Pat Zietlow Miller
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family cannot afford to buy her new sneakers--but she still plans to attend the parade celebrating her hero Wilma Rudolph's three Olympic gold medals.
3) Be kind
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference or at least help a friend.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Stella Wells, fledgling scientist, has a new baby brother, Drake, and she is seriously considering the possibility that he is a duck--but further research is required to test that hypothesis.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With all the endless, creative fun a child can have with a rock, the best thing one can do with one is to share it with a friend. Includes facts about rocks and rock collecting.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In this heartfelt picture book, a child imagines ways to connect with a grandmother who lives far way. Whether by rocket ship or jet pack, train or in a plane, any journey is worth it to see someone you love. With an inviting, accessible text by Pat Zietlow Miller and inventive art from the critically-acclaimed illustrator Suzy Lee, this picture book reminds us that, no matter the physical distance between us, the people we care about are never far...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a family's preparations for their Thanksgiving feast, with everyone pitching in to help--including Baby, who sleeps quiet as a mouse.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On her very first day of school, Sophie is reluctant to make friends with the other children, preferring to play with two squash she grew in her garden--but when a particularly persistent boy named Steven gives her a packet of seeds as an apology for accidentally ripping her picture, she realizes that it just takes time to grow a friend.
10) Wherever you go
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text follow a young rabbit as he leaves home on a journey, discovering the joys of different kinds of roads and what they may bring--including a way back home.
11) Be strong
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
No strong enough to ascend the climbing wall at school, a discouraged child returns home and learns that there are other ways to be strong, from not giving up when working for a good cause or learning a new skill to making sure that no one sits alone in the lunchroom.
13) Loretta's gift
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Loretta tries hard to come up with the perfect gift for her beloved baby cousin, Gabe, but on his first birthday she learns she has already given him something special.
14) In our garden
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Students create a vegetable garden on their school's rooftop." --
16) Wide-awake bear
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Every baby bear knows the warmth of spring only comes after sleeping through the cold of winter. For little cub Elliott, however, it's not that easy. First, something tickles his nose, rousing him from a dream, and then every shadow, noise, and passing thought keeps him up. No amount of fluffing of his pillow or tossing and turning will help. He even tries nudging his mom out of her slumber! But he's Still. Wide. Awake.
17) Not so small
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Celebrates the many ways people can join together to become something bigger--an unstoppable force. Each and every one of us can use our voices to make a difference"--
Author
Series
Lupe Lopez volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stuck in Group A with the kids who can't read, upbeat first grader Lupe Lopez is made fun of by a rival but refuses to let that stop her from becoming a reading rock star.
Author
Series
Lupe Lopez volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Lupe Lopez struts through the doors of Hector P. Garcia Elementary in sunglasses with two taped-up Number 2 pencils--drumsticks, of course--poking from her pocket, her confidence is off the charts. All day, Lupe drums on desks, tables, and chairs while Ms. Quintanilla reminds her of school rules. Lupe has her own rules: 1) Don't listen to anyone. 2) Make lots of noise. Rataplan! 3) Have fans, not friends. But with her new teacher less than starstruck,...