a multitude of resources for teachers and students: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/sol.html.

This website includes: • lessons in specific subject areas and resources

on teaching those lessons • classroom assessments • current Standards of Learning content • sample scope and sequence resources • crosswalks for aligning curriculum with the

SOL tests

Further resources are available for teaching the Virginia Standards of Learning at: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/wmstds/home.shtml. This website includes: • SOL test blueprints • sample test items • classroom assessment • “Valuable Site for All Teachers” with links to

other websites with sample curricula and lesson plans.

Sample curricular resources are divided into English, History and Social Science, Mathematics, and Science for grades K – 12, offering lesson plans for content areas. To view the total list visit: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/wmstds/sitemap.shtml.

We are always interested in hearing about new books! To contribute to the list of books in

this publication, fill out the book nomination form on page 63.

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Table of Contents

Introduction & Resources 2

Internet Resources 2

Reading the Entries 4

English 5 Oral Language 5 Reading 8 Writing 21

History and Social Sciences 24 Civics 24 Economics 25 Geography 27

History United States 28 Virginia History: 1607 – present 35 World History 37

Mathematics 39 Computation and Estimation 39 Geometry 41 Measurement 42 Number and Number Sense 43 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra 46 Probability and Statistics 47

Science 48 Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change 48 Force, Motion, and Energy 50 Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems 51 Life Processes 52 Living Systems 55 Matter 57 Resources 58 Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic 59

Book Nomination Form 61

What is Project HOPE? 62

Acknowledgements 62

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Reading the Entries This document is organized around the four core subject areas: English, History, Mathematics, and Science. Within each subject, the sub-sections of the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) are identified and books have been placed by the SOL objectives that the book addresses. Some books meet more than SOL and are listed with each section. Entries are organized as follows:

History and Social Science


SOL United States

K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Hall, Donald and Conney, Barbara (I). (1979). Ox-Cart

Man. Caldecott Winner. A family makes or barters for what they need in 19th century New England. ISBN: 0670533289. (1.7, 2.8).

Core subject area

Section in the SOL

Author Publication Year relates to the ISBN number referenced

Summary

ISBN Number bookstores can look books up for ordering using this number The same title can have several different ISBN numbers depending on whether the copy is hard or paperback or different publishers release it. At this time, only one is listed. This does not reflect any preference for publisher or format.

SOL number The first number refers to the grade level the SOL is in and the second number tells which SOL objective it is.

So, 1.7 means the book fits a first grade science SOL and it is the 7th objective. NOTE: in History/Social Studies the fourth grade SOL is denoted as VS and the fifth grade SOL is USI.

SOL Quick Reference The grade level where a SOL is addressed is marked.

Awards or Honors

IllustratorTitle

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English Project HOPE is gradually adding readability to the English entries. The Fry Readability Graph considers the average number of syllables per 100 words and the average number of sentences containing the 100 words from three sample passages. Using the intersection point of the two pieces of information on the Fry Readability Graph, an approximate grade level is found. Readability is noted at the end of entries in italics.

English SOL Oral Language

K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Ahlberg, Janet and Allan. (1999). Each Peach Pear Plum. Mother Goose characters are

hidden in the picture and text leads students to predict who will be on the next page. ISBN: 067088278x. (K.1).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Bany-Winters, Lisa. (1997). On Stage: Theater Games & Activities. Play scripts for oral language. Useful as a teacher resource for theater oral games. ISBN: 1-55652-324-6. (K.1, K.2, K.3, K.4, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2). Fry Readability Grade Level: 8.

♦ Base, Graeme. (1988). The Eleventh Hour. Read aloud useful for having students predict based on text and visual cues. ISBN: 0-8109-08514. (4.1). Fry Readability Grade Level: 6.

♦ ♦ ♦ Bauer, Caroline Feller and Bingham, Edith. (1995). The Poetry Break. An annotated anthology with ideas for introducing children to poetry. ISBN: 0-8242-08528. (K.1, 1.1, 2.1).

♦ ♦ Bayer, Jane and Kellogg, Steven (I). (1984). A, My Name is Alice. A jump-rope rhyme takes you through the alphabet. ISBN: 0803701233. (1.4, 2.4).

♦ Brown, Margaret Wise and Hurd, Clement (I). (1991). Goodnight Moon. Short poem of good night wishes. ISBN: 0694003611. (K.1).

♦ Bunting, Eve and Shed, Greg (I). (1999). Butterfly House. Life cycle of a butterfly. With the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free, and every summer after that butterflies come to visit her. ISBN: 0590848844. (3.1). Fry Readability Grade Level: 5.

♦ ♦ Bryan, Ashley. (1999). The Night Has Ears. A collection of twenty-six proverbs, some serious and some humorous, from a variety of African tribes. ISBN: 0-689-82427-0. (1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Cleary, Brian P. and Prosmitsky, Jenya. (2001). A Mink, A Fink, A Skating Rink: What is a Noun? Bursting with examples of nouns, the author clarifies the concept of nouns for young readers and writers. ISBN: 1-57505-402-7. (2.2, 2.3, 3.9, 3.10, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ Degen, Bruce. (1995). Jamberry. Silly rhymes and a musical beat tell the story of friends off on a berry picking adventure. ISBN: 0694006513.(K.1).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Dunbar, Joyce and Majewska, Maria (I). (1990). Ten Little Mice. This book provides counting practice backwards from 10, shows animal habitats, and contains rhyming patterns. ISBN: 0-15-284614-x. (K.2, K.7, 1.2, 2.8, 4.6).

♦ ♦ Emberley, Barbara and Emberley, Ed (I). (1987). Drummer Hoff. Caldecott winning book about 7 soldiers who build a cannon and Drummer Hoff who fires it. ISBN: 0671662481. (K.1, 1.4)

♦ Fox, Mem and Dyer, Jane. (1997). Time for Bed. Watercolor illustrations accompany the rhyming bedtime story. ISBN: 0152881832. (K.1, K.4).

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English SOL Oral Language

K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Gackenback, Dick. (1986). What’s Claude Doing? A dog refuses all the neighborhood pets’

invitations to come out and play, not admitting that he’d generously keeping his sick master company. ISBN: 0899194648. (1.1).

♦ ♦ ♦ Greenfield, Eloise and Dillon, Diane and Leo. (1978). Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems. A book of poems about all kinds of love and all kinds of things to love. The poems are lively and invite student participation. Woodcut, pen, and ink drawings by the Dillons add to the enjoyment. ISBN: 0-690-038453lb. (K.1, 1.1, 1.4, 2.1, 2.7).

♦ ♦ Hennessy, B.G. and Pearson, Tracey Campbell. (1990). School Days. Engaging pictures that chronicle the many activities in a primary classroom throughout the school day. Type is set as a manuscript with lined paper - some rhyming words. ISBN: 0-670-83025-9. (K.2, K.6, K.8, 1.1).

♦ ♦ ♦ Hoban, Tana A. (1990). Exactly the Opposite. Simple picture book to show opposites. ISBN: 0-688-08861-9. (K.2, 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 2.3).

♦ ♦ ♦ Hoban, Tana. (1992). Look Up, Look Down. Uses descriptive language to explore the concept of up and down. ISBN: 0688105777. (K.2, 1.1, 1.2, 2.2).

♦ ♦ ♦ Hutchins, Pat. (1992). The Surprise Party. Animals whisper information about a party and accidentally change the original message. ISBN: 04400845904. (1.2, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Kennedy, X.J., Kennedy, Dorothy M., Weinbaus, Karen Ann, Baker, Karen Lee (I), and Portwood, Andrea (I). (1999). Knock at a Star. A collection of memorable poems from Emily Dickinson to Shel Silverstein. ISBN: 0-316-488003. (K.1, 1.8, 2.7, 3.4, 4.5, 5.5).

♦ Kirk, Daniel. (2000). Humpty Dumpty. Perhaps the true story of why Humpty Dumpty climbed the wall and happened to be fixed by the king after his horsemen could not do it. ISBN: 0399233326. (K.1).

♦ Knutson, Kimberly. (1995). Bed Bouncers. Children jump on a bed and have a variety of rhyming adventures. ISBN: 0027508714. (1.1, 1.4).

♦ Krauss, Ruth and Johnson, Crockett (I). (1993). The Carrot Seed. A little boy plants a carrot seed that grows into a prize winning carrot – doesn’t give up when everyone says it won’t grow. ISBN: 0694004928. (1.1, 1.5).

♦ ♦ Lobel, Arnold. (1979). Frog and Toad are Friends. Caldecott Honor book. Adventures of two frogs in short-story chapter format. ISBN: 0064440206. (1.1, 2.8).

♦ Look, Lenore and Heo, Yumi (I). (2001). Henry's First Moon Birthday. Henry's older sister, Jen, describes what the first moon birthday means in Chinese culture. ISBN: 0689822944. (K.1).

♦ Maestro, Betsy and Giulio. (1992). All Aboard Overnight: A Book of Compound Words. By using compound words, the story of a family's travel by train to their grandmother's house is depicted. The illustrations are engaging. ISBN: 0395-51120-8. (1.2, 1.12).

♦ Marsh, T.J., Ward, Jennifer, and Spengler, Kenneth (I). (2002). Way Out in the Desert. Rhyming book that describes some of the different animals and plants that live in the Sonoran Desert. ISBN: 0873588025. (K.1).

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SOL Oral Language K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Martin, Bill and Carle, Eric (I). (1996). Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? A gentle

rhyming book in which patterns are repeated over and over. ISBN: 08050447905. (K.1)

♦ ♦ McClintock, Mike and McClintock, Marshall. (1987). A Fly Went By. A little boy is sitting by a lake when a fly zips by him. He asked the fly why he was flying so fast and the fly told the boy that a frog was after him. This pattern continues with various organisms until the boy finally learns what set off the chain reaction. ISBN: 0394800036. (K.1, 1.1).

♦ ♦ McPhail, David. (1993). Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore. A rhyming book about pigs, pigs, and more pigs. ISBN: 0140553134. (K.4, 1.4).

♦ ♦ Morton, Bill Jr., Archambault, John, and Ehlert, Lois (I). (1989). Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Horn Book Honor Book. When the whole alphabet tries to climb to the top of a coconut tree it leads to disaster. ISBN: 061767949X. (K.1, K.4, K.5, K.7, K.8, K.9, K.10, 1.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ Murphy, Jill. (1986). Five Minutes’ Peace. This story is about mother elephant wanting five minutes of quiet time from her offspring, and her adventures doing so. ISBN: 0399231546. (K.3, K.4, K.5, K.6, K.7, 1.2, 2.2).

♦ Opie, Iona and Wells, Rosemary. (1996). My Very First Mother Goose. Beautifully illustrated compilation of nursery rhymes. Large print and large format for easy viewing when reading aloud. Rosemary Wells' familiar characters populate the illustrations. ISBN: 1-56402-62-5. (K.1, K.8).

♦ Otfinoski , Steven and Nicklaus, Carol. (1996). Speaking Up, Speaking Out: Kid's Guide to Making Speeches, Oral Reports, and Conversation. Advanced "how to" guide for older students to develop public speaking skills. ISBN: 1-56294-345-6. (5.1). Fry Readability Grade Level: 6.

♦ Parish, Peggy. (1997). Amelia Bedelia. Literal interpretation of words make for funny situations. ISBN: 0380729172. (K.1).

♦ ♦ Polacco, Patricia. (1994). Babushka’s Doll. When her grandmother lets her play with a special doll, Natasha is in for a surprise. ISBN: 0671683438. (1.2, 2.2).

♦ ♦ Priceman, Marjorie. (1994). How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World. A child goes to the market to buy the ingredients for an apple pie. The market is closed, so she travels around the world to gather resources to make the pie (Italy, France, Sri Lanka, England, Jamaica, and U.S.A. [Vermont]). A recipe is included. ISBN: 0-679-83705-1. (1.4, 1.7, 2.5, 2.7, 2.11).

♦ ♦ ♦ Robart, Rose and Kovalski, Maryann. (1986). The Cake that Mack Ate. A simple cumulative verse about the process to bake the cake that Mack ate beginning with the egg. ISBN: 07113-121-8. (K.1, 1.1, 2.1).

♦ Schaefer, Carole and Morgan, Pierr (I). (1996). The Squiggle. A little girl’s imagination of what a squiggle could be through sensory words is explored as she takes a walk with her class. ISBN: 0517700476. (1.2).

♦ ♦ Sierra, Judy, Arvego, Jose (I), and Dewey, Adriane (I). (1998). Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems. Poem collection incorporating facts, great pictures, rhyming, and vocabulary development. ISBN: 0152010068. (K.1, 1.2, 1.4).

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SOL Oral Language K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Stevens, Janet. (1995). Tops and Bottoms. Caldecott Honor. Clever rabbits trick bear by

planting crops for him based on roots, stems, leaves. Rabbits always obtain the desired vegetables. ISBN: 0152928510. (1.1, 1.2, 2.2).

♦ Seuss, Dr. (1957). The Cat in the Hat. Classic for rhyming patterns. ISBN: 039480001x. (K.1).

♦ ♦ Seuss, Dr. (1954). Horton Hears a Who. Horton the elephant tries to protect the Who from others and is sensitive to their needs. Told in a rhyme. ISBN: 0394800788. (K.1, 1.4).

♦ ♦ Seuss, Dr. (1963). Hop on Pop. Combines phonics, word recognition, making sounds and letter recognitions. ISBN: 039480029X. (K.1, 1.4).

♦ ♦ Seuss, Dr. (1974). There’s a Wocket in My Pocket. Creatures help beginning readers use rhymes to recognize the words for household items. ISBN: 0394829204. (K.1, 1.4).

♦ ♦ Seuss, Dr. (1988). The Foot Book. Through feet, the concepts of left and right, front and back high and low and counting are described. ISBN: 0394809378. (K.1, 1.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ Waters, Kate. (1999). Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl. This is a retelling of what life would be like for a young Pilgrim girl. ISBN: 0833582127. (K.1, 1.1, 1.3, 2.2).

♦ Williams, Sue and Vivas, Julie (I). (1996). I Went Walking. A gathering of barn animals for a parade. ISBN: 0152007717. (K.1).

♦ Yolen, Jane and Degen, Bruce (I). (1990). Dinosaur Dances. Poems about dinosaurs at a dance party. In the end all that are left are footprints. ISBN: 0399216294. (K.1)

English SOL Reading

K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Ahlberg, Janet and Allan. (1999). Each Peach Pear Plum. Mother Goose characters are

hidden in the pictures and the text leads students to predict who will be on the next page. ISBN: 067088278x. (K.5, K.7).

♦ Ahlberg, Allan and Briggs, Raymond (I). (2001). The Adventures of Bert. Bert, a friendly chap, has many exciting adventures. Told in "brief chapters" this would make an excellent introduction to chapter books. ISBN: 0-374-30092-5. (2.7, 2.8).

♦ Allsburg, Chris Van. (1991). The Wretched Stone. An eerie cautionary tale about a mysterious silver stone with a hypnotizing glow and the unfortunate men that fall under its spell. ISBN: 0395533074. ( 4.4).

♦ Armstrong, Jennifer and Martindale, Emily (I). (1995). Black-eyed Susan. Susan and her parents are pioneers who settled in the Dakota territory. They live in a one-room sod house with nothing but wheat fields around them. Susan and her father must deal with her mother's depression of being isolated. ISBN: 0679885560. (4.4).

♦ ♦ Argent, Kerry. (1989). Animal Capers. Alphabet letters are associated with animals. ISBN: 08037070525. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

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SOL Reading K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Baker, Alan. (1999). Black and White Rabbit’s ABC. Rabbit investigates the ABC’s.

ISBN: 0753452537. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ Base, Graeme. (1993). Animalia. Alphabet book with incredible illustrations. ISBN: 0810919397. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ Base, Graeme. (2001). The Water Hole. A story book, counting book, and puzzle book all in one. As animals come to the secret water hole, the amount of water shrinks illustrating the idea of supply and demand. Using different animals, the author shows common needs and wants. ISBN: 0810945681. (1.9, 2.8).

♦ Bechtold, Lisze. (2001). Edna's Tale. Edna, the cat, has a beautiful tail. This tale is about what happens to Edna when she goes through the woods to meet the new neighbor. ISBN: 0-618-09164-5. (2.7, 2.8).

♦ Boyd, Candy Dawson. (1984). Circle of Gold. Cornetta Scott King Honor. When 12-year old Matti's father dies, she and her twin brother assume additional responsibilities around the house. The children worry about their mother's grief. Matti believes that a special gold bracelet will help her mother. ISBN: 05910432664. (5.4, 5.5).

♦ Brett, Jan. (1996). The Mitten: An Ukrainian Folktale. Many animals become trapped in a mitten as they seek warm shelter. Can be used for sequencing. ISBN: 0399231099. (3.5).

♦ Bridges, Ruby. (1999). Through My Eyes. The autobiography of Ruby Bridges, an African American child, sent to an all-white elementary school in New Orleans during the Civil Rights Movement. ISBN: 0590189239. (4.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Brown, Margaret Wise and Weisgard, Leonard (I). (1990). The Important Book. Author identifies one specific thing that is important about various items. ISBN: 0064432270. (1.9, 2.8, 3.5, 3.9, 4.5, 4.7).

♦ Bulla, Clyde Robert. (1999). A Lion to Guard Us. The historical fiction story of an English family where the father went to Jamestown, leaving behind his wife and children. When the wife died, the children took the door knocker off of their home, boarded a ship, were shipwrecked in the Bahamas, and eventually reunited with their father in Jamestown. ISBN: 0833539906. (4.4).

♦ Bulla, Clyde Robert and Burchard, Peter (I). (1999). Pocahontas and the Strangers. Reviews the events that took place during the settling of Jamestown. ISBN: 0833521403. (4.3).

♦ Burkholder, Kelly. (2001). Artistic Adventures Pen Pals. Sharing ideas about school, family, and friends with your pen pals is the focus of this book. ISBN: 1-57103-353-x. (2.11).

♦ ♦ Burnett, Frances Hodgeson and Tutor, Tasha (I). (1987). Secret Garden. A chapter book where three special children explore the wonders of a hidden garden and learn about many aspects of nature science. More importantly they become better persons because of the special bond and friendships made throughout the book. ISBN: 006440188x. (3.5, 5.5).

♦ Byars, Betsy. (1996). Summer of the Swans. The longest day in the life of a 14 year old girl. The summer day her beloved brother with mental retardation is lost; she discovers compassion is a friend. ISBN: 0140314202. (5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 4.

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SOL Reading K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Catling, Patrick Skene and Apple, Margot (I). (1996). The Chocolate Touch. Based on the

story of King Midas, a young boy, appropriately named John Midas is given the gift of the chocolate touch. His greed and desire for chocolate lead him on many adventures. ISBN: 0440412897. (2.7, 2.8, 3.5).

♦ ♦ Carlson, Nancy. (1997). ABC I Like Me! The basics of the alphabet letter recognition are done through positive self-image words. ISBN: 0670874582. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ Carrick, Carol and Carrick, Donald (I). (1986). What Happened to Patrick’s Dinosaurs? A boy invents imaginary explanations of why dinosaurs became extinct. ISBN: 0899197973. (2.8, 3.4, 3.5).

♦ Carson, Ben. (1997). Gifted Hands. The inspiring story of a frustrated inner-city kid whose faith in God helped him become Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. ISBN: 0310214696. (4.5).

♦ ♦ Chwast, Seymour. (1991). The Alphabet Parade. One can search spectators and members of the parade for representations of letters. ISBN: 0152003517. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ Cleary, Beverly and O’Zelinsky, Paul (I). (1999). Dear Mr. Henshaw. A Newbery Award Winner. When in 2nd grade, Leigh writes to an author to tell him how much he “licked” his book; he never suspects that he’ll still be writing to him four years later. ISBN: 0881032719. (4.4, 5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 4.

♦ ♦ Clearly, Beverly and Rand, Ted (I). (1998). The Hullabaloo ABC. Rhyming ABC book that uses lots of noises from a rural setting. ISBN: 0688151825. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ Clough, Lisa Jahn. (1997). ABC Yummy. Alphabet letters are associated with good things to eat. ISBN: 0395845424. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ Collier, James Lincoln and Collier, Christopher. (1974). My Brother Sam is Dead. A story about the hard life of a family during the Revolutionary War. ISBN: 0590407376. (4.4). Fry Readability Grade Level: 4.

♦ ♦ Creech, Sharon. (2001). Love That Dog. A boy who thinks that he does not like poetry writes a series of poems that gradually reveals what happened to his dog. ISBN: 0-06-029287-3. (4.6, 5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 5.

♦ ♦ Creech, Sharon and Diaz, David. (2000). The Wanderer. Newbery Honor Book. Sophi joins her three uncles and two cousins aboard the Wanderer for a transatlantic sail to England. On the trip she learns the hidden truths about her past. ISBN: 0060277300. (4.4, 5.5).

♦ Curtis, Christopher. (1999). Bud, Not Buddy. Newbery Medal. An orphaned runaway, Bud copes with the adult world with his numbered rules and things. ISBN: 0385323069 (5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 6.

♦ ♦ ♦ Curtis, Christopher Paul. (1995). The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963. Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award. A family living in Flint, Michigan during the Civil Rights Movement plans a trip to visit family in Birmingham. The family encounters racism firsthand during their journey. ISBN: 0440414121. (2.7, 2.8, 4.4, 5.5).

♦ Cushman, Doug. (1996). Mystery of King Karfu. Seymour sleuth solves the mystery of the stolen chicken and the reader learns elements of the mystery genre. ISBN: 060247967. (3.4).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Cushman, Karen. (1994). Catherine, Called Birdy. Newbery Honor. Catherine is a 14-year

old young lady living in the 11th century. She chronicles a year in her life with encouragement from her brother, Edward. ISBN: 0064405842. (3.3, 3.4, 3.5).

♦ ♦ Dahl, Roald. (1984). Boy Tales of Childhood. Dahl writes of times in his life that have changed or impacted him. ISBN: 0140318909. (4.5, 5.4).

♦ Dahl, Roald and Smith, Jane (I). (2000). James and the Giant Peach. James lives with his two evil aunts. When he escapes from them, he takes a journey with insects across the Atlantic Ocean. He finally finds freedom in New York City. ISBN: 0140374248. (3.3, 3.4, 3.5).

♦ ♦ Davidson, Margaret. (1996). Helen Keller's Teacher. The life of Anne Sullivan is chronicled from growing up as an orphan to making a profound difference in the life of a student. ISBN: 0590446525. (4.5, 5.6).

♦ Deedy, Carman Agra and Seeley, Laura L. (I). (1694). Agatha's Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story. Agatha is a weaver who bought a new feather bed. One night she wakes up and finds geese without feathers that are cold. They want their feathers back. She sends them on a "wild goose chase" for three days. When they return she has made them coats out of her long gray hair. ISBN: 1561450960. (4.3).

♦ Degen, Bruce. (1995). Jamberry. Silly rhymes and a musical beat tell the story of friends off on a berry picking adventure. ISBN: 0694006513. (K.5, K.7).

♦ de Paola, Tomie. (1997). The Art Lesson. Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there to be much more regimented. ISBN: 0698115727. (3.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Diaz, David and Wibur, Richard (I). (1998). Disappearing Alphabet. This book challenges the young reader to think what the world would be like if the alphabet began to fade away. ISBN: 0152014705. (2.5, 3.4, 4.3, 5.5).

♦ de Paola, Tomie. (1975). Strega Nona. Caldecott Honor. Tale of Strega Nona and her helper, Big Anthony, who does not listen to her advice is told through rich pictures. Big Anthony makes a big mess when Strega Nona leaves town, because he touches the pasta pot. ISBN: 0671666061. (3.5).

♦ Dicamillo, Kate. (2000). Because of Winn Dixie. Newbery Honor. Opal describes her first summer in Florida making friends and the dog she finds. ISBN: 763607762. (4.4). Fry Readability Grade Level: 4.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Dunbar, Joyce and Majewska, Maria. (1990). Ten Little Mice. This book provides counting practice backwards from 10, shows animal habitats, and contains rhyming patterns. ISBN: 0-15-284614-x. (K.2, K.7, 1.2, 2.8, 4.6).

♦ ♦ Eastman, P.D. (1998). Are You My Mother? A baby bird falls from his nest and searches for his mother. ISBN: 0394800184. (K.1, 1.2, 1.7).

♦ Edwards, Pamela Duncan and Cole, Henry (I). (1996). Some Smug Slug. Alliterative tale of a slug who travels through the underbrush to an untimely end. ISBN: 0060247894. (2.4).

♦ ♦ Ehlert, Lois. (1994). Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables A-Z. Letters are associated with fruits and vegetables starting with that letter. ISBN: 0152009027. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Florian, Douglas. (1999). Winter Eyes. Collection of poems about winter including examples

and wordplay. ISBN: 0688164587. (4.5, 5.5).

♦ Fox, Mem. (1991). Night Noises. An old woman falls asleep in her chair with her dog and her family comes to surprise her for her birthday. She dreams about different times in her life. Could be used for a writing prompt for students to reflect on their lives and predict what would occur if they were 100 years old. ISBN: 01522574263. (2.6).

♦ Fox, Mem. (1997). Time for Bed. Watercolor illustrations accompany the rhyming bedtime story. ISBN: 0152881832. (K.5, K.7, K.8).

♦ Fritz, Jean and Tomes, Margot (I). (1982). Homesick. Newbery Honor Book, American Book Award. A young girl is growing up in China, but misses her American home. ISBN: 0698117824. (4.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ Gannett, Ruth Stiles and Gannett, Ruth Chrisman (I). (1948). My Father's Dragon. Newbery Honor Book. Elmer Elevator goes on a trip having packed several assorted items in order to save a dragon. As he travels, he encounters many wild beasts that he must distract so he can rescue the dragon. ISBN: 059013695x. (3.1, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5).

♦ Giff, Patricia Reilly. (1997). Lily's Crossing. American Library Association, Newbery Honor Book, Teacher's Choice. During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the world and World War II differently. ISBN: 0385321422. (4.4).

♦ Giff, Patricia Reilly. (2000). Nory Ryan's Song. A young girl's struggle to keep her family and friends alive during the Irish potato famine. ISBN: 0439329443. (4.4).

♦ ♦ Graham, Joan and Davis, Nancy. (1999). Flicker Flash. Patterned poetry about light in all forms from nature to man-made. ISBN: 039590501x. (4.5, 5.5).

♦ ♦ Graham, Joan and Scott, Steven. (1994). Splish Splash. Concrete poetry about water. ISBN: 0395701287. (4.5, 5.5).

♦ Greenberg, David T. and Munsinger, Lynn (I). (2001). Skunks! A delightful, alliterative, rhyming book about skunks - children will enjoy the humorous, smelly things that can be done with skunks. ISBN: 3.16326e+008. (4.6).

♦ ♦ ♦ Greenfield, Eloise and Dillon, Diane and Leo. (1978). Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems. A book of poems about all kinds of love and all kinds of things to love. The poems are lively and invite student participation. Woodcut, pen, and ink drawings by the Dillons add to the enjoyment. ISBN: 0-690-038453lb. (K.1, 1.1, 1.4, 2.1, 2.7).

♦ ♦ Gustafson, Scott. (1996). Alphabet Soup A Feast of Letters. Letters are represented by a combination of animal and food. ISBN: 0867130253. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ Gwynne, Fred. (1988). A Chocolate Moose for Dinner. A little girl pictures all the things her parents talk about, such as chocolate moose, a gorilla war and shoe trees. ISBN: 0671667416. (3.3, 4.3).

♦ ♦ Gwynne, Fred. (1988). The King Who Rained. Confused by the different meanings of words that sound alike, a little girl imagines such unusual sights as a “king who rained” and the “foot prince in the snow”. ISBN: 0671667440. (3.3, 4.3).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Gwynne, Fred. (1988). A Little Pigeon Toad. Humorous situations are created with the use of

homonyms. ISBN: 059076330x. (3.3, 4.3).

♦ ♦ Hague, Kathleen and Hague, Michael. (1991). Alphabears: An ABC Book. A bear is created for each letter of the alphabet. ISBN: 0805016376. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ Hennessy, B.G. and Pearson, Tracey Campbell. (1990). School Days. Engaging pictures that chronicle the many activities in a primary classroom throughout the school day. Type is set as a manuscript with lined paper - some rhyming words. ISBN: 0-670-83025-9. (K.2, K.6, K.8, 1.1).

♦ Hesse, Karen. (1992). Letters from Rifka. National Jewish Award. Rifka gets separated from her family in their escape from Russia, but meets them again in America. ISBN: 059051587x. (5.5).

♦ ♦ Hesse, Karen. (1999). Out of the Dust. Newbery Award Book. Tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family survive the dustbowl years of the Depression. ISBN: 0590371258 (4.5, 4.6, 5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 5.

♦ Hesse, Karen. (2001). Witness. Issues related to racism are discussed in a small Vermont town in 1924. ISBN: 0439271991. (5.5).

♦ ♦ Hoffman, Mary and Binch, Caroline (I). (1991). Amazing Grace. Grace loves reading, acting, and making up stories. Grace's class is planning to perform Peter Pan. She tries out and gets the major role of Peter Pan despite her classmates discouraging her because she was a girl and an African American. Grace does an amazing job playing the role. ISBN: 0803710402. (2.8, 3.5).

♦ ♦ Hoffman, Mary and Binch, Caroline. (1995). Boundless Grace. Sequel to Amazing Grace. Grace's parents are divorced. She spends her spring vacation visiting her father and his new family in Africa. Grace explores the challenges of blended families with African culture as a background. ISBN: 0-8037-1715-6. (2.7, 3.4). Fry Readability Grade Level: 5.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Hogrogian, Nonny. (1971). One Fine Day. After the old woman cuts off a fox’s tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on. ISBN: 0027440001 (K.5, K.8, 1.8, 1.9, 2.7, 2.8, 3.5)

♦ ♦ Hunt, Irene. (1991). Across Five Aprils. The unforgettable story of young Jethro Creighton, who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War. ISBN: 0394769228. (4.4, 5.5).

♦ ♦ Isadora, Rachel. (1999). City Seen from A-Z. Twenty-six black and white city scenes suggesting which letter represented. ISBN: 0833595504. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ James, Elizabeth and Barkin, Carol. (1986). How to Write Terrific Book Reports. From selecting the right book to taking notes to the final draft, this book tells what you need to know to write book reports. ISBN: 0-688-16131-6. (4.6, 5.8).

♦ ♦ ♦ Jones, Charlotte Foltz and O'Brien, John (I). (1996). Accidents May Happen: 50 Inventions by Mistake. This collection of often humorous anecdotes reveals the accidental origins of many important technological and cultural inventions and innovations. ISBN: 0385321627. (2.11, 3.7, 5.8).

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SOL Reading K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Kellogg, Steven. (1984). Paul Bunyan. The traditional tall tale of Paul Bunyan with

illustrations that entertain and emphasize the large scale of Paul's life. ISBN: 0-688-03849-2. (3.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Kennedy, X.J., Kennedy, Dorothy M., Weinbaus, Karen Ann. (1982). Knock at a Star. A collection of memorable poems from Emily Dickinson to Shel Silverstein. ISBN: 0-316-48853-4. (K.1, 1.8, 2.7, 3.4, 4.5, 5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 11.

♦ ♦ King-Smith, Dick and Parkins, David (I). (1990). The Water Horse. Siblings, Kristie and Angu, discover a mysterious sea treasure along the shore of their Scottish Isle home. With the help of their grandfather, the children raise the waterhorse as a pet until they set it free. ISBN: 0375803521. (2.7, 3.5).

♦ King-Smith, Dick and Bowman, Leslie W. (I). (1993). The Cuckoo Child. School Library Journal Best Book. Jack Daw loves birds. He has geese, ducks, chickens, and more. When Jack visits the zoo on a school fieldtrip, he gets to hold an ostrich egg being taken to feed the snakes. To save the egg from death, Jack brings it home. ISBN: 0786813512. (3.3, 3.4, 3.5).

♦ Kirk, Daniel. (2000). Humpty Dumpty. Perhaps the true story of why Humpty Dumpty climbed the wall and happened to be fixed by the king after his horsemen could not do it. ISBN: 0399233326. (K.5, K.7).

♦ ♦ Kitamura, Satoshi. (1992). From Acorn to Zoo and Everything in Between in Alphabetical Order. ABC’s presented using zoo animals. ISBN: 03743247005. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ Konigsburg, E.L. (2002). Silent to the Bone. The true meaning of friendship is explored in this suspense filled mystery. ISBN: 0689836023. (5.5).

♦ Konigsburg, E.L. (1998). The View from Saturday. Newbery Award Book. A teacher who is in a wheelchair and four students work hard to succeed at the Academic Bowl. ISBN: 0689817215 (5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 8.

♦ ♦ Krensky, Stephen and Bruthenthal, Diana Cain (I). (2000). The Youngest Fairy Godmother. Mavis tries to pursue her goal of playing fairy godmother by granting wishes to those around her, but she finds the process trickier than she thought. ISBN: 0-689-82011-9. (1.7, 2.11).

♦ Kromgold, Joseph and Shimin, Symeon (I). (1987). Onion John. Newbery Award. A boy named Andy grows up through his relationship with his father and an interesting man Andy calls "Onion John". ISBN: 0690046987. (5.5).

♦ Krull, Kathleen and Diaz, David (I). (2000). Wilma Unlimited. The story of a young woman who was paralyzed as a small child and managed to become a world-class runner. ISBN: 0152020985. (3.6).

♦ L'Engle, Madeleine. (1973). A Wrinkle in Time. Newbery Award. A young girl's fantasy where she travels through a time portal to save her father and in the process learns more about herself. ISBN: 0440498058. (5.5).

♦ ♦ Lamanno, Angela and Lipczenko, S. Dmitri. (2000). Imagine. A boy ponders what it would be like if everyone looked the same and determines that the world would be pretty dull. Then he reflects and finds that people are the same inside. The illustrator shows this point with children who all look different on the outside holding x-rays of a skeleton with a big heart for each person. ISBN: 0878687440. (1.9, 2.8).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Larson, Jean Russell and Larson, Michael C. (2000). The Fish Bride and Other Gypsy Tales.

A collection of sixteen folktales traditionally told by gypsy storytellers. Readers meet traditional characters such as Jack, Noodle, and Marco and will note many similarities to folktales and fairy tales like Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk. ISBN: 0208024743. (3.3, 3.4, 3.5).

♦ ♦ Lear, Edward and Lacome, Julie. (1999). A was Once an Apple Pie. Torn paper collages bring to life the letter and object association in this alphabet book. ISBN: 0613029070. (K.1, K.4, K.7, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6).

♦ Levine, Gail Carson. (1997). Ella Enchanted. Newbery Honor. A retelling of Cinderella involving a modern girl. ISBN: 0590920685. (5.5).

♦ Levitin, Sonia and Robinson, Charles. (1970). Journey to America. The Platt family flees Germany because of the Nazis. The father goes to America to work, and the family goes to Switzerland. Some of the children have to stay in refugee camps until the family can be reunited in America. ISBN: 0689711301. (4.4).

♦ Lewis, C.S. (1999). The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Four children land in the magical world of Narnia where they enlist the help of Aslan to battle the evil white witch. ISBN: 0881030775. (5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 7.

♦ ♦ Lobel, Arnold and Lobel, Anita (I). (1989). On Market Street. A child buys presents starting with letters from A-Z on Market Street. ISBN 0688087450. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ Louis, Ai-Ling (I). (1996). Yeh Shen: A Cinderella Story from China. In this Chinese Cinderella story, the wicked stepmother and stepsisters deprive Yeh Shen (Cinderella) of her companion that is a fish. Eventually Yeh Shen marries the king. ISBN: 0698113888. (3.5).

♦ ♦ Lowry, Lois. (1979). Anastasia Krupnik. Fourth grader Anastasia is a bright 10-year old with strong opinions. With news of her mother's pregnancy, she has some growing up to do. ISBN: 0395286298. (4.4, 5.5).

♦ Lowry, Lois. (1993). The Giver. Newbery Award. A young boy who lives in a seemingly ideal world finds out some dark secrets that may shake apart his fragile perfect world. ISBN: 0395645662. (5.5).

♦ Lowry, Lewis. (1998). Number the Stars. Newbery Medal Winner. The story of two girls’ friendship throughout the Holocaust. One girl is Christian and helps her Jewish friend to escape. ISBN: 0440227534. (5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 4.

♦ MacLachlan, Patricia. (1987). Sarah Plain and Tall. Newbery Medal Winner. Midwestern widower with two children advertises for a wife. The historical fiction book talks about love, loss, and abandonment. ISBN: 006442053. (4.4). Fry Readability Grade Level: 2.

♦ ♦ ♦ Martin, Jacqueline and Azarian, Mary (I). (1998). Snowflake Bentley. Looks at ice crystals as small miracles. ISBN: 0395861624 (1.8, 1.9, 2.7, 2.8, 3.5).

♦ ♦ Martin, Mary Jane. (1996). From Anne to Zach. Names are associated with letter of the alphabet. ISBN: 1563975734. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

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SOL Reading K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Martin, Rafe and Shannon, David. (1992). The Rough-Face Girl. International Reading

Association Teacher's Choice. An Algonquian Cinderella story of a young girl who is scarred from a fire and is treated poorly. She has a kind heart and possesses great wisdom that leads to a transformation. ISBN: 0590469320. (3.5).

♦ Mazer, Norma Fox and Huntsman, Wade. (1999). Good Night, Maman. A Jewish family is torn apart during World War II. Two children leave their mother and father to come to America. ISBN: 0064409236. (4.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ McDermott, Gerald. (1987). Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti. West African tale about a father spider and his six spider sons who set off on a journey. Each son does something to help and in the end the moon is placed in the sky for all to see. ISBN: 0805003118. (K.8, 1.9, 2.7, 2.8, 5.5).

♦ McDermott, Gerald. (2001). Jabuti, The Tortoise: Trickster Tales for the Amazon. All birds enjoy the flute music of Jabuti, the tortoise, except Vulture (because he cannot sing) ISBN: 1.52005e-008. (3.5).

♦ McGraw, Eloise. (1996). The Moorchild. Newbery Honor Book. Saaski is half moorfolk (like a fairy) and half human. She is not accepted in either world. Once she realizes her true identity, she must make some tough decisions about her place in the world and the parents who raised her. ISBN: 0590035584. (5.5).

♦ Mead, Alice. (1995). Junebug. Junebug is a young African American boy living in poverty in a city. He has many goals and aspirations of moving out of poverty and making a good life for himself. ISBN: 0440412455. (3.3, 3.4, 3.5).

♦ Most, Bernard. (1981). There's An Ape Behind the Drape. A delightful picture book that encourages young children to find "little words" hidden in bigger words - some words rhyme, some do not. Some words are above first grade readability. ISBN: 0-688-00381-8. (1.6).

♦ Naylor, Phyllis. (1992). Shiloh. Newbery Award Book. A young boy believes that a dog is being abused and wrestles with how to keep the dog safe while respecting his parents’ instructions to return the dog to the owner. ISBN: 0440407524 (5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 3.

♦ ♦ ♦ Nelson, Marilyn. (2001). Carver: A Life in Poems. Newbery Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Honor Award. Poetry is used to introduce young readers to the life of George Washington Carver. ISBN: 1886910537. (3.6, 4.5, 4.6, 5.3).

♦ Noble, Trinka and Kellogg, Steven (I). (1992). The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash. Great book for sequencing and teaching cause and effect. The story is about a young girl telling what happened on a field trip. ISBN: 0140546235. (1.9).

♦ Nye, Naomi Shihab. (1996). This Same Sky: A collection of poems from around the world. A compilation of poets from outside of the United States. Most of the poems are written in free verse. ISBN: 0689806302. (5.5).

♦ Opie, Iona and Wells, Rosemary. (1996). My Very First Mother Goose. Beautifully illustrated compilation of nursery rhymes. Large print and large format for easy viewing when reading aloud. Rosemary Wells' familiar characters populate the illustrations. ISBN: 1-56402-62-5. (K.1, K.8).

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SOL Reading K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Pallotta, Jerry and Evans, Leslie (I). (1997). The Flower Alphabet Book. Describing flowers

as associated with the ABC’s. ISBN: 088106453X. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ Park, Linda Sue. (2001). A Single Shard. Newbery Award. Tree-ear is an orphan living in South Korea in the 12th century. Tree-ear desperately wants to learn to be a potter. When he accidentally destroys a local potter's prized clay box, Tree-ear volunteers to work to repay his debt. ISBN: 0395978270. (4.4).

♦ Paterson, Katherine and Diamond, Donna (I). (1987). Bridge to Terabithia. Newbery Medal Winner. A fifth grade boy and girl start off as rivals in running and become friends who are separated by tragedy. ISBN: 006401847. (5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 4.

♦ ♦ Paterson, Katherine and Brown, Jane C. (2001). Marvin One Too Many. Marvin learns to read with help from his father. An "I Can Read Book" that will validate children who have struggled with learning to read. ISBN: 0-06-028769-1. (1.9, 2.8).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Pinkney, Andrea Davis and Pinkney, J. Brian (I). (1998). Duke Ellington. Caldecott Honor. Picture book biography of Duke Ellington told in the language of the 1920s with beautiful pictures. ISBN: 0786801786. (2.8, 3.6, 4.5, 5.4).

♦ ♦ Polacco, Patricia. (2001). Mr. Lincoln's Way. Mr. Lincoln, the coolest principal in the world helps the school bully overcome his intolerance. ISBN: 0-399-23754-2. (4.3, 4.5, 5.4). Fry Readability Grade Level: 4.

♦ ♦ Polacco, Patricia. (1994). Pink and Say. Two boys meet during the Civil War as Union soldiers. The interracial friendship story climaxes when they are captured and made prisoners of war. ISBN: 0399226710. (4.4, 5.5).


♦ Reeder, Carolyn. (1999). Shades of Gray. The only surviving member of his immediate family at the end of the Civil War, Will Page is sent to live with relatives whom he considers traitors for their refusal to participate in the Confederate cause. ISBN: 0689826966. (4.4). Fry Readability Grade Level: 9.

♦ Reit, Seymour. (1991). Behind Rebel Lines. This is the story of Emma Edmonds, a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to fight for the union. She became a famous Civil War spy. ISBN: 0152004246. (3.6).

♦ Robinson, Barbara. (1988). Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The story of life in small town America as seen through the event of the town’s Christmas pageant. ISBN: 0064402754. (5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 6.

♦ ♦ Rosenberg, Liz and Rosenberg, Vera (I). (1997). A Big and Little Alphabet. Uses upper and lower case letters and readers can look for items on each page that start with that letter. ISBN: 0531300501. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ Rotner, Shelley. (1996). Action Alphabet. Association of letters with action, like ‘C’ is for ‘Chemistry’. ISBN: 068980086. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Ryan, Pam and Selznick, Brian. (1998). Riding Freedom. A historical novel about Charlotte

Parkhurst who ran away from an orphanage, posed as a boy, moved to California, and fooled everyone by her appearance. ISBN: 0-590-95766-x. (3.6, 4.4, 5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 4.

♦ ♦ Rylant, Cynthia. (1996). A Fine White Dust. Newbery Honor. Peter is a young man struggling with his religious beliefs and the non-beliefs of those around him. A visit from the Preacher Man only causes more internal conflict for Peter. ISBN: 0689821662. (3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 5.5).

♦ Rylant, Cynthia. (1982). When I Was Young in the Mountains. Written as a journal, the author remembers life in the mountains. ISBN: 052542525x. (1.9).

♦ Sachar, Louis. (2000). Holes. Newbery Award Book. A boy is convicted of a crime due to a case of mistaken identity and winds up at a juvenile detention facility where the warden has a “hidden” agenda. ISBN: 0440414806 (5.5). Fry Readability Grade Level: 4.

♦ Sandburg, Carl and Arcella, Steven (Ed.), Bolin, Frances (I). (1995). Carl Sandburg: Poetry for Young People. The poetry addresses everyday events and are written in free verse. ISBN: 0439375347. (4.6).

♦ ♦ Sarnoff, Jane and Ruffins, Reynolds. (1981). Words: A Book About the Origins of Everyday Words and Phrases. This book traces the origin of common words and is sprinkled with funny examples. It begins with a brief history of the English language. Good for vocabulary building and spelling. ISBN: 0-684-16958-4. (4.3, 5.4).

♦ ♦ Say, Allen. (1993). Grandfather’s Journey. Home becomes elusive in this story about immigration pieced together through old pictures and salvaged family tales. The story takes place in America and Japan. ISBN: 0395570352 (4.5, 5.5)

♦ Schaefer, Carole. (1996). The Squiggle. A little girl’s imagination of what a squiggle could be through sensory words is explored as she takes a walk with her class. ISBN: 0517700476. (4.6).

♦ Scieszka, Jon and Smith, Lane (I). (1992). The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. Caldecott Honor. Funny twists on the traditional fairy tales. ISBN: 0590476769. (3.6).

♦ Scieszka, Jon. (1996). The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. Did the story of the three little pigs ever seem slightly biased to you? All that huffing and puffing—could one wolf really be so evil? Finally we hear the rest of the story from the wolf. ISBN: 0140544518. (4.4).

♦ ♦ Shannon, George and O'Brien, John (I). (2001). More True Lies. A collection of folktales where the reader is asked to judge the lie. ISBN: 0-06-029188-5. (2.2, 3.5, 3.6).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Silverstein, Shel. (2002). Where the Sidewalk Ends. Collection of poems for children of all ages. Poetry topics range from goofy to gross from sad to thought provoking. ISBN: 9998875552. (1.8, 2.7, 3.4, 4.6, 5.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ Simon, Seymour. (1998). Einstein Anderson Science Detective Series. The one-minute mysteries are solved by Einstein using scientific investigation and reasoning. ISBN: 0-688-1447-0, 0-688-14433-0, 0-688-14443-8, 0-688-14445-1. (2.5, 3.5, 5.4, 5.5).

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SOL Reading K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Spinelli, Jerry. (1997). Wringer. Newbery Honor Book, American Library Association

Notable Book. Palmer LaRue dreads his 10th birthday, because when he turns 10, he will have to become a wringer. A wringer retrieves dead and injured birds in the town’s annual pigeon shoot. ISBN: 0064405788. (5.4, 5.5).

♦ ♦ Steele, Christy (Ed.), Bunkers, Susanne (Ed.), Graves, Kerry, and Forten, Charlotte. (2000). A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War: The Diary of Charlotte Forten, 1854. This is an excellent "multi-purpose book" that depicts historical facts through the eyes of an African American female in the 1850s written in a diary format. ISBN: 736803459. (4.5, 4.6, 5.6, 5.8).

♦ Steig, Jeanne. (1998). Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales. Classic fairytales retold by the author with a modern twist. ISBN: 006201636. (4.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Stepanek, Mattie. (2001). Heart Songs. Twelve year old poet, Mattie, offers verses about hope and wisdom. ISBN: 0786888091. (1.8, 2.7, 3.4, 4.6, 5.5).

♦ ♦ Stevenson. James. (1998). Popcorn. Poems about everyday items. It is called Popcorn because every poem is about something completely different from the one before. ISBN:0688152619. (3.6, 3.10, 4.6).

♦ ♦ Taback, Simms. (1999). Joseph Had a Little Overcoat. Joseph manages to make something out of nothing. ISBN: 0670878553 (K.5, K.8, 1.8, 1.9).

♦ ♦ ♦ Taylor, Mildred. (1976). Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Newbery Award. Cassie and her family live through segregation in the South. Through a series of events, Cassie learns the harsh truths about segregation and discovers hope for the future. ISBN: 014034893x. (3.6, 4.4, 5.5).

♦ ♦ Terban, Marvin and Maestro, Giulio (I). (1988). Guppies in Tuxedos-Funny Eponyms. Traces the origins of more than 100 eponym words (words that are derived from someone's name). Helps in knowledge of word origins. ISBN: 0-89919-509-1. (4.3, 5.4).

♦ ♦ Thornhill, Jan. (1996). The Wildlife ABC: A Nature Alphabet Book. Animals depicted in their habitats represent the letter of the alphabet. ISBN: 0671886142. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ Tolhurst, Marilyn and Abel, Simone (I). (1991). Somebody and the Three Blairs. Parallel story to Goldilocks and the Three Bears. A bear comes into a family’s house and gets into trouble. ISBN: 0531058786. (K.8, 1.9).

♦ Trivizas, Eugene. (1997). The 3 Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. A satirical retelling of the classical tale with the roles reversed. ISBN: 068981528. (4.4).

♦ ♦ Vos, Ida. (1995). Hide and Seek. A young Jewish girl is hiding from the Nazi soldiers in Holland. Told from a child's perspective. ISBN: 0140369082. (4.4, 5.5).

♦ ♦ Watson, Clyde and Watson, Wendy (I). (1986). Applebet: An ABC. The alphabet organizer. The story of a farmer and daughter who go to a fair. ISBN: 0374404275. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ Weller, Janet and Mier, Colin (I). (1997). The Written Word. "Hello out there!" - series on communication. Discusses the importance of writing as a method of communication as well as development from the alphabet to the CD-rom. ISBN: 0-531-14470-4. (K.9, K.11, 1.11, 3.8).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Wells, Rosemary. (1999). Noisy Nora. Nora mouse is tired of her siblings having all the

attention and realizes that she will be noticed for being good. ISBN: 0670887226. (K.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7.)

♦ ♦ Whipple, Laura (compiler) and art provided by the Art Institute of Chicago. (1994). Celebrating America: A Collection of Poems and Images of the American Spirit. Beautiful reproductions of famous works of art accompany poetry that reflect themes of America: spirit, people, heart, stories, and land. ISBN: 0-399-22036-4. (4.6, 5.5).

♦ ♦ White, E.B. and Williams, Garth. (1999). Charlotte’s Web. On the American Library Association’s suggested reading list. Classic tale of barnyard friends that is good from a read aloud book in first grade to an independent read in 5th grade. ISBN: 0064400557. (3.4, 5.5.). Fry Readability Grade Level: 4.

♦ ♦ ♦ Wiesner, David. (1991). Tuesday. There is a forecast of further surprises to come on following Tuesdays. ISBN: 0395551137. (K.5, K.8, 4.5, 5.5)

♦ Wilder, Laura Ingalls. (1998). Little House on the Prairie Series (boxed set of 9 books). On the American Library Association’s suggested reading list. Early American pioneers travel and set up home in Kansas, Minnesota, and the Dakota territory. ISBN: 0064400409. (4.4).

♦ Williams, Sue and Vivas, Julie (I). (1996). I Went Walking. Gathering of barn animals for a parade. ISBN: 0152007717. (K.5, K.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ Wisniewski, David. (1996). Golem. A tale of supernatural forces invoked to save an oppressed people. ISBN: 0395726182 (3.6, 4.5, 5.5).

♦ ♦ Wright, Catherine and Fine, Howard (I). (2001). Steamboat Annie and the Thousand Pound Catfish. This tall tale features an ornery catfish that does not like to sing. Steamboat Annie teaches him a lesson. Descriptive vocabulary abounds. ISBN: 0-399-23331-8. (4.4, 4.6, 5.5).

♦ ♦ Wong, Janet S. and Paschkis, Julie. (2000). Night Garden – Poems from the World of Dreams. This collection of 15 poems takes on the distorted and sometimes dark world of dreams. ISBN: 0689826176. (2.8, 4.6).

♦ Wood, Audrey. (1998). Quick as a Cricket. This book illustrates a joyful celebration of a child’s growing self-awareness using metaphors. ISBN: 0859533069. (4.7).

♦ ♦ Wood, Jakki. (1999). Animal Parade: A Wildlife Alphabet. Animals are associated with letters of the alphabet. ISBN: 0711207771. (K.7, K.9, 1.5).

♦ Yolen, Jane and Degen, Bruce (I). (1990). The Devil's Arithmetic. National Jewish Book Award. Hannah is not really interested in history until she is whisked back in time to the Holocaust where she takes the place of a Jewish girl and sees the impact of war firsthand. ISBN: 0140345353. (4.4).

♦ Yolen, Jane. (1990). Dinosaur Dances. Poems about dinosaurs at a dance party. In the end all that are left are footprints. ISBN: 0399216294. (K.5, K.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Yolen, Jane and Schoenherr, John. (1987). Owl Moon. Caldecott Award Book. A poetic story perfect for reading aloud. Father and daughter go owling. Describes the silent nighttime setting with the expectation of communicating with an owl. ISBN: 0399214577 (K.1, 1.1, 2.7, 3.6).

♦ ♦ ♦ Zelinsky, Paul. (1997). Rapunzel. Caldecott Award Book. By filling his illustrations with visual fine points and making them historically specific, the author reminds the readers of the idea that this story, or something like this story, could happen. ISBN: 0525456074 (3.6, 4.5, 5.5)

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SOL Writing K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Ahlberg, Janet and Allan. (1986). The Jolly Postman. The Jolly postman delivers holiday

letters and gifts to fictional characters. ISBN: 0590441957. (3.10).

♦ Bentley, Nancy, Guthrie, Donna, and Tugeau, Jeremy. (2001). Writing Mysteries, Movies, Monster Stories, and More. Advanced "how to" guide for writing a variety of genres. Describes key elements with writing exercises to develop them. ISBN: 0-7613-1452-0. (5.7).

♦ Burkholder, Kelly. (2001). Artistic Adventures. Sharing ideas about school, family, and friends with your pen pals is the focus of this book. ISBN: 1-57103-353-x. (2.11).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Christelow, Eileen. (1995). What Do Authors Do? The author tells the story of where authors and illustrators find their ideas, what they do when they are stuck, and how long it takes to get published. ISBN: 0-395-71124-x. (2.10, 2.11, 3.9, 3.10, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Cleary, Brian P. and Prosmitsky, Jenya. (2001). To Root to Toot to Parachute: What is a Verb? Bursting with examples of verbs, the author clarifies the concept of verbs for young readers and writers. ISBN: 1-57505-403-5. (2.2, 2.3, 3.9, 3.10, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Heller, Ruth. (1995). Behind the Mask: A Book about Prepositions. Imaginatively and beautifully explains the world of prepositions. ISBN: 0698116984. (2.12, 3.9, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Heller, Ruth. (1998). Fantastic! Wow! And Unreal!: A Book about Interjections and Conjunctions. Indispensable, informative, beautiful book about grammar in a rhyming lesson. ISBN: 0448418622. (2.12, 3.9, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Heller, Ruth. (1998). Kites Sail High!: A Book about Verbs. A beautiful, informative approach to the use of verbs in the English language. ISBN: 0448104806. (2.12, 3.9, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Heller, Ruth. (1989). Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book about Adjectives. Beautifully illustrated book about the use of adjectives in the English language. ISBN: 0695116410. (2.12, 3.9, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Heller, Ruth. (1990). Merry-Go-Round: A Book about Nouns. A rhymed book about the use of nouns using wonderful illustrations. ISBN: 0448400855. (2.12, 3.9, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Heller, Ruth. (1991). Up, Up, and Away: A Book about Adverbs. Brilliant and realistic pictures illustrate the concept of the use of adverbs in the English language. ISBN: 0448402491. (2.12, 3.9, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Heller, Ruth.(1987). A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns. Beautifully illustrated book about the use of nouns in the English language is presented in a rhyming lesson. ISBN: 044819211X. (2.12, 3.9, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Heller, Ruth.(1997). Mine, All Mine: A Book about Pronouns. Introduces pronouns; how and when to use them. ISBN: 0448416069. (2.12, 3.9, 4.7, 5.7).

♦ ♦ James, Elizabeth and Barkin, Carol. (1986). How to Write Terrific Book Reports. From selecting the right book to taking notes to the final draft, this book tells what you need to know to write book reports. ISBN: 0-688-16131-6. (4.6, 5.8).

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SOL Writing K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Krensky, Stephen and Bruthenthal, Diana Cain. (2000). The Youngest Fairy Godmother.

Mavis tries to pursue her goal of playing fairy godmother by granting wishes to those around her, but she finds the process trickier than she thought. ISBN: 0-689-82011-9. (1.7, 2.11).

♦ Leedy, Loreen. (1991). Messages in the Mailbox. Kids learn to write a variety of different kinds of letters (e.g., friendly, business, thank-you). ISBN: 8.23409e+008. (2.11).

♦ Maestro, Betsy and Maestro, Giulio (I). (1992). All Aboard Overnight: A Book of Compound Words. By using compound words, the story of a family's travel by train to their grandmother's house is depicted. The illustrations are engaging. ISBN: 0395-51120-8. (1.2, 1.12).

♦ Moss, Marissa. (1996). Amelia Writes Again. American Girl Series that is a sequel to Amelia's notebook that focuses on expression and descriptive writing. ISBN: 1.56248e+009. (3.9).

♦ ♦ Motyke, Sally Mitchell and Ayers, Donna. (1989). An Ordinary Day. Describes the delights of an ordinary day filled with things to touch, taste, see, and enjoy. ISBN: 0-671-67118-9. (1.12, 2.11).


♦ Rylant, Cynthia and Brown, Kathryn (I). (1996). The Old Woman Who Named Things. An old woman names things that she knows that will outlast her. One day she opens her heart and home up to a brown dog. ISBN: 0152578099. (4.7).

♦ ♦ Schaefer, Carole. (1996). The Squiggle. A little girl’s imagination of what a squiggle could be through sensory words is explored as she takes a walk with her class. ISBN: 0517700476. (1.12, 5.7).

♦ ♦ Steel, Christy and Graves, Kerry. (2000). A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War: The Diary of Charlotte Forten, 1854. This is an excellent "multi-purpose book" that depicts historical facts through the eyes of an African American female in the 1850s written in a diary format. ISBN: 736803459. (4.5, 4.6, 5.6, 5.8).

♦ ♦ Stevenson. James. (1998). Popcorn: Poems. Poems about everyday items. It is called Popcorn because every poem is about something completely different from the one before. ISBN:0688152619. (3.6, 3.10, 4.6).

♦ ♦ Stewart, Sarah and Small, David. (1997). The Gardener. Linda Grace Finch is being sent from the country to the city to live with Uncle Jim because of financial difficulties during the depression. She brings a smile to her uncle's face as she gardens in the city. The story is told in letters. ISBN: 0-37425170. (2.11, 3.10).

♦ ♦ Van Laan, Nancy, and Conteh-Morgan, Jane. (1998). Little Fish Lost. A good book showing descriptive language, alliteration and unusual text formation on the page. A fun book to read. ISBN: 0689813317. (2.7, 2.11, 4.7).

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SOL Writing K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Venolia, Jan and McMahon, Bob (I). (2000). Kids Write Right! What you need to be a writing

powerhouse. A writer's handbook for grammar, punctuation, organization, spelling, and style. ISBN: 1-58246-028-0. (4.8, 5.7).

♦ Viorst, Judith and Cruz, Ray (I). (1972). Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Alexander tells all the terrible things that happened to him in one day. He goes to the dentist with his family. He is the only child that has cavities. Then he wants a certain pair of shoes at the department store, but they are all sold out. After a day full of frustration he decides to move to Australia. ISBN: 0684300072. (1.12).

♦ ♦ ♦ Weller, Janet and Mier, Colin. (1997). The Written Word. "Hello out there!" - series on communication. Discusses the importance of writing as a method of communication as well as development from the alphabet to the CD-rom. ISBN: 0-531-14470-4. (K.9, K.11, 1.11, 3.8).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Wick, Walter and Marzollo, Jean (Photographer). (1995). I Spy School Days. This book has photos and rhyming text. It can also be used for map skills, sets in math, etc. ISBN: 0590674412. (K.4, 1.4, 2.5, 3.9).

♦ ♦ Williams, Vera and Williams, Jennifer. (1991). Stringbean’s Trip to the Shining Sea. A good-hearted celebration of life and experience. ISBN: 059044851X. (2.11, 3.10).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Barnes, Peter W. and Sheryl S. (1996). House Mouse, Senate Mouse. How a bill becomes a

law written in the form of Squeaker of the House and the Senate Mouse-jority leader. Teaches children about Capitol Hill and takes them through the legislative process. ISBN: 09637688-4-0. (3.11, VS.10).

♦ ♦ Bateman, Teresa and O'Brien, John (I). (2001). Red, White, Blue, and Uncle Who? The stories behind some of America's patriotic symbols including the bald eagle, the Pledge of Allegiance and the Star Spangled Banner (difficult reading for young readers) ISBN: 8.23413e+008. (K.9, 1.11).

♦ ♦ Bial, Raymond. (1999). One Room School. Photographs tell the history of schools in America. ISBN: 0-395-9051401. (K.2, K.6, 2.11).

♦ ♦ Blumberg, Rhoda and Morgan, Mary (I). (1993). Bloomers! Bloomers were more than a fad. The picture book explains the symbolism behind this radical 1920s piece of fashion and explains how it relates to the women's rights movement. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Amelia Bloomer are featured. ISBN: 0027116840. (2.11, 3.11).

♦ Brown, Marc. (1991). Arthur Meets the President. Arthur's essay wins a contest and he gets to meet the President. ISBN: 0-316-11265-8. (1.11).

♦ Buehner, Carolyn and Buehner, Mark (I). (1995). It's a Spoon, Not a Shovel. A humorous approach to good manners featuring silly quizzes and exaggerated animal characters. ISBN: 0-8037-1494-7. (K.8).

♦ Dr. Seuss. (1988). The Sneetches. The story gives children a glimpse of discrimination. Two sets of sneetches, one with stars and one without, battle to decide who is the best. May be used to help teach the social relations and the ideas of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ISBN: 03948000893. (2.11).

♦ Edwards, Nancy and Hoctor, Sarah K. (I). (2001). Glenna's Seeds. Glenna gets a packet of marigold seeds from school and places them on a neighbor’s porch. This starts a chain reaction of good deeds around the neighborhood and Glenna does not even know she started it. The sense of community is strong. ISBN: 0878687882. (K.8).

♦ ♦ Fisher, Leonard Everett. (1993). Stars and Stripes: Our National Flag. This book combines the wording of the pledge of allegiance with illustrations of the various flags that were adopted over the years by the USA. It finishes with Old Glory. ISBN: 08234-105306. (K.9, 1.11).

♦ ♦ Fradin, Dennis (1988). Flag of the United States. History of the flag. ISBN: 0516011588. (K.9, 3.11)

♦ ♦ Giblin, James and Dooling, Michael (I). (1998). George Washington: Picture book biography. Contains fact notes and timeline depicting significant personal and public events of his life from youth and through the presidency. ISBN: 0590481010. (1.2, 2.11).

♦ ♦ Hall, Donald and Shed, Greg (I). (1997). The Milkman’s Boy. Traces the story of the Graves family dairy and how milk production time operated in the World War I era. ISBN: 0802784631. (2.9, 2.11, 3.7, 3.9).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Johnson, Linda Carlson. (1992). Our National Symbols. Tells the stories behind such well-

known national symbols as the Liberty Bell, Bald Eagle and Uncle Sam. ISBN: 1878841874. (1.11).

♦ ♦ McAuliffe, Bill and Bearss, Sara. (1999). Virginia Facts and Symbols. Information about the motto, nickname, places to visit, websites, and history coverage from past to present. ISBN: 0736802215. (VS.1, VS.3, USI.1, USI.2, USI.7).

♦ Potter, Beatrix. (1987). The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Peter did not follow the rules set by his mother and as a result many things happened. Can be used as a discussion starter on why rules are important. ISBN: 0723234604. (3.11).

♦ Rappaport, Doreen and Collier, Brian (I). (2001). Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Caldecott Winner. Illustrated biography of Dr. Martin Luther King's words. ISBN: 786807148. (2.11).

♦ Ryan, Pam Munoz, Masiello, Ralph. (1996). The Flag We Love. Beautiful illustrations combine with facts about the American flag to give a historical perspective from its beginning to present time. ISBN: 0-88106-846-2. (1.11).

♦ ♦ Spier, Peter. (1973). The Star Spangled Banner. The words of the national anthem are illustrated with glowing color and a bit of America. ISBN: 0-385-09470. (1.11, USI.3).

♦ ♦ ♦ St. George, Judith and Small, David (I). (2000). So You Want to be President. Caldecott Winner. Brief information on presidents with cartoon illustrations. ISBN: 399234071. (1.8, 1.11, 2.11, USI.4).

♦ Wallner, Alexandra. (1998). Betsy Ross. An introduction to the life of the Philadelphia seamstress credited with sewing the first American flag. ISBN: 0823410714. (K.1).

♦ Wells, Rosemary. (1993). Max and Ruby's 1st Greek Myth: Pandora’s Box. Max learns the importance of following rules and being honest. ISBN: 0-8037-1524-2. (K.8).

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SOL Economics K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Base, Graeme. (2001). The Water Hole. A story book, counting book, and puzzle book all in

one. As animals come to the secret water hole, the amount of water shrinks illustrating the idea of supply and demand. Using different animals, the author shows common needs and wants. ISBN: 0810945681. (1.6, 1.8, 2.9, 3.9).


♦ ♦ ♦ Brisson, Pat and Barnes, Bob (I). (1995). Benny’s Pennies. Benny spends five pennies on just the right things to help out each family member. ISBN: 0440410169. (K.7, 1.8, 2.7).

♦ Brown, Marc. (1993). Arthur’s Pet Business. Arthur goes into the pet business to prove he is responsible enough to own a dog. Arthur ends up with an entire collection of animals. ISBN: 0316113166. (2.7).

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SOL Economics K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Brown, Marcia. (1947). Stone Soup. Caldecott Honor Book and American Library

Association Notable Children's Book. Based on an old French tale, this story relates the triumph of three hungry soldiers who encourage greedy villagers to supply them with a feast. ISBN: 0-684-92296-7. (1.8).

♦ ♦ ♦ Bunting, Eve and Berry, Holly (I). (1996). Market Day. Shares a family's experiences preparing for Market Day and attending the market. Family members have to make choices of what to buy. ISBN: 0-06-025364-9. (K.6, 2.7, 2.8, 3.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ Glass, Julie and Allen, Joy (I). (2000). A Dollar for Penny. A girl runs a lemonade stand and learns about gains and losses associated with the costs of running the stand. ISBN: 0679889736. (1.9, 2.9, 3.9).

♦ ♦ Hall, Donald and Conney, Barbara (I). (1979). Ox-Cart Man. Caldecott Winner. A family makes or barters for what they need in 19th century New England. ISBN: 0670533289. (1.7, 2.8).

♦ ♦ Hoban, Russell and Hoban, Lillian (I). (1999). Bargain for Frances. Frances saves her money for a real tea set but is persuaded to buy a cheaper one. ISBN: 0694012955. (K.7, 1.8).

♦ Lin, Grace. (1999). The Ugly Vegetables. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. A little girl can't help but wonder why her Mother and she are growing plants in their garden that are so different from the pretty flowers their neighbors have. When they harvest the vegetables they have grown, the differences become beautiful and delicious. ISBN: 0881063363. (1.7, 1.8).

♦ ♦ Link, Geraldine Martin and Parker, Nancy (I). (1990). The Goat in the Rug. Geraldine provides her friend Glenmae with wool to make a rug. The book explains the steps and resources needed to make the rug. ISBN: 0689714181. (2.8, 3.6).

♦ ♦ ♦ Mitchell, Margaree King and Ransome, James (I). (1998). Uncle Jed's Barbershop. Sarah Jean's Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, finally saves enough money to open his own barbershop. ISBN: 0613060997. (K.6, 1.8, 2.8).

♦ ♦ Park, Linda Sue. (2001). A Single Shard. Newbery Award. Tree-ear is an orphan living in South Korea in the 12th century. Tree-ear desperately wants to learn to be a potter. When he accidentally destroys a local potter's prized clay box, Tree-ear volunteers to work to repay his debt. ISBN: 0395978270. (2.9, 3.7, 3.9).

♦ ♦ ♦ St. George, Judith and Small, David. (2000). So You Want to be President. Caldecott Winner. Brief information on presidents with cartoon illustrations. ISBN: 399234071. (1.8, 1.11, 2.11, USI.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ Wells, Rosemary. (1977). Bunny Money. Max and Ruby spend so much money on emergencies that they have to be very creative to find a suitable present to buy for their grandmother. ISBN: 0-8037-2146-3. (K.7, 1.8, 2.8).

♦ ♦ ♦ Williams, Vera. (1982). A Chair for My Mother. A little girl, her mother, and her grandmother save their money to by a chair after their furniture is lost in a fire. ISBN: 0-688-00914-x. (K.6, K.7, 1.8, 2.7).

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SOL Economics K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Williams, Vera B. (1983). Something Special for Me. Rosa explores the economic concept of

opportunity, cost, saving, and choice as she decides on a birthday present. ISBN: 0-688-01806-8. (1.7, 1.8, 2.7, 2.8).

♦ Ziefert, Harriet and Lobel, Anita. (1986). A New Coat for Anna. American Library Association Notable Children's Book. Anna needs a new coat for the cold winter, but there is no money. Anna's mother trades objects for the items needed to make a new coat for Anna. ISBN: 0394874269. (2.8).

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SOL Geography K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Base, Graeme. (2001). The Water Hole. A story book, counting book, and puzzle book all in

one. As animals come to the secret water hole, the amount of water shrinks illustrating the idea of supply and demand. Using different animals, the author shows common needs and wants. ISBN: 0810945681. (1.6, 1.8, 2.9, 3.9).

♦ Burton, Virginia Lee. (1972). Katy and the Big Snow. Follow Katy, a crawler tractor, as she plows out the city of Geopolis to the north, east, south, and west. ISBN: 0395181550. (K.3).

♦ Fanelli, Sara. (1995). My Map Book. A childlike view of maps through places like a tummy, a map of a day, a jacket that unfolds to a poster sized map, and a map of a face. ISBN: 0-06-02-64551. (K.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ Knowlton, Jack and Barton, Harriet (I). (1986). Maps and Globes. A brief history of map making, a simple explanation of how to read maps and globes, and an introduction to the many different kinds of maps. ISBN: 0064460495. (K.3, 1.4, 2.5).

♦ ♦ Langen, Annette and Droop, Contanza. (1994). Letters from Felix: A Little Rabbit on a World Tour with Other. Sophie's rabbit, Felix, gets lost in the airport. He travels to places around the world and writes letters to Sophie. Sophie learns interesting facts, people, and places. ISBN: 1558598863. (K.4, 2.5).

♦ ♦ Leedy, Loreen. (2000). Mapping Penny’s World. Introduces map skills to include scale, symbols, keys, labels, and compass rose. A little girl discovers that making a map is easier than writing directions. ISBN: 0805061789. (K.4, 2.6).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Petty, Kate and Maizels, Jennie. (2000). The Amazing Pop-Up Geography Book. Pop-up mountains, volcanoes, continents, countries, storms, etc. A pop-up twirl globe helps to learn hundreds of interesting facts. ISBN: 0-525-46438-7. (K.4, 1.4, 2.6, 3.6).

♦ ♦ ♦ Royston, Angela. (1999). Maps and Symbols. This book utilizes map skills vocabulary in an accessible manner. ISBN: 0-8172-5113-8. (K.4, 2.6, USI.1).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Sweeney, Joan and Cable, Annette (I). (1996). Me on the Map. Excellent primary map skills book – includes directions, map key. ISBN: 0517885573. (K.4, 1.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.6).

♦ ♦ Wisniewski, David. (1999). Tough Cookie. A satire about a tough cookie that lives at the bottom of the cookie jar. This is a detective story full of puns for older audiences. Food is used to discuss the idea of community. ISBN: 0439217911. (1.6, 2.2).

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SOL History: United States K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Adler, David A. (1993). A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman freely gave of

herself to help others to freedom through the Underground Railroad. This picture book chronicles this amazing woman's life. ISBN: 082341065x. (2.11).

♦ Adler, David. (1995). A Picture Book of Paul Revere. One of a series of books about historic figures. There are great illustrations and a great deal of interesting factual information. ISBN: 0-8234-1144-3. (USI.1).

♦ Altman, Susan, Lechner, Susan, and Hughes, Sue (I). (2001). Modern Rhymes about Ancient Times: Ancient Roman. Poems about people, peace, and things in ancient Rome. The illustrations intermixed with the poetry to help students remember the facts. Poems will reach students of diverse learning styles. ISBN: 051621148x. (3.1).

♦ Armstrong, Jennifer and Martindale, Emily (I). (1995). Black-eyed Susan. Susan and her parents are pioneers who settled in the Dakota territory. They live in a one-room sod house with nothing but wheat fields around them. Susan and her father must deal with her mother's depression of being isolated. ISBN: 0679885560. (USI.7).

♦ Avi. (1984). The Fighting Ground. American Library Association Notable Book. Jonathan is 13 and wants to fight against the British. After deceiving his parents, he joins a small band of patriots and gets a firsthand view of the war that changes him forever. ISBN: 0064401855. (USI.6).

♦ Baylor, Byrd and Parnall, Peter (I). (1975). The Desert is Theirs. Caldecott Honor. A look at life in the desert through Native American eyes. ISBN: 068414266x. (USI.3).

♦ ♦ Baylor, Byrd and Parnall, Peter (I). (1976). Hawk, I’m Your Brother. Caldecott Honor Book. A Native American boy captures a hawk in the hope that he can also capture some sense of its ability to fly. ISBN: 0684145715. (2.2, USI.3).


♦ Blumberg, Rhoda. (1998). What’s the Deal? Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase. Excellent source of factual information regarding Louisiana Purchase; background information on daily life and times. ISBN: 0792270134. (USI.7, USI.8).

♦ ♦ Bradby, Marie and Soentpiet, Chris K. (I). (1995). More Than Anything Else. American Library Association, International Reading Association Teacher's Choice. Nine-year old Booker works with his father and brother at the saltworks but dreams of the day when he will be able to read. ISBN: 0329044052. (VS.5, USI.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ Brandt, Keith and Griffith, Gershom (I). (1994). Rosa Parks: Fight for Freedom. Biography of the woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement. ISBN: 0816728321. (1.10, 2.11, 3.11).

♦ ♦ Brenner, Barbara. (1994). If You Were There in 1776. What was happening in the colonies in 1776. ISBN: 0027123227. (VS.5, USI.5, USI.6)

♦ ♦ ♦ Buckley, Susan. (2000). 15 Easy to Read Biography Minibooks: Famous Americans. This book allows teachers to copy mini-books about famous Americans for K-2 children to color, cut and take home. ISBN: 0590967185. (K.1, 1.2, 3.11).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Bulla, Clyde Robert and Chessare, Michele (I). (1999). A Lion to Guard Us. The historical

fiction story of an English family where the father went to Jamestown, leaving behind his wife and children. When the wife died, the children took the door knocker off of their home, boarded a ship, were shipwrecked in the Bahamas, and eventually reunited with their father in Jamestown. ISBN: 0833539906. (VS.3).

♦ ♦ Bunting, Eve and Peck, Beth (I). (1988). How Many Days to America: A Thanksgiving Story. A modern day Thanksgiving story. It updates the version of why people have come to America over the centuries and parallels the Mayflower story and incorporates the current arrival of immigrants. ISBN : 0899195120. (K.1, 3.11).

♦ ♦ Burton, Virginia Lee. (1942). The Little House. The story of a house as time passes and the development of the town grows around it (impact of human interaction with the environment). ISBN: 0-395-18156-9. (K.2, 1.6).

♦ Cobb, Mary and Ellis, Jan Davy. (1995). The Quilt-Block History of Pioneer Days. This book talks about quilt making with references to the wagon train. ISBN: 1-56294-485-1. (USI.7).

♦ ♦ Coles, Robert and Ford, George. (1995). The Story of Ruby Bridges. The first black child to go to an all-white elementary school, Ruby shows how brave and forgiving a 10-year-old can be. ISBN: 059043985. (2.11, VS.8).

♦ Collier, James Lincoln and Collier, Christine (I). (2002). Who is Carrie? The story of a slave girl during the Revolutionary War who tries to find out who she is. ISBN: 0375895035. (USI.6).

♦ Conrad, Pam. (1991). Prairie Visions Life and Times of Solomon Butcher. Story of a man who photographed turn-of-the-century mid-west pioneers-through the text and photographs the readers experience the setting of the Midwest. ISBN: 0-06-021375-2. (USI.7).

♦ ♦ dePaola, Tomie. (1989). Legend of Bluebonnet. Talks about legends of Plains Indians. ISBN : 590426036. (2.2, USI.3).

♦ Draper, Allison Stark. (2001). What People Wore During The American Revolution. Descriptions, photographs, and drawings of clothing worn during the American revolution. One of a series of books on early American clothing. ISBN: 0-8239-5666-0. (USI.6).

♦ ♦ Feest, Christian. (1989). Indians of North America. North American Indian customs are described. Their current conditions and life styles are examined. ISBN: 1555467261. (VS.1, USI.4).

♦ Fisher, Leonard. (1997). Anasazi. Non-fiction picture book about the origins of Native American tribes in the southwest United States. ISBN: 0-689-80737-6. (2.2).

♦ Flournoy, Valerie and Pickney, Jerry (I). (1985). Patchwork Quilt. This book covers trust and sharing among a black family and how they rely on friends to make a history quilt. ISBN: 803700970. (1.1).

♦ Forbes, Esther and Ward, Lynn (I). (1943). Johnny Tremain. Newbery Award. Johnny Tremain is an apprentice silversmith in Boston before the American Revolution. He gets caught up with people like Samuel Adams and events of the Boston Tea Party. ISBN: 0440942500. (USI.5).

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SOL History: United States K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Fradin, Dennis. (1998). Thirteen Colonies. History of the thirteen colonies as they became

states. ISBN: 051601157X. (USI.5).

♦ ♦ Fredericks, Anthony. (2001). Reader's Theater for American History. Short reader’s theaters (plays) about different time periods in U.S. history including questions and websites. ISBN: 1-56308-860-6. (VS.7, VS.8, USI.7, USI.9).

♦ Freedman, Russell. (1987). Lincoln: A Photobiography. Newbery Award. Abraham Lincoln's life is chronicled from when he was a young boy until his assassination. Quotations and historical facts are blended in this photobiography. ISBN: 059042145x. (USI.9).

♦ Fritz, Jean and dePaola, Tomie (I). (1977). Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? Biography of George the Third, who was King of Britain at the time of the American Revolution. ISBN: 069820205421. (USI.5, USI.6).

♦ ♦ Fritz, Jean. (1989). The Great Little Madison. A biography of the Virginian who became the fourth president of the United States. ISBN: 0.399.21768-1. (VS.4, VS.5, USI.7)

♦ ♦ ♦ Fritz, Jean and Robinson, Charles (I). (1997). Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln. The story of the Gettysburg Address. ISBN: 059005662X. (K.1, 2.11, USI.9).

♦ Fritz, Jean and dePaola, Tomie (I). (1998). Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution. The tale of how the United States Constitution was written. ISBN: 0698116240. (USI.7).

♦ Fritz, Jean and Tomes, Margot (I). (1976). What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? Well-written biography of Benjamin Franklin; includes notes on end page to supplement material. ISBN: 0590412051. (USI.7).

♦ Fritz, Jean and Tomes, Margot (I). (1980). Where Do You Think You Are Going, Christopher Columbus? Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who is determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies. ISBN: 0399207236. (USI.4).

♦ Fritz, Jean and Tomes, Margot (I). (1997). Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman. ISBN: 0399233059. (USI.5, USI.6).

♦ ♦ Fritz, Jean and Gammell, Stephen (I). (1979). Stonewall. Interesting novel about Stonewall Jackson's life. ISBN: 0-399-20699-x. (VS.7, USI.9).

♦ Frost, Helen. (2000). Memorial Day. National holiday series includes several other holidays such as Independence Day and Dr. Martin Luther King Day. Easy reading, good for English as a second language students. ISBN: 0-7368-0544-3. (3.11).

♦ ♦ Gay, Kathlyn. (1995). Voices from the Past: Civil War. Good overview of the war including issues, battles, and personal insights. Includes photographs. Good resource for teachers and parents. ISBN: 0805028455. (VS.7, USI.9).

♦ Giblin, James and Dooling, Michael (I). (2000). The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin. A biography capturing more of the personal aspects of the inventor and statesman's life. ISBN: 0590485342. (USI.5, USI.6).

♦ ♦ Giblin, James and Dooling, Michael (I). (1998). George Washington. Picture book biography with fact notes and timeline depicting significant personal and public events of his life from youth and through the presidency. ISBN: 0590481010. (1.2, 2.11).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Gourley, Catherine. (1999). Welcome to Felicity's World 1774: Growing up in Colonial

America. Felicity relates aspects of American Colonial life in Williamsburg and national events are intertwined in the chapters. ISBN: 1562477684. (K.2, VS.5, USI.5, USI.6).

♦ Gregory, Kristiana. (1996). The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart (Dear America Series). A fictional diary of a young girl living in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War. ISBN: 0590226533. (USI.6).

♦ Gunderson, Mary. (2000). Cooking on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods and foods eaten on the journey of Lewis and Clark up and beyond the Missouri River to the Pacific as they charted their territory. ISBN: 0736803548. (USI.8).

♦ Hakim, Joy. (1993). Making Thirteen Colonies. A 150-page book that focuses on the chronology of events of how the thirteen colonies were formed. Although each chapter is brief, the text seems to capture the major events during the time period with a variety of visuals. The format is similar to a textbook and may be a good source for reports and projects. ISBN: 019507747-4. (USI.3, USI.4, USI.5, USI.6, USI.7).

♦ Hopkinson, Deborah and Ransome, James. (1993). Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Discusses the advantages of "house slaves" versus "field slaves". ISBN: 0-679-82311-5. (VS.7).

♦ Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Diterlizzi, Tony, and Lewis, E.B. (I). (2000). Virgie Goes to School with the Boys. Coretta Scott King Award. Virgie is a girl who is allowed to go to school for the first time in her life after the Civil War. The historical fiction book tells about a girl's life during this time. ISBN: 068900762. (USI.9, USI.10).

♦ Karwoski, Gail Langer and Casale, Paul (I). (2001). Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier. The historical fiction story of John Smith's page and apprentice as he sails from England to Jamestown. Sam Collier, the page, experiences hard times in the Virginia settlement. ISBN: 1561452459. (VS.3).

♦ ♦ Kay, Verla and Anderson, Dan. (2001). Tattered Sails. A fictional account of a family coming to the new world based on an actual family from England. Written in a lovely, simple poetry. ISBN: 0399233458. (K.1, 3.3).

♦ Keegan, Marcia. (1991.) Pueblo Boy Growing Up in Two Worlds. Indian heritage and traditions in the present world of computers mesh together. ISBN: 0525650601. (2.2).

♦ Kellogg, Steven. (1988). Johnny Appleseed. Fun and lively presentation of the life of this legendary hero. ISBN: 0688064175. (USI.7).

♦ Knight, James. E. and Wenzel, David (I). (1982). Salem Days. A young farm boy running away to sea in 1774 explores the Salem harbor while waiting for his ship to sail. ISBN: 0893757322. (USI.5).

♦ ♦ Krull, Kathleen and Hewitt, Kathryn. (1998). Lives of the Presidents. Focuses on the lives of the presidents and includes humorous anecdotes. ISBN: 015200808x. (2.11, 3.11).

♦ Krull, Kathleen and Schwartz, Amy (I). (1997). Wish You Were Here. Emily and her Grandma visit all 50 states one summer! The book tells funny facts, incredible stories, and interesting facts about people in our 50 states. ISBN: 0-385-31146-x. (USI.2).

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SOL History: United States K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Kurlansky, Mark. (2001). The Cod's Tale. Economics, exploration, and ocean life are all

integrated into the story of how fishing for cod led to the exploration of North America, contributed to the slave trade, and resulted in the depletion of fish harvests. ISBN: 0-399-23476-4. (2.9, 3.7, 3.9, USI.3, USI.4).

♦ Lindbergh, Reeve and Jakobsen, Kathy (I). (1993). Johnny Appleseed. Beautifully illustrated paintings recounting poetry the life of Johnny Appleseed. ISBN: 0316526185. (USI.7).

♦ Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. (2001). Paul Revere's Ride. This book tells the story of Paul Revere's April 18, 1775, ride. Details about Boston and the types of things that occurred on Paul Revere's ride are shared. ISBN: 1929766130. (USI.6).

♦ Martin, Rafe and Shannon, David (I). (1992). The Rough-Face Girl. International Reading Association Teacher's Choice. An Algonquian Cinderella story of a young girl who is scarred from a fire and is treated poorly. She has a kind heart and possesses great wisdom that leads to a transformation. ISBN: 0590469320. (2.2).

♦ ♦ McAuliffe, Bill. (1999). Virginia Facts and Symbols. Information about the motto, nickname, places to visit, websites, and history coverage from past to present. ISBN: 0736802215. (VS.1, VS.3, USI.1, USI.2, USI.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ McGovern, Ann and Turkle, Brinton. (1992). If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln. If you grew up with Abraham Lincoln would you have to work hard? What kinds of games would you play? What would your school be like? ISBN: 0590451545. (K.1, 1.2, VS.7, USI.9).

♦ McGovern, Ann and DeVito, Anna (I). (1991). If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. The Pilgrims’ journey from leaving England through to arriving in America through their 1st Thanksgiving. ISBN: 0789444744.(K.1).

♦ McGill, Alice and Soentpiet, Chris. (1999). Molly Bannaky. The story of Mary Bannaky who comes to America as an indentured servant, eventually farms her own land and marries a former slave. She becomes Benjamin Banneker’s grandmother. ISBN: 039572287X. (USI.5, USI.6).

♦ Moore, Eva. (1995). The Story of George Washington Carver. Biography about the scientist, George Washington Carver. ISBN: 0590416605. (1.2).

♦ Nelson, Marilyn. (2001). Carver: A Life in Poems. Newbery Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Honor Award. Poetry is used to introduce young readers to the life of George Washington Carver. ISBN: 1886910537. (USI.1).

♦ O'Dell, Scott. (1970). Sing Down the Moon. Bright Morning, a Navajo Indian girl living in the Arizona canyons in 1863, is forced to march to a fort. The story is told from her perspective. ISBN: 0689822278. (USI.1, USI.9).

♦ Osborne, Mary Pope and Murdocca, Sal (I). (2000). Civil War on Sunday. Jack and his sister take a trip back to a battlefront hospital during the Civil War where they meet Clara Barton. ISBN: 067989067x. (USI.9).

♦ Osborne, Mary Pope and Murdocca, Sal (I). (2000). Revolutionary War on Wednesday. Two children journey back in time to the Revolutionary War where they meet George Washington. ISBN: 0679890688. (USI.6).

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SOL History: United States K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Osinski, Alice. (1987). The Sioux. A brief history of the Sioux and Dakota Indians of the

Great Plains describing their tribal organization, customs, religion, and their encounter with the white settlers. ISBN: 0516019295. (2.2).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Parin, Ingrid and Edgar. (1936). George Washington. A simple biography of Washington telling the major events in his life and stressing the upbringing that gave him many of the qualities of leadership. ISBN: 0385241070. (K.1, 1.2, 2.11, 3.11, VS.5, USI.5, USI.6).

♦ Paulsen, Gary. (2000). Soldier's Heart. Historical fiction account of a young Minnesota volunteer in the Civil War. ISBN: 0440228387. (USI.9).

♦ Polacco, Patricia. (1994). Pink and Say. Two boys meet during the Civil War as Union soldiers. The interracial friendship story climaxes when they are captured and made prisoners of war. ISBN: 0590542109. (USI.1, USI.9).

♦ Robinet, Harriette Gillem. (1998). Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule. Scott O’Dell Award. A young boy named Pascal sets out in search of freedom with his older brother, Gideon, and a friend, Nelly. They are former slaves from South Carolina and travel from state to state to find a Freedman's Bureau. ISBN: 068982078x. (USI.10).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Roop, Peter and Connie. (1998). Martin Luther King, Jr. An introductory biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights. ISBN: 1575725606. (K.1, 1.2, 2.11, 2.13, 3.11, VS.9).

♦ Rowland, Della. (1989). The Story of Sacajawea, Guide to Lewis and Clark. Sacajawea's role in the Lewis and Clark expedition is explored. ISBN: 0440402158. (USI.8).

♦ Rylant, Cynthia and Stevenson, Sucie (I). (1987). Birthday Presents. Children's Choice-International Reading Association. A five-year old girl listens to her mother and father describe her previous birthday celebrations ISBN: 0329139576. (K.2).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Santrey, Lawrence and Ostrowsey, William (I). (1982). George Washington, Young Leader. Traces the life of the first President of the United States from his boyhood years at Mount Vernon to his adult years. ISBN: 0893757594. (1.10, 2.11, 3.11, VS.5).

♦ Schanzer, Rosalyn. (1997). How We Crossed the West. The mapping of a route West to the Pacific Ocean. ISBN: 0792237382. (USI.1, USI.8).

♦ Schroeder, Alan and Axler, Rachel (I). (1996). Minty. Story of Harriet Tubman as a young girl. ISBN: 0803718888. (USI.1, USI.8, USI.9,)

♦ Sorensen, Lynda. (1994). The White House. Text accompanies authentic illustrations that chronicle the history of the White House. ISBN: 1559160500. (1.11).

♦ ♦ ♦ Stanchak, John. (2000). Civil War. An eyewitness account at the Civil War using photographs and souvenirs from the period. ISBN: 0789486466. (3.11, VS.7, USI.9).

♦ Stanley, Melanie. (2000). George Washington Carver. An easy biography of George Washington Carver, his life, education, his work as teacher and scientist, and death. Includes timeline and other resources. May be used as a read aloud in first grade. ISBN: 1-58796-007-9. (1.2)

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SOL History: United States K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Steel, Christy and Graves, Kerry. (2000). A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War: The Diary

of Charlotte Forten, 1854. This is an excellent "multi-purpose book" that depicts historical facts through the eyes of an African American female in the 1850s written in a diary format. ISBN: 736803459. (VS.1, VS.2, USI.9).

♦ Sterling, Dorothy. (1954). Freedom Train: Story of Harriet Tubman. True story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. ISBN: 0590436287. (USI.1, USI.8, USI.9).

♦ Stolz, Mary. (1997). Ballad of the Civil War. Twin brothers fight on opposite sides during the Civil War. ISBN: 0590819267. (USI.1, USI.9).

♦ ♦ Wallner, Alexandra. (1994). Betsy Ross. The story of Betsy Ross' success in running a business and raising a family is told. ISBN: 0-8254-1071-4. (K.1, USI.6).

♦ ♦ Waters, Kate and Kendall, Russ (I). (1993). Samuel Eaton’s Day. Excellent account of daily life of Pilgrim boy in the 17th century New England. ISBN: 059046311X. (K.1, USI.6).

♦ ♦ Weil, Ann and Fioentino, Al (I). (1983). Betsy Ross. Story of Betsy Ross’ childhood, growing up in Colonial America. As a woman she is credited with sewing the American flag given to George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776. ISBN: 0020421206. (K.1, USI.6).

♦ Wesley, Valerie and Wilson, Sharon (I). (1997). Freedom's Gift: A Juneteenth Story. Through the setting of the 1940s, two girls explain the tradition behind Juneteenth, the holiday that celebrates the freedom of slaves in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. ISBN: 0689802692. (USI.9).

♦ Whitehurst, Susan. (2000). The Colony of Massachusetts. An introduction to the early days of Massachusetts colony, from the difficulties faced by the pilgrims to the role of Massachusetts in the American Revolution. ISBN: 0823954757. (USI.5).

♦ Whitman, Walter and Sabuda, Robert. (1991). I Hear America Singing. Beautifully illustrated version of the famous poem by Walt Whitman. ISBN: 0-399-21808-4. (2.2).

♦ Williams, Sherley Anne and Byard, Carole. Working Cotton. Describes the life on a cotton farm and the hardships of being a migrant worker in earlier times. ISBN: 0-15-299624-9. (USI.3).

♦ ♦ Winnick, Karen. (1998). Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers. A true story of Abraham Lincoln's career as a politician, and Grace the young girl who suggested that he grow a beard. ISBN: 1563978059. (K.1, 1.2).

♦ Winter, Jeanette. (1988). Follow the Drinking Gourd. The simple folk song sung by slaves as an oral map to freedom via the Underground Railroad. ISBN: 0679819975. (USI.8, USI.9).

♦ ♦ Wisniewski, David. (1999). Tough Cookie. A satire about a tough cookie that lives at the bottom of the cookie jar. This is a detective story full of puns for older audiences. Food is used to discuss the idea of community. ISBN: 0439217911. (1.6, 2.2).

♦ Woodruff, Elvira. (1991). George Washington’s Socks. Journey from a camp-out into Colonial America. ISBN: 0590440365. (VS.5).

♦ Wright, Courtni and Griffith, Greshom. (1994). Journey to Freedom. Harriet Tubman leads young Joshua and his children to freedom. ISBN: 082341096X. (USI.8, USI.9).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Accorsi, William. (1992). My Name is Pocahontas. Using the words that Pocahontas might

have spoken were she describing her adventures to a young friend. The story of her life is told. ISBN: 0-8234-0932-5. (VS.3).

♦ ♦ Adler, David. A., Widerer, Terry (I). (1999). Babe and I. Depression story showing choices. ISBN: 0152013784. (1.8, 2.8).

♦ ♦ Bradby, Marie and Soentpiet, Chris K. (1995). More Than Anything Else. American Library Association, International Reading Association, Teacher's Choice. Nine-year old Booker works with his father and brother at the saltworks but dreams of the day when he will be able to read. ISBN: 0329044052. (K.1, VS.5).

♦ Branch, Muriel Miller and Rice, Dorothy Marie (I). (1997). Pennies to Dollars: The Story of Maggie Lena Walker. A biography of a famous African American business woman who founded a bank. She was born to slave parents in Richmond, Virginia. ISBN: 0-208-02455-7. (VS.9).

♦ Bulla, Clyde. (1981). A Lion to Guard Us. Left on their own in London, three impoverished children draw upon all of their resources to stay together and make their way to Virginia colony in search of their father. ISBN: 006440335. (VS.3).

♦ Bulla, Clyde and Burchard, Peter (I). (1999). Pocahontas and the Strangers. Reviews the events that took place during the settling of Jamestown. ISBN: 0833521403. (VS.2).

♦ Coleman, Brooke. (2000). The Colony of Virginia. Introduction to important people and events in the early years of the Virginia Colony. ISBN: 0823954846. (VS.3).

♦ Denenberg, Barry. (1998). The Journals of William Thomas Emerson, a Revolutionary War Patriot. Historical fiction about a 12-year old orphan who goes to Boston and joins other Patriots against Great Britain. ISBN: 0-590-31350-9. (VS.5).

♦ ♦ Erdosh, George. (1997). Food and recipes of the 13 Colonies. The book has many recipes that were typical of the 13 Colonies. The recipes are easy to prepare. ISBN: 0-8-239-51146. (3.3, VS.5).

♦ Fleming, Candace and Parker, Robert Andrew (I). (1998). Hatmaker’s Sign: The Story. This retelling captures the humor of Franklins tale and adds charming period detail, while the richly colored ink-and –water color paintings are the perfect illustrations. ISBN: 0531300757. (1.2).

♦ ♦ Fredericks, Anthony. (2001). Reader's Theater for American History. Short reader’s theaters (plays) about different time periods in U.S. history including questions and websites. ISBN: 1-56308-860-6. (VS.5, VS.8, USI.7, USI.8, USI.9).

♦ ♦ Fritz, Jean. (1998). The Great Little Madison. A biography of the Virginian who became the fourth president of the United States. ISBN: 0.399.21768-1. (VS.4, VS.5, USI.7)

♦ ♦ Fritz, Jean and Gammell, Stephen (I). (1997). Stonewall. Interesting novel about Stonewall Jackson's life. ISBN: 0-399-20699-x. (VS.7, USI.9).

♦ ♦ ♦ Gourley, Catherine and Young, Jamie (I). (1999). Welcome to Felicity's World 1774: Growing up in Colonial America. Felicity relates aspects of American Colonial life in Williamsburg and national events are intertwined in the chapters. ISBN: 1562477684. (K.2, VS.5, USI.5).

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SOL History: Virginia 1607-present K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Gray, Libba Moore and Fiore, Petro (I). (2000). Dear Willy Rudd. A little girl looks back at

her youth with an African American servant and views Jim Crow laws. ISBN: 671797743. (VS.8).

♦ Hopkinson, Deborah and Ransome, James. (1993). Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Discusses the advantages of "house slaves" versus "field slaves". ISBN: 0-679-82311-5. (VS.7).

♦ Karwoski, Gail Langer and Casale, Paul (I). (2001). Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier. The historical fiction story of Sam Collier, John Smith's page and apprentice, as he sails from England to Jamestown. ISBN: 1561452459. (VS.3).

♦ ♦ Kay, Verla, Anderson, Dan. (2001). Tattered Sails. A fictional account of a family coming to the new world based on an actual family from England. Written in a lovely, simple poetry. ISBN: 0399233458. (3.3, USI.5).

♦ Kent, Zachary. (1992). Williamsburg. Traces the history of Williamsburg from colonial times to the modern restoration. ISBN: 0516048546. (VS.4).

♦ ♦ McAuliffe, Bill. (1999). Virginia Facts and Symbols. Information about the motto, nickname, places to visit, websites, and history coverage from past to present. ISBN: 0736802215. (VS.1, VS.3, VS.4, USI.1, USI.5, USI.7).

♦ ♦ McDaniel, Melissa. (1996). The Powhatan Indians. Chronology of the Powhatan Indians, best known as the tribe of Pocahontas. Good background information for teachers and students. ISBN: 0-7910-2494-6. (2.2, VS.3).

♦ McGovern, Ann. (1964). If You Lived in Colonial Times. If you lived in colonial times, what kind of clothes would you wear, would you go to school, what would happen if you didn’t behave? ISBN: 059045160-X. (VS.5).

♦ Mello, Tara Baukus. (2000). John Smith: English Explorer and Colonist. A biography of the early Virginia explorer and colonist. ISBN: 0-7910-5345-8. (VS.3).

♦ Moss, Marisson. (1999). Emma's Journal. A historical fiction book about Emma who keeps a diary about living in Boston just prior to the American Revolution. ISBN: 0-15-202025-x. (USI.5, USI.6).

♦ Pflueger, Lynda. (1998). Jeb Stuart. Biography of Jeb Stuart and his contributions to the United States ISBN: 0-7660-1014-7. (VS.7).

♦ Sakurai, Gail. (1997). The Jamestown Colony. Provides illustrations and explanation of everyday life in early Jamestown. ISBN: 0-516-20295-2. (VS.3).

♦ Sewall, Marcia. (2001). James Town: Struggle for Survival. Discusses the difficulties associated with settling Jamestown. ISBN: 068981849. (VS.3).

♦ ♦ ♦ Stanchak, John. (2000). Civil War. An eyewitness account at the Civil War using photographs and souvenirs from the period. ISBN: 0789486466. (3.11, VS.7, USI.9).

♦ Stanley, Melanie. (2000). John Smith. An easy biography written about Captain John Smith, the Jamestown Colony, Pocahontas, and his death. Includes timeline and other resources. May be used as a read aloud in the lower grades. ISBN: 1-58796-006-0. (VS.3)

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Steel, Christy and Graves, Kerry. (2000). A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War: The Diary

of Charlotte Forten, 1854. This is an excellent "multi-purpose book" that depicts historical facts through the eyes of an African American female in the 1850s written in a diary format. ISBN: 736803459. (VS.1, VS.2, USI.9).

♦ Seuss, Dr. (1988). The Sneetches. This story gives children a glimpse of discrimination and social relations. Two sets of sneetches, one with stars and one without, battle to decide who is the best. ISBN: 03948000893. (4,5).

♦ Wiles, Deborah and Lagarrigue, Jerome (I). (2001). Freedom Summer. Two friends, one black and one white, in the South during the 1960s anxiously await the day when the town pool will open to all citizens after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They soon find the pool closed and being filled with asphalt. Illustrates Jim Crow laws and defiance of the Civil Rights Act. ISBN: 689830165. (VS.8).

♦ Woodson, Jacqueline and Lewis, Earl B. (I). (2001). Other Side. Two little girls become friends even though they are separated by town feelings. ISBN: 399231161. (VS.8).

History and S.S.

SOL History: World K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Aliki. (1999). Mummies Made in Egypt. The strong illustrations depict symbols and rituals

associated with mummies. The process of mummification is shown. Reading Rainbow profiled the book. ISBN: 0808579116. (2.1).

♦ Altman, Susan, Lechner, Susan, and Appleoff, Sandy (I). (2001). Modern Rhymes About Ancient Times: Ancient Egypt. Poems about famous people, places, and things in each ancient culture. A different format to learn the facts. Poems and illustrations intermixed to spark interest. (The series includes Rome, Greece, Egypt, and Africa) ISBN: 0-516-21149-8. (2.1).

♦ Altman, Susan, Lechner, Susan, and Schilling, Deborah (I). (2001). Modern Rhymes About Ancient Times: Ancient Greece. Poems about famous people, places, and things in each ancient culture. A different format to learn the facts. Poems and illustrations intermixed to spark interest. (The series includes Rome, Greece, Egypt, and Africa) ISBN: 516211501 lb. (3.1).

♦ Chrisp, Peter. (1997). The Romans. Travel through ancient Rome and learn about the emperors, the army, slaves, religion, farming and clothing. ISBN: 0791027074. (3.1).

♦ Clement-Davies, David. (1999). Trojan Horse, The World’s Greatest Adventure. Ancient Greece and the Trojan War. ISBN: 0789444744. (3.1).

♦ Cohen, Daniel. (1990). Ancient Greece. Focuses on the personalities and historical events that shaped the civilization of ancient Greece, from the story of the Trojan War to conquests of Alexander the Great. ISBN: 0385260644. (3.1).

♦ Colten, Daniel. (1990). Ancient Greece. Each page highlights an aspect of Greek culture and civilization. ISBN: 0385260644. (3.1).

♦ Fenton, Gilliam (Ed.). (1992). Ancient Greece. Photographs of Greek history shown through artifacts from the civilization, festivals, games, clothing, travel, and science. (Eyewitness Books Series) ISBN: 0-679-81682-8. (3.1).

♦ Honan, Linda and Kosmer, Ellen. (1998). Ancient Rome. Provides a sense of what it was like during the height of the Roman Empire. ISBN: 0-471-15453-9. (3.1).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Kerr, Daisy and James, John (I). (1996). Ancient Romans. Take a journey into ancient Rome

from emperors and gladiators to religious ceremonies and chariot racing. ISBN: 0-531-14402-X. (3.1).

♦ Kunhardt, Edith. (1987). Pompeii Buried Alive. Easy reader – the study of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. ISBN: 0394888669. (3.1).

♦ ♦ ♦ Kurlansky, Mark. (2001). The Cod's Tale. Economics, exploration, and ocean life are all integrated into the story of how fishing for cod led to the exploration of North America, contributed to the slave trade, and resulted in the depletion of fish harvests. ISBN: 0-399-23476-4. (2.9, 3.7, 3.9, USI.3, USI.4).

♦ ♦ Millard, Anne. (1998). A Street Through Time. The history of a street from 10,000 BC to today. ISBN: 1789434261. (K.2, 2.2).

♦ Nicholoson, Robert and Watts, Clair. (1994). Ancient China. Travel through ancient Chinese lands, see the Great Wall, meet great Chinese thinkers, and explore their culture. ISBN: 0791027023. (2.1).

♦ Osborne, Mary Pope and Murdocca, Sal. (1998). Day of the Dragon King. The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back 2000 years to ancient China where they must find the original copy of an old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King. ISBN: 0679990518. (2.1, 2.8).

♦ Osborne, Mary Pope. (1993). Mummies in the Morning. Jack and his younger sister take a trip in their tree house back to ancient Egypt, where they help a queen’s mummy continue her voyage to the next life. ISBN: 0679924248. (2.1, 2.8).

♦ Sabuda, Robert. (1994). Tutankhamen’s Gift. A fictionalized account of the boyhood of Tutankhamen. ISBN: 0689817304. (2.1).

♦ Schmandt-Besserat, Denise. (1999). The History of Counting. Intended as a teacher resource where ancient number systems can be connected with the system in use today. ISBN: 0-688-14118. (2.1).

♦ Shuter, Jane. (1998). History Opens Windows Series: The Ancient Egyptians. Describes life in ancient Egypt including farming, religion, government, and medicine. ISBN: 1575725908. (2.1).

♦ Streissguth, Tom. (1999). A Ticket to Egypt. Some information on Ancient Egypt, but contains more on modern times. ISBN: 157505135. (2.1).

♦ Taylor, Pat. (1998). History Opens Windows Series: The Ancient Greeks. An introduction to various elements of ancient Greek civilization including gods and goddesses, clothing, food, town and country life, art, theater, and the Olympic Games. ISBN: 1575725894. (3.1).

♦ Weiss, Nicki. (2000). The World Turns Round and Round. Children receive presents from relatives around the world. ISBN: 0-688-17213-x. (2.12).

♦ Wilcox, Charlotte. (2000). Mummies, Bones and Body Parts. Presents a detailed description of the mummification process. ISBN: 1575054868. (2.1).

♦ Young, Ed. (1989). Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China. Caldecott Winner. Chinese folktale similar to red riding hood. ISBN: 039921697. (2.1).

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Mathematics Mathematics SOL Computation and Estimation K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Anno, Masaichiro. (1983). Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar. Demonstrates the concept of

factorials. ISBN: 0-399-20951-4. (4.21, 5.20, 5.21).

♦ Demi, Hitz. (1997). One Grain Of Rice. A clever girl asks the raja to give her one piece of rice doubling it everyday for 30 days. ISBN: 059093998X. (4.1).

♦ ♦ ♦ Gill, Shelley. (2000). The Big Buck Adventure. The true power of spending lies in the many possibilities it allows. Come join in the adventure and solve math problems. ISBN: 0881062944. (1.10, 2.11, 3.13).

♦ Glass, Julie and Allen, Joy (I). (2000). A Dollar for Penny. A girl runs a lemonade stand and learns about gains and losses associated with the costs of running the stand. ISBN: 0679889736. (2.6, 2.7, 2.8).

♦ ♦ Goldstone, Bruce and Cahoon, Heather. (2001). Ten Friends. Rhymes and pictures give an introduction to the many combinations that add up to 10. ISBN: 0-8050-6249-1. (1.8, 2.6).

♦ Hopkins, Lee Bennett and Barbour, Karen (I). (1997). Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems. A collection of math poems useful as a read aloud and to introduce math concepts. ISBN: 059063240x. (3.1).

♦ Hutchins, Pat. (1986). The Doorbell Rang. The children's mother baked a batch of cookies and just as the children sat down to divide the cookies evenly between them the doorbell rang. With additional guests added each time, the children had to divide the cookies over and over. ISBN: 0688052517. (4.8).

♦ ♦ Leedy, Loreen. (1994). Fraction Action. A variety of fractions visualized through basic shapes as well as everyday objects. ISBN: 0-8234-1109-5. (2.11, 3.13).

♦ ♦ Leedy, Loreen. (1997). Mission Addition. Animals explore addition using items in the world around them. ISBN: 082341307. (1.8, 2.6).

♦ Leedy, Loreen. (1992). The Monster Money Book. A little girl and a monster learn about money and why it is needed. ISBN: 0-8234-0922-8. (3.13).

♦ Leedy, Loreen. (1995). 2x2= BOO! A Set of Spooky Multiplication Stories. Exciting Halloween stories to illustrate the basic multiplication facts (1-5). ISBN: 0-8234-1190-7. (3.9).

♦ ♦ Mahy, Margaret and MacCarthy, Patricia (I). (1987). 17 Kings and 42 Elephants. A fanciful romp through the jungle with many animals and tongue twisters. Can be used as an introduction to division. ISBN: 0803704585. (4.8, 5.5).

♦ McGrath, Barbara. (1994). The M&M Counting Book. Uses M&M’s to count, make sets, add, subtract, and create shapes. ISBN: 0-88106-854-3. (1.8).

♦ Miranda, Anne and Powell, Polly (I). (1999). Monster Math. Counting monsters adds up to a great big birthday celebration. ISBN: 015-201835-2. (K.6).

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Mathematics SOL Computation and Estimation K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Murphy, Stuart and Ulrich, George. (1997). Divide and Ride. Teaches division as a group of

friends entertain themselves on different carnival rides. ISBN: 0-06-026776-3. (3.9, 4.8, 5.5).

♦ Murphy, Stuart and Speirs, John (I). (1998). A Fair Bear Share. Uses stories to explain fractions. ISBN: 0-6446714-7. (5.7).

♦ Napoli, Donna Jo, Tchen, Richard, and Walrod, Amy (I). (2001). How Hungry Are You? An introduction to simple division concepts when two friends go on a picnic and gradually add 10 more friends. How will they divide their treats? ISBN: 0-689-83389-x. (3.8, 3.9, 3.11).

♦ Pallotta, Jerry and Bolster, Rob (I). (2002). The Hersey's Milk Chocolate Multiplication Book. A tasty way to reinforce multiplication, fractions, and division. ISBN: 0439236231. (3.6, 3.9, 3.10).

♦ ♦ Pinczes, Elinore J. and MacKain, Bonnie (I). (1993). One Hundred Hungry Ants. One hundred hungry ants head towards a picnic to find yummies for their tummies, but stop and change their line formation illustrating various divisibility options. This causes them to lose time and the food. ISBN: 0395631165. (4.8, 5.3, 5.5).

♦ ♦ Pinczes, Elinor J. and MacKain, Bonnie (I). (1995). A Remainder of One. When the Queen of Bugs demands that her army march in even lines, Private Joe divides the marchers into more and more lines so that he will not be left out of the parade as the remainder of one. ISBN: 0395694558. (4.8, 5.3, 5.5).

♦ ♦ Rocklin, Joanne and Barnes-Murphy, Rowan (I). (1997). One Hungry Cat. Tom the Cat tries to divide evenly the snacks he has baked for himself and two friends. After gobbling up a few treats, Tom is faced with a new division problem. ISBN: 059093726. (4.8, 5.3, 5.5).

♦ Murphy, Kevin. (1999). Jump Kangaroo, Jump. Presents real-world applications of fractions and division. ISBN: 006446721X. (5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ Murphy, Stuart and Cravath, Lynne (I). (1998). Penny Pot. Story teaches children the use of money for buying items. ISBN: 0-06-027606-1. (1.10, 2.11, 3.13).

♦ ♦ Schwartz, David and Kellogg, Steven, (I). (1989). If You Made A Million. Takes a look at the different ways we use money. ISBN: 0688070175. (2.11, 3.13).

♦ Wells, Rosemary. (1977). Bunny Money. Max and Ruby spend so much money on emergencies that they have to be very creative to find a suitable present to buy for their grandmother. ISBN: 0-8037-2146-3. (2.9, 2.11).

♦ ♦ Williams, Rozanne L. (2001). The Coin Counting Book. Useful for learning to count, and naming denominations of all U.S. coins. ISBN: 0-88106-325-8. (K.6, K.7, 1.10).

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Mathematics SOL Geometry K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Adler, David and Tobin, Nancy (I). (1998). Shape Up. Relates everyday foods to geometric

shapes. ISBN: 0-8234-1346-2. (4.15, 4.16, 5.14).

♦ ♦ Burns, Marilyn and Silveria, Gordon (I). (1995). The Greedy Triangle. The Greedy Triangle is unhappy with his shape. He goes to a shape shifter who can change shapes into a variety of polygons. Each time the Greedy Triangle experiences a different shape he has different adventures. Ultimately he chooses to be a triangle. ISBN: 0590489917. (K.11, 1.16).

♦ ♦ Burns, Marilyn and Tilley, Debbie (I). (1997). Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! Picture book to introduce the concept of area and perimeter as the Comfort family looks forward to a family reunion. ISBN: 5.90945e+008. (4.13, 5.8).

♦ Dotlich, Rebecca Kai and Ferrari, Maria (I). (1999). What is Round? Photographs of all kinds of circular objects for students to identify in order to reinforce the shapes. ISBN: 694012084. (K.11, K.12, K.13).

♦ Dotlich, Rebecca Kai and Ferrari, Maria (I). (1999). What is Square? Photographs of all kinds of square objects for students to identify in order to reinforce the shapes. ISBN: 694012076. (K.11, K.12, K.13).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Grifalconi, Ann. (1986). The Village of Round and Square Houses. An African village divides its inhabitants into round or square houses, based on gender. ISBN: 0-316-32862-6. (K.11, 1.16, 2.22, 5.8).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Hewitt, Sally. (1996). Shapes. An interactive approach to defining shapes, such as squares, circles, rectangles, prisms, and more. ISBN: 0817241140. (K.12, 1.16, 2.20, 3.18).

♦ Hoban, Tana. (1985). Is It Larger? Is It Smaller? This picture book reinforces the concepts of larger/smaller. The pictures are bright, colorful, and vivid real life photographs. ISBN: 0-688-04027-6. (K.13).

♦ Hoban, Tana. (1973). Over, Under and Through. Twelve different spatial concepts are presented in black and white. ISBN: 2.74482e+007. (1.15).

♦ ♦ King, Andrew. (1998). Plotting Points and Position. Readers solve problems using position and location. ISBN: 0-7613-0852-0. (3.20, 4.14, 4.15, 4.18).

♦ ♦ ♦ Kirkby, David. (1996). Pattern. Explores concepts of shape and symmetry. ISBN: 1-57572-043-4. (2.21, 2.25, 3.24, 4.21).

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♦ Kirkby, David. (1996). Measures & Spaces. Presents elementary geometric concepts along with simple activities and calculations. ISBN: 1-57572-045-0. (3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.18, 5.14).

♦ Lasky, Kathryn and Hawkes, Kevin. (1994). The Librarian Who Measured the Earth. A read-aloud to introduce the concept of circumference. A short biography of the Greek astronomer Eratosthenes is included. ISBN: 0-316-51526-4. (5.9).

♦ McGrath, Barbara. (1994). The M&M Counting Book. Uses M&M’s to count, make sets, add, subtract, and create shapes. ISBN: 0-88106-854-3. (K.11).

♦ Murphy, Stuart and Floca, Brian. (2000). Let's Fly a Kite. Two siblings argue as they build a kite and learn symmetry along the way. ISBN: 6028344. (2.21).

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Mathematics SOL Geometry K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Neuschwander, Cindy and Geehan, Wayne (I). (1997). Sir Cumference and the First Round

Table. The adventures of Radius, Sir Cumference, and Lady Di of Ameter are illustrated in this medieval knight’s tale. The book teaches the geometric concept of circumference. The book introduces the vocabulary of diameter, circumference, Pi, and radius. ISBN: 1.57091e+009. (5.9).

♦ ♦ Rogers, Paul and Tucker, Sian. (1989). The Shapes Game. A look at finding shapes in different pictures. ISBN: 0-8050-1280-X. (K.11, 1.16).

♦ ♦ Tompart, Ann and Parker, Robert Andrew (I). (1997). Grandfather Tang's Story. A story of two fox fairies who compete by changing shapes. Uses the tangram to create a new animal on each page. ISBN: 0517885581. (K.11, K.12, 1.16, 1.18).

♦ Weiss, Malcolm. (1976). Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Jellybeans! All That? Introduction to algebra, terms and process. Easy to read and comprehend. ISBN: 0690009143. (4.20, 4.21).

Mathematics SOL Measurement K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Adler, David and Tobin, Anne. (1999). How Tall, How Short, How Faraway? Helps to learn

how ancient Egyptians and Romans used fingers, hands, and arms as measuring tools. Shows the differences between customary and metric systems. ISBN: 0-8234-1375-6. (1.12, 3.14).

♦ Axelrod, Amy and McGinley-Nally, Sharon. (1998). Pigs on a Blanket: Fun with Math and Time. The hours pass while a pig family heads to the beach. Great read aloud for time. ISBN: 0689805055. (K.9).

♦ Axlerod, Amy and McGinley-Nally, Sharon. (1997). Pigs in the Pantry. Mrs. Pig cooks using customary measurement - teaching sequencing in a fun way. ISBN: 68980665. (2.17).

♦ ♦ ♦ Branley, Franklin, Weber, Jill, and Van Rynbach, Iris (I). (1993). Keeping Time. Fascinating information about time, day, month, and the sundial - science and folklore, things to make and why. ISBN: 0-395-47777-8. (2.16, 3.15, 5.12).

♦ ♦ Burns, Marilyn and Tilley, Debbie (I). (1997). Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! Picture book that introduces the concept of area and perimeter as the Comfort family looks forward to a family reunion. ISBN: 0590944592. (4.13, 5.8).

♦ ♦ ♦ Connelly, Luella and Dunne, Kathleen. (1995). Let's Measure It. Very simple book to introduce measurement. ISBN: 1-57471-006-0. (1.10, 2.12, 3.14).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Grifalconi, Ann. (1986). The Village of Round and Square Houses. An African village divides its inhabitants into round or square houses, based on gender. ISBN: 0-316-32862-6. (K.11, 1.16, 2.22, 5.8).

♦ ♦ ♦ Harper, Dan, Moser, Barry, and Moser, Cara. (1998). Telling Time with Big Mama Cat. This book teaches time through a beautiful story of a day in the life of a family. It is told through the eyes of their Big Mama Cat. The book contains a fold-out clock with hands that move. ISBN: 0-15-201738-0. (K.9, 1.11, 2.16).

♦ Hoban, Tana. (1973). Over, Under and Through. Twelve different spatial concepts are presented in black and white. ISBN: 2.74482e+007. (1.12).

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Mathematics SOL Measurement K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦

♦ ♦ ♦ Lionni, Leo. (1960). Inch by Inch. To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's

tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song. ISBN: 0-688-13283-9. (1.12, 2.12, 3.14, 4.10, 5.11).

♦ Leedy, Loreen. (1994). Fraction Action. A variety of fractions visualized through basic shapes as well as everyday objects. ISBN: 0-8234-1109-5. (1.10).

♦ ♦ Leedy, Loreen. (1998). Measuring Penny. A girl measures her dog using non-standard units of measure. ISBN: 0805053603. (K.10, 1.12).

♦ ♦ McMillan, Bruce. (1996). Jelly Beans for Sale. An introduction to basic units of money. ISBN: 0-590-86584-6. (K.7, 1.10).

♦ ♦ ♦ Mitchell, Adrian and Pudles, Daniel. (1999). Twice My Size. Rhythmic text shows real-life comparison of objects, animals, and things twice their size. ISBN: 0-7613-1423-7. (K.8, 1.12, 3.14).

♦ Murphy, Stuart J. and Keller, Holly (I). (1996). The Best Bug Parade. Pictures depicting the concepts of big/bigger, small/smaller, long/longer, and short/shorter are presented. ISBN: 006446707. (K.10).

♦ ♦ Murphy, Stuart J. and Gorton, Julia. (1999). Super Sand Castle Saturday. Children build sand castles and measure them with many non-standard tools. ISBN: 0329-08558-1. (K.10, 1.12).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Myller, Rolf and McCrath, Susan. (1962). How Big Is a Foot? Thrown in jail because the bed he made for the queen is too small, an apprentice comes up with a more accurate way of measuring size. ISBN: 0833568531. (K.8, 1.12, 2.12, 3.14).

♦ O'Brien, Patrick. (1999). Gigantic! How big were the dinosaurs? Double-page illustrations compare dinosaurs to objects like cars and ships. ISBN: 0805057382. (K.10).

♦ Schwartz, David M. and Warhola, James. (1999). If You Hopped Like a Frog. Descriptions of ratio comparing what humans would be able to do if they were animals. ISBN: 590098578. (1.12).

♦ ♦ Stevens, Janet and Crummel, Susan. (1999). Cook-A-Doodle-Doo. The grandchild of the little Red Hen enlists friends to make a strawberry short cake and learns how to measure correctly. ISBN: 152019243. (2.17, 3.14).

♦ ♦ Sweeney, Joah and Cable, Annette. (2001). Me and the Measure of Things. Description of all kinds of measurement illustrated by bright bold pictures. ISBN: 037581101x. (2.17, 3.14).

♦ Wells, Robert E. (1993). Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? Big, bigger, biggest illustrated from a whale to the universe. ISBN: 807536555. (1.12).

Mathematics SOL Number and Number Sense K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Adler, David. (1996). Fraction Fun. Defines the term fraction and applies it to real-life

situations. Provides examples and hands on activities with pizza, weight, and money. ISBN: 0-8234-1259-8. (1.6).

♦ ♦ Anno, Mitsumasa. (1989). Anno's Math Games. A variety of concepts such as identifying differences and putting numbers in order. ISBN: 3.99212e+008. (K.17, 1.5).

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Mathematics SOL Number and Number Sense K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Axelrod, Amy. (1992). Pigs Will Be Pigs. An interesting way to think about money in order

to eat. ISBN: 002765415X. (K.7, 1.10, 2.11, 3.13).

♦ Bang, Molly. (1998). Ten Nine Eight. Turn bedtime into playtime with a rhyming game as you learn to count backwards. ISBN: 0-688-00906-9. (K.5).

♦ Base, Graeme. (2001). The Water Hole. A story book, counting book, and puzzle book all in one. As animals come to the secret water hole, the amount of water shrinks illustrating the idea of supply and demand. Using different animals, the author shows common needs and wants. ISBN: 0810945681. (1.1).

♦ ♦ ♦ Carle, Eric. (1972). Rooster’s Off To See the World. A rooster sets off to see the world, encountering fourteen animals along the way. ISBN: 0-88708-042-1. (K.1, K.2, K.3, K.5, K.6, 1.2, 1.5, 2.3).

♦ ♦ Carle, Eric. (1968). 1,2,3 To the Zoo. Each car on the train has one more animal than the one before. ISBN: 0-399-61172-8. (K.2, 1.5).

♦ Carle. Eric. (1969). Very Hungry Caterpillar. American Library Association suggested reading list. Follow the process of a caterpillar as he eats his way through a large quantity of food and changes into a butterfly. ISBN: 0-399-20853-4. (K.2, K.10).

♦ Cuyler, Margery and Howard, Arthur(I). (2000). 100th Day Worries. Jessica is worried about everything, including what to bring on the 100th day of school. Her troubles are told as readers count by 10s, 20s and 25s. ISBN: 0689829795. (1.1, 1.3).

♦ ♦ ♦ Dunbar, Joyce and Majewska, Maria. (1990). Ten Little Mice. This book provides practice counting practice backwards from 10, shows animal habitats, and contains rhyming patterns. ISBN: 0-15-284614-x. (K.5, 1.5, 2.3).

♦ Ernst, Lisa. (1986). Up To Ten and Down Again. Practice counting up to ten and then counting backwards. ISBN: 0-688-04541-3. (K.5).

♦ Falwell, Cathryn. (1993). Feast For 10. A family counts from 1-10 using items in a feast. ISBN: 0-395-62037-6. (K.2).

♦ Falwell, Cathryn. (1998). Christmas for 10. A family counts from 1-10 using Christmas items. ISBN: 0-395-85581-0. (K.2).

♦ Gag, Wanda. (1996). Millions of Cats. Millions of cats follow a man home. One is adopted and loved by the man and his wife. ISBN: 0-698-20091-8. (3.1).

♦ Grossman, Bill. (1996). My Little Sister Ate One Hare. Little sister has no problem eating one hare, two snakes, and three ants, but when she gets to ten peas, she throws up quite a mess. ISBN: 0517596008. (K.5).

♦ ♦ Hutchings, Amy and Richard. (1997). The Gummy Candy Counting Book. Rhyming book showing sets and counting 1-12 with gummy candy. ISBN: 5.90341e+008. (K.1, K.2, 1.1).

♦ Jackson, Woody. (1999). Counting Cows. A bold bovine twist on counting is sure to amuse little ones just learning their numbers. ISBN: 0152021744. (K.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ Leedy, Loreen. (1994). Fraction Action. A variety of fractions visualized through basic shapes as well as everyday objects. ISBN: 0-8234-1109-5. (2.4, 3.5, 4.2, 4.3).

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Mathematics SOL Number and Number Sense K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Leedy, Loreen. (1992). Monster Money Book. A little girl and a monster learn about money.

Why it is needed. ISBN: 0-8234-0922-8. (1.10, 2.1, 3.7).

♦ Marsh, T.J., Ward, Jennifer, and Spengler, Kenneth (I). (2002). Way Out in the Desert. Rhyming book that describes some of the different animals and plants that live in the Sonoran Desert. Students can count the number of "babies" that each adult animal parent has. ISBN: 0873588025. (K.2).

♦ McGrath, Barbara. (1994). The M&M Counting Book. Uses M&M’s to count, make sets, add, subtract, and create shapes. ISBN: 0-88106-854-3. (K.1, K.2).

♦ ♦ McGrath, Barbara, McGrath,Will, Bolster, Rob, and Mazzola, Frank. (1998). The Cheerios Counting Book. Book emphasizing counting 1 - 100. ISBN: 0-590-68357-8. (K.1, K.2, 1.1, 1.2).

♦ ♦ ♦ McMillan, Bruce. (1996). Jelly Beans for Sale. Shows how different combinations of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters can buy varying amounts of jellybeans. ISBN: 0590865846. (K.7, 2.7, 3.7).

♦ Moncure, Jane Belk and Hohag, Linda. (1985). My Five Book. "Little five" introduces the concept of "five" by interacting with five of a variety of things. ISBN: 8953168. (K.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Murphy, Stuart, Karas, G. Brian. (1998). A Fair Bear Share. Uses stories to explain fractions. ISBN: 0-6446714-7. (1.6, 2.4, 3.5, 4.3).

♦ Murphy, Stuart. (1996). Give Me Half! A sister and a brother figure out how to share a pizza, juice, and cupcakes. ISBN: 006025873x. (1.6).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Murphy, Stuart. (1999). Jump Kangaroo, Jump. Presents real-world application of fractions and division. ISBN: 006446721X. (1.6, 2.4, 3.5, 4.3).

♦ ♦ ♦ Nagda, Ann Whitehead and Bickel, Cindy. (2000). Tiger Math: Learning to Graph From a Baby Tiger. An orphan baby tiger's life and development is graphed. ISBN: 0-8050-6248-3. (1.5, 1.18, 2.4, 2.9, 3.22,).

♦ Pallotta, Jerry and Bolster, Rob (I). (2002). The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Multiplication Book. A tasty way to reinforce multiplication, fractions, and division. ISBN: 0439236231. (3.6, 3.9, 3.10).

♦ ♦ Pallotta, Jerry and Bolster, Rob (I). (2001). Twizzlers Percentages Book. Twizzlers are used to explain place value, decimals, and percentages. ISBN: 439154308. (2.1, 3.5).

♦ Pallotta, Jerry and Bolster, Rob (I). (2000). Reese's Pieces Count by Fives. Hands on lesson for counting by fives. ISBN: 0-439-13520-6. (1.3, 1.4).

♦ ♦ Pinczes, Elinor J. and Berry, Holly (I). (1996). Arctic Fives Arrive. On top of an iceberg Arctic animals arrive by fives. Readers count up and back by fives to the number 30. ISBN: 0590769731. (K.4, 1.3).

♦ Rathman, Peggy Mann. (1998). 10 Minutes Till Bedtime. Father announces the minutes left till bedtime as hamsters converge for a madcap tour of the house. ISBN: 039923103X. (K.1).

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Mathematics SOL Number and Number Sense K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Schwartz, David and Meisel, Paul. (1999). On Beyond A Million: An Amazing Math Journey.

Professor X and his dog Y lead a group of children on an amazing math journey by the power of ten. ISBN: 0385322178. (3.1, 4.1, 5.1).

♦ Schwartz, David M. and Kellogg, Steven (I). (1985). How Much Is a Million. American Library Association Notable Book, Boston Globe Book, Hornbook Honor Book for Illustration. Realistic pictures are used to convey a sense of how large a million is. ISBN: 068804097. (4.1).

♦ Schwartz, David and Moss, Marissa. (1998). G is for Googol. A math alphabet book to provide an overview of numbers and number sense. ISBN: 1-883672-58-9. (5.1).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Scieszka, Jon and Smith, Lane. (1995). Math Curse. An amazing book dealing with numbers in everyday life. ISBN: 0670861944. (2.3, 3.5, 4.1, 5.1).

♦ Sheppard, Jeff. (1992). The Right Number of Elephants. A joyous twist on the counting book concept. ISBN: 0064432998. (K.5).

♦ Strickland, Paul. (2000). Ten Terrible Dinosaurs. A rhyming text that is the perfect way to introduce counting down to very young children. ISBN: 0140567704. (K.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ Swinburne, Stephanie R. (2000). What's A Pair? What's A Dozen? A number sense book. ISBN: 1-56397-871-7. (K.2, 1.2, 2.2).

♦ Wadsworth, Ginger. (1999). One Tiger Growls. Various sounds are made by animals in their natural habitats as numbers are counted 1-20. ISBN: 0881062731. (K.5).

♦ Wells, Rosemary. (2000). Emily’s First 100 Days of School. The concept of counting is shown in Emily’s first 100 days of school and gives a description of what each number means. ISBN: 0-7868-0507-2. (1.1, 1.4).

♦ ♦ Williams, Rozanne L. (2001). The Coin Counting Book. Useful for learning to count, and naming the denominations of U.S. coins. ISBN: 0-88106-325-8. (K.6, K.7, 1.10).

♦ Yeatts, Karol L. (2000). Cereal Math. Used best as a teacher resource to teach sorting and classifying with cereal. ISBN: 0-590-51208-0. (1.3, 1.4).

Mathematics SOL Patterns, Functions, and Algebra K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Fair, Sylvia. (1982). The Bedspread. Two sisters who rarely agree decide to design a

bedspread. Teachers could use the book to help students discover symmetry, patterns, and shapes in everyday life. ISBN: 0688008771. (3.24).

♦ Hoban, Tana. (1987). Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue? Clear photographs let students sort by color. ISBN: 0688801714. (K.17).

♦ Jenkins, Emily and Bogacki, Tomek (I). (2001). Five Creatures. Each page groups the five members of the household into different groups. The author's concept came from doing Venn diagrams of her family. ISBN: 374323419. (K.17).

♦ ♦ ♦ King, Andrew. (1998). Discovering Patterns. Patterns in nature and in numbers are explored in games and activities. ISBN: 0-7613-0724-9. (1.20, 1.21, 2.25, 3.24).

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Mathematics SOL Patterns, Functions, and Algebra K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Kirkby, David. (1996). Pattern. Explores such concepts as mathematical shape and

symmetry. ISBN: 1-57572-043-4. (2.21, 2.25, 3.24, 4.21).

♦ ♦ Patilla, Peter. (1999). Sorting. A book teaching young children to sort and to identify patterns. ISBN: 1-57572-969-5. (K.17, 1.20).

♦ ♦ Schwartz, David M. and Meisel, Paul (I). (1999). On Beyond a Million, An Amazing Math Journey. Professor X and his dog Y lead a group of children on an amazing math journey by the power of ten. ISBN: 0385322178. (4.21, 5.20).

♦ ♦ Tuxworth, Nicola. (1999). Mixing and Matching. This book is a simplistic introduction to viewing differences based on attributes such as color, pattern, size and shape. ISBN: 0-8368-2371-0. (K.17, 1.20).

Mathematics SOL Probability and Statistics K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ Cushman, Jean and Weston, Martha (I). (1991). Do You Wanna Bet? Your Chance to Find

Out About Probability. Short stories introduce and practice basic and advanced probability skills. ISBN: 3.95565e+008. (3.23, 4.19, 5.17).

♦ ♦ ♦ Kirkby, David. (1996). Handling Data. Introduces elementary statistical concepts along with simple activities and calculations. ISBN: 1-57572-046-9. (3.21, 3.22, 3.23, 4.19, 4.20, 5.17, 5.18).

♦ ♦ Markle, Sendra. (1997). Discovering Graph Secrets: Experiments, Puzzles, and Games: Exploring Graphs. Shares activities through charts and graphs. ISBN: 0689319428. (4.20, 5.18).

♦ ♦ ♦ Murphy, Stuart and Tusa, Tricia. (1998). Lemonade for Sale. Shows children how to read various types of graphs. ISBN: 0060274409. (1.20, 2.23, 3.22).

♦ ♦ ♦ Nagda, Ann Whitehead and Bickel, Cindy. (2000). Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger. An orphan baby tiger's life and development is graphed. ISBN: 0-8050-6248-3. (1.5, 1.18, 2.4, 2.9, 3.22).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Banks, Kate and Hallensleben, George (I). (2001). A Gift from the Sea. A boy finds a rock

and the rock's past is discussed introducing the rock cycle. ISBN: 0-374-32566-9. (5.7).

♦ Bunce, Vincent. (2000). Restless Planet: Volcanoes. Eyewitness accounts of volcanic activity. ISBN: 0739813277. (5.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ Bunting, Eve. (1996). Sunflower House. A boy and his dad sow sunflower seeds in a circle and watch them grow through the season. ISBN: 0152004831. (K.8, 1.7, 2.7).

♦ Burton, Jane and Taylor, Kim. (1997). The Nature and Science of Leaves. Discusses different kinds of leaves, the forms and colors they may have and their features. ISBN: 083681942x. (1.7).

♦ Burton, Virginia Lee. (1972). Life Story. This book chronicles life development on Earth; the beginning of the universe and formation of rocks to the advent of man. Reviews geological time (eras). ISBN: 0395160308. (5.7).

♦ Cole, Joanna. (1987). The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth. American Library Association’s suggested reading list. The teacher takes the class on a fieldtrip to the interior of the earth. (Magic School Bus series). ISBN: 0590407597. (5.7).

♦ Cole, Joanna and Degen, Bruce (I). (1990). The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System. American Library Association’s suggested reading list. Tour of the solar system learning about the planets. (Magic School Bus series). ISBN: 0590414283. (4.7).

♦ DuBois, William Paene. (1947). The Twenty-one Balloons. Newbery Award Winner. In an attempt to cross the Pacific by balloon, Professor Sherman lands on the remote island of Krakatoa. Volcanic explosions, geography, and the formation of government are highlighted in the book. ISBN: 0-14-03-2097-0. (5.7).

♦ ♦ George, Jean Craighead. (1995). The Fire Bug Connection: An Ecological Mystery. Clues allow 12 year old Maggie to solve the mystery of the reason for the death of fire bugs. ISBN: 0064404749. (4.5, 5.7).

♦ Gershator, Phillis and Matje, Martin. (1998). When it Starts to Snow. Birds, reptiles, people, other animals, and worms respond to the continuing refrain of, "What if it starts to snow? What do you do? Where do you go?" ISBN: 805054049. (1.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ Gibbons, Gail. (1994). Frogs. Describes the frog life cycle, feeding habits, predators, and habitats. ISBN: 082341346. (K.8, 1.7, 3.8).

♦ ♦ Gibbons, Gail. (1993). From Seed to Plant. Seeds transform into full plants that then generate new seeds. ISBN: 0823410250. (1.7, 2.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Gibbons, Gail. (1996). The Reason for the Seasons. Colorful pictures are used to explain the seasons, the solstices, and the equinoxes. ISBN: 0823411745. (K.9, 1.7, 2.7, 3.8, 4.7).

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SOL Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Gibbons, Gail. (1988). The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree. The book follows an apple tree

through all four seasons and illustrates how the seasons change. ISBN: 0152712453. (K.9, 1.7, 2.7, 3.8, 4.8).

♦ Gibbons, Gail. (1992). Weather Words and What They Mean. Simple sentences and cheerful illustrations introduce weather concepts. ISBN: 082340952x. (K.8).

♦ ♦ Hall, Zoe and Halpern, Sheri. (1998). The Apple Pie Tree. Seasonal changes and how animals and states of matter are affected are discussed. ISBN: 3059063269. (1.7, 2.7).

♦ ♦ Hirschi, Ron and Mangelsen, Thomas D. (Photographer). (1991). Summer. This book shows photographs of animals in the summer. ISBN: 0525650547. (1.7, 2.7).

♦ ♦ Hirschi, Ron and Mangelsen, Thomas D. (Photographer). (1990). Spring. Photographic explanation of nature’s changes as winter becomes spring. ISBN: 0525650377. (K.6, 1.7).

♦ Hooper, Meredith and Coady, Chris (I). (1996). The Pebble in My Pocket: A History of Our Earth. The book describes the journey of a pebble over a time period of 480 million years, bringing the reader to the present where a girl is contemplating a rock’s history. ISBN: 0670862592. (5.7)

♦ Hunter, Anne. (1997). Possum’s Harvest Moon. The story demonstrates behavioral adaptations of animals preparing for winter and introduces the concept of nocturnal animals. ISBN: 059012703. (2.7).

♦ Lasky, Kathryn and Hawkes, Kevin. (1994). The Librarian Who Measured the Earth. A read-aloud to introduce the concept of circumference. A short biography of the Greek astronomer Eratosthenes is included. ISBN: 0-316-51526-4. (4.7).

♦ Lauber, Patricia. (1993). Journey to the Planets. Information and photographs of the planets in the solar system. ISBN: 0-517-59029-8. (4.7).

♦ Leedy, Loreen. (1993). Postcards from Pluto: A Tour of the Solar System. Characters “fly” through the solar system and send back postcards with details of each planet. ISBN: 0823412377. (4.7).

♦ ♦ Levenson, George and Thaler, Samuel. (1999). Pumpkin Circle: Story of a Garden. Beautifully photographed book depicting the life cycle of a pumpkin. The pictures show the first growth of the plant. The book shows growth and decay. ISBN: 1582460043. (K.6, K.8, K.9, 2.4).

♦ ♦ Posada, Mia. (2000). Dandelions, Stars in the Grass. The story of the life of a dandelion told in simple words with supporting illustrations. ISBN: 1575053837. (K.6, K.8, 1.5, 1.7).

♦ Simon, Seymour. (1993). Weather. This book explores the causes, changing patterns, and forecasting of weather. ISBN: 0688105467. (3.9).

♦ ♦ Singer, Marilyn and Lessac, Frane. (2000). On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World Weather. Seeing the world in one day allows readers to compare seasons and weather according to geography. ISBN: 6281871. (1.7, 2.7).

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SOL Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Vyner, Sue and Vyner, Tim (I). (1995). Swim for Cover! Adventure on the Coral Reef. An

octopus has adventures with other sea creatures of the ocean around a coral reef. ISBN: 0517700697. (1.7, 2.7).

♦ Wilson, Lynn and Billin-Frye, Paige. (1993). What’s Out There? A Book About Space. Rotation of the Earth, seasons, planets, and exploration of space are discussed in this non-fiction book. ISBN: 0448405172. (4.7).

♦ ♦ Wollard, Kathy and Soloman, Debra (I). (1993). How Come? Planet Earth Addresses frequently asked questions such as "How come space is black?" ISBN: 1563053241. (4.6, 4.7, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7).

♦ Yolen, Jane and Schoenherr, John. (1987). Owl Moon. Caldecott Winner. Father and daughter experience a silent nighttime setting with the expectation of communicating with an owl. ISBN: 0399214577. (1.7).

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SOL Force, Motion, and Energy K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Arnold, Nick and De Saulles, Tony (I). (1999). Horrible Science: Fatal Forces. Explores

Newton's Laws of Motion by appealing to readers sense of "sick science". ISBN: 0439043638. (4.2).

♦ Cobb, Vicki and Ted Enik (I). (1988). Why Doesn’t The Earth Fall Up? And Other Not Such Dumb Questions About Motion. Poses a question and provides answers and engaging cartoons. Good for a teacher or a parent to use to answer those “How come…” questions. ISBN: 0525672532. (1.2).

♦ Cooper, Jason. (1992). Magnets: Science Secrets. Magnets, forces, electricity, poles, and fields. ISBN: 0865931658. (2.2).

♦ Dubois, William Paene. (1947). The Twenty-one Balloons. Newbery Award Winner. In an attempt to cross the Pacific by balloon, Professor Sherman lands on the remote island of Krakatoa. Volcanic explosions, the formation of government, and geography are highlighted in the book. ISBN: 0-14-03-2097-0. (5.7).

♦ Facklam, Marjorie and Johnson, Pamela. (1992). Bees Dance and Whales Sing: Mysteries of Animal Communication. How animals communicate with each other and with humans. Intended as a teacher resource. ISBN: 871565730. (5.2).

♦ Lampton, Christopher and Nicklaus, Carol (I). (1991). Bathtubs, Slides, Roller Coasters: Simple Machines That Are Really Inclined Planes. The book addresses simple machines, in particular the inclined plane, gravity, weight, and friction as they relate to each other. ISBN: 1-878841-23-8. (3.2).

♦ ♦ Mole, Karen Bryant. Forces. Explains the basic principles of forces and movement through direct observation and looking at everyday experiences. ISBN: 1575721082. (3.2, 4.7).

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SOL Force, Motion, and Energy K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Parker, Steve. (1992). Thomas Edison and Electricity. Biography of Thomas Edison and

explanation of his work and its impact from the pre-electric lighting to modern day technology and electronics. ISBN: 0-7910-3012-1. (4.3).

♦ ♦ Schaefer, Lola M. and Saunders-Smith, Gail. (2000). Push and Pull. Primary book with simple text on push and pull that contains pictures of everyday examples. ISBN: 0-7368-0396-3. (K.3, 1.2).

♦ ♦ Wollard, Kathy and Soloman, Debra (I). (1993). How Come? Planet Earth. Addresses frequently asked questions such as "How come space is black?" ISBN: 1563053241. (4.6, 4.7, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7).

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SOL Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Aardema, Verna and Vidal, Beatriz (I). (1981). Bringing Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale.

Story about a boy and his experience during a drought. Demonstrates the relationship between humans and nature. ISBN: 0803708092. (1.6, 2.6).

♦ Beech, Linda and Carolyn Bracken. (1995). Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad: A Book About Decomposition. American Library Association suggested reading list. Traces the decomposition process and the ways animals and plants benefit the soil. (Magic School Bus series). ISBN: 0590400231. (3.7).

♦ ♦ Berger, Melvin, Berger, Gilda, and Tull, Bobbi (I). (1995). Water, Water Everywhere. A book about the water cycle. Explains evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Discusses fresh water and how the water is brought to people's homes. ISBN: 1-57102-056. (3.9, 4.6).

♦ Cole, Joanna. (1987). The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth. American Library Association suggested reading list. Tour inside the Earth starts when only four students do their homework to bring in a rock. (Magic School Bus series). ISBN: 0590407597. (3.7).

♦ de Paola, Tomie. (1985). The Cloud Book. An entertaining, informative non-fiction book about the types of clouds and the types of weather associated with each. ISBN: 0823705311. (4.6).

♦ Dorios, Arthur. (1990). Me and My Shadow. Explains what shadows are, how, and why they exist. The books shares how shadows can reveal size and shape of things around us. ISBN: 0-590-42772-5. (K.7).

♦ Gibbons, Gail. (1992). Weather Words and What They Mean. Simple sentences and cheerful illustrations introduce weather concepts. ISBN: 082340952x. (2.6).

♦ Kurlansky, Mark and Schindler, S. D. (2001). The Cod's Tale. Economics, exploration, and ocean life are all integrated into the story of how fishing for cod led to the exploration of North America, contributed to the slave trade, and resulted in the depletion of fish harvests. ISBN: 0-399-23476-4. (5.6).

♦ Lauber, Patricia. (1996). Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms. Science and the effects of hurricanes. ISBN: 059047406. (4.6).

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SOL Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Lionni, Leo. (1975). A Color of His Own. A little chameleon is distressed that he does not

have his own color like other animals. ISBN: 039483210. (1.7).

♦ Locker, Thomas. (2000). Cloud Dance. Wonderful language talking about clouds and their changes through seasons and weather. More detailed information about weather is included in the back. ISBN: 152022317. (4.6).

♦ McMillan, Bruce. (1991). The Weather Sky. Clear photographs show weather patterns to watch in the sky. ISBN: 0-374-38261-1. (4.6).

♦ Russell, William. (1994). Fossils: From This Earth. Fossils are featured. ISBN: 0865933588. (3.7).

♦ ♦ Schimmel, Schim. (1994). Dear Children of the Earth: A Letter from Home. Children's Book of the Year Fiction book about environmental protection written by the Earth to the human children. ISBN: 1-55971-225-2. (4.5, 5.6).

♦ Simon, Seymour. (1993). Weather. Explores the causes, changing patterns, and forecasting of weather. ISBN: 0688105467. (4.6).

♦ Sis, Peter. (1996). Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei. Views of the life of Galileo and the story of how he mapped the heavens. This changed the way we view Earth’s position in the universe. ISBN: 0374371911. (4.7).

♦ ♦ Wollard, Kathy and Soloman, Debra (I). (1993). How Come? Planet Earth. Addresses frequently asked questions such as "How come space is black?" ISBN: 1563053241. (4.6, 4.7, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7).

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SOL Life Processes K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Baker, Jeannie. (2000). The Hidden Forest. When a friend helps a boy retrieve the fish trap

he lost while fishing off Tasmania, he comes to see the giant kelp forest. ISBN: 0688157602. (1.5, 1.7).

♦ ♦ Bang, Molly and Lockowitz, Linda. (1996). Chattanooga Sludge: Cleaning Toxic Sludge from Chattanooga. A Gulliver Green Book-ecology, environment, recycle. Student interest is heightened by the cartoon format and story of character. ISBN: 0-15-216345-x. (4.4, 5.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ Base, Graeme. (2001). The Water Hole. A story book, counting book, and puzzle book all in one. As animals come to the secret water hole, the amount of water shrinks illustrating the idea of supply and demand. Using different animals, the author shows common needs and wants. ISBN: 0810945681. (K.6, 1.5, 1.8, 2.5, 3.6).

♦ Bash, Barbara. (1994). Ancient Ones: The World of the Old-Growth Douglas Fir. The book addresses how the Douglas Fir and the environment are unique and interrelated. ISBN: 0-87156-561-7. (2.4, 2.5).

♦ ♦ Berger, Melvin and Gilda. (2001). Splash! A Book about Whales and Dolphins. Delightful picture book about these intriguing ocean mammals. ISBN: 0439201667. (1.5, 2.4, 2.5).

♦ ♦ Bunting, Eve. (1996). Sunflower House. A boy and his dad sow sunflower seeds in a circle and watch them grow through the season. ISBN: 0152004831. (1.4, 2.4).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Burton, J. and Taylor, K. (1997). The Nature and Science of Leaves. Discusses different kinds

of leaves, the forms and colors they may have and their features. ISBN: 083681942x. (4.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ Cannon, Janell. (1997). Verdi. A young python does not want to grow up to be slow and boring like the other snakes he sees in the jungle where he lives. ISBN: 0329026801. (K.6, 1.5, 3.4).

♦ ♦ Cannon, Janell and Cannon, Jewell. (1993). Stellaluna. A little fruit bat falls into a bird’s nest with the baby birds and the mother bird tries to raise her. Stellaluna is different from her bird siblings as she likes to hang upside down and fly at night. Eventually she is reunited with her mother. ISBN: 059048379x. (K.6, 1.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Carle, Eric. (1969 reprint 1987). The Very Hungry Caterpillar. American Library Association suggested reading list. Describes the life cycle of a butterfly. ISBN: 0399208534. (K.6, 1.7, 2.4, 3.8, 4.5).

♦ Carle, Eric. (1987). The Tiny Seed. The book depicts how seeds travel and the typical life cycle of a plant. ISBN: 0887080154. (2.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Collard, Sneed B. and Jenkins, Steve. (1997). Animal Dads. Uses torn paper-styled pictures to illustrate what animal dads do. This book has high interest level and students often want to duplicate the artistic style as well as find out how animal dads participate in the lives of their offspring. ISBN: 0-590-03502-9. (K.6, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.4).

♦ Cutchins, Judy. (1991). Slippery Babies: Young Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders. Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a variety of baby amphibians as the struggle to survive and grow to maturity. ISBN: 0-688-09605-0. (2.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Dunbar, Joyce and Majewska, Maria. (1990). Ten Little Mice. This book provides counting practice backwards from 10, shows animal habitats, and contains rhyming patterns. ISBN: 0-15-284614-x. (K.6, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.5, 4.5).

♦ Ehlert, Lois. (1999). Growing Vegetable Soup. The life cycle of vegetables is explored as they are grown, harvested, and made into soup. ISBN: 0833593226. (2.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Fisher, Aileen and Edison, Susan. (1990). Under the Open Sky. This book is a book of poetry that covers seasons and animals as well as rhyming words. Filled with adjectives. ISBN: 1-55924-330-9. (K.6, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.5, 4.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ Fowler, Allan. (1998). Hard-to-See Animals. Camouflage: Tells how different animals use their coloring to blend into their surroundings. ISBN: 051620548x. (1.5, 2.7, 3.4).

♦ Gibbons, Gail. (1988). Dinosaurs. Introduces the characteristics and habits of a variety of dinosaurs. ISBN: 082340708x. (K.6).

♦ ♦ Gibbons, Gail. (1994). Frogs. Describes the frog life cycle, feeding habits, predators, and habitats. ISBN: 082341346. (K.6, 2.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Gibbons, Gail. (1993). From Seed to Plant. Seeds transform into full plants that then generate new seeds. ISBN: 0823410250. (K.6, 1.4, 2.4, 3.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Gove, Doris and Duncan, Beverly. (1994). Red Spotted Newt. Reveals the complicated life cycle, habits, and changing physical characteristics of a female red spotted newt (for older children). ISBN: 0689316976. (1.5, 2.7, 3.4, 4.5).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Hall, Zoe. (1998). The Apple Pie Tree. This book talks about the seasonal changes and how

animals are affected as well as the three forms of water. ISBN: 3059063269. (1.4, 1.5, 2.4).

♦ Heller, Ruth. (1981). Chickens Aren't the Only Ones. A pictorial introduction to animals that lay eggs including other birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and mammals. ISBN: 0448018721. (K.6).

♦ ♦ ♦ Hewett, Joan. (2002). A Tiger Cub Grows Up. The life of a tiger cub is chronicled from birth through adulthood. ISBN: 157505163x. (1.5, 2.4, 3.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Hirschi, Ron and Manglesen, Thomas. (1990). Winter. How animals adapt in winter. ISBN: 0881061344. (1.5, 2.5, 3.4, 4.5).

♦ Hunter, Anne. (1997). Possum’s Harvest Moon. The story demonstrates behavioral adaptations of animals preparing for winter and introduces the concept of nocturnal animals. ISBN: 059012703. (3.4).

♦ ♦ Jenkins, Steve. (1997). What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? Talks about animal defense mechanisms. ISBN: 039582514. (1.5, 2.5).

♦ Johnson, Sylvia and Sato, Yuko (Photographer). (1986). How Leaves Change. A nonfiction book explaining the life cycle of leaves. ISBN: 082251483. (4.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Korman, Susan and Marchesi, Stephen. (2000). Box Turtle at Silver Pond. A box turtle's trials as she crosses the road to lay her eggs. ISBN: 1-56899-860-9. (K.6, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.5, 4.5).

♦ ♦ Krauss, Ruth and Johnson, Crockett. (1945). The Carrot Seed. A little boy plants a carrot seed and patiently cares for it and waits for it to grow even though others think it will not grow. ISBN: 0-06-02335106. (K.6, 1.4).

♦ Lauber, Patricia. (1994). Fur, Feather, and Flippers. Highlights various environments and animals’ adaptability to their surroundings. ISBN: 0590450727. (3.4).

♦ ♦ Lauber, Patricia. (1995). Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food Webs. Explains the food chain and how plants, humans, and other animals are ecologically linked. ISBN: 0-06-022981-0. (3.5, 4.5).

♦ ♦ Laurence, Pringle and Marshall, Bob (I). (2001). A Dragon in the Sky: The Story of a Green Darner Dragonfly. The life cycle, feeding habits, migration, predators, and mating of the dragonfly are presented. Includes information on the dragonfly nymph stage. ISBN: 0-531-30315-2. (3.4, 3.5, 4.5).

♦ Lavies, Bianca. (1993). Compost Critters. About decomposers (bugs that break down dead material into nutrients) and their life cycle. ISBN: 0525447636. (4.5).

♦ ♦ Levenson, George and Thaler, Samuel. (1999). Pumpkin Circle: Story of a Garden. Beautifully photographed book depicting the life cycle of a pumpkin. The pictures show the first growth of the plant. The book shows growth and decay. ISBN: 1582460043. (K.6, K.8, K.9, 2.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ Markle, Sandra. (1996). Creepy Crawly Baby Bugs. How bugs start life, what they need to live and how they care their young. Advanced vocabulary appropriate to the subject. ISBN: 0802784437. (K.6, 1,4, 1.5, 3.4).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Mazer, Anne and Johnson, Steven (I). (1991). Salamander Room. A boy wants to keep an

appealing orange salamander in his room and imagines how he would keep the salamander happy based on its needs. ISBN: 0679861874. (K.6, 1.5).

♦ Noble, Trinka and Kellogg, Steven (I). (1990). The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash. Class trip to a farm and how the animals interact with the children. ISBN: 0140546235. (K.6).

♦ ♦ Posada, Mia. (2000). Dandelions: Stars in the Grass. The story of the life of a dandelion told in simple words with supporting illustrations. ISBN: 1575053837. (K.6, K.8, 1.5, 1.7).

♦ ♦ ♦ Royston, Angela. (1999). How Plants Grow. Simple introduction to plant life through photos. Includes parts of a plant. ISBN: 1575728249. (K.6, 1.4, 2.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ Ryder, Joanne. (2001). Little Panda: The World Welcomes Hua Mei at the San Diego Zoo. The life of a young panda from birth to six months of age is chronicled. ISBN: 0689843100. (K.6, 1.5, 3.4).

♦ ♦ Sayre, April Pulley and Bash, Barbara. (2001). Dig, Wait Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale. A picture book showing the story of a desert toad over several seasons/weather conditions. ISBN: 0-688-16614-8. (2.4, 3.4, 3.6).

♦ Showers, Paul and Watson, Wendy (I). (1997). Sleep is for Everyone. All organisms need sleep. ISBN: 0064451410. (2.4).

♦ ♦ Sill, Cathayn and John. (1997). Book about Mammals. Simple introduction to mammals. ISBN: 156145141x. (1.5, 3.6).

♦ ♦ ♦ Tildes, Phyllis Limbacher. (2000). Animals in Camouflage. How seven animals blend in with their environment. ISBN: 0881061344. (1.5, 2.7, 3.4).

♦ ♦ Wexler, Jerome. (1995). Sundew Stranglers: Plants That Eat Insects. Life cycle of carnivorous plants. ISBN: 0-525-45208-7. (4.4, 5.5).

♦ Yolen, Jane and Schoenherr, John. (1987). Owl Moon. Caldecott Winner. Father and daughter experience a silent nighttime setting with the expectation of communicating with an owl. ISBN: 0399214577. (3.4).

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SOL Living Systems K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ ♦ Alvin, Laura and Silverstein, Virginia. (1998). Food Chains. The book is a solid teacher and

student resource for understanding food chains. ISBN: 0-7613-3002-x. (4.5, 5.5).

♦ Andrews, Jan. (1986). Very Last First Time. Story of an Inuit girl who goes under the frozen ice shelf and walks on the ocean floor while the tide is out. ISBN: 0689503881. (5.5).

♦ ♦ Baker, Jeannie. (2000). The Hidden Forest. When a friend helps a boy retrieve the fish trap he lost while fishing off Tasmania, he comes to see the giant kelp forest. ISBN: 0688157602. (2.5, 3.6).

♦ ♦ Bang, Molly. (1996). Chattanooga Sludge: Cleaning Toxic Sludge From Chattanooga Creek. A Gulliver Green Book-ecology, environment, recycle. Student interest is heightened by the cartoon format and "story" of character. ISBN: 0-15-216345-x. (4.4, 5.5).

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SOL Living Systems K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Bash, Barbara. (1994). Ancient Ones: The World of the Old-Growth Douglas Fir. The

Douglas Fir’s life cycle is discussed in this book that addresses the tree as a system. ISBN: 0-87156-561-7. (2.4, 2.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ Behrens, June. (1989). Dolphins. Describes appearance, behavior, and body systems of this mammal. ISBN: 0516005170. (3.6, 4.5, 5.5).

♦ Cole, Joanna and Degen Brue. (1996). Magic School Bus All Dried Up – A Book About Deserts. American Library Association suggested reading list. Explores animals and land forms of the desert. (Magic School Bus series). ISBN: 0590508318. (3.6).

♦ Dorros, Arthur and Catrow, David. (2000). The Fungus That Ate My School. An out of control science experiment thrives in a closed, damp school. An introduction to the kingdom of fungi. ISBN: 0-439-24456. (5.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Dunbar, Joyce and Majewska, Maria. (1990). Ten Little Mice. This book provides counting practice backwards from 10, shows animal habitats, and contains rhyming patterns. ISBN: 0-15-284614-x. (K.6, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.5, 4.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Fisher, Aileen and Edison, Susan. (1990). Under the Open Sky. A book of poetry that covers seasons and animals as well as rhyming words. Filled with adjectives. ISBN: 1-55924-330-9. (K.6, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.5, 4.5).

♦ ♦ George, Jean Craighead. (1995). The Fire Bug Connection: An Ecological Mystery. Clues allow 12 year old Maggie to solve the mystery of the reason for the death of fire bugs. ISBN: 0064404749. (4.5, 5.7).

♦ Gibbons, Gail. (1994). Frogs. Describes the frog life cycle, feeding habits, predators, and habitats. ISBN: 082341346. (4.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Korman, Susan and Marchesi, Stephen. (2000). Box Turtle at Silver Pond. A box turtle's trials as she crosses the road to lay her eggs. ISBN: 1-56899-860-9. (K.6, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4, 3.5, 4.5).

♦ ♦ Laurence, Pringle and Marstall, Bob (I). (2001). A Dragon in the Sky: The Story of a Green Darner Dragonfly. The life cycle, feeding habits, migration, predators, and mating of the dragonfly are presented. Includes information on the dragonfly nymph stage. ISBN: 0-531-30315-2. (3.4, 3.5, 4.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ Leatherwood, Stephen and Randal Reeves. (1987). The Sea World Book of Dolphins. Discusses how dolphins have adapted and evolved to survive in their environment. ISBN: 0512719571. (3.6, 4.5, 5.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ North Carolina Museum. (1993). Life Cycles: How Living Things Change. Great photos of changes in plants and animals. ISBN: 0590261169. (2.5, 3.5, 4.5).

♦ ♦ ♦ Pallotta, Jerry and Biedrzycki, David (I). (2000). Dory Story. Early Childhood News Director’s Choice Award. An exciting sea adventure for young Danny turns into a lesson about marine biology and the food web. ISBN: 0881060755. (2.5, 3.5, 4.5).

♦ ♦ Rogers, Sally and Mathis, Melissa Bay. (1998). Earthsong. A take-off on the traditional song, "Over in the river," covers 11 animals from around the world rhyming. Practical notes on each animal at the end of the book. ISBN: ISBN: 0525456735. (3.6, 4.5).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Ross, Bill. (1995). Straight from the Bear's Mouth: A Story of Photosynthesis. Story of

photosynthesis using scientific investigation, vocabulary, and diagrams. ISBN: 0-689-31726-3. (4.4, 4.5).

♦ ♦ Sayre, April Pulley and Bash, Barbara. (2001). Dig, Wait Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale. A picture book showing the story of a desert toad over several seasons/weather conditions. ISBN: 0-688-16614-8. (2.4, 3.4, 3.6).

♦ ♦ Schimmel, Schim. (1994). Dear Children of the Earth: A Letter From Home. Children's Book of the Year. Fiction book about environmental protection written by the Earth to the human children. ISBN: 1-55971-225-2. (4.5, 5.6).

♦ Silver, Donald M. and Wynne, Patricia J.. (1997). One Small Square: Swamp. Another in a popular series of books that investigates a small area from top to bottom. This book focuses on the swamp. The drawings are realistic and accurate. Includes endangered animals, plants, and fungi. ISBN: 0070579261 PB. (3.6).

♦ ♦ Silverstein, Alvin, Silverstein, Virginia, and Silverstein, Laura Nunn (1998). Food Chains. Resource for factual information on food chains. ISBN: 076133002x. (4.5, 5.5).

♦ Swanson, Diane. (1994). Safari Beneath the Sea: The Wonder World of the North Pacific Coast. A photo essay on the marine life of the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest. ISBN: 0871568608. (5.5).

♦ Wagner, Jenny. (1975). Aranea: A Story about a Spider. Black and white illustrated book on a spider creating a web and weathering out a storm. ISBN: 002793908. (2.5)

♦ Wadsworth, Ginger. (1999). One Tiger Growls: A Counting Book of Animal Sounds. Various sounds made by animals as numbers 1-20 are counted. Shows the animal in its habitat. ISBN: 0881062731. (4.5).

♦ ♦ Wexler, Jerome. (1995). Sundew Stranglers. Life cycle of carnivorous plants. ISBN: 0-525-45208-7. (4.4, 5.5).

♦ Yolen, Jane and Schoenherr, John. (1987). Owl Moon. Caldecott Winner. Father and daughter go owling. Describes the silent nighttime setting with the expectation of communicating with an owl. ISBN: 0399214577. (4.5).

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SOL Matter K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Baker, Alan. (1994). White Rabbit’s Color Book. A white rabbit experiments with primary

color paints and changes colors himself with each new dip into the colors. ISBN: 1856979539. (K.4).

♦ Cobb, Vicki and Enik, Ted. (1990). Why Can't You Unscramble an Egg? A question and answer book to uncover confusing questions about matter. ISBN: 0-525-67293-1. (5.4).

♦ ♦ dePaola, Tomie. (1989). The Popcorn Book. Presents a variety of facts about popcorn. ISBN: 0823405338. (K.4, 2.3).

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SOL Matter K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Ehlert, Lois. (1995). Snowballs. The book is about a collection of "stuff" that is saved for a

snowy day. It is used to decorate a snow family. When the sun comes out the family melts, gets smaller, and turns into slush. The three forms of water can be illustrated with this book. ISBN: 0152000747. (K.5).

♦ Geisel, Theodore. (1949). Bartholomew and the Oobleck. The book can be linked with a lab investigating properties of matter. ISBN: 0394800753. (5.4).

♦ ♦ ♦ Martin, Jacqueline and Azarian, Mary (I). (1998). Snowflake Bentley. Caldecott Winner. Biography of a man who photographed snowflakes. ISBN: 0395861624. (1.3, 2.3, 3.3).

♦ ♦ Wick, Walter. (1997). A Drop of Water. Describes the characteristics of water. ISBN: 0590221973. (2.3, 5.4).

♦ ♦ Zoehfeld, Kathleen and Meisel, Paul (I). (1998). What Is the World Made Of? All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases. Associates the terms solid, liquids, and gas with everyday objects and experiences. ISBN: 0-329-07907-7. (2.3, 5.4).

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SOL Resources K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Burton, Jane and Taylor, Kim. (1998). Nature and Science of Rocks. Explores aspects of

rocks such as their location, how they are formed, what they are made out of, their appearance, how they can be dated, and their changing nature (rock cycle). ISBN: 0836819454. (4.8).

♦ ♦ Cole, Joanna. (1987). The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth. American Library Association suggested reading list. Tour inside the Earth. (Magic School Bus series). ISBN: 0590407597. (3.10, 4.8).

♦ ♦ Cherry, Lynne. (2000). The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. A man in the rainforest is about to cut down a great kapok tree. He goes to sleep and while he is dreaming different animals come to him to share reasons not to cut down this tree. At the end of the book, the man picks up his ax and walks away, leaving the tree untouched. ISBN: 0152026142. (2.8, 3.19).

♦ ♦ Gibbons, Gail (1999). Recycle: A Handbook for Kids. Explains the process of recycling from start to finish. Discusses what happens to paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic when they are recycled into new products. ISBN: 0785791507. (K.10, 1.8).

♦ ♦ Horenstein, Henry. (1993). How Is a Sneaker Made? Describes the steps involved in manufacturing sneakers and the use of resources. ISBN: 0-671-77747-5. (1.8, 2.8).

♦ Lauber, Patricia. (1991). Summer of Fire: Yellowstone 1988. Explores how the ecology of Yellowstone responded to the devastating fires. Recommended as a teacher resource. ISBN: 0-531-05943-x. (3.10).

♦ Russell, William. (1994). Gold and Silver. The book tells how gold and silver are transformed from ore to jewelry and money. The role of geologists is discussed. ISBN: 0865933596. (4.8).

♦ Russell, William. (1994). Oil, Coal and Gas. Information on fossil fuels. ISBN : 086593357x. (3.11).

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K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Simon, Seymour. (1993). Weather. Explores the causes, changing patterns, and forecasting of

weather. ISBN: 0688105467. (3.10).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Seuss, Dr. (1971). The Lorax. The Once-ler describes the results of the local pollution problems. ISBN: 0394823370. (K.10, 1.8, 2.8, 3.10, 4.8, 5.7).

♦ Telford, Carole and Theodorou, Rod. (1998). Down a River. How rivers move and organisms that depend on the river. ISBN: 157721538. (4.8)

♦ ♦ Udry, Janice and Simont, Marc. (1987). A Tree Is Nice. Caldecott Award. Poetic story about the beauty of trees and why they are good to have around. ISBN: 0064431479. (1.8, 2.8).

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SOL Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic K 1 2 3 4 5 ♦ Brandenberg, Aliki. (1989). My Five Senses. Explores the senses and demonstrates ways

humans use them. ISBN: 0-690-04794-0. (K.1, K.2).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Kramer, Stephen and Bond, Felicia. (1987). How to Think Like a Scientist. The pitfalls of not using all the available information are presented with how the scientific methods can be used as a tool. ISBN: 0-690-04565-4. (1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1).

♦ Montgomery, Sy. (1999). Snake Scientist. The reader can see how scientists formulate hypotheses. ISBN: 0395871697. (4.1).

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Simon, Seymour. (1998). Einstein Anderson Science Detective Series. The one-minute mysteries are solved by Einstein using scientific investigation and reasoning. ISBN: 0-688-1447-0, 0-688-14433-0, 0-688-14443-8, 0-688-14445-1. (2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1).

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Project HOPE, Virginia’s Homeless Education Program K-5 Children’s Literature Correlation

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to the educators from around the state who began the collection of books for the book list, to those who nominated additional books, and those who reviewed the nominations. Your expertise in the

area of children’s literature is an invaluable resource.

Maureen Ambrose Deborah Easter Dr. Denise Johnson Sara Ritter Joanie Bache Laura Estes Jan Kneessi Michelle Rivenburg

Montine Balacke Colleen Flynn Lori Lewis Lauren Romano Dr. Jim Beers Anne Francis Ashley Lowe Pat Sears

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Colleen Corcoran Connie Herman Jennifer Oh Alice Talbot Katey Cunningham Mary Hiltebrand Caroline Parr Barbara Tulli

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