Author Archives: Mama

Third Grade Social Studies

Sutcliff, R., & Cuffari, R. (1973). The Capricorn bracelet. New York: H. Z. Walck.

Henty, G. A. (1893). Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7037

Manning, M., & Granström, B. (2013). The secrets of Stonehenge. London: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.

Stanley, D. (1999). A time apart. New York: Morrow Junior Books.

Macaulay, D., & Keenan, S. (2012). Castle: how it works. New York, NY: Square Fish/David Macaulay Studio.

Philip, N., & Harris, N. (1997). Robin Hood. 1st American ed. New York: DK Pub.

Osborne, M. P., & Murdocca, S. (1993). The knight at dawn. New York: Random House.

Hering, M., McCusker, P., & Hohn, D. (2011). Revenge of the Red Knight. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House.

Osborne, M. P., & Murdocca, S. (2001). Christmas in Camelot. New York: Random House.

Hering, M., Sanders, N. I., & Hohn, D. (2014). Captured on the high seas. Carol Stream, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

San Souci, R. D., & Lewis, E. B. (2010). Robin Hood and the golden arrow: based on the traditional English ballad. New York: Orchard Books.

Stanley, D., & Vennema, P. (1992). Bard of Avon: the story of William Shakespeare. New York: Morrow Junior Books.

Demi. (2011). Joan of Arc. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children.

Stanley, D., & Vennema, P. (1993). Charles Dickens: the man who had Great Expectations. New York: Morrow Junior Books.

Davis, K. C., & Schindler, S. D. (2002). Don’t know much about the kings & queens of England. [New York]: HarperCollins.

Stanley, D., & Vennema, P. (2001). Good Queen Bess: the story of Elizabeth I of England. [New York]: HarperCollins.

Neubecker, R. (2014). Days of the knights. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.

Krull, K., Brewer, P., & Innerst, S. (2013). The Beatles were fab (and they were funny). Boston: Harcourt Children’s Books.

Hughes, S. (2010). The Christmas Eve ghost. 1st U.S. ed. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press

Hughes, S. (2015). Daisy saves the day. First U.S. edition. Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press.

Middleton, H., & Marks, A. (1998). Captain Cook: the great ocean explorer. New York: Oxford University Press.

Pancheri, J. (2009). Brother William’s year. Brother William is a monk and gardener at Westminster Abbey. Find out what happens in everyday life at the abbey from this month-by-month description. London: Frances Lincoln Children’s.

Cole, J., & Degen, B. (2002). Ms. Frizzle’s adventures: medieval castle. New York: Scholastic Press.

Hopkinson, D., & Hendrix, J. (2012). A boy called Dickens. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books.

Goodall, J. S. (1989). The story of a farm. New York: M.K. McElderry Books.

Antony, S. (2015). The Queen’s hat. [First American edition] New York: Scholastic Press.

Osborne, M. P., & Murdocca, S. (1999). Tonight on the Titanic. New York: Random House.

Second Grade Science

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Lauber, P., & Keller, H. (1995). Who eats what?: Food chains and food webs. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Zoehfeld, K. W., & Westcott, N. B. (1995). What’s alive? New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.

Plants:

Cole, J., Notkin, L., & Ostrom, B. (1997). Scholastic’s the magic school bus gets planted: a book about photosynthesis. New York: Scholastic.

Ehlert, L. (1991). Red leaf, yellow leaf. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Ross, M. E., & Moore, G. (2001). Life cycles. Brookfield, Conn.: Millbrook Press.

Macken, J. E., & Paparone, P. (2008). Flip, float, fly: seeds on the move. New York: Holiday House.

Rustad, M. E. H. (. E. H. (2013). Plants in spring. North Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.

Relf, P., Cole, J., & Scholastic Productions. (1995). The magic school bus plants seeds: a book about how living things grow. New York: Scholastic Inc.

Aston, D. H., & Long, S. (2007). A seed is sleepy. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

Harman, R. (2005). Carbon-oxygen and nitrogen cycles. Chicago: Heinemann Library.

Lawrence, E. (2013). Amazing plant bodies: Tiny to gigantic. Bearport Pub.

Macceca, M. L. (2010). The world of plants. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books.

Kudlinski, K. V., & Schuppert, D. (2005). What do roots do? Minnetonka, MN: NorthWord Books.

Blackaby, S., & DeLage, C. (2003). Plant plumbing: A book about roots and stems. Minneapolis, MN: Picture Window Books.

Bodach, V. (2007). Stems. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.

Kalman, B. (2005). Photosynthesis: Changing sunlight into food. New York, NY: Crabtree Pub.

Aaseng, N. (2011). Weird meat-eating plants. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow.

Lynette, R. (2013). The science behind plants. London: Raintree.

Miller, C. C. (2010). The deadliest plants on earth. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.

Dowdy, P. (2010). Plant cells. New York, NY: Crabtree Pub.

Charman, A. (2012). I wonder why leaves change color and other questions about plants. New York: Kingfisher.

Morgan, S. (2012). Plant life cycles. Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media.

Kalman, B. (1997). How a plant grows. New York, NY: Crabtree Pub.

Bang, M., & Chisholm, P. (2012). Ocean sunlight: How tiny plants feed the seas. New York: Blue Sky Press.

Gould, M. (2012). Giant plants. New York, NY: The Rosen Pub. Group.

Kalman, B. (2011). What is pollination? New York, NY: Crabtree Pub.

Gibbons, G. (1991). From seed to plant. New York: Holiday House.

Royston, A. (2000). Life cycle of a mushroom. Chicago, IL: Heinemann Library.

Stewart, D., & Franklin, C. (2008). How a seed grows into a sunflower. New York, NY: Children’s Press.

Grigsby, S., & Tadgell, N. (2012). First peas to the table: how Thomas Jefferson inspired a school garden. Chicago, Ill.: Albert Whitman & Co.

Bardoe, C., & Smith, J. A. 1. (2006). Gregor Mendel: the friar who grew peas. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Microbes:

Davies, N., & Sutton, E. (2014). Tiny creatures: the world of microbes. First U.S. edition. Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press.

Krulik, N. E., Cole, J., & Ostrom, B. (1997). The magic school bus in a pickle: a book about microbes. New York: Scholastic.

Invertebrates:

French, V., & Ahlberg, J. (2010). Yucky worms. 1st U.S. ed., [reinforced trade ed.] Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press.

Berger, M., & Lloyd, M. (1998). Chirping crickets. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Cleary, B. P., Goneau, M., & Cleary, B. P. (2013). Butterfly, flea, beetle, and bee: what is an insect? Minneapolis: Millbrook Press.

Beech, L. W., & Spiers, J. (1996). The magic school bus gets ants in its pants: a book about ants. New York, NY: Scholastic.

Cole, J., & Degen, B. (1996). The magic school bus inside a beehive. New York: Scholastic Press.

Voake, S., & Voake, C. (2010). Insect detective. 1st U.S. ed. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press.

Knudsen, S. (2003). From egg to butterfly. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications.

Heiligman, D., & Weissman, B. (1996). From Caterpillar to Butterfly. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Rockwell, A. F., & Jenkins, S. (2001). Bugs are insects. New York: HarperCollins.

Aston, D. H., & Long, S. (2011). A butterfly is patient. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Heller, R. (1992). How to hide an octopus & other sea creatures. New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap.

Hurd, E. T., & Brickman, R. (2000). Starfish. New York: HarperCollins.

Esbensen, B. J., & Keller, H. (1993). Sponges are skeletons. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Berger, M., & Schindler, S. D. (2003). Spinning spiders. New York: HarperCollins.

Zoehfeld, K. W., & Davie, H. (1994). What lives in a shell? New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

George, T. C. (2000). Jellies: the life of jellyfish. Brookfield, Conn.: Millbrook Press.

Fish:

Pfeffer, W., & Keller, H. (1996). What’s it like to be a fish? New York, NY: HarperCollinsPublishers.

Molnar, M. (2012). Great white sharks. Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media.

Cleary, B. P., & Goneau, M. (2013). Catfish, cod, salmon, and scrod: what is a fish? Minneapolis: Millbrook Press.

Curtis, J. K., & Wallace, C. (2012). Seahorses. Henry Holt and Co.

Bédoyère, C. D. (2011). Fry to Seahorse. Irvine, CA: QEB Pub.

Waters, J. F., & Barner, B. (2015). Sharks have six senses. New York: HarperCollins.

Cole, J. (1997). Scholastic’s the magic school bus goes upstream: a book about salmon migration. New York: Scholastic.

Amphibians:

Cleary, B. P., Goneau, M., & Cleary, B. P. (2013). Salamander, frog, and polliwog: what is an amphibian? Minneapolis: Millbrook Press.

Knudsen, S. (2003). From tadpole to frog. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications.

Hawes, J., & Fraser, M. A. (2000). Why frogs are wet. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Pfeffer, W., & Keller, H. (1994). From tadpole to frog. New York: HarperCollins.

French, V., & Bartlett, A. (2000). Growing frogs. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press.

Reptiles:

McGuinness, E. J., Caron, R., Cole, J. C., Brown, H., & Kirkova, M. (2009). Baby Turtle’s tale. Denver, CO: Accord Pub.

Lawrence, E. (2012). A Chameleon’s Life. Bearport Pub.

Davies, N., & Chapman, J. (2001). One tiny turtle. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.

Davies, N., & Lozano, L. (2015). I don’t like snakes. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.

Fowler, A., Cornwell, L., Robinson, F., & Kepler, L. (1996). Gator or croc? New York: Children’s Press.

West, T., Cole, J., Ruiz, A., & Scholastic Productions. (1997). The magic school bus gets cold feet: a book about warm- and cold-blooded animals. New York: Scholastic.

Heller, R. (2000). “Galapagos” means “tortoises”. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books for Children.

Cleary, B. P., Goneau, M., & Cleary, B. P. (2013). Tortoise, tree snake, gator, and sea snake: what is a reptile? Minneapolis: Millbrook Press.

Berger, M., & Lloyd, M. (1992). Look out for turtles! New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Birds:

Heller, R. (1981). Chickens aren’t the only ones. New York: Grosset & Dunlap.

Jenkins, P. B., & Rockwell, L. (1995). A nest full of eggs. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Aston, D. H., & Long, S. (2006). An egg is quiet. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

Bédoyère, C. D. (2010). Egg to penguin. Irvine, CA: QEB Pub.

Sklansky, A. E., & Paparone, P. (2005). Where do chicks come from? New York: HarperCollins.

Cleary, B. P., & Goneau, M. (2013). Sparrow, eagle, penguin, and seagull: what is a bird? Minneapolis: Millbrook Press.

Gans, R., & Mirocha, P. (1996). How do birds find their way? New York: HarperCollins.

Tatham, B., & Davie, H. (2002). Penguin chick. New York: HarperCollins.

Jenkins, P. B., & Lloyd, M. (1996). Falcons nest on skyscrapers. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers.

Aston, D. H., & Long, S. (2015). A nest is noisy. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Goldin, A. R., & Davie, H. (1999). Ducks don’t get wet. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Mizumura, K. (1969). The emperor penguins. New York: Crowell.

Mammals:

Nelson, R. (2003). From foal to horse. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications.

Bédoyère, C. D. (2011). Puppy to dog. Irvine, CA: QEB Pub.

Esbensen, B. J., & Davis, L. (1994). Baby whales drink milk. New York: HarperCollins.

Earle, A., & Cole, H. (1995). Zipping, zapping, zooming bats. New York: HarperCollins.

Cleary, B. P., & Goneau, M. (2013). Dolphin, fox, hippo and ox: What Is a Mammal? Minneapolis: Millbrook Press.

George, T. C., & Merrill, C. H. (1996). A dolphin named Bob. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers.

Messner, K., & Neal, C. S. (2011). Over and under the snow. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

Fraser, M. A. (1999). Where are the night animals? New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Bancroft, H., Van Gelder, R. G. 1., & Davie, H. (1997). Animals in winter. Rev. ed. / New York: HarperCollins.

Dorros, A. (1994). Elephant families. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Fraser, M. A. (2002). How animal babies stay safe. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Otto, C., & Morgan-Vanroyen, M. (1998). Our puppies are growing. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Rylant, C. (1996). The whales. New York: Blue Sky Press.

Selsam, M. E. 1., & Donnelly, M. H. (1999). Big tracks, little tracks: following animal prints. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers.

Jenkins, P. B., & Classen, M. (1997). A safe home for manatees. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers.

Human Anatomy:

Harris, R. H., & Emberley, M. (2006). It’s not the stork!: A book about girls, boys, babies, bodies, families, and friends. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.

Showers, P., & Kelley, T. (1992). Look at your eyes. Rev. ed. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.

Showers, P., & Lloyd, M. (1992). How you talk. Rev. ed. New York: HarperCollins.

Showers, P., & Watson, W. (1997). Sleep is for everyone. [Newly illustrated ed.] New York: HarperCollins.

Showers, P., & Miller, E. (2004). A drop of blood. Newly illustrated ed. New York, NY: HarperCollinsPublishers/Harper Trophy.

Showers, P., & Keller, H. (2001). Hear your heart. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Berger, M. (1983). Why I cough, sneeze, shiver, hiccup, & yawn. New York: Crowell.

Balestrino, P. (1989). The skeleton inside you. Rev. ed. New York, NY: Harper & Row.

Aliki. (1990). My feet. New York: Crowell.

Gifford, C., & Ruffle, M. (2012). Outside-in human body. New York, NY: DK Pub.

Harris, C. (2010). 3-d close up: The human body. S.l.: Silver Dolphin.

Arnold, C., & Patterson, A. (2013). Too hot? Too cold?: keeping body temperature just right. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.

Lataif, N., & Rojas, M. (2013). Forever you: A book about your soul and body. Boston, MA: Pauline Books & Media.

Cole, J., & Degen, B. (1988). The magic school bus: inside the human body. New York: Scholastic Inc.

Montgomery, H. L., & Davis, G. C. (2010). Why do my teeth fall out?: And other questions kids have about the human body. Minneapolis, MN: Picture Window Books.

Stones, B. (2012). Your body. London, UK: Kingfisher.

Pinnington, A., & Lamprell, P. (2012). My body. New York: Scholastic.

Rabe, T., & Ruiz, A. (2003). Inside your outside. New York: Random House.

Turnbull, S., & Larkum, A. (2007). Your body. London : [Tulsa, Okla.: Usborne ; EDC].

Petrie, K. (2006). The circulatory system. Edina, MN: Abdo Pub.

Simon, S. (2007). Lungs: your respiratory system. New York: Collins.

Avison, B. (2011). I wonder why i sleep. New York: Kingfisher Books.

Rockwell, L. (2003). The busy body book. New York: Crown Publishers.

Fromer, L., Weissmann, J., & Gerstein, F. (2011). My achy body. Toronto: Tundra Books.

Baines, R. (2009). The bones you own: a book about the human body. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.

Second Grade Social Studies

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Early American History

Petrie, K. (2006). Sir Walter Raleigh. Edina, Minn.: ABDO.

Aronson, M., & Glenn, J. W. (2007). The world made new: why the Age of Exploration happened & how it changed the world. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.

Cooper, J. (2001). Historic St. Augustine. Vero Beach, Fla.: Rourke Book.

Morley, J., Antram, D., & Salariya, D. (2013). You wouldn’t want to be an American colonist!: a settlement you’d rather not start. Revised Edition. New York: Franklin Watts, An Imprint of Scholastic Inc.

Kamma, A., & Johnson, P. (2002). …If you lived with the Indians of the Northwest Coast. New York, NY: Scholastic.

McGovern, A., & Otani, J. (1992). –if you lived in colonial times. New York: Scholastic.

Manning, M., & Granström, B. (2000). What a Viking! 1st American ed. Stockholm ; New York: R&S Books.

D’Aulaire, I., & D’Aulaire, E. P. (1965). Leif the lucky. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday.

Peacock, C. A., & Ettlinger, D. (2004). Pilgrim cat. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman & Co.

Macdonald, F., Antram, D., & Salariya, D. (2004). You wouldn’t want to sail with Christopher Columbus!: uncharted waters you’d rather not cross. New York: F. Watts.

Knight, J. E., & Palmer, J. (1982). The village: life in colonial times. Mahwah, N.J.: Troll Associates.

Sewall, M. (1986). The pilgrims of Plimoth. New York: Atheneum.

Bulla, C. R., & Burchard, P. (1982). Squanto: friend of the Pilgrims. New York: Scholastic.

Roop, P., Roop, C., & Smith, K. W. (1998). –If you lived with the Cherokee. New York: Scholastic.

Hering, M., Younger, M., & Hohn, D. (2011). Problems in Plymouth. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers.

Whitcraft, M. (2003). The Mayflower Compact. New York: Children’s Press.

Whitehurst, S. (2000). The colony of Massachusetts. New York: PowerKids Press.

Coleman, B. (2000). The Colony of Virginia. New York: PowerKids Press.

Whitehurst, S. (2000). The colony of Pennsylvania. New York: PowerKids Press.

Coleman, B. (2000). The colony of Georgia. New York: PowerKids Press.

Whitehurst, S. (2000). The colony of New York. New York: Powerkids Press.

Fradin, D. B. (1988). The thirteen colonies. Chicago: Childrens Press.

Knight, J. E., & Wenzel, D. (1982). Salem days: life in a colonial seaport. Mahwah, N.J.: Troll Associates.

D’Aulaire, I., & D’Aulaire, E. P. (1946). Pocahontas. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday.

Osborne, M. P., & Murdocca, S. (2002). Thanksgiving on Thursday. New York: Random House.

Gingrich, C., & Arciero, S. (2012). Land of the Pilgrims’ pride. Washington, DC : New York: Regnery Kids ; Distributed to the trade by Perseus Distribution.

D’Aulaire, I., & D’Aulaire, E. P. (1955). Columbus. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday.

Harness, C. (1992). Three young pilgrims. 1st American ed. New York : Toronto : New York: Bradbury Press ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International.

Lasky, K., & Manders, J. (2009). Two bad pilgrims. New York: Viking.

Maestro, B., & Maestro, G. (1996). The new Americans: Colonial times, 1620-1689. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books.

Edmonds, W. D. (1989). The matchlock gun. New York: Putnam’s.

Stanley, D., & Berry, H. (2001). Joining the Boston Tea Party. New York: HarperCollins.

D’Aulaire, I., & D’Aulaire, E. P. (1936). George Washington. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran.

Gingrich, C., & Arciero, S. (2011). Sweet land of liberty. Washington, DC : New York: Regnery Pub. ; Distributed to the trade by Perseus Distribution.

Gingrich, C., & Arciero, S. (2013). Yankee Doodle Dandy. Washington, DC: Regnery Kids, an imprint of Regnery Publishing, Inc.

Fritz, J., & DePaola, T. (1996). Can’t you make them behave, King George? New York, NY: Putnam & Grosset Group.

Fritz, J., & Tomes, M. (1975). Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.

Fritz, J., & Hyman, T. S. (1974). Why don’t you get a horse, Sam Adams? New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.

Jefferson, T., & Fink, S. (2002). The Declaration of Independence. New York: Scholastic Nonfiction.

Fritz, J., & Tomes, M. (1973). And then what happened, Paul Revere? New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.

Hering, M., Sanders, N. I., & Hohn, D. (2013). The Redcoats are coming! Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale.

Fritz, J., & Hyman, T. S. (1976). Will you sign here, John Hancock? New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.

Dalgliesh, A., & Nonnast, M. (1995). The Fourth of July story. 2nd Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks.

Reit, S. (1990). Guns for General Washington: a story of the American Revolution. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Adler, D. A., Wallner, J. C., & Wallner, A. (1990). A picture book of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Holiday House.

Adler, D. A., Wallner, J. C., & Wallner, A. (1989). A picture book of George Washington. 1st ed. New York: Holiday House.

Adler, D. A., Wallner, J. C., & Wallner, A. (1995). A picture book of Paul Revere. New York: Holiday House.

Fleischman, S., & Sis, P. (1988). By the great hornspoon! New York: Greenwillow Books.

Erdrich, L. (1999). The birchbark house. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.

Fritz, J., & Tomes, M. (1976). What’s the big idea, Ben Franklin? New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.

Walker, S. M., & Beier, E. (1998). The 18 penny goose. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Osborne, M. P., & Murdocca, S. (2000). Revolutionary war on Wednesday. New York: Random House.

Kellogg, S., & Bangs, E. (1996). Yankee Doodle. 2nd ed. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Cheney, L. V., & Fiore, P. M. (2004). When Washington crossed the Delaware: a wintertime story for young patriots. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Harness, C. (2000). George Washington. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.

Kerley, B., & Fotheringham, E. (2012). Those rebels, John and Tom. New York: Scholastic Press.

Adler, D. A., Adler, M. S., & Himler, R. (2010). A picture book of John and Abigail Adams. New York: Holiday House.

Knight, J. E., & Guzzi, G. (19991982). The winter at Valley Forge: survival and victory. Mahwah, N.J.: Troll Associates.

Castrovilla, S., & Kozjan, D. (2013). Revolutionary friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. Honesdale, Pa.: Calkins Creek.

Kalman, M. (2014). Thomas Jefferson: life, liberty and the pursuit of everything. New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen Books, , an imprint of Penguin Group (USA).

Freedman, R. (2000). Give me liberty!: the story of the Declaration of Independence. New York: Holiday House.

Harness, C. (1994). Young John Quincy. New York : Toronto : New York: Bradbury Press ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International.

Rockwell, A. F., & Buhler, C. v. (2002). They called her Molly Pitcher. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Harness, C. (2003). The revolutionary John Adams. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.

Fleming, C., & Parker, R. A. (1998). The hatmaker’s sign. New York: Orchard Books.

Adler, D. A., Wallner, J. C., & Wallner, A. (1995). A picture book of Patrick Henry. New York: Holiday House.

Lawson, R. (1939). Ben and me: a new and astonishing life of Benjamin Franklin as written by his good mouse, Amos. Boston: Little, Brown.

Moore, K., & O’Leary, D. (1997). –if you lived at the time of the American Revolution. New York: Scholastic.

Pinkney, A. D., & Pinkney, J. B. (1994). Dear Benjamin Banneker. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace & Co.

St. George, J., & Hillenbrand, W. (2005). The journey of the one and only Declaration of Independence. New York: Philomel Books.

D’Aulaire, I., & D’Aulaire, E. P. (2001). The star spangled banner. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday.

Adler, D. A., Adler, M. S., & Himler, R. (2009). A picture book of Dolley and James Madison. New York: Holiday House.

Adler, D. A. (2003). A picture book Of Lewis And Clark. New York: Holiday House.

Fritz, J., & DePaola, T. (1987). Shh! we’re writing the Constitution. New York: Putnam.

Adler, D. A., & Brown, D. (2000). A picture book of Sacagawea. New York: Holiday House.

Morley, J., Bergin, M., & Salariya, D. (2013). You wouldn’t want to explore with Lewis and Clark!: an epic journey you’d rather not make. New York: Franklin Watts, An Imprint of Scholastic Inc.

Steele, W. O. (1990). The buffalo knife. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Kinsey-Warnock, N., Kinsey, H., & Rand, T. (1993). The bear that heard crying. New York: Cobblehill Books/Dutton.

Kellogg, S. (1992). Mike Fink: a tall tale. New York: Morrow Junior Books.

Dalgliesh, A., & Weisgard, L. (1986). The courage of Sarah Noble. New York: Scribner.

Hering, M., Sanders, N. I., & Hohn, D. (2014). Surprise at Yorktown Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale.

Buckley, J., & O’Brien, J. (2014). Who was Betsy Ross? New York, New York, USA: Grosset & Dunlap.

Wallner, A. (1994). Betsy Ross. New York: Holiday House.

Ransom, C. F. (2005). Daniel Boone. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications.

Cheney, L. V., & Harlin, G. (2008). We the people: the story of our Constitution. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Ferris, J., & Johnson, A. (1988). What are you figuring now?: a story about Benjamin Banneker. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books.

Welch, C. A., & Butler, T. (2007). Eli Whitney. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner.

Bowen, A. R., & Harvey, L. (1996). A head full of notions: a story about Robert Fulton. Minneapolis, Minn: Carolrhoda Books.

Foster, G. (1975). The year of the horseless carriage, 1801. New York: Scribner.

Sanders, S. R. (. R., & Cogancherry, H. (1992). Warm as wool. 1st American ed. New York : Toronto : New York: Bradbury Press.

Brady, E. W., & Cuffari, R. (1976). Toliver’s secret. New York: Crown.

Limbaugh, R. H. (2013). Rush Revere and the brave pilgrims: time-travel adventures with exceptional Americans. First Threshold Editions hardcover edition. New York: Threshold Editions.

Bulla, C. R., & Flavin, T. (1993). Charlie’s house. New York: Knopf : Distributed by Random House.

Maestro, B., & Maestro, G. (1987). A more perfect union: the story of our Constitution. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books.

Fritz, J. (1958). The cabin faced west. New York, NY: Coward-McCann.

Sanders, S. R. (. R., & Kastner, J. (1989). Aurora means dawn. 1st American ed. New York: Bradbury Press.

Shea, P. D., & Andersen, B. (2007). Patience Wright: America’s first sculptor, and revolutionary spy. New York: Henry Holt.

Speare, E. G. (1983). The sign of the beaver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Venezia, M. (2004). James Madison: fourth president 1809-1817. New York: Children’s Press.

Venezia, M. (2004). James Monroe: fifth president 1817-1825. New York: Children’s Press.

Henry, M., & Dennis, W. (1947). Benjamin West and his cat Grimalkin. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill.

Gingrich, C., & Arciero, S. (2014). From sea to shining sea. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing.

Brown, D. (2007). Dolley Madison saves George Washington. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.

Alphin, E. M., Alphin, A. B., & Casale, P. (2004). I have not yet begun to fight: a story about John Paul Jones. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books.

Fritz, J., & Ward, L. (1967). Early thunder. New York: Coward-McCann.

Brown, D. (2015). Aaron and Alexander: [the most famous duel in American history]. First edition. New York: Roaring Brook Press.

Limbaugh, R. H. (2014). Rush Revere and the first patriots: time-travel adventures with exceptional Americans. First Threshold Editions hardcover edition. New York: Threshold Editions.

Stone, T. L., & Priceman, M. (2013). Who says women can’t be doctors?: the story of Elizabeth Blackwell. New York: Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Co.

Hunsicker, J. (2014). Young Andrew Jackson in the Carolinas: a revolutionary boy. Charleston: The History Press.

Limbaugh, R. H., Limbaugh, K. A., & Hiers, C. (2014). Rush Revere and the American Revolution: time-travel adventures with exceptional Americans. First Threshold Editions hardcover edition. New York: Threshold Editions.

Yates, E. (1950). Amos Fortune: free man. New York: Dutton.

Limbaugh, R. H., Limbaugh, K. A., & Hiers, C. (2015). Rush Revere and the star-spangled banner: time-travel adventures with exceptional Americans. First Threshold Editions hardcover edition. New York: Threshold Editions.

Quackenbush, R. M. (1986). Who let muddy boots into the White House?: a story of Andrew Jackson. New York: Prentice-Hall Books for Young Readers.

Rumford, J. (2004). Sequoyah: the man who gave his people writing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.

Bruchac, J., & Magnuson, D. (1999). The Trail of Tears. New York: Random House.

Adler, D. A., Wallner, J. C., & Wallner, A. (1995). A picture book of Davy Crockett. New York: Holiday House.

Harness, C. (1995). The amazing impossible Erie Canal. 1st American ed. New York : Toronto : New York: Bradbury Press ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International.

Van Leeuwen, J. (2004). Cabin on Trouble Creek. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.

Osborne, M. P., & Murdocca, S. (1999). Buffalo before breakfast. New York: Random House.

Bulla, C. R. (1949). The secret valley. New York: T. Y. Crowell Co.

Hopkinson, D., & Carpenter, N. (2004). Apples to Oregon: being the (slightly) true narative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the Plains. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Joosse, B. M., & Van Zyle, J. (1998). Lewis & papa: adventure on the Santa Fe Trail. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

Grant, M. G., Keely, J., & Brude, D. (19731974). Kit Carson: trailblazer of the West. Mankato, Minn.: Creative Education; distributed by Children’s Press, Chicago.

Stanley, D., & Berry, H. (1999). Roughing it on the Oregon Trail. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers.

Van Leeuwen, J., & Boatwright, P. (1998). Nothing here but trees. New York: Dial Books For Young Readers.

Morley, J., Antram, D., & Salariya, D. (2002). You wouldn’t want to be an American pioneer!: a wilderness you’d rather not tame. New York: Franklin Watts.

Steele, W. O. (19901954). Winter danger. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Bunting, E., & Shed, G. (1995). Dandelions. San Diego: Harcourt Brace.

Hall, D., & Cooney, B. (1979). Ox-cart man. New York: Viking Press.

Fleischman, S. (2005). The giant rat of Sumatra: or, Pirates galore. New York: Greenwillow Books.

Van Leeuwen, J., & Watling, J. (1994). Bound for Oregon. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.

Second Grade Mathematics

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Pinczes, E. J., & Enos, R. (2001). Inchworm and a half. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Co..

Demi. (1997). One grain of rice. New York: Scholastic Press.

Wingard-Nelson, R. (2009). I Can Subtract Bills and Coins. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Elementary.

Wingard-Nelson, R. (2009). I Can Count Money. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Elementary.

Vogel, J., & Marten, L. V. (2013). Measuring time: the clock. Mankato, MN: The Child’s World.

Vogel, J., & Marten, L. V. (2013). Measuring time: the calendar. Mankato, MN: The Child’s World.

Vogel, J., & Marten, L. V. (2013). Measuring Volume. Mankato, MN: The Child’s World.

Vogel, J., & Marten, L. V. (2013). Measuring Weight. Mankato, MN: The Child’s World.

Vogel, J., & Marten, L. V. (2013). Measuring Length. Mankato, MN: The Child’s World.

Schwartz, D. M., & Kellogg, S. (2003). Millions to measure. [New York, N.Y.]: HarperCollins.

Marzollo, J., & Phillips, C. (2012). Help me learn addition. New York: Holiday House.

Wingard-Nelson, R. (2009). Animal Word Problems Starring Addition and Subtraction. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Elementary.

Wingard-Nelson, R. (2009). Big Truck and Car Word Problems Starring Multiplication and Division. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Elementary.

Carol Vorderman. (2009). Times Tables Made Easy. DK Publishing.

Berry, M. (2012). Comparing fractions. New York, N.Y.: Crabtree Pub.

Wingard-Nelson, R. (2009). Fun Food Word Problems Starring Fractions. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Elementary.

Lillie, P., & Crews, D. (1993). When this box is full. New York: Greenwillow Books.

Adler, D. A., & Barton, B. (1977). Roman Numerals. New York: Crowell.

Friedman, A., & Howard, K. (1994). A cloak for the dreamer. New York: Scholastic.

Arias, L. (2015). Glorious geometry. [Vero Beach, Florida]: Rourke Educational Media.

Julie Ellis. (2004). What’s Your Angle, Pythagoras? Charlesbridge Publishing.

Smoothey, M., & Evans, T. (1993). Angles. North Bellmore, N.Y.: Marshall Cavendish.

Neuschwander, C., Woodruff, L., & Burns, M. (1998). Amanda Bean’s amazing dream: a mathematical story. New York: Scholastic Press.

Adler, D. A., & Miller, E. (2014). Triangles. First edition. New York: Holiday House.

Second Grade Literature

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Atwater, R., Atwater, F., & Lawson, R. (1988). Mr. Popper’s penguins. Boston: Little, Brown and Co..

Burnett, F. H., & Tudor, T. (1985). The secret garden. [The Tasha Tudor ed.] New York: Harper Collins.

Grahame, K. (1954). The wind in the willows. New York: Scribner’s.

Burnett, F. H., & Rust, G. (1989). A little princess. Boston: D. Godine.

Burnett, F. H., & Huebner, M. (1981). Little Lord Fauntleroy. Harmonsworth, Eng.: Penguin Books.

Sewell, A., & Ambrus, V. G. (1996). Black Beauty. 1st American ed. New York: DK Pub..

MacDonald, G., & Sendak, M. (1969). The light princess. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

First Grade Science

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Let’s go rock collecting / Gans, Roma
What is the world made of? : all about solids, liquids, and gases / Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner
A tree is a plant / Bulla, Clyde Robert
Flash, crash, rumble, and roll / Branley, Franklyn Mansfield
Snow Is Falling / Branley, Franklyn Mansfield
Floating In Space / Branley, Franklyn Mansfield
What The Moon Is Like / Branley, Franklyn Mansfield
How do apples grow? / Maestro, Betsy
Why Do Leaves Change Color? / Maestro, Betsy
How a seed grows / Jordan, Helene J
The sun : our nearest star / Branley, Franklyn Mansfield
Why Does the Moon Change Its Shape? / Murphy, Patricia J.
What makes a magnet? / Branley, Franklyn Mansfield
Down Comes the Rain / Branley, Franklyn Mansfield
A drop around the world / McKinney, Barbara Shaw
Water dance / Locker, Thomas
What will the weather be? / DeWitt, Lynda
What are earth’s biomes? / Kalman, Bobbie
Why Do the Seasons Change? / Stewart, Melissa
Jupiter / Taylor-Butler, Christine
Pluto / Taylor-Butler, Christine
Mars / Chrismer, Melanie
Neptune / Chrismer, Melanie
Comets / Chrismer, Melanie
Saturn / Waxman, Laura Hamilton
Venus / Brimner, Larry Dane
Uranus / Brimner, Larry Dane
Earth / Brimner, Larry Dane
Black Holes / Sipiera, Paul P.
Stars / Sipiera, Paul P.
Galaxies / Sipiera, Paul P.
The Solar System / Sipiera, Paul P.
Constellations / Sipiera, Diane M.

First Grade Literature

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James Herriot’s treasury for children
Stuart Little by E. B. White
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Lost Princess : A Double Story by George MacDonald
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit
The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
The Classic Tales of Beatrix Potter
A Brighter Garden (collection of poems by Emily Dickinson) compiled by Karen Ackerman

Reading Treasure Hunt

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Kids love treasure hunts. Make reading fun with rhyming couplet clues. One clue leads to another location with another clue until eventually a location has a prize. The prize could be a treat, small toy, or even a nice hand drawn card.

Here are some samples of clues I have used:

To give my little game a try
Look at the towels with which you dry

You are doing great following my map
Go to where Mama takes a nap

Go quietly without a peep
And look in the place where you sleep

You are almost to your dessert
Where would you go to get a shirt?

I think this clue will really suit
Since you’ll find it with your yellow fruit

You’ll find a clue right under your nose
If you look where Mama dries the clothes

You bet this paper will really please
If you look where you make copies

First Grade Mathematics

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Math fables : lessons that count / Greg Tang
The best of times : math strategies that multiply / Greg Tang
Math appeal : mind stretching math riddles / Greg Tang
Math for all seasons : mind stretching math riddles / Greg Tang
Fraction action / Loreen Leedy
Measuring Penny / Loreen Leedy
Working with fractions / David A. Adler
Fraction Fun / David A. Adler
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents / David A. Adler
Money Madness / David A. Adler
Perimeter, area, and volume : a monster book of dimensions / David A. Adler
Millions, Billions, & Trillions / David A. Adler
Mystery Math: A First Book of Algebra / David A. Adler
Easy Math Puzzles / David A. Adler
Arithme-Tickle: An Even Number of Odd Riddle-Rhymes / J. Patrick Lewis
That’s a Possibility!: A Book About What Might Happen / Bruce Goldstone
A Fraction’s Goal–Parts of a Whole / Brian P. Cleary
Anno’s Magic Seeds / Anno Mitsumasa
Tally Charts / Lisa Colozza Cocca
Understanding Charts and Graphs / Christine Taylor-Butler
Sir Cumference and All the King’s Tens / Cindy Neuschwander
The Penny Pot / Stuart J. Murphy
Missing Mittens / Stuart J. Murphy
Just Enough Carrots / Stuart J. Murphy
Less Than Zero / Stuart J. Murphy
Coyotes All Around / Stuart J. Murphy
Seaweed Soup / Stuart J. Murphy
Too Many Kangaroo Things To Do! / Stuart J. Murphy
Dave’s Down-To-Earth Rock Shop / Stuart J. Murphy
Get Up and Go! / Stuart J. Murphy
Probably Pistachio / Stuart J. Murphy
Jump, Kangaroo, Jump / Stuart J. Murphy
3 Little Firefighters / Stuart J. Murphy
Monster Musical Chairs / Stuart J. Murphy
Henry The Fourth / Stuart J. Murphy
Game Time / Stuart J. Murphy
Sluggers’ Car Wash / Stuart J. Murphy
One Hundred Hungry Ants / Elinor J. Pinczes
Arctic Fives Arrive / Elinor J. Pinczes
My Full Moon is Square / Elinor J. Pinczes

First Grade Social Studies

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We are using children’s literature to take a virtual tour around the world.

Mexico –
Bravo, Tavo! / Brian Meunier
Pablo’s Christmas / Hugo C. Martin

Caribbean –
By a blazing blue sea / S.T. Garne

Yucan –
Berry Magic / Teri Sloat and Betty Huffmon
The Polar Bear Son: An Inuit Tale / Lydia Dabcovich
Whale Snow / Debby Edwardson and Annie Patterson
Building an Igloo / Ulli Steltzer

South America –
Peru – Up and down the Andes : a Peruvian festival tale / Laurie Krebs, Aurélia Fronty
Brazil – For the love of soccer! / Pelé
The rainforest grew all around / Susan K. Mitchell
Chile – A pen pal for Max / Gloria Rand

Africa –
South Africa – My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me / Maya Angelou and Margaret Courtney-Clarke
Kenya – For You are a Kenyan Child / Kelly Cunnane and Ana Juan
Malawi – Galimoto / Karen Lynn Williams and Catherine Stock
Morocco – The Butter Man / Elizabeth Alalou, Ali Alalou, and Julie Essakalli

Asia –
China – Paper Lanterns / Stefan Czernecki
Vietnam – Ten mice for Tet! / Pegi Deitz Shea and Cynthia Weill
Korea – Bee-bim bop! / Linda Sue Park
Pakistan – Silly Chicken / Rukhsana Khan and Yunmee Kyong
Japan – I live in Tokyo / Mari Takabayashi
India – Monsoon afternoon / Kashmira Sheth

Russia –
Rechenka’s Eggs / Patricia Polacco

Middle East –
Cheesecake for Shavuot / Allison Ofanansky
The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street / Ann Redisch Stampler
First Rain / Charlotte Herman
Hosni the dreamer : an Arabian tale / Ehud Ben-Ezer

Australia –
Big Rain Coming / Katrina Germein and Bronwyn Bancroft
Possum Magic / Mem Fox and Julie Vivas
Home / Jeannie Baker

Western Europe –
The Cat Who Walked Across France / Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben
This is London / Miroslav Sasek
Market Day / Eve Bunting

Northern Europe –
The greatest skating race : a World War II Story from the Netherlands / Louise Borden

Eastern Europe –
Hungary – A Song for Lena / Hilary Horder Hippely

Mediterranean –
Gabriella’s Song / Candace Fleming and Giselle Potter