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101 Questions & Answers About Backyard Wildlife
This is the perfect reference book to help find the answers to your child's questions about the insects, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians that may live in your backyard. The question and answer format accompanied by accurate and appealing black and white sketches will make this a favorite handbook for your curious child.
Ages:
Second-grader,
Third-grader
Themes:
Nature,
Nonfiction
Types:
Read Aloud
A Taste of Blackberries
Jamie and his best friend enjoy spending warm summer days playing together in the fields that surround their houses. Unfortunately, a tragic event ends Jamie's life and forces a young boy to figure out how he can experience joy again without his best friend.
Ages:
Second-grader,
Third-grader
Themes:
Friends,
Nature
Types:
Read Aloud
Abel's Island
One day Abel, a dignified and proper mouse, goes out for a picnic with his wife. A massive storm strikes, and he is swept away and stranded on a river island for a year. Abel's strength and endurance are put to the test with many challenges. Will he survive the long and snowy winter? Can he escape the deathly grasp of a screech owl? Will he ever get off the island and see his wife again?
Ages:
Second-grader,
Third-grader
Themes:
Nature
Types:
Read Aloud
Amazing Spiders
Does your child love creepy, crawly critters? If so, this is the perfect book for her. It is packed with dramatic photographs of many spectacular members of the spider family. Information about each spider is written in short, descriptive blurbs ideal for young readers.
Ages:
Kindergartner,
First-grader,
Second-grader,
Third-grader
Themes:
Nature,
Nonfiction
Types:
Read Aloud,
Read to Self
Belly Button Boy
Have you ever struggled to get your child to take a bath? If so, you will enjoy this silly story about Billy who sprouts a plant in his belly button because he refuses to take a bath.
Ages:
Preschooler,
Kindergartner,
First-grader,
Second-grader
Themes:
Family,
Nature
Types:
Read Aloud,
Read to Self
Blueberries for Sal
Your child will delight in finding out how young Sal eats her way through the blueberry fields. As she picks a delicious feast for herself, a mother bear follows closely behind, eating her own berries. Meanwhile, mother bear's cub trails Sal's mom, munching on her pail of blueberries. This Robert McCloskey classic, complete with exquisite pencil drawings and rhythmic text, is a must read for all children.
Ages:
Preschooler,
Kindergartner,
First-grader,
Second-grader
Themes:
Family,
Nature
Types:
Read Aloud,
Read to Self
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
It has not rained on Kapiti Plain for some time, and the animals are suffering. Ki-Pat must save them--along with his people--from this horrible drought. Your child will love this rhythmic cumulative tale as Ki-Pat discovers a creative way to bring the rain back to his African plain.
Ages:
Preschooler,
Kindergartner,
First-grader,
Second-grader,
Third-grader
Themes:
Multicultural,
Nature,
Reading Rainbow
Types:
Read Aloud,
Read to Self
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
This bright and captivating rhyming book will inspire your child to hunt for bugs in the backyard and beyond. An enclosed bug fact chart may also interest your budding entomologist.
Ages:
Preschooler,
Kindergartner,
First-grader,
Second-grader
Themes:
Nature,
Nonfiction
Types:
Read Aloud,
Read to Self
Butterfly Boy
In this heartwarming story, a young boy named Emilio develops a special bond with his grandfather. Together they discover a flock of red admiral butterflies gathering on the white wall of their garage. When his father paints the garage blue, Emilio worries that the butterflies will not come back. Without them, he might not see his grandfather smile again. Bold and imaginative illustrations bring this tender story to life.
Ages:
Kindergartner,
First-grader,
Second-grader,
Third-grader
Themes:
Family,
Nature
Types:
Read Aloud,
Read to Self
Dirt Boy
Young Fister Farnello loved to play in the dirt. He loved to roll in in and eat it. He loved it so much that he hated to get clean. Your child will enjoy finding out what happens when Fister hides in the forest at bathtime and befriends a moss-covered creature named Dirt Man.
Ages:
Preschooler,
Kindergartner,
First-grader,
Second-grader
Themes:
Family,
Health and Nutrition,
Nature
Types:
Read Aloud,
Read to Self
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