Deep in the Desert Hey Diddle Diddle
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2nd
 
2nd Grade Click to go to Renaissance Learning's Accelerated Reader bookfinder

10

Hardcover Books

9781607185000

  

$118.40

10

 Paperbacks

9781607185024

  
$64.40

10
eBooks - Pers. eLibrary

9781607183297
1-yr
$23.10

10
eBooks - Site License
1-yr
$173
           
Tiger lives in the jungle but Tiggy lives on the porch. What are the differences between the largest wild cats and our small domestic companions? What are the similarities? Children will learn about a new big cat and little kitty each day of the week in BIG CAT, Little Kitty. Written by Scotti Cohn, Illustrated by Susan Detwiler. A young boy discovers his dog’s lump, which is then diagnosed with those dreaded words: “It’s cancer.” The boy becomes a loving caretaker to his dog, who undergoes the same types of treatments and many of the same reactions as a human under similar circumstances (transference). My Even Day Little Skink's Tail

Following in the footsteps of What’s New at the Zoo? (zoo animal baby addition) and What’s the Difference? (endangered animal subtraction), children learn about insects and multiplication through rhythmic verses.

Join a young boy and his dog as they explore Newton’s Laws of Motion on an educational outdoor adventure! Written by Lynne Mayer, Illustrated by Sherry Rogers.
           
One Odd Day Pieces of Another World Tudley Didn't Know    
           
 
3rd Grade Click to go to Renaissance Learning's Accelerated Reader bookfinder

28

Hardcover Books

9781607185017

  

$266.50

28

 Paperbacks

9781607185031

  
$144.30

28
eBooks - Pers. eLibrary

9781607183303
1-yr
$49.00

28
eBooks - Site License
1-yr
$450
           
Burro's Tortillas Carolina's Story Christmas Eve Blizzard

Count Down to Fall

 Rhyming verses take children up a mountain to explore how animals and habitats change as they travel higher and higher above sea level. Written by Kevin Kurtz, Illustrations by Erin E. Hunter. Catchy desert twists on traditional children’s songs will have children chiming in about bats, cactuses, camels, meerkats, and more as they learn about the desert habitat, flora, and fauna. Whether sung or read aloud, Deep in the Desert makes learning about the world’s deserts anything but dry. Written by Rhonda Lucas Donald. Illustrated by Sherry Neidigh
           
Sophia dreams that wind whisks fur and feathers right off animals. Trying to help, she sews each of them a new “coat.” But what kind do they need? Written by Janet Halfmann, Illustrations by Laurie Allen Klein. The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights Chicken Little may have thought the sky was falling but Peter Pika is sure the glaciers are melting and is off to talk to the Mountain Monarch about it. Joined along the way by friends Tammy Ptarmigan, Sally Squirrel, Mandy Marmot, and Harry Hare, they all wonder what will happen to them if the glaciers melt. More importantly, can the Mountain Monarch stop the glaciers from melting? Written by Donna Love, Illustrated by Shennan Bersani.

Told in rhyming narrative, Habitat Spy invites children to find plants (or algae), invertebrates, birds, and mammals living in thirteen different North American habitats: backyard, beach, bog, cave, desert, forest, meadow, mountain, ocean, plains, pond, river, and swamp. Children will have fun discovering the characteristics of each habitat as they “spy,” identify, and count the resident plants and animals and learn about the interactions between living and non-living things. Written by Cynthia Kieber-King, Illustrated by Christina Wald.

Happy Birthday To Whooo?

 Sing along to this light-hearted romp while learning about different food chains within a single ecosystem. Which animals come out on top, and which animals end up as snacks?
           
How The Moon Regained Her Shape If A Dolphin Were A Fish If You Were A Parrot

Julie the Rockhound

 Kersplatypus The seasons turn cold, and little red bat doesn’t know what to do. Should she stay or should she go? Find out in this tale of a young red bat’s first winter. Written by Carole Gerber, Illustrated by Christina Wald.
           
Loon Chase Moose and Magpie My Half Day Octavia After a devastating earthquake, mother and baby giant panda run from the wreckage of their reserve only to get lost. Will they ever find their way home again? Written by Phyllis J. Perry, Illustrated by Susan Detwiler. Cozy up for this great rainy day read! Prairie Storms gives you a front row seat to learn about a year of ever-changing prairie weather, and how the animals living in these grasslands adapt and survive in this harsh climate.
           
A hurricane forms over ocean. Humans board up windows, gather food and supplies, and then wait for the storm to arrive. But what to wild animals do? Written by Patti Zelch, Illustrated by Connie McLennan. Sort it Out Zoo Day Water Beds    
           
 
4th Grade Click to go to Renaissance Learning's Accelerated Reader bookfinder

14

Hardcover Books

9781607184126

  

$161.90

14

 Paperbacks

9781607184157

  
86.20

14
eBooks - Pers. eLibrary

9781607183310
1-yr
29.80

14
eBooks - Site License
1-yr
241.00
           
An orphaned sea lion, is found and raised at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California. When released, he keeps swimming back to the Center, just like a lost dog finding his way home. Based on real events, follow Astro to his current home at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut. Written by Jeanne Walker Harvey, Illustrated by Shennen Bersani. Baby Owl's Rescue

The Best Nest

 Felina the Florida Panther’s forest home is threatened by humans and deforestation. Will this endangered species survive and adapt or become extinct? Written by Loran Wlodarski, Illustrated by Lew Clayton. In My Backyard Soar into the Solar System to witness the first Favorite Planet Competition, emceed by none other than the former-ninth planet, now known as dwarf planet Pluto. The readers become the judges after the sun can’t pick a favorite and the meteors leave for a shower. Who will the lucky winning planet be? Could it be speedy-messenger Mercury, light-on-his-feet Saturn, or smoking-hot Venus? Readers learn all about each planet as Pluto announces them with short, tongue-in-cheek facts. Children will spend hours searching the art for all the references to famous scientists and people of history, space technology, constellations, art, and classic literature.
           
Henry the Impatient Heron Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys and Gulls The Rainforest Grew All Around Saturn For My Birthday Turtle Summer Turtles In My Sandbox
           

Where Should Turtle Be?

 Whistling Wings    
           
 
5th Grade Click to go to Renaissance Learning's Accelerated Reader bookfinder

5

Hardcover Books

9781607181705

  

$62.10

5

 Paperbacks

9781607181842

  
34.00

5
eBooks - Pers. eLibrary

9781607183327
1-yr
14.70

5
eBooks - Site License
1-yr
88.00
           
ABC Safari A Day In The Salt Marsh Ocean Seasons River Beds; Sleeping in the World's Rivers What’s the Difference? weaves subtraction and endangered species education into rhyming, cross-curricular family fun. Written by Suzanne Slade, Illustrated by Joan Waites.  
           
 
 

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