1st and 2nd Grade Greatest Hits

 

Stone girl, bone girl : the story of Mary Anning  jE Anh

Anholt, Laurence

A brief biography of the English girl whose discovery of an Ichthyosaurus skeleton in 1811 when she was twelve led to a life-long interest in fossils and other important discoveries.

 

Little Rat Sets Sail   jE Ban

Bang-Campbell, Monica

With a little courage and a lot of practice, Little Rat overcomes her fear of sailing.

 

Amigo  jE Bay

Baylor, Byrd

Desperately wanting a pet to love, a boy decides to tame a prairie dog who has already decided to tame the boy for his own pet.

 

A New Home  jE Bow

Bowers, Tim

Matt the squirrel has a new home, but misses his old friends.

 

Stories Julian Tells  jE Cam

Cameron, Ann

Relates episodes in seven-year-old Julian's life which include getting into trouble with his younger brother Huey, planting a garden, what he did to try to grow taller, losing a tooth, and finding a new friend.

 

Hungry, Hungry Sharks  jE Col

Cole, Joanna

A simple discussion of the kinds of sharks and their behaviour.

 

Fat Cat on a Mat  jE Cox

Cox, Phil Roxbee

When Fat Cat is frightened by a bee, she runs up a tree and gets stuck. Getting stuck just leads her into more adventures.

 

Hurricanes!  J551.5 H798wh

Hopping, Lorraine Jean

An informative book about hurricanes.

 

Lightning!  J551.56 H798w

Hopping, Lorraine Jean

An informative book about lightning.

 

Mole and Shrew Are Two  jE Kol

Koller, Jackie French

You might not want to be friends with someone who’s tunneled into your bathroom.

 

Fables  jE Lob

Lobel, Arnold

Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.

 

My Chinatown: One Year in Poems  jE Mak

Mak, Kam

A boy adjusts to life away from his home in Hong Kong, in the Chinatown of his new American city.

 

When I Lived with Bats  jE McN

McNulty, Faith

A girl describes how she spent a summer observing the bats around and inside her house and what she discovered about their characteristics and behavior.

 

 

 

 

A Friend for Dragon  jE Pil

Pilkey, Dav

Dragon becomes such close friends with an apple that he deeply mourns its loss and is overjoyed when more grow to take its place.

 

Mrs. Katz and Tush  jE Pol

Polacco, Patricia

A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely, Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.

 

Pie Rats Ahoy!  jE Sca

Scarry, Richard

Uncle Willy uses a clever disguise to save his boat from a gang of pirates and make Busytown Bay safe again.

 

Today I Will Fly!  jE Wil

Willems, Mo

While Piggie is determined to fly, Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen.

 

Bread and Jam for Frances  jE Hob

Hoban, Russell

Frances decides she likes to eat only bread and jam at every meal until -- to her surprise -- her parents grant her wish.

 

The Doorbell Rang  jE Hut

Hutchins, Pat

Each time the doorbell rings, there are more people who have come to share Ma's wonderful cookies.

 

Mama, Do You Love Me?  jE Joo

Joosse, Barbara

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

 

Horton Hatches the Egg  jE Sue (Audiobook)

Seuss, Dr.

When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg - which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.

 

Nate the Great  jE Sha

Sharmat, Marjorie

Nate the Great and his dog Sludge look for Annie's missing picture and, in the process, discover the whereabouts of the missing cat.

 

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble  jE Ste

Steig, William

In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

 

Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl  jE Lee

Van Leeuwen, Jean

Amanda Pig's first day of school is every bit as wonderful as she always hoped it would be.

 

Farmer Duck  jE Mar

Waddell, Martin

When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town.