|
|
Join our Summer Reading Program now through August 31! ---------------------------------------------------------------- There is still time to participate in our virtual Summer Reading Program. The program is online through Beanstack, an app or web-based program that allows you to track your reading and participate in engaging activities for all ages, including wee readers, kids, teens and adults. |
|
|
|
Picture Book- A heavy snowfall leads Camilla, a boar, and her porcupine friend, Parsley, into uncharted territory. Camilla's love of maps and cartography helps them find the path to the creek. Includes a note to parents and caregivers on celebrating discovery, problem solving, and a love of maps. |
|
The little book of big what-ifsby Renata LiwskaPicture Book- Imagination-inspiring scenes of animal characters exploring silly to serious ""what if"" scenarios, gently examining both the anxieties and curiosities of everyday life. from swallowing a seed to choosing a flavor of ice cream. |
|
|
|
|
Thump goes the rabbit : how animals communicate by Fran HodgkinsNonfiction Picture Book- From the "Let's Find Out and Read- Science" series, explore some of the remarkable ways that animals communicate. This book explains how pets, farm animals and creatures in the wild use both verbal and physical methods to convey messages. Includes a hands-on activity all about how to be a citizen scientist and make observations in your own environment.
|
|
|
|
Weird, wild, amazing! : exploring the incredible world of animals by Tim F. FlanneryIllustrated Nonfiction (grades 4-6)- Did you know that lions once roamed North America, or that albatrosses sleep-fly? Have you ever heard a piranha bark, or ever wondered how the sloth got its name? Internationally renowned author and scientist Tim Flannery's first children's book teaches readers to cherish and delight in our planet's environment.
|
|
Exploring the deep, dark seaby Gail GibbonsPicture Book Nonfiction- Explains the technology for exploration, and the kinds of animals, found at different deep sea levels. Newly revised and updated edition. |
|
|
|
|
Overview : a new way of seeing Earth by Benjamin GrantIllustrated Nonfiction (grades 4-6)- Extraordinary aerial photographs reveal Earth's natural beauty and show the surprising, fascinating, and destructive ways humans have impacted our environment. Adapted for younger readers from the adult book.
|
|
Calling all minds : How to Think and Create Like an Inventorby Temple GrandinNonfiction with some illustration (grades 4-6)-Temple Grandin creates a blueprint for different ways to look at the world and shows readers that there is truly no single way to approach any given problem. Explores how to experiment and how to think about science, encouraging readers to create things by using their imaginations. |
|
|
|
|
A Garfield guide to online etiquette : be kind online by Scott NickelNonfiction Graphic Novel (grades 2-3)- One of four titles in the "Garfield's Guide to Digital Citizenship" series. Full-color comics featuring Garfield and friends help readers navigate the world of cyber safety and digital citizenship.
|
|
On the Internet : our first talk about online safetyby Jillian RobertsNonfiction Picture Book- Addresses common safety concerns in a child-centered way and offers easy to understand rationales as to why it's important to maintain boundaries online just as in real life. |
|
|
|
|
The jumbie god's revenge by Tracey BaptisteChapter Book (grades 4-6)- Latest book (three) of "The Jumbies" series. After two out of season hurricanes nearly destroy her island home, Corrine discovers that the God Huracan is angry. Racing to calm the angry God, Corinne finds her emerging supernatural powers tested.
|
|
The girl and the ghostby Hanna AlkafChapter Book (grades 4-6)- Follows the story of Suraya who inherits from from her Grandmother a pelesit, a ghostly demon. Inspired by a Malaysian folktale. |
|
|
|
|
The Madre de aguas of Cuba by Adam GidwitzChapter Book (grades 3-5)- Newest book (five) in the "Unicorn Rescue Society" series. Traveling to Cuba to rescue a mythical water serpent that is believed to protect the local water supply, Uchenna, Elliot and Professor Fauna find the mission complicated by the creature’s violent behavior and the polluting activities of the Schmoke Brothers.
|
|
Charlie Hernández & the castle of bonesby Ryan CalejoChapter Book (grades 5-7)- Second book in the "Charlie Hernandez" series. Charlie still likes to think of himself as a normal kid. But what's normal about being a demon-slaying preteen, with an encyclopedic knowledge of Hispanic and Latino mythology, who can partially manifest nearly any animal trait found in nature? |
|
|
|
|
The way to Rio Luna by Zoraida CórdovaChapter Book (grades 4-6)- Holding fast to the belief that his runaway older sister is waiting for him in the enchanted fairy-tale realm of their childhood, an 11-year-old foster child begins losing faith. Until he discovers a mysterious library book that provides a direct map to his imaginary world.
|
|
Tumble Math features engaging digital ebooks and animated talking picture books, all with a math theme! |
Seeing symmetryby Loreen LeedyPicture Book Nonfiction- An introduction to the concept of symmetry as found in nature and everyday objects includes step-by-step instructions for creating simple symmetrical designs. |
|
|
|
|
The runaway puppy : a mystery with probability by Lydia BarrimanGraphic Novel- When Amy's puppy runs away, the students make a bar chart showing places the dog is most familiar with and how often she has visited them in order to determine the probability of where she might be. |
|
|
|
|
|